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OFFICIAL JOURNAL SENATE BILL NO. 77— BY SENATORS GALLOT, GARY SMITH AND WALSWORTH OF THE AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 32:402.3(C) and 408(C)(1), relative to SENATE motorcycle endorsements on drivers' licenses; to provide that OF THE persons meeting certain qualifications are not required to take a written knowledge test to obtain an "M" endorsement on a STATE OF LOUISIANA driver's license; and to provide for related matters. _______ Reported without amendments. THIRTY-EIGHTH_______ DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Thirty-Eighth Regular Session of the Legislature SENATE BILL NO. 178— BY SENATOR NEVERS Under the Adoption of the AN ACT Constitution of 1974 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4574(B)(30), 4574.1.1(A)(30), _______ 4574.2(E), and 4574.6, relative to the Tangipahoa Parish Tourist Senate Chamber and Film Commission; to rename the commission; and to State Capitol provide for related matters. Baton Rouge, Louisiana Monday, May 21, 2012 Reported without amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 582— The Senate was called to order at 1:20 o'clock P.M. by Hon. BY SENATORS GALLOT AND GARY SMITH John A. Alario Jr., President of the Senate. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 32:191.3(B), relative to motorcycles; to Morning Hour provide relative to handlebars on motorcycles; and to provide for related matters. CONVENING ROLL CALL Reported without amendments. The roll being called, the following members answered to their names: SENATE BILL NO. 626— PRESENT BY SENATOR JOHN SMITH AN ACT Mr. President Donahue Perry To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4574.1.1(P) and 4577(C)(2), to enact Allain Dorsey-Colomb Peterson R.S. 33:4577.1 and to repeal R.S. 33:4577, relative to the Amedee Guillory Riser Beauregard Parish Covered Arena Authority; to provide for Appel Heitmeier Smith, G. board powers and duties; and to provide for related matters. Broome Johns Smith, J. Brown LaFleur Tarver Reported without amendments. Chabert Long Thompson SENATE BILL NO. 627— Claitor Mills Walsworth BY SENATOR BROOME Cortez Murray Ward AN ACT Crowe Peacock White To enact R.S. 33:9097.13, relative to neighborhood improvement Total - 30 districts; to create the Live Oak Trace Subdivision Crime ABSENT Prevention and Improvement District in the city of Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish; to provide for the boundaries and Adley Gallot Morrell purpose of the district; to provide for the powers and duties of Buffington Kostelka Morrish the district and its board of commissioners; to provide for the Erdey Martiny Nevers levy of a parcel fee upon voter approval; to provide for the Total - 9 district's budget; to provide with respect to termination of the district; and to provide for related matters. The President of the Senate announced there were 30 Senators present and a quorum. Reported without amendments. Prayer SENATE BILL NO. 632— BY SENATOR MARTINY The prayer was offered by Senator Sharon Weston Broome, AN ACT following which the Senate joined in the Pledge of Allegiance to the To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9124(E), relative to the Jefferson flag of the United States of America. Parish Communication District; to provide for the authority to fund certain dispatching services; to provide for an effective Reading of the Journal date; and to provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Allain, the reading of the Journal was Reported without amendments. dispensed with and the Journal of May 17, 2012, was adopted. SENATE BILL NO. 746— (Substitute of Senate Bill No. 547 by Senator Peacock) Message from the House BY SENATOR PEACOCK AN ACT PASSED SENATE BILLS AND To enact R.S. 12:1308.3, relative to limited liability companies; to JOINT RESOLUTIONS provide for the manner of converting the state of organization of domestic and foreign limited liability companies; to provide May 17, 2012 certain terms, conditions, procedures, requirements, and effects; to provide for the content and requirements for certain To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: certificates; and to provide for related matters. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Reported without amendments. Representatives has finally passed the following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions: 1217 Page 2 SENATE 38th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 21, 2012 SENATE BILL NO. 87— to provide for the administration and disbursement of donated BY SENATORS BUFFINGTON AND THOMPSON monies; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 49:191(6) and to repeal R.S. 49:191(4)(e), relative to Reported without amendments. the Department of Health and Hospitals; to provide for the re- creation of the Department of Health and Hospitals and the SENATE BILL NO. 61— statutory entities made a part of the department by law; to BY SENATORS MILLS AND THOMPSON AND REPRESENTATIVES provide for the effective termination date for all statutory ADAMS, BARROW, BROSSETT, BROWN, HENRY BURNS, CARMODY, CHAMPAGNE, CHANEY, CONNICK, HAVARD, HAZEL, HENRY, authority for the existence of such statutory entities; and to HENSGENS, HODGES, HOFFMANN, HOWARD, HUVAL, GIROD provide for related matters. JACKSON, KLECKLEY, LEGER, LIGI, LOPINTO, LORUSSO, JAY MORRIS, NORTON, POPE, PYLANT, SCHEXNAYDER, SCHRODER, Reported without amendments. SIMON, ST. GERMAIN, TALBOT, THIERRY AND WILLMOTT AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 353— To enact R.S. 40:996.1 through 996.7, relative to dangerous BY SENATORS MURRAY, ALARIO, ALLAIN, APPEL, BROOME, substances; to authorize the secretary of the Department of BROWN, CLAITOR, CORTEZ, DONAHUE, DORSEY-COLOMB, Health and Hospitals to determine whether a substance is a HEITMEIER, JOHNS, KOSTELKA, LONG, MARTINY, MORRELL, dangerous substance; to permit the secretary to issue dangerous MORRISH, PEACOCK, PETERSON, GARY SMITH, TARVER, THOMPSON AND WARD AND REPRESENTATIVES BADON, BERTHELOT, WESLEY substance stop orders; to provide for rulemaking authority; to BISHOP, BROSSETT, BROWN, BURFORD, BURRELL, GIROD JACKSON, provide for penalties; to exempt the Louisiana Pesticide Law; ORTEGO AND PUGH and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 49:170.17, relative to Irish-American Heritage Month; Reported without amendments. to designate the month of March as Irish-American Heritage Month; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 196— BY SENATOR MILLS Reported without amendments. AN ACT To enact R.S. 40:964(Schedule V)(D)(3), relative to controlled SENATE BILL NO. 101— dangerous substances; to add Ezogabine as a Schedule V BY SENATOR GUILLORY controlled dangerous substance; and to provide for related AN ACT matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 4:714(A), relative to charitable gaming; to increase the number of days a licensee may hold, operate, or Reported without amendments. conduct any game of chance within a calendar month; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 206— BY SENATOR MORRISH Reported without amendments. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1060.3(A), 1068(D)(2), and SENATE BILL NO. 407— 1074(D)(2), relative to health benefit plans; to provide with BY SENATOR MURRAY respect to the continuation of coverage; to provide for AN ACT guaranteed renewability of coverage in the group and individual To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4121(A)(1)(a), relative to the market with regard to modifications affecting drug coverage; Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans; to provide relative and to provide for related matters. to exemptions from charges; to provide for effective date; and to provide for related matters. Reported without amendments. Reported without amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 208— BY SENATOR MORRISH SENATE BILL NO. 523— AN ACT BY SENATOR HEITMEIER To enact R.S. 22:2171(C)(2) and (8), relative to the Louisiana AN ACT Property and Casualty Commission; to provide for the addition To amend and reenact R.S. 38:330.8(B), relative to authority of levee of representatives to the commission membership; and to districts; to provide relative to the funding of the Algiers Levee provide for related matters. District and the Orleans Levee District; and to provide for related matters. Reported without amendments. Reported without amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 230— BY SENATOR BROWN SENATE BILL NO. 559— AN ACT BY SENATOR ERDEY To amend and reenact R.S. 22:611(8)(b), (c), and (d) and AN ACT 613(A)(1)(b) and (c), relative to risk-based capital for domestic To amend and reenact R.S. 32:898(A) and 901, relative to certificates insurers; to provide for definitions; to provide with respect to a of insurance; to provide for method of filing proof and notice of company-action level event; and to provide for related matters. cancellation or termination; and to provide for related matters. Reported without amendments. Reported without amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 232— SENATE BILL NO. 270— BY SENATOR BROOME BY SENATOR PERRY AND REPRESENTATIVES CHAMPAGNE AND AN ACT HENSGENS AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 22:18(A), relative to the suspension or To enact Subpart DD of Part 1 of Chapter 1 of Subtitle II of Title 47 revocation of insurers' licenses; to provide for the issuance of of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of cease and desist orders by the commissioner; and to provide for R.S. 47:120.102, relative to donations of refunds; to provide for related matters. such donations to the Friends of Palmetto Island State Park, Inc.; Reported without amendments. 1218 38th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 3 SENATE May 21, 2012 Respectfully submitted, HOUSE BILL NO. 319— ALFRED W. SPEER BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTOUCET Clerk of the House of Representatives AN ACT To enact R.S. 47:1907(A)(4), relative to assessors; to provide relative Privilege Report of the to the salary for the assessor of Lafayette Parish; to provide for Legislative Bureau an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
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