OFFICIAL JOURNAL Message from the House OF THE PASSED SENATE BILLS AND SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OF THE May 30, 2017 STATE OF LOUISIANA ______To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate:
TWENTY-SEVENT__H _D___A_Y'S PROCEEDINGS I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Representatives has finally passed the following Senate Bills and Forty-Third Regular Session of the Legislature Joint Resolutions: Under the Adoption of the Constitution of 1974 SENATE BILL NO. 9— ______BY SENATOR ALLAIN AN ACT Senate Chamber State Capitol To amend and reenact Civil Code Arts. 655 and 656, relative to Baton Rouge, Louisiana servitudes; to provide relative to natural servitudes; to provide relative to natural drainage, obligations of owners, and dominant Tuesday, May 30, 2017 and servient estates; to provide certain terms and effects; and to provide for related matters. The Senate was called to order at 4:20 o'clock P.M. by Hon. John A. Alario Jr., President of the Senate. Reported without amendments. Morning Hour SENATE BILL NO. 14— BY SENATORS LUNEAU, BARROW, BOUDREAUX, CARTER, CHABERT, GATTI, MILKOVICH, MILLS, GARY SMITH AND CONVENING ROLL CALL THOMPSON AND REPRESENTATIVES BAGLEY, CHANEY, COX, HENSGENS, HOFFMANN, HORTON, HUNTER, JACKSON, LEBAS, DUSTIN MILLER, POPE, STAGNI AND STOKES The roll being called, the following members answered to their AN ACT names: To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1131(5), relative to emergency medical services; to provide for a definition of auto-injector; to PRESENT provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Mr. President Gatti Peacock Reported without amendments. Appel Hewitt Perry Barrow Johns Riser SENATE BILL NO. 28— Bishop Lambert Smith, G. BY SENATOR MORRISH Boudreaux Long Smith, J. AN ACT Carter Luneau Thompson To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2852(D) and to repeal R.S. Chabert Martiny Walsworth 40:2852(E), relative to facilities providing housing or temporary Claitor Milkovich Ward residence for individuals arrested for commission of a crime; to Colomb Mills White remove accreditation requirement; and to provide for related Cortez Mizell matters. Fannin Morrish Total - 31 Reported without amendments. ABSENT SENATE BILL NO. 70— Allain LaFleur Tarver BY SENATOR DONAHUE Donahue Morrell AN ACT Erdey Peterson To amend and reenact R.S. 40:639 and to enact R.S. 40:971.3, Total - 7 relative to controlled dangerous substances; to make the misbranding or adulteration of drugs with the intent to defraud The President of the Senate announced there were 31 Senators or mislead a felony offense; to provide penalties; and to provide present and a quorum. for related matters. Prayer Reported without amendments. The prayer was offered by Reverend James Smith, following SENATE BILL NO. 77— BY SENATOR LAMBERT which the Senate joined in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the AN ACT United States of America. To amend and reenact R.S. 56:322.2(D), relative to shad gill nets; to provide for the commercial harvest of shad and skipjack; to Reading of the Journal provide for the seasons for taking of shad and skipjack; to provide limitations for the taking of shad as bait; to provide On motion of Senator Chabert, the reading of the Journal was terms and requirements; and to provide for related matters. dispensed with and the Journal of May 25, 2017, was adopted. Reported without amendments. Rules Suspended SENATE BILL NO. 119— Senator Thompson asked for and obtained a suspension of the BY SENATOR WARD rules to allow a sign language interpreter on the floor of the Senate. AN ACT To authorize and provide for the lease to Williams, Inc. of any right, Without objection, so ordered. title, and interest the state may claim in and to the surface of certain immovable property located in Iberville Parish; to provide for a description of the surface of the land to be leased; to provide for the reservation of mineral and timber rights; to provide for the discretion of the administrator of the state land office to negotiate such other terms and conditions as he shall
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deem necessary, appropriate, and in the best interests of the SENATE BILL NO. 132— state; and to provide for related matters. BY SENATOR WHITE AN ACT Reported without amendments. To amend and reenact R.S. 56:1855(M)(2) and to enact R.S. 56:1855(O), relative to the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act; to SENATE BILL NO. 230— provide for certain natural and scenic rivers; to provide BY SENATOR LAFLEUR exceptions for certain uses on the Amite River, Pearl River, AN ACT Tchefuncte River, Bogue Falaya River, Abita River, Comite To amend and reenact R.S. 36:851(A), and to repeal Chapter 5-G of River, and Bayou Manchac; to provide terms, conditions, and Title 25 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised procedures; and to provide for related matters. of R.S. 25:380.41 through 380.46, Chapter 5-I of Title 25 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. Reported with amendments. 25:380.61 through 380.66, Chapter 5-J of Title 25 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. SENATE BILL NO. 116— 25:380.71 and 380.74 through 380.76, Chapter 5-M of Title 25 BY SENATORS MILLS AND BISHOP of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. AN ACT 25:380.101 through 380.106, Chapter 5-O of Title 25 of the To enact Part III of Chapter 2 of Title 24 of the Louisiana Revised Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 24:111 through 114, 25:380.121 through 380.126, and R.S. 36:744 (P), (T), (U), (X), relative to exercise and healthier communities; to create the (Z), and 801.11, 801.13, 801.17, and 801.19, relative to Work Out Now: WON Louisiana Legislative Commission; to museums; to remove certain museums from the jurisdiction of provide for commission membership, powers, duties, and the Department of State and to delete all statutory provisions functions; to provide for staff support and finances for the relative to such museums and their governing boards; and to commission; to provide for cooperation with and support for the provide for related matters. commission; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Reported without amendments. Reported with amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 64— BY SENATOR GATTI SENATE BILL NO. 211— AN ACT BY SENATOR GARY SMITH To amend and reenact R.S. 3:2463(C) and (E) and to enact R.S. AN ACT 3:2462(6) and 2465(E), relative to animal shelter operating To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1563.1(A)(20) and (C), (D), and (E) procedures; to authorize animal shelters to post pictures of and to enact R.S. 14:206.1 and R.S. 40:1563.1(A)(21) and (F), animals on a social media account or website; to require relative to life safety and property protection contracting; to inspectors and shelter personnel to attend annual training; to create the crime of life safety and property protection provide for definitions; and to provide for related matters. contracting without authority; to provide the elements of the crime; to provide penalties; to provide relative to the authority Reported with amendments. of the fire marshal to investigate the crime; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 109— BY SENATOR CLAITOR Reported with amendments. AN ACT To enact Part V of Chapter 1 of Code Title XXIV of Code Book III SENATE BILL NO. 212— of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be BY SENATOR GARY SMITH comprised of R.S. 9:5836, relative to the effect of obligations AN ACT during certain emergencies and disasters; to provide relative to To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2405(A)(3), relative to peace officers; suspension of prescription and peremptive periods and other to provide regarding the authority to carry a concealed weapon legal deadlines; to provide relative to the extension of by reserve or part-time peace officers; and to provide for related prescription and peremptive periods and other legal deadlines; matters. to provide relative to the ratification of Executive Orders JBE 2016-53, 2016-57, and 2016-66; to provide certain terms, Reported with amendments. conditions, procedures, and requirements; to provide for retroactive application; and to provide for related matters. Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER Reported with amendments. Clerk of the House of Representatives SENATE BILL NO. 103— Privileged Report of the BY SENATOR RISER AN ACT Legislative Bureau To amend and reenact R.S. 56:722(A)(2) and 727, relative to game and fish commissions; to provide for the adoption of rules and May 30, 2017 regulations; to provide for limitation of liability; to provide for terms and conditions; and to provide for related matters. To the President and Members of the Senate: I am directed by your Legislative Bureau to submit the Reported with amendments. following report: SENATE BILL NO. 125— BY SENATOR THOMPSON The following instruments are approved as to construction and AN ACT duplication. We advise and suggest the following amendments: To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property; to provide for the transfer of state property in Tensas Parish; to HOUSE BILL NO. 142— BY REPRESENTATIVE PUGH provide for the property description; to provide for reservation AN ACT of mineral rights; to provide terms, conditions, and To provide for a special statewide election to be held on October 14, requirements; and to provide for related matters. 2017, for the purpose of submitting proposed constitutional Reported with amendments.
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amendments to the electors of the state; to provide for the AMENDMENT NO. 1 conduct of such election; and to provide for related matters. In Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 proposed by the Senate Committee on Insurance and adopted by the Senate on May 25, 2017, Reported without amendments. on line 9 following "361" add "." HOUSE BILL NO. 179— AMENDMENT NO. 2 BY REPRESENTATIVES STOKES, BAGLEY, CHANEY, COX, In Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 proposed by the Senate HENSGENS, HOFFMANN, HORTON, JACKSON, JOHNSON, LEBAS, MARINO, DUSTIN MILLER, MORENO, POPE, RICHARD, SIMON, AND Committee on Insurance and adopted by the Senate on May 25, 2017, STAGNI AND SENATOR MARTINY following line 19 insert AN ACT " * * * " To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1169.2(3) and 1169.3(1)(d) and (2), relative to investigational drugs, products, and devices for use HOUSE BILL NO. 253— by terminally ill patients pursuant to the Right To Try Act; to BY REPRESENTATIVES SMITH, ABRAHAM, AMEDEE, BACALA, BAGLEY, BAGNERIS, BARRAS, BERTHELOT, BILLIOT, BISHOP, revise certain definitions and legislative findings of such law; to BOUIE, CHAD BROWN, TERRY BROWN, CARMODY, CARPENTER, provide relative to consent for the use of investigational drugs, GARY CARTER, ROBBY CARTER, STEVE CARTER, CHANEY, biological products, or devices; to authorize the prescription and CONNICK, COUSSAN, COX, CROMER, DEVILLIER, DWIGHT, EMERSON, FALCONER, FOIL, FRANKLIN, GAINES, GAROFALO, use of certain devices which have not completed phase one of a GISCLAIR, GLOVER, GUINN, HALL, JIMMY HARRIS, HAVARD, federally approved clinical trial; and to provide for related HENSGENS, HILFERTY, HOFFMANN, HORTON, HOWARD, HUNTER, matters. HUVAL, JACKSON, JAMES, JEFFERSON, JENKINS, JOHNSON, JORDAN, NANCY LANDRY, LEBAS, LEOPOLD, LYONS, MARINO, MCFARLAND, DUSTIN MILLER, GREGORY MILLER, MORENO, JIM MORRIS, Reported without amendments. PEARSON, POPE, PRICE, PYLANT, RICHARD, SCHRODER, SHADOIN, STAGNI, STEFANSKI, THIBAUT, THOMAS, AND ZERINGUE HOUSE BILL NO. 209— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE COUSSAN To amend and reenact R.S. 4:715(B)(2), R.S. 14:32(D)(3) and AN ACT 39(D)(3), R.S. 17:43(B)(2) and 1942(B), R.S. 21:51(C) and To amend and reenact R.S. 37:752(3), relative to the practice of 52(A) and (B), R.S. 22:245, 1027(A), and 1038(C)(2)(a) and dental hygiene; to exempt from licensure the practice of dental (E), R.S. 36:259(N), R.S. 37:2446.1(B)(7) and hygiene by students; and to provide for related matters. 2651(7)(b)(v)(hh), R.S. 40:1580.1(A) and 2208, R.S. 42:1119(B)(2)(a)(i), R.S. 45:1355(A), the heading of Chapter Reported without amendments. 30-A of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 46:2261, 2262(A) and (C), 2262.1(introductory paragraph), (4), HOUSE BILL NO. 210— and (12), 2263(3), (4), and (6) through (8), 2264(A), (C), and BY REPRESENTATIVE COUSSAN (D), 2265(A)(introductory paragraph), (9), and (10), 2266(1) AN ACT and (3) through (5), 2352(7)(a) and (10)(a)(introductory To amend and reenact R.S. 37:761.1(A), (D), (F), and (H), relative to paragraph), 2361, 2362(2) through (6), 2363 through 2365, retired volunteer dentists; to authorize the licensure of retired 2367, 2368(B), and 2372, R.S. 47:6301(A)(3), the heading of dentists who provide voluntary dental services; to provide for a Part X of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised limitation of liability for retired volunteer dentists and an Statutes of 1950, R.S. 49:181(A), and Code of Criminal exception to the limitation of liability; to repeal minimum work Procedure Article 401.1(B)(introductory paragraph), relative to requirements; to provide for a return to active licensure status; terminology referring to the deaf and hard of hearing; to delete and to provide for related matters. and make substitutions for terms which are derogatory, inaccurate, or obsolete; to provide for consistency in usage of Reported with amendments. terms referring to the deaf and hard of hearing and to hearing loss; to provide for revision of terminology relative to the deaf LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS and hard of hearing in administrative rules, policy documents, professional resources, reference materials, manuals, and other Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Engrossed House publications; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for Bill No. 210 by Representative Coussan construction; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 1 Reported without amendments. In Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 proposed by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International HOUSE BILL NO. 287— Affairs and adopted by the Senate on May 25, 2017 on line 20, BY REPRESENTATIVE TALBOT following "provided in" and before "Subsection" change "the" to AN ACT "this" To amend and reenact R.S. 22:41(11), 885(B), 887(A)(5) and (D), 1271(A), 1484(A)(1), and 1892(A)(1), relative to property and HOUSE BILL NO. 217— casualty insurance claims; to provide for the return of unearned BY REPRESENTATIVE JORDAN premium to the mortgagee; to provide for notice of claim AN ACT payments to the mortgagee; to provide for notice to the To enact R.S. 22:373(C), relative to vehicle mechanical breakdown mortgagee of cancellation of the policy by an insurer; to provide insurers; to provide for the incorporation by reference of certain for identification of the insured property in the notice to insured laws regulating unfair competition; to provide for the and the mortgagee; to provide notice to the mortgagee of incorporation by reference of certain laws regulating unfair trade additional required premium; and to provide for related matters. practices; and to provide for related matters. Reported without amendments. Reported with amendments. HOUSE BILL NO. 305— LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON AN ACT Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed House To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2410 and to enact R.S. 37:2402(C), Bill No. 217 by Representative Jordan 2411.1, 2411.2, and 2424(C)(7), relative to the practice of physical therapy; to provide for active state oversight and supervision of the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board; to provide for the licensure of foreign graduates; to provide for the licensure of applicants with military training; to establish a
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continuing education review fee; and to provide for related 648(A)(1) and (B)(1), 657, 657.1(A)(4), and 657.2(A), and matters. Children's Code Article 1404(9), to enact R.S. 28:2(33) through (39), and to repeal R.S. 28:2(11), 22.4, 22.10, 52.1, 95, 100.1, Reported without amendments. 182, Chapter 6 of Title 28 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 28:501 through 506, and Chapter 7 of HOUSE BILL NO. 338— Title 28 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised BY REPRESENTATIVE POPE of R.S. 28:561, relative to mental health and behavioral health AN ACT laws; to revise terminology and definitions of terms relating to To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2654(A)(introductory paragraph), mental health and behavioral health; to provide relative to (1)(c), and (2), (B) through (D), and (F) through (H), healthcare services for persons with mental illness and 2662(A)(introductory paragraph), (2), (3), and (7)(c) and (B), substance-related and addictive disorders; to provide for care 2663(A), (B), and (D), and 2664, to enact R.S. 37:2654(A)(1)(d) and treatment of persons with behavioral health needs; to and (e) and (I) through (K), 2656.1, 2660.1, 2661.2, and provide relative to facilities where such care is delivered; to 2662(C), and to repeal R.S. 37:2655, relative to the practice of provide for the administration of state psychiatric hospitals; to speech-language pathology and audiology; to provide for make technical changes and corrections in laws pertaining to membership on the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech- mental health and behavioral health; and to provide for related Language Pathology and Audiology; to provide for officers and matters. the domicile of the board; to provide for removal of members; to regulate telepractice; to authorize the conditional issuance or Reported without amendments. renewal of a license; to provide for disciplinary proceedings and penalties; to prohibit the practice of speech-language pathology HOUSE BILL NO. 388— and audiology without a license or registration; to prohibit BY REPRESENTATIVE CARMODY certain actions by licensees and registrants; and to provide for AN ACT related matters. To enact R.S. 32:808(C), relative to reporting requirements imposed on the Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission; to require Reported without amendments. reporting of certain information regarding salvage pools or salvage disposal sales; to authorize the sharing of information; HOUSE BILL NO. 341— and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE DUSTIN MILLER AN ACT Reported without amendments. To amend and reenact R.S. 17:1607, the heading of Title 28 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the heading of Chapter 1 of HOUSE BILL NO. 435— Title 28 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 28:1, BY REPRESENTATIVE TALBOT 2(1), (7), (9), (10), (14), (17), (20), (21), (26), (29), and (32)(a) AN ACT and (b), 3, the heading of Part I-A of Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1880(C)(1) and (2) and to enact R.S. Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 28:11, 12, 22:1880(E), relative to balance billing disclosure; to require that 13(introductory paragraph), (1), and (3) through (5), 14, a healthcare facility disclose to a patient out-of-network 15(A)(introductory paragraph), (3), (9), and (B), the heading of providers; to provide for notice to insureds of possible balance Part II of Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes billing at first registration with a healthcare facility; to provide of 1950, R.S. 28:21(A) and (B), 21.1, 22(B)(introductory for penalties for failure to disclose; and to provide for related paragraph) and (C)(1), 22.5, 22.7(A), 22.9, 23, 25, 25.1(A), matters. (C)(1)(a)(introductory paragraph) and (v), (b), (c), (2)(a)(iv), and (D), 25.2, the heading of Part III of Chapter 1 of Title 28 of Reported without amendments. the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 28:50(1), (3), (4), and (6), 51(C), 51.1(A)(1), 52(A) through (C), (G)(2)(a), and HOUSE BILL NO. 544— (H)(2), 52.2, 52.3, 52.4(A) through (C), 53(A), (B)(1) and (2)(b) BY REPRESENTATIVE DANAHAY and (d)(introductory paragraph), (G)(2) and (6), (J), (K)(1), and AN ACT (L)(1) and (3), 53.2(A)(introductory paragraph) and (1), (B), To amend and reenact R.S. 18:3(A)(3), 18(A)(introductory (C)(3), and (F), 54(A) and (D)(1)(introductory paragraph) and paragraph) and (8)(b), 25(B), 59.4(E)(2)(c), 104, 107(B), (a) and (3), 55(B), (E)(1) and (3) through (5), (F), (G), (I), and 114(F)(2), 196(C)(1) and (2), 402(G)(2), 424(C)(1), 425(C)(1), (J), 56(A)(1)(a) and (2)(b), (B), (C), and (G), 59(A), (C), and 425.1(A), 427(B), 431(A)(4) and (B)(2), 434(A)(1), 469(D)(2), (D), 62, 64(F), 67(1) and (3), 69(A)(1), 70(A), (B)(introductory 564(B)(5)(b), 566.2(C) and (F)(3) through (9), 571(A)(5), paragraph) and (1), and (E)(2)(f), 71(B), (C), (E), and (F), 572(A)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (a)(i), 574(F), 72(A), 73, 91 through 93, 94(A), 96(A) through (C) and (E) 1286.1(A), 1300.7(A), 1307(C) and (G), 1310(D)(2), 1313(F)(9) through (H), 96.1(A), (B), and (D) through (F), 97 through 100, and (G)(11), 1363(B), (D), (G), and (H), 1373(A)(1), and 101 through 145, 146(A), 147, the heading of Part VI of Chapter 1402(C), to enact R.S. 18:107(F), 425(B)(3)(c), 566.2(F)(10), 1 of Title 28 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. and 1354(B)(8), and to repeal R.S. 18:176(D), 200, 431(A)(5), 28:171(C)(4)(a) and (D)(5), 171.1(introductory paragraph) and and 1313(F)(11), relative to the Louisiana Election Code; to (5) through (8), 172 through 181, 183, 184, 185(A), 200 through revise the system of laws comprising the Louisiana Election 202, 215.2(1)(introductory paragraph) and (2), 215.3(A) and Code; to provide relative to petitions submitted to registrars of (B), 215.4(A), the heading of Part X of Chapter 1 of Title 28 of voters for certification; to provide relative to the annual voter the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 28:221(1) through registration week; to provide for reporting by the State Board of (6), (8), (9), and (11) through (13), 222 through 225, 227(A), Election Supervisors; to provide relative to compensation, (C), and (E), 228, 229(A) and (C), 230(A)(introductory education, and training of registrars of voters, chief deputy paragraph) and (2)(a) and (d)(i), (B), and (C), 232, 233(2), registrars, and confidential assistants; to provide relative to 234(introductory paragraph) and (2), the heading of Chapter 5 political party affiliation; to provide for transfer and cancellation of Title 28 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. of registration; to provide relative to the inactive list of voters; 28:475, 476, 477(1) and (3)(a)(introductory paragraph) and (b), to provide for voting by a person on the list; to provide for 478(A), the heading of Chapter 11 of Title 28 of the Louisiana advanced election dates; to provide for the date of elections Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 28:771, 772(A)(1) and (2)(c) and when the votes cast in a primary are void because of the death (B), the heading of Chapter 15 of Title 28 of the Louisiana of a candidate; to provide for the duties of commissioners; to Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 28:841(A), 911(1), 913(A)(2) provide for qualifications of commissioners; to prohibit certain and (3), 915(A)(3), and 931(B)(2), R.S. 36:258(C) and persons from serving as commissioners in certain elections; to 259(C)(10) and (16), R.S. 40:1237.1(A)(9)(a)(ii)(introductory provide for the powers and duties of watchers; to provide for paragraph) and 2142(A), Code of Criminal Procedure Articles courses of instruction for commissioners; to provide for the
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duties of clerks of court relative to such instruction; to provide Adoption of Legislative Bureau Report for the selection of commissioners and alternate commissioners; to provide relative to assistance of voters at polling places; to On motion of Senator Martiny, the Legislative Bureau provide relative to the duties of commissioners relative to such amendments were adopted and the Bills and Joint Resolutions were assistance; to provide relative to procedures and requirements read by title and passed to a third reading. for counting provisional ballots; to provide for the determination of whether a provisional ballot is to be counted; to provide for when provisional ballots are counted; to provide relative to the Introduction of Senate Resolutions duties of the parish board of election supervisors relative to provisional ballots; to provide for procedures for and duties of Senator Gatti asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to commissioners after the termination of voting; to provide for the read Senate Resolutions a first and second time. printing of results from voting machines; to provide for the SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 142— compilation and promulgation of election returns; to provide for BY SENATOR GATTI when promulgation occurs; to provide relative to recall A RESOLUTION elections; to provide for the issuance of a proclamation by the To commend Benton Elementary School on winning the 2017 governor to order a recall election to be held; to provide for the National Archery in Schools Program national tournament and deadline for issuing a proclamation; to provide for voting being named national elementary school champion. absentee by mail; to provide relative to application to vote absentee by mail; to provide for the ongoing validity of On motion of Senator Gatti the resolution was read by title and applications by certain applicants; to provide relative to the adopted. counting of absentee by mail ballots; to provide for the counting of damaged ballots; to provide for the duties of the parish SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 143— custodian of voting machines; to provide for the duties of BY SENATOR MIZELL qualifying officials; to provide for information given to A RESOLUTION candidates at the time of qualifying; to provide for the content To commend and congratulate Percy William "Uncle Bill" Corkern of the application for voter registration; to provide procedures for forty-eight years plus of dedicated and distinguished service and requirements for voter registration at driver's license in law enforcement. facilities; to provide relative to spoiled and replacement ballots; to provide for the counting of such ballots; to provide relative to On motion of Senator Mizell the resolution was read by title and consolidation of polling places; to provide for the determination adopted. of the number of voting machines allocated to polling places and used in elections; to provide for the proper parties in an action SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 144— objecting to candidacy and an action contesting an election; and BY SENATOR JOHNS to provide for related matters. A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission to Reported without amendments. examine whether R.S. 32:1252(26), (27), (45), and (46)(a) and 1254(A)(18), relative to recreational product dealers, are HOUSE BILL NO. 643— currently interpreted in accordance with their original legislative BY REPRESENTATIVE HUVAL intent. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 22:821(B)(19)(c) and to enact R.S. The resolution was read by title and referred by the President to 22:821(B)(23)(d), relative to license fees collected by the the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. commissioner of insurance; to provide for an annual license renewal fee for viatical settlement providers; to provide for a SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 145— late renewal fee for insurance claims adjusters; and to provide BY SENATOR THOMPSON for related matters. A RESOLUTION To designate Tuesday, May 30, 2017, as LSU AgCenter Day at the Reported without amendments. Louisiana State Capitol. HOUSE BILL NO. 678— (Substitute for House Bill No. 479 by On motion of Senator Thompson the resolution was read by title Representative Horton) and adopted. BY REPRESENTATIVE HORTON AN ACT SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 146— To amend and reenact Children's Code Articles 437(A), 603(24), and BY SENATOR MILLS 610(G), to enact Children's Code Article 603(19) and Subpart E A RESOLUTION of Part VI of Chapter 5-A of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised To urge and request the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy to consider Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 40:1086.11, and to alternative training and certification options for pharmacy repeal Act No. 396 of the 2007 Regular Session of the technicians. Legislature, relative to prenatal neglect and the reporting thereof; to provide for definitions; to provide for notification The resolution was read by title and referred by the President to procedures; to provide for limitation of liability; to provide for the Committee on Health and Welfare. referral for mediation; to provide for promulgation of rules by the Department of Children and Family Services; to provide for SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 147— enforceability; and to provide for related matters. BY SENATOR WALSWORTH A RESOLUTION Reported without amendments. To urge and request that legislation allowing school boards and local governing authorities be authorized to go into executive session Respectfully submitted, when discussing economic development projects be included in DANIEL R. MARTINY the call for any special legislative session in 2017. Chairman The resolution was read by title and referred by the President to the Committee on Education.
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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 148— The Chair declared the Senate adopted the Senate Concurrent BY SENATOR WALSWORTH Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. A RESOLUTION To commend Norman C. Ferachi for his dedicated service and to congratulate him on a well-deserved retirement. Message from the House On motion of Senator Walsworth the resolution was read by title ASKING CONCURRENCE IN and adopted. HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 149— May 25, 2017 BY SENATOR CORTEZ A RESOLUTION To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: To establish the Best Practices in Public Contracts Task Force to study best practices from other states to determine a fair method I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of to evaluate bids on public works contracts based on best value Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the instead of lowest cost. following House Bills and Joint Resolutions: The resolution was read by title and referred by the President to HB No. 215 HB No. 243 HB No. 259 the Committee on Finance. HB No. 506 HB No. 554 HB No. 601 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 150— BY SENATOR BOUDREAUX HB No. 664 HB No. 667 HB No. 685 A RESOLUTION To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature HB No. 686 HB No. 688 HB No. 691 of Louisiana upon the death of Shirley Slaughter Young. HB No. 110 HB No. 219 HB No. 568 On motion of Senator Boudreaux the resolution was read by title and adopted. HB No. 616 HB No. 689 HB No. 52 Senate Concurrent Resolutions HB No. 145 HB No. 405 HB No. 508 to be Adopted, Subject to Call HB No. 354 Called from the Calendar Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER Senator Ward asked that Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 102 Clerk of the House of Representatives be called from the Calendar. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 102— House Bills and Joint Resolutions BY SENATORS WARD AND CARTER A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Senator John Smith asked for and obtained a suspension of the To affirm the need for civility in political discourse and debate as a rules to read House Bills and Joint Resolutions a first and second fundamental requirement for effective representative democracy time by title and refer them to committee. and governing. HOUSE BILL NO. 52— BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNICK The concurrent resolution was read by title. Senator Ward AN ACT moved to adopt the Senate Concurrent Resolution. To amend and reenact R.S. 47:481 and R.S. 48:196(A)(introductory paragraph) and 197 and to repeal R.S. 48:25.2(D), relative to ROLL CALL certain registration and license fees and taxes collected on trucks and trailers; to provide for the collection, deposit, and The roll was called with the following result: appropriation of such registration and license fees and taxes collected in certain parishes; to create the Regional Maintenance YEAS and Improvement Fund; to provide for the deposit, use, and investment of monies in the fund; to provide for the New Mr. President Gatti Morrish Orleans Ferry Fund; to repeal the termination date of the New Appel Hewitt Peacock Orleans Ferry Fund; and to provide for related matters. Barrow Johns Perry Boudreaux Lambert Riser The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the Carter Long Smith, G. Committee on Finance. Chabert Luneau Smith, J. Claitor Martiny Tarver HOUSE BILL NO. 110— Colomb Milkovich Thompson BY REPRESENTATIVE BILLIOT Cortez Mills Walsworth AN ACT Donahue Mizell Ward To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 890.3, Fannin Morrell White relative to crimes of violence; to provide relative to sentencing Total - 33 for crimes of violence; to provide relative to the procedure by NAYS which certain crimes are designated in the court minutes as crimes of violence; and to provide for related matters. Total - 0 ABSENT The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the Committee on Judiciary C. Allain Erdey Peterson Bishop LaFleur Total - 5
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HOUSE BILL NO. 145— HOUSE BILL NO. 354— BY REPRESENTATIVES GAROFALO, ROBBY CARTER, CREWS, BY REPRESENTATIVE THIBAUT CROMER, JENKINS, MAGEE, AND GREGORY MILLER A JOINT RESOLUTION A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 27(B) of the Constitution of Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 21(M)(1) of the Constitution Louisiana, relative to the Transportation Trust Fund; to establish of Louisiana, relative to ad valorem tax exemptions; to authorize the Construction Subfund; to provide for the use of the monies an exemption for certain property owned by the surviving deposited into the fund; to provide for the sources and uses of spouse of a person who died while performing duties as an monies in the subfund; to provide for effectiveness; to provide emergency medical responder, technician, law enforcement or for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and fire protection officer, paramedic, or volunteer firefighter; to to provide for related matters. provide for eligibility; to provide for effectiveness; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the to provide for related matters. Committee on Finance. The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the HOUSE BILL NO. 405— Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 215— To enact Subpart E of Part I of Chapter 5-E of Title 40 of the BY REPRESENTATIVE HUNTER Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. AN ACT 40:1248.1 through 1248.6, relative to services for persons with To enact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 573.3, relative to time disabilities; to provide relative to financing of such services limitations for initiating prosecutions; to provide relative to time through the Medicaid program; to establish reimbursement limitations in which to institute prosecution for the crime of methodologies for providers of such services; to provide for bank fraud; and to provide for related matters. duties of the Louisiana Department of Health relative to the Medicaid long-term care system; to provide for plans of care for The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the persons receiving long-term care services; to require Committee on Judiciary C. administrative rulemaking; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 219— The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the BY REPRESENTATIVE LEOPOLD AN ACT Committee on Health and Welfare. To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 331(A)(1) HOUSE BILL NO. 506— and (2) and to repeal Code of Criminal Procedure Article BY REPRESENTATIVES JEFFERSON AND JACKSON 331(A)(3), relative to bail; to provide relative to the discharge AN ACT of bail obligations; to provide that the bail undertaking ceases To amend and reenact Children's Code Articles 414(A), 728(2), and the surety is relieved of bail obligations upon conviction in 736.1, 737(A)(4), 738(B) and (C), 742(B), 917, 918, 919, any case; and to provide for related matters. 920(A) and (B), 921, 922, and 923(E), R.S. 15:593 and 614(B), and R.S. 44:4.1(B)(39), to enact Children's Code Articles The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the 737(D), 740(A)(6), 782(A)(7), Chapter 15-A of Title VII of the Committee on Judiciary C. Children's Code, to be comprised of Articles 792 and 793, and Children's Code Articles 901(G), 924, 925, and 926, to repeal HOUSE BILL NO. 243— Children's Code Articles 738(D) and 923, and to provide BY REPRESENTATIVE HALL comments to Children's Code Articles 733, 733.1, 735, 736, and AN ACT 758, relative to juvenile records and proceedings; to provide for To amend and reenact R.S. 17:15(A)(1)(a), 16(G), 158(J), 158.6(A) the disclosure of juvenile records for sentencing purposes; to and (B)(1), 160(Section heading), 164.1(A)(1), 168, provide comments; to provide for the confidentiality of records; 416(A)(4)(a)(i)(aa), (ee), and (hh), 416.13(B)(2)(b)(introductory to provide for the records relating to placement when a child is paragraph) and (D)(2)(c), 421.4, 422.6(B), 432.1(A), 439(B), taken into custody; to provide guidelines to the court in a 491(A), 493.1(D), 495, 496(A), (B), (C), and (D), 497(Section juvenile disposition proceeding; to provide relative to the heading), 497.2, 497.3, 498, 499, 499.1, 500.2(A)(2)(c) and expungement and sealing of court and agency records; to (D)(2), 1205, 2831, 3974, and 3991(E)(5)(a), relative to school provide for the waiver of costs and fees; to provide forms; to employees; to provide for technical changes with respect to the provide for the removal of records from the state police terms "school bus driver" and "school bus operator" in Title 17 database; to provide citations in the Public Records Law to of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950; and to provide for certain exceptions; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide related matters. for related matters. The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the Committee on Education. Committee on Judiciary B. HOUSE BILL NO. 259— BY REPRESENTATIVE ZERINGUE HOUSE BILL NO. 508— BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES AND SENATOR MORRELL A JOINT RESOLUTION AN ACT Proposing to amend Article VI, Section 39 of the Constitution of To amend and reenact R.S. 47:6007(C)(4)(b) and to enact R.S. Louisiana, relative to the taxing authority of levee districts; to 47:6007(C)(4)(g), relative to motion picture production tax authorize certain levee districts to levy an annual tax without credits; to authorize a fee for the transfer of a motion picture voter approval; to provide for submission of the proposed production credit; to establish the Louisiana Entertainment amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters. Development Fund as a special treasury fund; to provide for The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the deposits into and uses of the fund; to provide for effectiveness; Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. and to provide for related matters. The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
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HOUSE BILL NO. 554— The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHRODER, BERTHELOT, AND EDMONDS Committee on Insurance. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1600(D)(1), (2)(introductory HOUSE BILL NO. 667— paragraph), and (3) and to enact R.S. 39:1600(D)(4), relative to BY REPRESENTATIVES GLOVER, COX, HUNTER, JEFFERSON, public contracts; to provide for the requirements of reverse JENKINS, NORTON, AND PIERRE auctions for certain purchases in the Procurement Code; and to AN ACT provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4720.301(C)(2), (G), (H)(3), (I), (J), (K), (L), (M), (N), (O), (P), and (Q) and to enact R.S. The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the 33:4720.301(H)(20), (21), and (22), (R), and (S), relative to the Committee on Finance. Shreveport Implementation and Redevelopment Authority; to provide relative to the membership of the authority's governing HOUSE BILL NO. 568— board; to provide relative to the powers and duties of the BY REPRESENTATIVE NANCY LANDRY authority; to grant the authority the power to levy taxes and AN ACT issue bonds; and to provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3914(C)(2)(b), relative to student information; to provide for the authority of the Department of The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the Education; to provide for the release of information to entities Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs. located out-of-state; to provide for the use of information for academic research; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 685— (Substitute for House Bill No. 549 by Representative Hodges) The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the BY REPRESENTATIVE HODGES AND SENATORS COLOMB, Committee on Education. MILKOVICH, AND MIZELL AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1301(4) and 1302(B), relative to the HOUSE BILL NO. 601— BY REPRESENTATIVE STOKES Louisiana Deferred Compensation Commission; to provide for AN ACT membership on the commission; to provide for quorum; and to To amend and reenact R.S. 47:302(K)(6), 337.2(C)(1)(a), 337.19(A), provide for related matters. 337.23(B)(1)(b), (d), and (e), 337.49, 337.81(A)(1), 337.87(C)(1)(introductory paragraph), 337.92(1), and 1407(3) The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the and to enact R.S. 47:337.86(E)(3), 337.87(C)(1)(d), and Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. 337.102, relative to sales and use tax administration; to provide with respect to a concursus proceeding for determination of the HOUSE BILL NO. 686— (Substitute for House Bill No. 530 by proper local taxing jurisdiction; to establish the Louisiana Representative Broadwater) Uniform Local Sales Tax Board as a political subdivision of the BY REPRESENTATIVE BROADWATER AN ACT state for purposes of uniformity and efficiency of imposition, To enact R.S. 51:2316, relative to the Louisiana Economic collection, and administration of local sales and use taxes; to Development Corporation; to authorize, create, and provide for provide for membership of the board; to provide for powers and the establishment of the Louisiana-Headquartered Motion duties of the board; to establish a dedication of revenue for Picture Production Cooperative Endeavor Program; to provide support of operations of the board; to provide for effectiveness; for the terms, conditions, procedures, and requirements of the and to provide for related matters. program; to provide for a tax credit; to provide for definitions; to require the payment of certain fees and deposits; to provide The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the for certain limitations and requirements for participation in the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. program; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 616— BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS AN ACT The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the To enact R.S. 17:24.4(F)(6) and (7), relative to student assessments; Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. to limit the amount of time public school students spend on standards-based assessments; to provide that such limitations HOUSE BILL NO. 688— (Substitute for House Bill No. 122 by shall not affect accommodations provided to certain students; to Representative Pierre) BY REPRESENTATIVES PIERRE, JAMES, AMEDEE, ARMES, BAGNERIS, require review by public school governing authorities relative to BILLIOT, BISHOP, BOUIE, BROADWATER, CHAD BROWN, TERRY certain other assessments; to exclude certain tests from such BROWN, CARPENTER, GARY CARTER, CONNICK, COX, CREWS, required review; and to provide for related matters. DAVIS, DWIGHT, EDMONDS, EMERSON, FALCONER, FRANKLIN, GAINES, GISCLAIR, GLOVER, GUINN, HALL, JIMMY HARRIS, HILFERTY, HORTON, HUNTER, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JENKINS, The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the JORDAN, TERRY LANDRY, LEBAS, LEGER, LYONS, MAGEE, Committee on Education. MARCELLE, MARINO, DUSTIN MILLER, GREGORY MILLER, NORTON, PRICE, REYNOLDS, RICHARD, SMITH, AND STAGNI AND SENATORS BISHOP, CARTER, AND PETERSON HOUSE BILL NO. 664— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES HOFFMANN, TERRY BROWN, CHANEY, JACKSON, LEGER, RICHARD, AND ZERINGUE To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3138(A)(1)(a) and (D) and to enact AN ACT R.S. 17:3152, relative to public postsecondary education; to To amend and reenact R.S. 22:832(C)(6)(introductory paragraph) and provide relative to the consideration of criminal history in the to enact R.S. 22:832(C)(6)(c), relative to the insurance premium process of admission to public postsecondary education tax credit; to provide criteria for a health maintenance institutions; to prohibit inquiries relative to criminal history organization to be eligible for a premium tax credit for a prior to an institution's decision relative to a student's admission; qualifying Louisiana investment; and to provide for related to provide exceptions; to provide relative to criminal history matters. with respect to academic programs related to occupational
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licensing; to provide relative to certain common applications; House Concurrent Resolutions and to provide for related matters. Senator Long asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the to read House Concurrent Resolutions a first and second time. Committee on Education. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 11— HOUSE BILL NO. 689— (Substitute for House Bill No. 535 by BY REPRESENTATIVES EDMONDS, BAGLEY, HOFFMANN, HORTON, Representative Marcelle) POPE, AND STAGNI BY REPRESENTATIVE MARCELLE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AN ACT To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as To amend and reenact R.S. 38:3097.8 and to enact R.S. 38:3097.3(G) are necessary to amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act and 3097.9, relative to water resource management; to provide relative to the Medicaid program in order to authorize state for the duties and powers of the commissioner of conservation; Medicaid fraud control units to investigate and prosecute to provide for reporting and parliamentary requirements for Medicaid recipient fraud. certain water conservation districts; and to provide for related matters. The resolution was read by title and referred by the President to the Committee on Health and Welfare. The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the Committee on Natural Resources. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 56— BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAHAM HOUSE BILL NO. 691— (Substitute for House Bill No. 605 by A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Representative Hodges) To authorize and direct the Department of Children and Family BY REPRESENTATIVE HODGES Services to study and develop a procedure by which parents who AN ACT are awaiting a criminal trial or sentencing can work with the To amend and reenact R.S. 38:90.2(A), 90.4(A)(1) and (B)(1), and department to access all necessary information, materials, and 90.5(A) and to enact R.S. 38:90.2(C) and 90.4(A)(3), relative to resources to develop a reasonable plan of appropriate care for the Statewide Flood Control Program; to provide for the their child, regardless of whether the child is currently in the Floodplain Evaluation and Management Commission of the custody of the department. flood information database; to provide for procedures for failing to perform required actions; to require the submission of an The resolution was read by title and referred by the President to application by a duly authorized municipal, parish, or other the Committee on Health and Welfare. governing authority after a declaration of disaster; to require submission of the final revision of the flood control database to HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 60— the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, Highways BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN and Public Works prior to the start of the 2022 legislative A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION session; and to provide for related matters. To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health to study the desirability and feasibility of increasing the minimum age to The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the purchase tobacco products in Louisiana to twenty-one. Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. The resolution was read by title and referred by the President to Message from the House the Committee on Health and Welfare. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 62— ASKING CONCURRENCE IN BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the May 30, 2017 Department of Agriculture and Forestry evaluate any hog toxicant prior to approval in Louisiana as to its potential impacts To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: on wildlife and the effects of consumption of that wildlife on humans and to seek opportunities to cooperate where the I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of exercise of each department's duties and responsibilities Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the significantly impacts the other department. following House Concurrent Resolutions: The resolution was read by title and referred by the President to HCR No. 11 HCR No. 56 HCR No. 60 the Committee on Natural Resources.
HCR No. 62 HCR No. 99 HCR No. 100 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 99— BY REPRESENTATIVE SHADOIN AND SENATOR WALSWORTH HCR No. 101 HCR No. 102 HCR No. 103 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Brother Bubba Hoggatt upon being named Citizen of HCR No. 105 the Year at the 2017 Marion Mayhaw Festival and for his contributions to his community. Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER The resolution was read by title. Senator Walsworth moved to Clerk of the House of Representatives concur in the House Concurrent Resolution.
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ROLL CALL Carter Long Smith, G. Chabert Luneau Smith, J. The roll was called with the following result: Claitor Martiny Tarver Colomb Milkovich Thompson YEAS Cortez Mills Walsworth Donahue Mizell Ward Mr. President Fannin Morrish Erdey Morrell White Appel Gatti Peacock Total - 36 Barrow Hewitt Perry NAYS Bishop Johns Peterson Boudreaux Lambert Riser Total - 0 Carter Long Smith, G. ABSENT Chabert Luneau Smith, J. Claitor Martiny Tarver Allain LaFleur Colomb Milkovich Thompson Total - 2 Cortez Mills Walsworth Donahue Mizell Ward The Chair declared the Senate concurred in the House Erdey Morrell White Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Total - 36 NAYS HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 103— BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Total - 0 To urge and request the Louisiana Public Health Institute and the ABSENT Louisiana Cancer Prevention and Control Programs of the School of Public Health of the Louisiana State University Allain LaFleur Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, jointly, to lead a Total - 2 collaborative effort to improve cancer investigation and intervention functions in this state, and to develop The Chair declared the Senate concurred in the House recommendations to the legislature concerning effective and Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. responsible practices for issuing local public health notifications HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 100— regarding cancer incidence. BY REPRESENTATIVE EDMONDS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION The resolution was read by title and referred by the President to To recognize and acknowledge the proliferation of pornography the Committee on Health and Welfare. among Louisiana children to be a public health hazard which leads to a broad spectrum of individual and societal harms and HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 105— BY REPRESENTATIVES BOUIE, BAGNERIS, CARPENTER, GARY denounce pornography as a corroding influence on childhood in CARTER, COX, FRANKLIN, GAINES, GLOVER, HALL, JIMMY HARRIS, our state. HUNTER, JACKSON, JAMES, JEFFERSON, JENKINS, JORDAN, TERRY LANDRY, LYONS, MARCELLE, DUSTIN MILLER, NORTON, PIERRE, PRICE, AND SMITH AND SENATORS BARROW, BISHOP, BOUDREAUX, The resolution was read by title and referred by the President to CARTER, COLOMB, MORRELL, PETERSON, AND TARVER the Committee on Health and Welfare. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Ernest James Gaines, world renowned novelist, short HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 101— story writer, and teacher, for his many accomplishments and BY REPRESENTATIVE GAROFALO A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION upon his receipt of the Urban League of Louisiana Equal To memorialize the United States Congress and the Louisiana Opportunity Award. Congressional Delegation to take such actions as are necessary to rectify the revenue sharing inequities between coastal and The resolution was read by title. Senator Morrell moved to interior energy producing states and to ensure the dependability concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. of such revenue sharing. ROLL CALL The resolution was read by title and referred by the President to the Committee on Natural Resources. The roll was called with the following result: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 102— YEAS BY REPRESENTATIVE SHADOIN AND SENATOR WALSWORTH A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Mr. President Fannin Peacock To commend Evalyn Ormond for her many accomplishments, for her Appel Gatti Perry countless contributions to her community, and for her more than Barrow Hewitt Peterson 40 years of service in healthcare. Bishop Johns Riser Boudreaux Long Smith, G. The resolution was read by title. Senator Walsworth moved to Carter Luneau Smith, J. concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Chabert Martiny Tarver Claitor Milkovich Thompson ROLL CALL Colomb Mills Walsworth Cortez Mizell White The roll was called with the following result: Donahue Morrell Erdey Morrish YEAS Total - 34 NAYS Mr. President Fannin Morrish Appel Gatti Peacock Total - 0 Barrow Hewitt Perry Bishop Johns Peterson Boudreaux Lambert Riser
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ABSENT HOUSE BILL NO. 205— BY REPRESENTATIVES BOUIE AND SMITH Allain Lambert AN ACT LaFleur Ward To amend and reenact R.S. 15:572.4(D), relative to pardons; to Total - 4 provide relative to the time periods in which persons serving a life sentence may apply for a pardon or commutation of The Chair declared the Senate concurred in the House sentence; to provide relative to the time periods prior to an Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. imposition of a life sentence; and to provide for related matters. House Bills and Joint Resolutions on The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the Second Reading Committee on Judiciary B. HOUSE BILL NO. 234— HOUSE BILL NO. 2— BY REPRESENTATIVE ZERINGUE BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:112(E)(2) and to enact R.S. To provide with respect to the capital outlay budget and the capital 39:112(E)(3), relative to capital outlay; to provide with respect outlay program for state government, state institutions, and other to the capital outlay process; to provide for the local match public entities; to provide for the designation of projects and requirements for certain capital outlay projects; to add certain improvements; to provide for the financing thereof making requirements to the exception to the local match requirement for appropriations from certain sources; and to provide for related certain non-state entity projects; to repeal certain exceptions to matters. the local match requirement; to provide for applicability; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. HOUSE BILL NO. 117— BY REPRESENTATIVE FOIL HOUSE BILL NO. 269— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE LANCE HARRIS To amend and reenact R.S. 17:5024(A) and (B), to enact R.S. AN ACT 17:5024.1, and to repeal R.S. 17:5024(C), relative to the Taylor To enact Part XIV of Chapter 26 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Opportunity Program for Students; to raise the minimum grade Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 17:3399.31 through point average required for initial qualification for an 3399.36, relative to free expression on college campuses; to Opportunity Award; and to provide for related matters. provide for the authority of the management boards of public postsecondary education institutions; to provide for the adoption The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the of a policy on free expression; to provide for the authority of the Committee on Education. Board of Regents; to provide for the creation and duties of a committee on free expression; to provide relative to freshman HOUSE BILL NO. 119— orientation programs; to provide for the adoption of regulations; BY REPRESENTATIVES IVEY, GAROFALO, AND STOKES AN ACT to provide for the adoption of restrictions on expressive conduct; To enact Chapter 3 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised to provide for a cause of action; to provide for damages; and to Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 39:440 through 443, provide for related matters. relative to state agency expenditure reporting; to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a government fiscal The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the transparency website; to provide for reporting requirements by Committee on Education. state agencies; to provide for audits; to provide for penalties; to HOUSE BILL NO. 353— provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE STOKES A JOINT RESOLUTION The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 4(A) of the Constitution of Committee on Finance. Louisiana, relative to individual income tax; to provide with respect to the rates and brackets for purposes of calculating HOUSE BILL NO. 189— individual income taxes; to establish a flat rate for purposes of BY REPRESENTATIVE DEVILLIER AN ACT calculating individual income taxes; to provide with respect to To amend and reenact R.S. 39:112(C)(2)(b), (E)(1) and (2)(b) and the deductibility of federal income taxes paid for purposes of (c), and 122(A), relative to capital outlay; to provide with computing state individual income taxes; to provide for respect to the capital outlay process; to provide with respect to applicability; to provide for submission of the proposed the resubmission of certain capital outlay budget requests; to amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters. provide for certain definitions; to provide for certain requirements for non-state entity projects; to provide for The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the changes to the allocation of cash line of credit capacity each Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. fiscal year; to provide with respect to the local match HOUSE BILL NO. 356— requirements for certain projects; to provide relative to line of BY REPRESENTATIVE IVEY credit recommendations for projects; to require the approval of A JOINT RESOLUTION certain line of credit recommendations; to provide for an Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 4(A) of the Constitution of effective date; and to provide for related matters. Louisiana, relative to income taxes; to provide with respect to the deductibility of federal income taxes paid for purposes of The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the computing state corporate income taxes; to provide for the rates Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. and brackets for purposes of calculating individual income taxes; to provide for the rate of corporate income taxes; to provide for applicability; to provide for an effective date; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.
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The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the provide for requirements and limitations; to provide for Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. effectiveness; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 389— The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the BY REPRESENTATIVE CARMODY Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 30:21(B)(2)(a) and 544(A)(1) and R.S. HOUSE BILL NO. 486— 40:1749.23(A) and to enact R.S. 30:4(S) and R.S. BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON 40:1749.12(17) and (18) and 1749.27, relative to the Louisiana AN ACT Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law; To amend and reenact Children's Code Articles 611(A)(1)(b), 616(A) to provide for the authority of the commissioner of conservation through (D), 616.1(A), R.S. 15:1110.2(A) through (C), to enforce laws for the prevention of damage to pipelines; to R.S.46:51.2(A)(1)(b), (2), and (3), (E)(2), (F)(1), and (H), and provide for and require certain procedures; to provide for 1414.1(A) through (C), and R.S. 49:992(D)(9), to enact adjudication of violations; to provide for penalties and other Children's Code Articles 616(E), (H), and (I), 616.1(F), and remedies; to provide for collection of monies; to provide for the 616.1.1, and to repeal R.S. 15:1110.2(D) and (E) and R.S. authority of the commissioner of conservation to levy fines and 46:51.2(A)(4) through (11) and (13) and (E)(1)(d) and penalties; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related 1414.1(D) and (E), relative to the state central registry matters. maintained by the Department of Children and Family Services; to require a state repository; to provide for central registry The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the information; to authorize a fee for registry searches; to provide Committee on Finance. the right to an appeal in certain situations; to provide for employment prohibitions; to provide for an exemption relative HOUSE BILL NO. 396— to the division of administrative law; to provide for an effective BY REPRESENTATIVES DWIGHT AND ABRAHAM date; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:301(16)(b)(ii) and to enact R.S. The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the 47:302(AA)(29) and 321.1(F)(66)(u), relative to state sales and Committee on Health and Welfare. use tax; to provide with respect to the exclusion for sales of certain precious metals and coins; to provide for effectiveness HOUSE BILL NO. 501— and applicability of the exclusion; and to provide for related BY REPRESENTATIVE STOKES matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:32(A), 79, 93(B), 241, 293(3) and The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the (10), 294, 295(B), 300.1, 300.6(A), and 300.7(A), to enact R.S. Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. 47:55(6) and 293(9)(a)(xviii), and to repeal R.S. 47:55(5), 293(4) and (9)(a)(ii), 296.1(B)(3)(c), and 298, relative to the HOUSE BILL NO. 436— individual income tax; to provide for the calculation of BY REPRESENTATIVES TALBOT, HOLLIS, LEBAS, DUSTIN MILLER, individual income tax liability; to provide for the rates and MORENO, AND THIBAUT brackets for individual income tax; to provide for certain AN ACT deductions and credits; to reduce certain deductions and credits; To enact Part VIII of Chapter 12 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised to reduce the amount of the deduction allowed for excess federal Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 40:2255.1 and itemized personal deductions and personal exemptions and 2255.11, relative to prescription drug prices; to provide for credits for dependents; to repeal the deductibility of federal definitions; to require disclosure of prescription drug price income taxes paid for purposes of calculating individual income information; and to provide for related matters. tax; to provide for applicability; to provide for effectiveness; The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the and to provide for related matters. Committee on Health and Welfare. The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the HOUSE BILL NO. 445— Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. BY REPRESENTATIVES SEABAUGH, BROADWATER, AND CARMODY AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 534— BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9021(8) and (10), and 9022(1), and to AN ACT enact R.S. 33:2758.1, relative to ad valorem tax exemptions; to To enact Chapter 5 of Subtitle VII of Title 47 of the Louisiana provide with respect to payments in lieu of taxes pursuant to Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 47:6361, certain cooperative endeavor agreements; to provide relative to relative to rebates; to authorize a rebate for certain donations to procedures for the validity of certain cooperative endeavor the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance for certain agreements; to provide for limitations and requirements; to postsecondary education scholarship and grant programs; to provide for definitions; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for a program cap; to provide for definitions, provide for related matters. requirements, and limitations; to provide for the amount, approval, and issuance of rebates; to authorize the promulgation The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the of rules and regulations; to provide for an effective date; and to Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 461— BY REPRESENTATIVES BISHOP, AMEDEE, BACALA, BAGLEY, The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the BARRAS, BROADWATER, CHAD BROWN, TERRY BROWN, CONNICK, Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. COUSSAN, CREWS, DAVIS, DEVILLIER, DWIGHT, EDMONDS, GISCLAIR, GUINN, HENSGENS, HORTON, JONES, NANCY LANDRY, MAGEE, MIGUEZ, JIM MORRIS, PIERRE, REYNOLDS, RICHARD, HOUSE BILL NO. 582— SCHEXNAYDER, SCHRODER, STAGNI, STEFANSKI, TALBOT, BY REPRESENTATIVES SMITH AND BROADWATER THIBAUT, AND ZERINGUE AND SENATORS CHABERT, CORTEZ, AND AN ACT HEWITT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1061(A), relative to the AN ACT telecommunications tax for the deaf; to provide with respect to To amend and reenact R.S. 47:633(7)(c)(iv), relative to state the amount of the tax levied; to provide with respect to those severance taxes on oil and gas; to provide with respect to telecommunications services to which the tax is levied; to incentives relating to inactive and orphan wells; to provide for provide for certain limitations; to provide for the amount of the eligibility and the extent of certain special rate provisions; to deduction certain companies are authorized to retain for the
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collection of such tax; to provide for an effective date; and to HOUSE BILL NO. 646— provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES LEGER, WHITE, AND GLOVER AN ACT The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the To amend and reenact R.S. 47:6023(A)(introductory paragraph), Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. (1)(b), (B), (C)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (b) and (3)(introductory paragraph), (D)(1)(introductory paragraph), HOUSE BILL NO. 584— (2)(c), (d), and (e), and (4), (E), and (I), to enact R.S. BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER 47:6023(C)(1)(c) and (d), (4), and (5), and to repeal R.S. AN ACT 47:6023(A)(2), relative to tax credits; to provide with respect to To enact R.S. 17:407.30, relative to funding of early childhood the sound recording investor tax credit; to provide for an education; to create a special fund and dedicate funds for such additional tax credit; to provide for the amount of the fee purpose; to provide for allocation of such funds to local entities associated with certain reports; to provide for definitions; to operating publicly funded education programs; to provide for provide for administration of the tax credit; to provide with administration; to provide for rules; and to provide for related respect to certain tax certification letters; to provide for certain matters. requirements and limitations; to provide with respect to review of the tax credit program; to authorize the promulgation of rules The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the and regulations; to provide for the termination of the tax credit Committee on Finance. program; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 592— The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the BY REPRESENTATIVES TALBOT, BARRAS, DAVIS, AND LANCE Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. HARRIS AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 683— (Substitute for House Bill No. 36 by To amend and reenact R.S. 23:1203.1(B), (D)(introductory Representative Jones) paragraph), (H), (I), (J)(1), (L), and (M)(1), relative to workers' BY REPRESENTATIVE JONES compensation; to provide for the promulgation of a pharmacy AN ACT formulary; to provide criteria for promulgation of the formulary; To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1762(A) and (B) and to enact R.S. to provide for certain automatic updates; to provide a variance 11:1762.1, relative to the reemployment of retirees of the for issues not specifically addressed in the formulary; and to Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana; to provide for related matters. provide for retirees who return to work; to provide for benefit suspension; to provide for a supplemental benefit; to provide for The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the membership in the system; and to provide for related matters. Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations. The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the HOUSE BILL NO. 639— Committee on Retirement. BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHEXNAYDER, BAGLEY, BERTHELOT, BILLIOT, TERRY BROWN, CARPENTER, CHANEY, COX, CROMER, DWIGHT, EDMONDS, FOIL, JIMMY HARRIS, HAVARD, HORTON, HOUSE BILL NO. 684— (Substitute for House Bill No. 321 HOWARD, IVEY, JAMES, LYONS, POPE, REYNOLDS, SEABAUGH, by Representative Gisclair) STOKES, THIBAUT, AND ZERINGUE BY REPRESENTATIVE GISCLAIR AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:242 and 287.67 and to enact R.S. To enact R.S. 40:31.38, relative to permit fees for milk and dairy 47:53.5 and 111(A)(11), relative to state income tax; to provide farms and plants; to require a permit fee for dairy farms, dairy for the determination of wages for purposes of calculating plants, and single service milk and milk product container or withholding tax; to exclude certain remuneration from the closure manufacturing plants; to set the amount of the fees; to calculation of wages; to provide for the classification of gross provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; and to income; to exclude certain income from certain gross income provide for related matters. calculations; to provide for the determination of Louisiana net income; to exclude certain income from the calculation of The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the Louisiana net income; to exclude certain income derived from Committee on Health and Welfare. activities conducted during certain disaster periods from state income tax; to provide for definitions; to provide for the HOUSE BILL NO. 687— (Substitute for House Bill No. 606 promulgation of rules; to provide for applicability; to provide for by Representative Havard) an effective date; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE HAVARD AN ACT The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the To amend and reenact R.S. 47:532.1(E) and 532.2(A)(2) and (8) Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. through (12) and (B) and to enact R.S. 47:532.2(A)(13) and (14) to establish contract renewal requirements for public license tag HOUSE BILL NO. 641— agents; to require notice and cause if the Department of Public BY REPRESENTATIVES MCFARLAND, ABRAHAM, DAVIS, HORTON, Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, fails to renew HUNTER, HUVAL, JOHNSON, SCHEXNAYDER, STOKES, THIBAUT, AND ZERINGUE a contract; to impose a penalty; to provide relative to the causes AN ACT for suspension, revocation, cancellation of, or restrictions on To enact R.S. 47:6016.2, relative to tax credits; to authorize a public license tag agent contracts; to provide relative to a stay premium tax credit for rural growth investments made by rural of actions if a public license tag agent requests an administrative growth funds; to provide for definitions; to provide for the hearing to review certain actions of the office of motor vehicles; amount of the credit; to provide for eligibility, application, and to provide for related matters. usage, and recapture of the credit; to require certain reports; to authorize the promulgation of certain rules and regulations; to The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the provide for requirements and limitations; to provide for an Committee on Judiciary A. effective date; and to provide for related matters. The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the Committee on Finance.
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House Concurrent Resolutions on SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 120— BY SENATOR MILKOVICH Second Reading A RESOLUTION To memorialize the Congress of the United States to take such HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 97— actions as are necessary to support the domestic beef industry. BY REPRESENTATIVE HODGES A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as Reported with amendments. are necessary to complete the Comite River Diversion Canal HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 68— Project. BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION The resolution was read by title and referred by the President to To urge and request the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. study the feasibility of implementing a master logger certification program under the office of forestry in the HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 98— Department of Agriculture and Forestry to be administered by BY REPRESENTATIVE ANDERS AND SENATOR RISER A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION the Louisiana Forestry Association. To recognize June 2017 as Apert Awareness Month in Louisiana. Reported favorably. The resolution was read by title. Senator Riser moved to concur HOUSE BILL NO. 466— in the House Concurrent Resolution. BY REPRESENTATIVE CHANEY AN ACT ROLL CALL To amend and reenact R.S. 3:2364 and 2366(A), (B), (C), (D)(introductory paragraph), and (E)(introductory paragraph) The roll was called with the following result: and (1), and R.S. 47:120.71(section heading) and (A) and to repeal R.S. 3:2365, relative to the Louisiana Animal Control YEAS Advisory Task Force; to provide for the creation of the Louisiana Animal Control Advisory Task Force; to provide for Mr. President Fannin Peacock task force membership and terms of office; to provide for the Allain Gatti Perry powers and duties of the state veterinarian in relation to the task Appel Hewitt Peterson force; to provide for the Louisiana Animal Shelter Registry; to Barrow Johns Riser provide for the Louisiana Animal Welfare Commission income Bishop Lambert Smith, G. tax checkoff; and to provide for related matters. Boudreaux Long Smith, J. Carter Luneau Tarver Reported with amendments. Chabert Martiny Thompson Claitor Milkovich Walsworth Respectfully submitted, Colomb Mills Ward FRANCIS C. THOMPSON Cortez Mizell White Chairman Donahue Morrell Erdey Morrish REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON Total - 37 NAYS EDUCATION Total - 0 Senator Dan W. "Blade" Morrish, Chairman on behalf of the ABSENT Committee on Education, submitted the following report: LaFleur May 25, 2017 Total - 1 To the President and Members of the Senate: The Chair declared the Senate concurred in the House Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. I am directed by your Committee on Education to submit the following report: Reports of Committees SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 111— The following reports of committees were received and read: BY SENATOR MIZELL A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON To urge and request each school governing authority for grades kindergarten through twelve to distribute information regarding AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AQUACULTURE, the public health risk associated with pornography and to encourage parents to install Internet filters on their home AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT computers to protect children from the harms of pornography. Senator Francis C. Thompson, Chairman on behalf of the Reported with amendments. Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development, submitted the following report: SENATE BILL NO. 158— BY SENATOR MILKOVICH May 30, 2017 AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:416.13(D)(2)(a), (c), and (d), (3)(f)(i) To the President and Members of the Senate: and (g)(iii)(cc), to enact R.S. 17:416.13(I), and to repeal R.S. 17:416.13(D)(3)(d)(iii), relative to student behavior and I am directed by your Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, conduct; to provide relative to bullying; to provide relative to Aquaculture, and Rural Development to submit the following report: required reporting of incidences of bullying; to provide relative to permitted actions by school employees to prevent bullying; to provide relative to protection of school employees from
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retaliation; to provide relative to parental notification; to provide HOUSE BILL NO. 242— relative to parental relief; to provide relative to confidentiality BY REPRESENTATIVE EMERSON of records; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3981(4) and 3982(A)(1)(a)(i), relative Reported with amendments. to charter school proposals; to require the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and local public school HOUSE BILL NO. 79— boards to deliver to charter applicants certain information BY REPRESENTATIVE FOIL relative to third-party evaluations of charter proposals; to AN ACT provide requirements with regard to such delivery; and to To amend and reenact R.S. 17:223(A), 416.1(B), and 3996(B)(2), provide for related matters. relative to student discipline; to prohibit the use of corporal punishment in public elementary and secondary schools for Reported favorably. students with exceptionalities, except gifted and talented students; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 412— BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBAS Reported with amendments. AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:436.1(L) and 3996(B)(13), relative to the HOUSE BILL NO. 113— administration of medication at public schools; to except BY REPRESENTATIVE BROADWATER sunscreen from requirements and restrictions pertaining to the AN ACT administration of medication to public school students; to To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3351.20(A)(1) and (F), relative to fees authorize a student to possess and self-apply sunscreen; to charged to students at public postsecondary education authorize a public school employee to volunteer to apply institutions; to extend the authority of a public postsecondary sunscreen to a student under certain circumstances; to provide education management board to establish, adjust, and increase a limitation of liability; and to provide for related matters. certain fees; to provide limitations; to extend the requirement that such boards report annually to the legislature relative to Reported with amendments. such fees; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 531— Reported favorably. BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 130— To amend and reenact R.S. 17:240(A) and (B), relative to use of BY REPRESENTATIVE DEVILLIER tobacco products on school property; to provide for definitions; AN ACT to repeal the authorization for designated smoking areas on To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3882(4) through (7), 3902(B)(5), school property; to prohibit the use of tobacco products on 3991(B)(1)(a)(i) and (b)(i), and 3997(D)(2), to enact R.S. school property; to provide for exceptions; and to provide for 17:3882(8) and 3973(4), and to repeal R.S. 17:3973(1), relative related matters. to students; to provide that economically disadvantaged students shall be included as a factor in determining teacher evaluations Reported with amendments. and requirements for enrollment of at-risk students in certain charter schools; to remove references to students eligible for free HOUSE BILL NO. 541— and reduced price meals as factors used in such teacher BY REPRESENTATIVE STEVE CARTER evaluations and charter school enrollment requirements; and to AN ACT provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 17:22(11) and 2925(A)(2) and to enact R.S. 17:22(12), 407.30, and 1609, relative to students; to require Reported favorably. students' Individual Graduation Plans to include plans on how to graduate from high school by the end of grade eleven; to HOUSE BILL NO. 133— provide funding for other educational purposes using the savings BY REPRESENTATIVE EDMONDS to the state resulting from such early graduation; to require the AN ACT state superintendent of education to report certain information To enact R.S. 17:3357, relative to the public postsecondary education relative to such early graduation and related savings; to provide management boards; to require the Board of Supervisors of for scholarships for such students and to provide for Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical administration and funding for such scholarships; to provide for College, the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and funding for the Child Care Assistance Program; and to provide Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors for related matters. for the University of Louisiana System, and the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to develop Reported favorably. plans and submit them to the legislature; to provide for the content of such plans; to provide for an initial submission HOUSE BILL NO. 556— deadline and subsequent submission frequency; and to provide BY REPRESENTATIVE PEARSON for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:500.1, 1201(C)(1)(b), and 1206.1 and Reported favorably. to enact R.S. 17:1200(C), relative to sick leave for public school employees; to provide relative to sick leave benefits to public HOUSE BILL NO. 178— school teachers, school bus operators, and other school BY REPRESENTATIVE SIMON employees who are disabled under certain circumstances; to AN ACT provide relative to requirements for certification of such To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3141.2(introductory paragraph) and disability by a physician; to provide for definitions; and to (5)(introductory paragraph) and to enact R.S. 17:3141.2(5)(q), provide for related matters. relative to proprietary schools; to exclude certain educator preparation programs from the definition of proprietary school; Reported favorably. to provide that such programs are not subject to licensing by the Board of Regents; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably.
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HOUSE BILL NO. 557— HOUSE BILL NO. 66— BY REPRESENTATIVES SEABAUGH AND EDMONDS BY REPRESENTATIVE MAGEE AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 15:587.1(D)(2), R.S. 17:15(A)(1)(b), To amend and reenact R.S. 13:976, relative to court reporters; to 407.42 and 407.71, and Section 3 of Act No. 646 of the 2016 provide relative to fees for transcripts in the Thirty-Second Regular Session of the Legislature and to repeal R.S. 17:407.41 Judicial District; to provide for fees for cases on appeal; to and Section 2 of Act No. 646 of the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to the Department of Education; to provide for private civil contracts in matters not on appeal; to authorize the department to request criminal history information provide for a contingent effective date; and to provide for on certain personnel of school boards, nonpublic schools, early related matters. learning centers, registered family child care providers, registered in-home child care providers; to provide requirements Reported favorably. relative to processing fees; to authorize the department to charge a fee; to provide relative to fingerprinting; to provide relative to HOUSE BILL NO. 73— effectiveness; to provide relative to implementation; and to BY REPRESENTATIVE MACK provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:5807.2(C), relative to the collection Reported with amendments. and use of fees by the marshal of the city of Hammond; to provide for an increase in the maximum use of fees for Respectfully submitted, DAN W. "BLADE" MORRISH operational expenses of the office; and to provide for related Chairman matters. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON Reported favorably. JUDICIARY A HOUSE BILL NO. 84— BY REPRESENTATIVE DUSTIN MILLER Senator Rick Ward, III, Chairman on behalf of the Committee AN ACT on Judiciary A, submitted the following report: To amend and reenact Section 2 of Act No. 194 of the 2015 Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to court reporter fees; to May 30, 2017 provide relative to an increase in court reporter fees for the Twenty-Seventh Judicial District; to provide for a contingent To the President and Members of the Senate: effective date; and to provide for related matters.
I am directed by your Committee on Judiciary A to submit the Reported favorably. following report: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 116— HOUSE BILL NO. 104— BY SENATORS MORRISH AND PERRY BY REPRESENTATIVE LEOPOLD A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AN ACT To urge and request the Judicial Council of the Supreme Court of To amend and reenact R.S. 13:996.66(A), relative to the judicial Louisiana to study the feasibility of dividing the Fifteenth expense fund for the Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court; to Judicial District into three separate judicial districts, one district increase certain fees and costs in civil and criminal matters; to to be comprised of Acadia Parish, one district to be comprised provide for a contingent effective date; and to provide for of Vermilion Parish, and one district to be comprised of related matters. Lafayette Parish. Reported favorably. Reported favorably. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 10— HOUSE BILL NO. 115— BY REPRESENTATIVE DWIGHT BY REPRESENTATIVE CROMER A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AN ACT To urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and To amend and reenact Civil Code Articles 2350, 2369.3, and 2375, make recommendations regarding Louisiana laws governing relative to community property; to provide relative to a paternity and birth certificates. community enterprise; to provide for the effect of a judgment of separation of property upon reconciliation; and to provide for Reported favorably. related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 44— BY REPRESENTATIVES JENKINS, BACALA, BOUIE, CARMODY, Reported favorably. CARPENTER, GARY CARTER, GAROFALO, HALL, JIMMY HARRIS, HORTON, HUNTER, JEFFERSON, LYONS, MAGEE, MARCELLE, HOUSE BILL NO. 121— NORTON, RICHARD, SMITH, AND STEFANSKI BY REPRESENTATIVE GREGORY MILLER AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact Children's Code Article 312(A) and (B), To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 3396.18, relative to juvenile court jurisdiction over adults; to provide relative to the independent administration of estates; to provide relative to juvenile court jurisdiction over adults in certain for the sealing of the detailed descriptive list; to provide court criminal proceedings; to provide relative to the exceptions to authorization for the release of relevant information to certain such jurisdiction; to provide for jurisdiction over adults in parties; and to provide for related matters. criminal proceedings involving certain offenses against children; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably. Reported favorably.
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HOUSE BILL NO. 126— HOUSE BILL NO. 627— BY REPRESENTATIVE BACALA BY REPRESENTATIVE DWIGHT AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:2590(A)(introductory paragraph), (B), To amend and reenact R.S. 13:964(H) and 964.1(B) and to repeal and (C) and 3921(A) and to enact R.S. 13:2590(D), relative to R.S. 13:964.2, relative to court reporters; to provide for an collection of costs or fees; to provide relative to processing fees increase in transcript fees in the Fourteenth Judicial District; to provide for a contingent effective date; and to provide for prior to payment to a creditor; to provide relative to fees related matters. collected by constables of justice of the peace courts; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably. Reported favorably. HOUSE BILL NO. 679— (Substitute for House Bill No. 399 by Representative Garofalo) HOUSE BILL NO. 154— BY REPRESENTATIVE GAROFALO BY REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER AN ACT AN ACT To enact Part V of Chapter 1 of Code Title XXIV of Title 9 of the To enact R.S. 13:5713(M), relative to autopsy reports; to provide Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 9:5826 and 5827, relative to prescription; to provide relative to relative to the disclosure of information related to an autopsy; peremptive and prescriptive deadlines; to provide relative to and to provide for related matters. legal deadlines; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably. Reported favorably. HOUSE BILL NO. 244— BY REPRESENTATIVE HILFERTY Respectfully submitted, AN ACT RICK WARD III To enact Code of Evidence Article 902(11), relative to the Chairman admissibility of business records; to provide relative to the self- authentication of business records; and to provide for related REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON matters. JUDICIARY B Reported favorably. Senator Gary L. Smith, Jr., Chairman on behalf of the HOUSE BILL NO. 280— Committee on Judiciary B, submitted the following report: BY REPRESENTATIVES MARINO AND STOKES AN ACT May 30, 2017 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:79(A)(2)(a), relative to adoptions; to To the President and Members of the Senate: provide relative to birth certificates in certain cases of adoptions by step-parents; and to provide for related matters. I am directed by your Committee on Judiciary B to submit the following report: Reported favorably. HOUSE BILL NO. 7— HOUSE BILL NO. 327— BY REPRESENTATIVE WHITE BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHEXNAYDER AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 15:255(S), relative to witness fees for off-duty law To enact R.S. 13:996.69, relative to a courthouse building fund in enforcement officers; to authorize the transfer of certain witness Ascension Parish; to provide relative to the Twenty-Third fee surplus funds within Washington Parish; to provide for the transfer procedures and use of such funds; to provide for Judicial District Court and the Parish Court for the Parish of definitions; and to provide for related matters. Ascension; to establish an Ascension Parish Courthouse Building Fund; to provide for additional charges for initial filing Reported favorably. and pleadings filed in civil matters; to provide for dedication, purpose, and disbursement of such funds; to provide for a HOUSE BILL NO. 93— reduction of charges in certain cases; to authorize cooperative BY REPRESENTATIVE MIGUEZ endeavor agreements; to provide for a contingent effective date; AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1307(B), 2185, and 2235 and to enact and to provide for related matters. R.S. 40:1665.4, relative to law enforcement officers; to authorize an immediate family member of a qualified law Reported with amendments. enforcement officer to purchase his duty firearm upon death; to provide for certain criteria; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 343— BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANKLIN Reported favorably. AN ACT To amend and reenact Children's Code Articles 1004(B), (D), (F), HOUSE BILL NO. 120— and (I), 1035(B), 1036(C)(introductory paragraph), BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON (D)(introductory paragraph), and (E), and 1036.2(E), relative to AN ACT termination of parental rights; to provide relative to grounds for To amend and reenact R.S. 13:5530(A)(1), (2), (4), and (12)(a), (b), termination; to provide for technical corrections; and to provide and (c), relative to sheriffs; to provide for an increase in certain for related matters. fees in civil matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably. Reported favorably.
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HOUSE BILL NO. 277— and 4.1(B)(8), to enact R.S. 15:1212.1(C), (D), (E), and (F) and BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES R.S. 44:4(54), and to repeal R.S. 40:2405(E)(2), relative to law AN ACT enforcement; to provide relative to the Louisiana Uniform Law To enact R.S. 40:2404.2 and to repeal R.S. 40:2405.5, relative to Enforcement Statewide Reporting Database; to provide relative peace officers; to provide for training of peace officers; to to the information reported to and contained in the database; to provide for minimum training requirements; to provide for provide relative to the use of information in the database; to annual training; to provide for certain mandatory basic and provide for certain information that is exempt from disclosure; annual certification hours for peace officers; to provide for an to provide relative to the definition of a peace officer; to provide emergency effective date; and to provide for related matters. relative to the time periods within which peace officers are required to obtain training and certification; to provide relative Reported favorably. to the Public Records Law; to provide for an emergency effective date; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 293— BY REPRESENTATIVE AMEDEE Reported favorably. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1441(A) and to enact R.S. 42:1441(D), Respectfully submitted, relative to the limitation of liability of the state; to provide GARY L. SMITH JR. relative to liability for damage caused by district attorneys; to Chairman provide for indemnification; to provide relative to the attorney general; to provide for payment of a judgment; to provide for REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON applicability; and to provide for related matters.
Reported with amendments. JUDICIARY C
HOUSE BILL NO. 309— BY REPRESENTATIVE MORENO Senator Dan Claitor, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on AN ACT Judiciary C, submitted the following report: To amend and reenact R.S. 46:1842, 1843, and 1844(A)(2)(b), (L), (M)(1) and (2), and (O) and to enact R.S. 46:1845 and 1845.1, May 30, 2017 relative to crime victims; to provide relative to eligibility; to provide relative to a return of property; to provide for To the President and Members of the Senate: notification of pardon or parole; to provide additional rights for victims of sexual assault; to provide for notification of rights; to I am directed by your Committee on Judiciary C to submit the provide for duties and responsibilities; to provide for a sexual following report: assault advocate; to provide relative to the right to privacy; to provide procedures and requirements; to provide definitions; and HOUSE BILL NO. 77— to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES BERTHELOT AND BISHOP AN ACT Reported with amendments. To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2531(A)(2)(b) and (B)(2)(b) and 2531.1(D)(1), relative to littering; to provide for criminal and HOUSE BILL NO. 323— civil penalties; to provide for community service; and to provide BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANKLIN for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 4:732(A) through (E)(introductory Reported favorably. paragraph) and (G) and 739(A)(1) and (2)(e) and (F) and to enact R.S. 4:707(J), 732(H) and (I), and 739(A)(2)(f), relative to HOUSE BILL NO. 78— charitable gaming; to authorize the conducting of progressive BY REPRESENTATIVE DWIGHT mega jackpot bingo; to provide with respect to jackpots for AN ACT progressive bingo and progressive mega jackpot bingo games; To amend and reenact R.S. 40:966(C)(2) and 967(C) and to repeal to provide for exceptions to amount of prizes awarded during a R.S. 40:966(C)(3), relative to the Uniform Controlled bingo session; to provide for applicability; to provide relative to Dangerous Substances Law; to provide relative to penalties for the net profit charitable organizations and distributors receive possession of phencyclidine as a Schedule II Controlled from progressive bingo and progressive mega jackpot bingo Dangerous Substance; and to provide for related matters. games; to provide with respect to Electronic Bingo Card Dabber Devices; to allow those devices to provide for networking of Reported favorably. charitable gaming organizations; to provide relative to the sales of progressive mega jackpot bingo; to provide for player HOUSE BILL NO. 83— tracking; to provide relative to regulatory authority; and to BY REPRESENTATIVE MARINO AN ACT provide for related matters. To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 551(B), 553(A) and (C), 831, 832, 833(A) and (C), and Reported favorably. 900(A)(introductory paragraph), (B), and (C) and to enact Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 556(E), 556.1(F), and 562, HOUSE BILL NO. 481— BY REPRESENTATIVES JACKSON, BAGNERIS, GARY CARTER, relative to presence of the defendant; to provide relative to an GAINES, JIMMY HARRIS, JAMES, MARINO, AND ZERINGUE AND incarcerated defendant's appearance at arraignment, the entry of SENATOR BARROW his plea, and probation violation hearing; to authorize the AN ACT incarcerated defendant to appear by way of simultaneous audio- To amend and reenact R.S.15:1212(B)(introductory paragraph), (1), visual transmission; to provide the procedure and requirements and (4) and 1212.1(B), R.S. 40:2402(3)(a), (c), and (d) and for using simultaneous audio-visual transmission; to provide 2405(A)(1) and (2), and R.S. 44:3(A)(introductory paragraph)
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relative to a defendant's waiver of certain rights; to provide HOUSE BILL NO. 85— relative to the use of electronic signatures; and to provide for BY REPRESENTATIVES PRICE, BACALA, BAGNERIS, BERTHELOT, related matters. BOUIE, DWIGHT, EDMONDS, RICHARD, AND SCHEXNAYDER AN ACT To enact R.S. 40:1665.2(B)(17) and (C)(4), relative to survivors of Reported with amendments. law enforcement officers killed while performing their duties; to provide for financial benefits for survivors of federal law Respectfully submitted, enforcement agents killed in Louisiana; and to provide for DAN CLAITOR related matters. Chairman Reported with amendments. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 88— LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS BY REPRESENTATIVES GREGORY MILLER, GAINES, AND SCHEXNAYDER AND SENATOR GARY SMITH Senator Jack Donahue,Vice Chairman on behalf of the AN ACT Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs, submitted the following To enact R.S. 33:4712.17, relative to the naming of a law report: enforcement training facility in St. John the Baptist Parish; to provide for an exception to the statutory prohibition of naming May 25, 2017 of a public building after a living person; to authorize the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff to name a certain building after To the President and Members of the Senate: a living person; and to provide for related matters.
I am directed by your Committee on Local and Municipal Reported favorably. Affairs to submit the following report: HOUSE BILL NO. 109— HOUSE BILL NO. 46— BY REPRESENTATIVE DEVILLIER BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBBY CARTER AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:337.14(E), relative to the central sales To amend and reenact R.S. 33:423.17, relative to the Amite City tax collection commission of St. Landry Parish; to provide Police Department; to provide that the police chief shall appoint, relative to the membership of the commission; and to provide promote, discipline, and discharge police personnel subject to for related matters. limitations; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably. Reported favorably. HOUSE BILL NO. 146— HOUSE BILL NO. 58— BY REPRESENTATIVE DEVILLIER BY REPRESENTATIVE PUGH AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 46:1053(C)(2)(h), relative to Hospital Service District To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4169(C), relative to Sewerage District No. 1 of St. Landry Parish; to provide relative to the per diem No. 1 for Tangipahoa Parish; to provide relative to the collection paid to members of the governing board of the district; and to of fees imposed by the district; to require certain water system provide for related matters. operators to collect such fees; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably. Reported favorably. HOUSE BILL NO. 147— HOUSE BILL NO. 70— BY REPRESENTATIVE GAROFALO BY REPRESENTATIVE HORTON AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:1236(21)(b) and (30)(b), relative to St. To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2495.3(A) and to enact R.S. Bernard Parish; to authorize the parish governing authority to 33:2555.2, relative to the cities of Baton Rouge, Bossier City, enact ordinances requiring property owners to remove and Lafayette and Fire Protection District No. 2 of Ward 4 of deleterious growths, trash, debris, and other noxious matter; to Calcasieu Parish; to provide relative to the classified fire provide relative to liens granted in favor of the parish governing service; to provide relative to persons selected for appointment authority with respect to such properties; and to provide for to entry-level positions; to provide relative to the formal training related matters. of such persons; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably. Reported favorably. HOUSE BILL NO. 260— HOUSE BILL NO. 76— BY REPRESENTATIVE TERRY BROWN BY REPRESENTATIVE HAVARD AN ACT AN ACT To repeal Subpart B-6-A of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4574.1.1(A)(37), relative to hotel Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. occupancy taxes in West Feliciana Parish; to authorize the West 33:130.161 through 130.169, relative to the Grant Parish Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission to levy additional hotel Economic and Industrial Development District; to repeal occupancy taxes, subject to voter approval; to provide relative provisions relative to the creation, powers, and governance of to the hotel occupancy tax levied by West Feliciana Parish; and the district; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for to provide for related matters. related matters.
Reported favorably. Reported favorably.
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HOUSE BILL NO. 291— HOUSE BILL NO. 617— BY REPRESENTATIVE DANAHAY BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBAS AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 46:1053(C)(2)(d), relative to the To amend and reenact R.S. 48:600.1(B)(1) and (4) and 600.2(B)(1) Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Service District; to provide relative and (4), relative to district five and six road commissions of St. to the per diem paid to members of the board of commissioners Landry Parish; to provide relative to the appointment of the of the district; and to provide for related matters. commissioners of the boards of district five and six road commissions of St. Landry Parish; and to provide for related Reported favorably. matters.
HOUSE BILL NO. 382— Reported favorably. BY REPRESENTATIVE BERTHELOT AN ACT Respectfully submitted, To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1305(F), relative to budget adoption JACK DONAHUE procedures in certain municipalities; to limit the authority of the Vice Chairman governing authorities of certain municipalities to amend a proposed budget; and to provide for related matters. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON Reported favorably. TRANSPORTATION, HIGHWAYS HOUSE BILL NO. 450— AND PUBLIC WORKS BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON AN ACT Senator Patrick Page Cortez, Chairman on behalf of the To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9091.12(D)(1)(a) and (F)(2) and (4), Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works, relative to the Upper Audubon Security District in Orleans submitted the following report: Parish; to provide relative to the governing board of the district; to provide relative to the parcel fee levied within the district; to May 25, 2017 provide relative to the amount, expiration, and renewal of such fee; and to provide for related matters. To the President and Members of the Senate:
Reported with amendments. I am directed by your Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to submit the following report: HOUSE BILL NO. 451— BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 125— AN ACT BY SENATOR LAMBERT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9091.3(D)(1)(a) and (F)(1) and (3)(a) A RESOLUTION and (c), relative to the Audubon Area Security District in To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Orleans Parish; to provide relative to membership on the Development to investigate the feasibility of planting bamboo governing board of the district; to provide relative to the parcel cane or other sound-reducing vegetation along the outer right- fee levied within the district; to provide relative to the amount, of-way of Interstate 10 in Ascension Parish to provide a sound expiration, and renewal of the fee; and to provide for related barrier and to reduce mowing expenses incurred by the matters. department.
Reported favorably. Reported favorably.
HOUSE BILL NO. 576— HOUSE BILL NO. 241— BY REPRESENTATIVE THIBAUT BY REPRESENTATIVE CHAD BROWN AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 46:1053(V)(2), relative to Hospital To enact R.S. 32:402.1(B) and (C) and to repeal R.S. Service District No. 1 of the parish of Pointe Coupee; to provide 32:402.1(A)(3)(c), relative to driver education and prelicensing relative to the governing board of the district; to provide relative training courses; to increase requirements within driver to the membership of the board; to reduce the number of education and prelicensing courses; to provide for the members of the governing authority of Pointe Coupee Parish establishment of a curriculum relative to the economic effects who may serve on the board; and to provide for related matters. of littering; to require the course curriculum include a section on how to respond to a traffic stop; to provide for the establishment Reported favorably. of rules, regulations, and requirements for the course; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 589— BY REPRESENTATIVE BAGNERIS Reported with amendments. AN ACT To enact R.S. 33:4885, relative to local governing authorities; to HOUSE BILL NO. 437— authorize municipal governing authorities to regulate the BY REPRESENTATIVE WHITE accumulation of waste tires on private property; and to provide AN ACT for related matters. To enact R.S. 32:402.1(B), relative to the classroom instruction portion of an approved driver education prelicensing training Reported with amendments. course; to authorize the classroom portion of a prelicensing training course to be provided by alternative methods of instruction; to establish approval requirements for the alternative method of instruction; to prohibit any portion of the classroom
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instruction of the driver education course for persons under the reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and conditions; age of eighteen to be provided by alternative methods; to to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters. authorize the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, to establish rules and regulations as Reported with amendments. determined necessary to define requirements; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 98— BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP Reported with amendments. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 30:87(A), (B), and (F) and to repeal R.S. HOUSE BILL NO. 547— 30:87(D), relative to oilfield site restoration fees; to provide BY REPRESENTATIVE HAZEL relative to the applicability of the fees; to remove certain AN ACT references; to repeal the provision that oilfield site restoration To amend and reenact R.S. 32:412(A)(1), (2), (5), and (6) and (B)(1), fees are proportional to severance tax collected on the (2), and (7)(e)(i)(aa), (cc), (dd)(I), (ee), (ii)(aa), (cc), (dd)(I), and production of the well; and to provide for related matters. (ee) and R.S. 46:122(A)(1), relative to driver's license fees; to provide for a one dollar increase in driver's license fees to Reported favorably. benefit the Louisiana Military Family Assistance Fund; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 144— BY REPRESENTATIVE ZERINGUE Reported without action. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 49:214.5.5, relative to integrated coastal Respectfully submitted, restoration projects; to provide relative to immovable property PATRICK PAGE CORTEZ interests that can be acquired by public entities for integrated Chairman coastal protection purposes; to provide for a term of acquisition of certain immovable property interests for integrated coastal REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON protection; and to provide for related matters. NATURAL RESOURCES Reported favorably. HOUSE BILL NO. 158— Senator Norbèrt N. "Norby" Chabert, Chairman on behalf of the BY REPRESENTATIVE DUSTIN MILLER Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the following report: AN ACT To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property; to May 25, 2017 authorize the transfer of certain state property in St. Landry Parish; to provide for the property description; to provide for To the President and Members of the Senate: reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and conditions; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters. I am directed by your Committee on Natural Resources to submit the following report: Reported favorably.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9— HOUSE BILL NO. 470— BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP AND SENATOR CORTEZ BY REPRESENTATIVE FALCONER A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AN ACT To urge and request the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property; to examine the possibility of issuance of a "safe boater" decal to authorize the transfer of certain state property in St. Tammany designate vessels that are certified as compliant with the state Parish; to provide for the property description; to provide for and federal laws concerning safe boating. reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and conditions; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably. Reported with amendments. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 65— BY REPRESENTATIVE ZERINGUE HOUSE BILL NO. 474— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE GAROFALO To express support for the annual Gulf Hypoxia Mapping Cruise AN ACT conducted by the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium To amend and reenact R.S. 56:431.2(A)(1) and (B)(2) and to repeal (LUMCON), as well as support for continued funding for this R.S. 56:431.2(B)(3)(d) and (C), relative to alternative oyster important effort, and to recognize the important role the cruise culture permits; to authorize the issuance of such permit to a plays in understanding and conserving our coastal resources by person holding an oyster lease on a privately owned water memorializing the United States Congress and the Louisiana bottom or dual-claimed water bottom; and to provide for related Congressional delegation to authorize continued funding for this matters. most important endeavor. Reported favorably. Reported favorably. HOUSE BILL NO. 475— HOUSE BILL NO. 26— BY REPRESENTATIVES GISCLAIR AND GAROFALO BY REPRESENTATIVE BARRAS AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 56:332(N)(2)(c) and to enact R.S. To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property; to 56:332(N)(2)(d), relative to crab fishing; to authorize the authorize the transfer of certain state property in Iberia Parish; Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to prohibit crab traps in to provide for the property description; to provide for
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state-owned water bottoms during closed season; and to provide for juveniles sentenced to life imprisonment without the for related matters. possibility of parole for certain offenses; to provide for conditions; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably. On motion of Senator Claitor, the bill was read by title and HOUSE BILL NO. 491— returned to the Calendar, subject to call. BY REPRESENTATIVE LEOPOLD AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 41— To amend and reenact R.S. 41:1214(B) and to enact R.S. 41:1214(E), BY SENATOR JOHNS relative to the advertisement and bids for the lease of public AN ACT land; to provide relative to the delivery and acceptance of bids; To amend and reenact R.S. 14:46.2(B)(4), 46.3(D)(3), 81.1(E)(5)(c) to provide for a uniform and secure electronic interactive system and (d), 82.1(A), (D)(4), and (E), 83(B)(4), 83.1(B)(4), for submittal of lease bids; and to provide for related matters. 83.2(B)(4), 84(B)(4), 85(B)(4), 86(B)(2) and (3), 104(B)(4), 105(B)(4), and 282(B)(4), and R.S. 15:539.1(A), (B)(1), (C), Reported favorably. and (E) and 539.2(B)(1), relative to sex offenses; to provide for forfeiture of currency by persons convicted of certain sex HOUSE BILL NO. 596— offenses; to provide for the disposition and distribution of BY REPRESENTATIVES LEGER AND BISHOP forfeited currency; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 49:214.6.2(A) and to enact R.S. 49:214.7, On motion of Senator Johns, the bill was read by title and relative to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority; to returned to the Calendar, subject to call. authorize the use of outcome-based performance contracts by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority for integrated SENATE BILL NO. 42— coastal protection; and to provide for related matters. BY SENATORS JOHNS, ALARIO, ALLAIN, BARROW, BISHOP, BOUDREAUX, CARTER, CORTEZ, DONAHUE, ERDEY, GATTI, HEWITT, LONG, LUNEAU, MILKOVICH, MILLS, MIZELL, MORRISH, PERRY, Reported with amendments. RISER, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TARVER, THOMPSON AND WALSWORTH HOUSE BILL NO. 608— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE WHITE To enact Part II of Chapter 28-B of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised AN ACT Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 46:2165 through 2168, To amend and reenact R.S. 56:1901, 1902(1) 1903, 1904(A), relative to human trafficking; to provide for the Louisiana (B)(introductory paragraph), (C)(2), (D), (E), and (H), and 1907 Human Trafficking Prevention Commission; to provide for the and to enact R.S. 56:1902(3) and 1904(C)(3), (I), (J), and (K), Louisiana Human Trafficking Prevention Commission Advisory relative to threatened and endangered species conservation; to Board; to provide for duties; to provide for reporting; to provide include native plants in the species to be conserved by the for the composition of the commission and board; to provide for Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and the Department of meetings; and to provide for related matters. Wildlife and Fisheries; and to provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Johns, the bill was read by title and Reported favorably. returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
HOUSE BILL NO. 674— (Substitute for House Bill No. 614 by SENATE BILL NO. 86— Representative Gisclair) BY SENATOR PERRY BY REPRESENTATIVE GISCLAIR AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 16:2(B) and R.S. 42:261(F), relative to To authorize the use of certain state property near Grand Isle for legal representation of parishes; to authorize certain parishes to seafood research; to provide relative to protecting the state's employ their own attorneys; and to provide for related matters. natural resources; to provide relative to the use of certain waters for oyster farming research; to provide relative to the The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of specification of the boundaries and size of the areas in which the Representatives with amendments: research will be conducted; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Reported favorably. Amendments proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial Respectfully submitted, and Cultural Affairs to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 86 by Senator NORBÈRT N. "NORBY" CHABERT Perry Chairman AMENDMENT NO. 1 Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions On page 2, delete lines 25 through 29 in their entirety and insert the Returned from the House of Representatives following: with Amendments "Section 3. This Act shall become effective on October 1, 2017." SENATE BILL NO. 16— BY SENATOR CLAITOR Senator Perry moved to reject the amendments proposed by the AN ACT House. To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S. 15:574.4(D)(1) and 574.4(D)(1)(a) and (2) and to repeal Code of Criminal Procedure Article 878.1 and R.S. 15:574.4(E), relative to juvenile parole eligibility; to provide parole eligibility
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ROLL CALL ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: The roll was called with the following result: YEAS YEAS Mr. President Fannin Morrish Mr. President Fannin Morrish Allain Gatti Peacock Allain Gatti Peacock Appel Hewitt Perry Appel Hewitt Perry Barrow Johns Peterson Barrow Johns Peterson Bishop LaFleur Riser Bishop LaFleur Riser Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. Carter Long Smith, J. Carter Long Smith, J. Chabert Luneau Tarver Chabert Luneau Tarver Claitor Martiny Thompson Claitor Martiny Thompson Colomb Milkovich Walsworth Colomb Milkovich Walsworth Cortez Mills Ward Cortez Mills Ward Donahue Mizell White Donahue Mizell White Erdey Morrell Erdey Morrell Total - 38 Total - 38 NAYS NAYS Total - 0 Total - 0 ABSENT ABSENT Total - 0 Total - 0 The Chair declared the Senate rejected the amendments The Chair declared the Senate concurred in the amendments proposed by the House. proposed by the House. SENATE BILL NO. 94— Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on BY SENATORS GARY SMITH, ALARIO, APPEL, BISHOP, BOUDREAUX, CARTER, CHABERT, CLAITOR, COLOMB, CORTEZ, ERDEY, GATTI, Third Reading and Final Passage HEWITT, JOHNS, LAFLEUR, LAMBERT, LUNEAU, MARTINY, MILKOVICH, MILLS, MIZELL, MORRISH, PEACOCK, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON, WALSWORT H, WARD AND WHITE AND SENATE BILL NO. 187— REPRESENTATIVES BACALA, BARRAS, BERTHELOT, BILLIOT, BY SENATOR HEWITT BROADWATER, CHAD BROWN, TERRY BROWN, COUSSAN, COX, AN ACT DWIGHT, EDMONDS, GAINES, GAROFALO, LANCE HARRIS, To enact R.S. 39:2(13.1), (33.1), (36.1), (36.2), (37.1), (37.2), (37.3), JOHNSON, NANCY LANDRY, LYONS, MIGUEZ, GREGORY MILLER, REYNOLDS, SCHEXNAYDER, STOKES AND THIBAUT (40.1), and 87.7 and to repeal R.S. 39:2(38) and (39), relative to AN ACT the budget process; to provide for the development of evidence- To provide relative to state highways; to designate the parallel based budgeting practices that will enable data-driven budget bridges crossing the Reserve Relief Canal on Interstate 10 in St. decisions in selected policy areas; to require legislative staff of John the Baptist Parish as the "Spencer Chauvin Memorial the Senate and the House of Representatives to develop Bridge"; to designate a portion of United States Highway 190 in guidelines for the establishment of a pilot evidence-based West Baton Rouge Parish as the "Trooper Francis C. Zinna budget proposal process for adult mental health programs; to Memorial Highway"; to designate that portion of United States provide for the submission to and approval of the guidelines by Highway 190 within the corporate limits of the town of Livonia the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget; to provide for as the "Lawrence Russo Memorial Highway"; and to provide for certain terms and definitions; to provide for an effective date; related matters. and to provide for related matters. The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of The bill was read by title. Senator Hewitt moved the final Representatives with amendments: passage of the bill. HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS ROLL CALL Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, The roll was called with the following result: Highways and Public Works to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 94 by Senator Gary Smith YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Mr. President Fannin Peacock On page 2, line 4, after "designations" and before the period "." insert Allain Gatti Perry the following: "provided local or private monies are received by the Appel Hewitt Peterson department equal to the department's actual costs for the material, Barrow Johns Riser fabrication cost, mounting posts, and installation required for Bishop LaFleur Smith, G. installation of each sign, not to exceed the sum of five hundred fifty Boudreaux Long Smith, J. dollars per sign" Carter Luneau Tarver Chabert Martiny Thompson Senator Gary Smith moved to concur in the amendments Claitor Milkovich Walsworth proposed by the House. Colomb Mills Ward Cortez Mizell White Donahue Morrell Erdey Morrish Total - 37
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NAYS Cortez Milkovich Ward Donahue Mills Total - 0 Erdey Mizell ABSENT Total - 34 NAYS Lambert Total - 1 Claitor Perry Total - 2 The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it sent to the ABSENT House. Senator Hewitt moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Riser White Total - 2 SENATE BILL NO. 209— BY SENATOR WALSWORTH AND REPRESENTATIVE BROADWATER The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the amended AN ACT House Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. To enact R.S. 17:3165.3 and 3168(7), and to repeal Subpart A-3 of Part III of Chapter 1 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 14— Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 17:187.1 through 187.5, BY REPRESENTATIVE MORENO R.S. 17:2929 and 3137, relative to articulation and transfer of A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION credits; to provide relative to the provision, eligibility, and costs To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary of dual-enrollment courses; to provide relative to the Education to allow computer science courses to count as science responsibilities of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary credit for purposes of satisfying high school graduation Education, the Board of Regents, public postsecondary requirements and to establish and implement a state plan for education management boards, and local education agencies; to making computer science a fundamental part of the state's provide for reporting; and to provide for related matters. public education system. On motion of Senator Walsworth, the bill was read by title and Reported favorably by the Committee on Education. returned to the Calendar, subject to call. The resolution was read by title. Senator Mizell moved to House Concurrent Resolutions concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. on Second Reading Reported by Committees ROLL CALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1— The roll was called with the following result: BY REPRESENTATIVE NORTON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION YEAS To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to develop, implement, and enforce policies and Mr. President Fannin Morrish procedures that will enhance airport safety. Allain Gatti Peacock Appel Hewitt Perry Reported with amendments by the Committee on Transportation, Barrow Johns Peterson Highways and Public Works. Bishop LaFleur Riser Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Carter Long Smith, J. Chabert Luneau Tarver Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Claitor Martiny Thompson Highways and Public Works to Original House Concurrent Colomb Milkovich Walsworth Resolution No. 1 by Representative Norton Cortez Mills Ward Donahue Mizell White AMENDMENT NO. 1 Erdey Morrell On page 1, line 13, after "seven" and before "airports" insert Total - 38 "commercial service" NAYS On motion of Senator Cortez, the committee amendment was Total - 0 adopted. ABSENT The resolution was read by title. Senator Peacock moved to Total - 0 concur in the amended House Concurrent Resolution. The Chair declared the Senate concurred in the House ROLL CALL Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 66— The roll was called with the following result: BY REPRESENTATIVE ZERINGUE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION YEAS To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to continue to provide appropriate and sufficient Mr. President Fannin Morrell funding for the National Sea Grant College Program. Allain Gatti Morrish Appel Hewitt Peacock Reported favorably by the Committee on Education. Barrow Johns Peterson Bishop LaFleur Smith, G. The resolution was read by title. Senator Chabert moved to Boudreaux Lambert Smith, J. concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Carter Long Tarver Chabert Luneau Thompson Colomb Martiny Walsworth
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ROLL CALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17— BY REPRESENTATIVES HOFFMANN, ARMES, BACALA, CARPENTER, STEVE CARTER, CHANEY, COX, DAVIS, DEVILLIER, EDMONDS, The roll was called with the following result: EMERSON, FALCONER, FOIL, GISCLAIR, GUINN, HOWARD, LEBAS, MARCELLE, MCFARLAND, POPE, RICHARD, SCHRODER, STEFANSKI, YEAS THOMAS, AND WHITE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Mr. President Fannin Morrish To urge and request the Department of Children and Family Services Allain Gatti Peacock to study the issue of reporting of child abuse and neglect in Appel Hewitt Perry military families, and to recommend to the legislature policies Barrow Johns Peterson for improving coordination between the department and the Bishop LaFleur Riser United States Department of Defense in matters relating to child Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. welfare. Carter Long Smith, J. Chabert Luneau Tarver Reported favorably by the Committee on Health and Welfare. Claitor Martiny Thompson Colomb Milkovich Walsworth The resolution was read by title. Senator Mills moved to concur Cortez Mills Ward in the House Concurrent Resolution. Donahue Mizell White Erdey Morrell ROLL CALL Total - 38 NAYS The roll was called with the following result: Total - 0 YEAS ABSENT Mr. President Fannin Morrish Total - 0 Allain Gatti Peacock Appel Hewitt Perry The Chair declared the Senate concurred in the House Barrow Johns Peterson Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Bishop LaFleur Riser Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 36— Carter Long Smith, J. BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH Chabert Luneau Tarver A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Claitor Martiny Thompson To urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the Colomb Milkovich Walsworth prospective use of the term "d/Deaf" in law, and to report Cortez Mills Ward findings of the study in the form of recommendations to the Donahue Mizell White legislature concerning the term. Erdey Morrell Total - 38 Reported favorably by the Committee on Judiciary A. NAYS The resolution was read by title. Senator Martiny moved to Total - 0 concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. ABSENT ROLL CALL Total - 0 The roll was called with the following result: The Chair declared the Senate concurred in the House Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. YEAS HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 81— Mr. President Fannin Morrish BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN AND SENATOR WALSWORTH Allain Gatti Peacock A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Appel Hewitt Perry To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health to post Barrow Johns Peterson information concerning bone marrow donations on the Bishop LaFleur Riser department's website for dissemination by healthcare Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. practitioners to patients. Carter Long Smith, J. Chabert Luneau Tarver Reported favorably by the Committee on Health and Welfare. Claitor Martiny Thompson Colomb Milkovich Walsworth The resolution was read by title. Senator Mills moved to concur Cortez Mills Ward in the House Concurrent Resolution. Donahue Mizell White Erdey Morrell ROLL CALL Total - 38 NAYS The roll was called with the following result: Total - 0 YEAS ABSENT Mr. President Fannin Morrish Total - 0 Allain Gatti Peacock Appel Hewitt Perry The Chair declared the Senate concurred in the House Barrow Johns Peterson Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Bishop LaFleur Riser Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. Carter Long Smith, J.
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Chabert Luneau Tarver ROLL CALL Claitor Martiny Thompson Colomb Milkovich Walsworth The roll was called with the following result: Cortez Mills Ward Donahue Mizell White YEAS Erdey Morrell Total - 38 Mr. President Fannin Morrish NAYS Allain Gatti Peacock Appel Hewitt Perry Total - 0 Barrow Johns Peterson ABSENT Bishop LaFleur Riser Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. Total - 0 Carter Long Smith, J. Chabert Luneau Tarver The Chair declared the Senate concurred in the House Claitor Martiny Thompson Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Colomb Milkovich Walsworth Cortez Mills Ward House Bills and Joint Resolutions on Donahue Mizell White Third Reading and Final Passage Erdey Morrell Total - 38 HOUSE BILL NO. 20— NAYS BY REPRESENTATIVES PRICE, BERTHELOT, BACALA, BOUIE, BROADWATER, HALL, LEGER, AND SMITH Total - 0 AN ACT ABSENT To enact R.S. 17:154.1(A)(6), relative to minimum requirements for instructional time for students in public schools; to provide for Total - 0 applicability of such requirements under certain circumstances; to provide for exceptions; and to provide for related matters. The Chair declared the amended bill was passed and ordered it returned to the House. Senator Lambert moved to reconsider the vote Floor Amendments by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Senator Gary Smith proposed the following amendments. HOUSE BILL NO. 87— BY REPRESENTATIVE DEVILLIER SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2551(4)(b) and (8)(b), Amendments proposed by Senator Gary Smith to Reengrossed House 2554(C)(2)(introductory paragraph), and 2558(B), relative to the Bill No. 20 by Representative Price city of Eunice; to provide relative to the classified police service; to provide relative to departmental and promotional AMENDMENT NO. 1 seniority; to provide relative to the establishment and On page 1, line 3, after "To" and before "enact" insert "amend and maintenance of employment lists; to provide relative to the reenact R.S. 17:407.33(A)(1) and to" certification and appointment of eligible persons; to provide relative to the abolition of classes of positions; and to provide AMENDMENT NO. 2 for related matters. On page 1, line 4, after "exceptions;" insert "to provide for the definition of "camp";" The bill was read by title. Senator LaFleur moved the final passage of the bill. AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 1, line 6, after "Section 1." insert "R.S. 17:407.33(A)(1) is ROLL CALL hereby amended and reenacted and" The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 2, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following: YEAS "§407.33. Definitions A. As used in this Part, the following definitions shall apply Mr. President Fannin Morrish unless the context clearly states otherwise: Allain Gatti Peacock (1) "Camp" means any place or facility operated by any Appel Hewitt Perry institution, society, agency, corporation, person or persons, or any Barrow Johns Peterson other group which serves only children five three years of age or Bishop LaFleur Riser older and operates only when school is not in session during the Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. summer months or school holidays. Carter Long Smith, J. * * *" Chabert Luneau Tarver Claitor Martiny Thompson On motion of Senator Gary Smith, the amendments were Colomb Milkovich Walsworth adopted. Cortez Mills Ward Donahue Mizell White The bill was read by title. Senator Lambert moved the final Erdey Morrell passage of the amended bill. Total - 38 NAYS Total - 0 ABSENT Total - 0
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The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned Floor Amendments to the House. Senator LaFleur moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Senator Morrell proposed the following amendments. HOUSE BILL NO. 171— SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS BY REPRESENTATIVE STEVE CARTER AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:7(2)(f)(iii), (6)(d), (28)(b), and (33)(b), Amendments proposed by Senator Morrell to Reengrossed House 10.3(A), 10.7.1(D)(2)(introductory paragraph) and (c)(i) and Bill No. 266 by Representative Connick (E)(6), 24.4(F)(2)(h) and (3)(a) and (b)(ii) and (iii) and (J)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (a), 100.1(A)(1), (C)(6), and AMENDMENT NO. 1 (D), 183.2(B)(2)(a), 194(D), 223(B), 407.22(A)(2), (3), (4), (5), On page 3, after line 27, insert the following: (6), (7), and (9), 407.23(B)(2) and (3)(a), 407.51(A)(5), (7), and "Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by (12) and (L)(1) and (2), 416.21(K), 436.3(C)(1) and the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the (6)(introductory paragraph), 440(C)(2), 444(B)(4)(c)(i), time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as 1519.2(C)(1), 1681(B), 1982(4), 2925(A)(2), (3), and (4), provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. 3023(A)(2)(a), (6), and (9), 3095(A)(1)(b) and (c) and (D), If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the 3165.2(C)(1)(introductory paragraph), 3168(introductory legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such paragraph), 3351(H)(4), 3351.20(C), 3803(B)(1)(e), approval." 3995(A)(3)(b), 5002(D)(1) and (2) and (G), 5021(A)(2)(b), 5023(D)(1) and (2)(a), 5024(A)(3)(a), 5025(7), 5029(B)(1)(b)(i), On motion of Senator Morrell, the amendments were adopted. 5061, 5064, 5067(A)(2), 5068(B) and (C), 5081(F) and (G), 5101(B)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (2) and (C), and Floor Amendments 5102(B)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (2) and (C); to provide for technical corrections in various education laws in Title 17 of Senator Cortez proposed the following amendments. the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950; and to provide for related matters. SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS The bill was read by title. Senator Morrish moved the final Amendments proposed by Senator Cortez to Reengrossed House Bill passage of the bill. No. 266 by Representative Connick AMENDMENT NO. 1 ROLL CALL Delete Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 proposed by the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works and The roll was called with the following result: adopted by the Senate on May 23, 2017. YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 2 Mr. President Fannin Morrish On page 3, delete lines 1 through 22 and insert the following: Allain Gatti Peacock Appel Hewitt Perry "(d) After August 1, 2017, all nominating committee members Barrow Johns Peterson shall be appointed for a term of eight years. A former nominating Bishop LaFleur Riser committee member may be reappointed to a nominating committee Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. four years from the completion of a previous term. Service of four or Carter Long Smith, J. more years of an unexpired term shall constitute a term." Chabert Luneau Tarver Claitor Martiny Thompson On motion of Senator Cortez, the amendments were adopted. Colomb Milkovich Walsworth Cortez Mills Ward Floor Amendments Donahue Mizell White Erdey Morrell Senator Cortez proposed the following amendments. Total - 38 NAYS SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Total - 0 Amendments proposed by Senator Cortez to Reengrossed House Bill ABSENT No. 266 by Representative Connick Total - 0 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, line 2, after "and (b)" and before "and" insert "and The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned 330.12.1(C)(2)" to the House. Senator Morrish moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, line 3, after "relative to" insert "flood protection HOUSE BILL NO. 266— authorities and related entities; to provide for" BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNICK AN ACT AMENDMENT NO. 3 To amend and reenact R.S. 38:330.1(C)(2)(a) and (b) and to enact On page 1, line 7, after "laws;" insert "to provide for the composition R.S. 38:330.1(C)(2)(d) and (e), relative to flood protection of the Non-Flood Protection Asset Management Authority;" authority nominating committee members; to provide for the composition of the nominating committee board; to provide for AMENDMENT NO. 4 staggered terms for nominating committee members; to provide On page 1, line 10, after "and (b)" and before "are" insert "and relative to term limits for levee district nominating committee 330.12.1(C)(2)" members; to include the nominating committee as a "public body" for purposes of open meetings and public records laws; and to provide for related matters.
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AMENDMENT NO. 5 Floor Amendments On page 3, after line 27, insert the following: "§330.12.1. Non-Flood Protection Asset Management Senator Claitor proposed the following amendments. Authority; creation; composition; powers, duties, functions SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS * * * C. The authority shall be composed of the following members Amendments proposed by Senator Claitor to Reengrossed House Bill who shall be subject to Senate confirmation, provided that no elected No. 324 by Representative Pierre official shall be appointed to serve as a member of the authority: * * * AMENDMENT NO. 1 (2) One member appointed by the state senator representing On page 2, line 28, after "interference" change "is" to "may be, if Senate District No. 3 and Senate District No. 4, and by the state unrebutted," representative representing House District No. 97, House District No. 94, House District No. 99, and two members appointed by the On motion of Senator Claitor, the amendments were adopted. Congressional Representative representing Congressional District No. 1 and Congressional District No. 2. At least one member appointed The bill was read by title. Senator Cortez moved the final shall be a lawyer, at least one member shall be a certified public passage of the amended bill. accountant, and at least one member shall be a realtor. * * *" ROLL CALL On motion of Senator Cortez, the amendments were adopted. The roll was called with the following result: The bill was read by title. Senator Morrell moved the final YEAS passage of the amended bill. Mr. President Erdey Morrish ROLL CALL Allain Fannin Peacock Appel Gatti Perry The roll was called with the following result: Barrow Hewitt Peterson Bishop Johns Riser YEAS Boudreaux LaFleur Smith, G. Carter Lambert Smith, J. Mr. President Fannin Morrish Chabert Long Tarver Allain Gatti Peacock Claitor Luneau Thompson Appel Hewitt Peterson Colomb Martiny Walsworth Barrow Johns Riser Cortez Mills Ward Bishop LaFleur Smith, G. Donahue Morrell White Boudreaux Lambert Smith, J. Total - 36 Carter Long Tarver NAYS Chabert Luneau Thompson Claitor Martiny Walsworth Total - 0 Colomb Milkovich Ward ABSENT Cortez Mills White Donahue Mizell Milkovich Mizell Erdey Morrell Total - 2 Total - 37 NAYS The Chair declared the amended bill was passed and ordered it returned to the House. Senator Cortez moved to reconsider the vote Total - 0 by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. ABSENT HOUSE BILL NO. 425— Perry BY REPRESENTATIVE MAGEE Total - 1 AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:6006.1(A), (D)(2), and (F), relative to The Chair declared the amended bill was passed and ordered it tax credits; to provide with respect to the tax credit for ad returned to the House. Senator Morrell moved to reconsider the vote valorem taxes paid with respect to vessels in Outer Continental by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Shelf Lands Waters; to provide for eligibility for claiming the credit; to authorize the recapture of tax credits under certain HOUSE BILL NO. 324— circumstances; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 32:171(Section heading), (A)(1), (2), (3), The bill was read by title. Senator Allain moved the final and (4), (C), (D), (E), (F)(3), and (H) and 172(D), relative to passage of the bill. railroad crossings; to provide for on-track equipment; to provide for the designation of on-track equipment as a railway vehicle drivers must approach cautiously; to provide for the responsibility of railroad companies; and to provide for related matters.
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The roll was called with the following result: Allain Chabert Ward Total - 3 YEAS The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned Mr. President Fannin Morrish to the House. Senator Erdey moved to reconsider the vote by which Allain Gatti Peacock the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Appel Hewitt Perry Barrow Johns Peterson HOUSE BILL NO. 97— Bishop LaFleur Riser BY REPRESENTATIVE BACALA AN ACT Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2405.8(B), relative to homicide Carter Long Smith, J. investigator training; to provide an exception to homicide Chabert Luneau Tarver investigator training requirements for peace officers Claitor Martiny Thompson investigating vehicular homicide; and to provide for related Colomb Milkovich Walsworth matters. Cortez Mills Ward Donahue Mizell White The bill was read by title. Senator Gary Smith moved the final Erdey Morrell passage of the bill. Total - 38 NAYS ROLL CALL Total - 0 ABSENT The roll was called with the following result:
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The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned Mr. President Fannin Morrish to the House. Senator Allain moved to reconsider the vote by which Appel Gatti Peacock the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Barrow Hewitt Perry Bishop Johns Peterson HOUSE BILL NO. 432— Boudreaux Lambert Riser BY REPRESENTATIVE SHADOIN Carter Long Smith, G. AN ACT Chabert Luneau Smith, J. To amend and reenact R.S. 34:852.6(A) and to enact R.S. 32:702(17) Claitor Martiny Tarver and 705(B)(4), relative to transactions executing the transfer of Colomb Milkovich Thompson certificates of title of certain movable property; to provide for Cortez Mills Walsworth definitions; to regulate certain transactions transferring Donahue Mizell Ward certificates of title of movable property; to impose certain Erdey Morrell White procedural requirements; and to provide for related matters. Total - 36 NAYS The bill was read by title. Senator Erdey moved the final passage of the bill. Total - 0 ABSENT ROLL CALL Allain LaFleur The roll was called with the following result: Total - 2
YEAS The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned to the House. Senator Gary Smith moved to reconsider the vote by Mr. President Gatti Morrish which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Appel Hewitt Peacock Barrow Johns Perry HOUSE BILL NO. 114— Bishop LaFleur Peterson BY REPRESENTATIVE CHAD BROWN AN ACT Boudreaux Lambert Riser To amend and reenact R.S. 26:351(2)(a) and (4)(a), relative to Carter Long Smith, G. alcoholic beverages; to provide relative to the sale and shipment Claitor Luneau Smith, J. of certain alcoholic beverages; to provide for container size Colomb Martiny Tarver limitations of certain alcoholic beverages; and to provide for Cortez Milkovich Thompson related matters. Donahue Mills Walsworth Erdey Mizell White The bill was read by title. Senator Carter moved the final Fannin Morrell passage of the bill. Total - 35 NAYS
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ROLL CALL HOUSE BILL NO. 137— BY REPRESENTATIVE JENKINS AN ACT The roll was called with the following result: To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1231.8(A)(2)(b) and 1237.2(A)(2)(b), relative to medical malpractice claims; to provide for the date of YEAS filing of a request for a medical review panel; and to provide for Mr. President Fannin Morrish related matters. Appel Gatti Peacock Barrow Hewitt Perry Floor Amendments Bishop Johns Peterson Boudreaux LaFleur Riser Senator Martiny proposed the following amendments. Carter Lambert Smith, G. Chabert Long Smith, J. SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Claitor Luneau Tarver Colomb Martiny Thompson Amendments proposed by Senator Martiny to Reengrossed House Cortez Mills Walsworth Bill No. 137 by Representative Jenkins Donahue Mizell White Erdey Morrell AMENDMENT NO. 1 Total - 35 On page 1, line 17, after "electronically sent" insert "by facsimile NAYS transmission or other authorized means" Milkovich AMENDMENT NO. 2 Total - 1 On page 2, line 18, after "electronically sent" insert "by facsimile ABSENT transmission or other authorized means" Allain Ward On motion of Senator Martiny, the amendments were adopted. Total - 2 The bill was read by title. Senator Luneau moved the final The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned passage of the amended bill. to the House. Senator Carter moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. ROLL CALL HOUSE BILL NO. 129— The roll was called with the following result: BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS AN ACT YEAS To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Articles 3421and 3422, relative to successions; to provide for the definition of a Mr. President Fannin Morrish small succession; to provide relative to court costs; and to Appel Gatti Peacock provide for related matters. Barrow Hewitt Perry Bishop Johns Peterson The bill was read by title. Senator Gatti moved the final passage Boudreaux LaFleur Riser of the bill. Carter Lambert Smith, G. Chabert Long Smith, J. ROLL CALL Claitor Luneau Tarver Colomb Martiny Thompson The roll was called with the following result: Cortez Milkovich Walsworth Donahue Mizell Ward YEAS Erdey Morrell White Total - 36 Mr. President Gatti Peacock NAYS Appel Hewitt Perry Barrow Johns Peterson Total - 0 Bishop Lambert Riser ABSENT Boudreaux Long Smith, G. Carter Luneau Smith, J. Allain Mills Chabert Martiny Tarver Total - 2 Claitor Milkovich Thompson Colomb Mills Walsworth The Chair declared the amended bill was passed and ordered it Cortez Mizell Ward returned to the House. Senator Luneau moved to reconsider the vote Erdey Morrell White by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Fannin Morrish Total - 35 HOUSE BILL NO. 204— NAYS BY REPRESENTATIVE BILLIOT AN ACT Total - 0 To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 883.1 ABSENT and 892(A) and (B)(1), relative to criminal sentences; to provide for documentation regarding criminal cases; to remove the Allain Donahue LaFleur requirement that the court provide a copy of the court minutes Total - 3 to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections in certain cases; to require the court to provide the department with a The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned certified copy of the Uniform Sentencing Commitment Order; to the House. Senator Gatti moved to reconsider the vote by which to authorize the department to request additional information the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. from the court when necessary; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
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The bill was read by title. Senator Fannin moved the final NAYS passage of the bill. Total - 0 ROLL CALL ABSENT
The roll was called with the following result: Fannin Total - 1 YEAS The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned Mr. President Fannin Morrish to the House. Senator Allain moved to reconsider the vote by which Allain Gatti Peacock the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Appel Hewitt Perry Barrow Johns Peterson HOUSE BILL NO. 223— Bishop LaFleur Riser BY REPRESENTATIVE MORENO AND SENATOR CLAITOR AN ACT Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. To amend and reenact R.S. 14:95.10(A), (C), and (E), R.S. Carter Long Smith, J. 15:590(8), R.S. 46:2136.3(A)(introductory paragraph) and (1) Chabert Luneau Tarver and 2151(B), Code of Evidence Article 412(A) and (D), and Claitor Martiny Thompson Code of Criminal Procedure Article 387(A)(introductory Colomb Milkovich Walsworth paragraph) and to enact R.S. 14:2(B)(47), 34.9, and 34.9.1, Cortez Mills Ward relative to domestic abuse; to provide relative to acts of abuse Donahue Mizell White involving dating partners; to provide relative to the definition of Erdey Morrell "dating partner"; to create the crimes of battery of a dating Total - 38 partner and aggravated assault upon a dating partner; to prohibit NAYS the possession of a firearm by persons convicted of certain offenses of battery of a dating partner; to add offenses of abuse Total - 0 involving dating partners to the types of offenses for which ABSENT certain information is obtained upon arrest and conviction; to provide relative to the possession of firearms by persons subject Total - 0 to a permanent injunction or protective order for acts of abuse involving dating partners; to provide relative to admissibility of The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned evidence of similar crimes, wrongs, or acts in cases of abuse to the House. Senator Fannin moved to reconsider the vote by which involving dating partners; to provide relative to the information the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. required when instituting the prosecution for an offense involving abuse against a dating partner; to provide definitions; HOUSE BILL NO. 216— BY REPRESENTATIVE JONES and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:2005(D), 2005.1(B), 2013(A), and The bill was read by title. Senator Claitor moved the final 2488.77(B), relative to city courts; to provide for the city courts passage of the bill. of Morgan City, New Iberia, Jeanerette, and Breaux Bridge; to provide relative to fees collected for purposes of indigent ROLL CALL defense; to authorize a portion of those fees to be deposited into a special fund; to remove mandatory language; and to provide The roll was called with the following result: for related matters. YEAS The bill was read by title. Senator Allain moved the final passage of the bill. Mr. President Claitor Mills Allain Colomb Morrell ROLL CALL Appel Cortez Morrish Barrow Donahue Peacock The roll was called with the following result: Bishop Johns Peterson Boudreaux LaFleur Smith, G. YEAS Carter Long Tarver Chabert Luneau Mr. President Gatti Peacock Total - 23 Allain Hewitt Perry NAYS Appel Johns Peterson Barrow LaFleur Riser Erdey Milkovich Thompson Bishop Lambert Smith, G. Fannin Mizell Walsworth Boudreaux Long Smith, J. Gatti Perry Ward Carter Luneau Tarver Hewitt Riser White Chabert Martiny Thompson Lambert Smith, J. Claitor Milkovich Walsworth Total - 14 Colomb Mills Ward ABSENT Cortez Mizell White Donahue Morrell Martiny Erdey Morrish Total - 1 Total - 37
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The Chair declared the was passed and ordered it returned to the Claitor Martiny Tarver House. Senator Claitor moved to reconsider the vote by which the Colomb Milkovich Thompson bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Cortez Mills Ward Donahue Mizell HOUSE BILL NO. 225— Total - 32 BY REPRESENTATIVE PEARSON NAYS AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 40:961(25) and to enact R.S. Allain Lambert Walsworth 40:964(Schedule I)(A)(57) through (60), (D)(5), (Schedule Gatti Riser White II)(B)(29), (F)(2), and (Schedule V)(D)(4) and (F)(1), relative to Total - 6 the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law; to amend ABSENT the definition of marijuana; to add certain substances to Schedules I, II, and V; and to provide for related matters. Total - 0 The bill was read by title. Senator Mills moved the final passage The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned of the bill. to the House. Senator Morrell moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. ROLL CALL HOUSE BILL NO. 328— The roll was called with the following result: BY REPRESENTATIVE COUSSAN AN ACT YEAS To amend and reenact R.S. 9:5176(D), relative to the extinction of rights; to provide for acknowledgment of the extinction of Mr. President Fannin Peacock rights; to provide with regard to attorney fees and costs in Allain Gatti Perry actions related to extinction of rights; and to provide for related Appel Hewitt Peterson matters. Barrow Johns Riser Bishop LaFleur Smith, G. The bill was read by title. Senator Martiny moved the final Boudreaux Lambert Smith, J. passage of the bill. Carter Long Tarver Chabert Luneau Thompson ROLL CALL Claitor Martiny Walsworth Colomb Mills Ward The roll was called with the following result: Cortez Mizell White Donahue Morrell YEAS Erdey Morrish Total - 37 Mr. President Fannin Morrish NAYS Allain Gatti Peacock Appel Hewitt Perry Milkovich Barrow Johns Peterson Total - 1 Bishop LaFleur Riser ABSENT Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. Carter Long Smith, J. Total - 0 Chabert Luneau Tarver Claitor Martiny Thompson The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned Colomb Milkovich Walsworth to the House. Senator Mills moved to reconsider the vote by which Cortez Mills White the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Donahue Mizell Erdey Morrell HOUSE BILL NO. 276— Total - 37 BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES NAYS AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2531(B)(4)(b), relative to law Total - 0 enforcement officers; to provide for officer-involved incidents; ABSENT to provide relative to securing representation for officer- involved incident investigations; and to provide for related Ward matters. Total - 1 The bill was read by title. Senator Morrell moved the final The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned passage of the bill. to the House. Senator Martiny moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. ROLL CALL HOUSE BILL NO. 401— The roll was called with the following result: BY REPRESENTATIVE GISCLAIR AN ACT YEAS To amend and reenact R.S. 29:253(A)(1)(b), (2)(a), and (3), relative to the Veterans' Affairs Commission; to provide for the Mr. President Erdey Morrell appointment and removal of commission members; and to Appel Fannin Morrish provide for related matters. Barrow Hewitt Peacock Bishop Johns Perry On motion of Senator Long, the bill was read by title and Boudreaux LaFleur Peterson returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Carter Long Smith, G. Chabert Luneau Smith, J.
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HOUSE BILL NO. 410— HOUSE BILL NO. 439— BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON BY REPRESENTATIVES ZERINGUE AND MAGEE AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 15:151(A), relative to the Louisiana To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Articles 253.3(A)(4), Public Defender Board; to provide relative to the quorum of the 284, 532(heading), 925(A)(3), 928(A), 1002, 1701 through board; to change the quorum of voting members necessary for 1704, 1843, 1913(B) and (C), 2002(A)(2), 3861, 3864, 3901, transacting business; and to provide for related matters. 3902, 3955(B), 4904, 4921, 4921.1(C), and 5095, R.S. 13:3205, and R.S. 23:1316 and 1316.1(A) and to enact Code of Civil The bill was read by title. Senator Barrow moved the final Procedure Article 253(E), relative to civil procedure; to provide passage of the bill. for the clarification of terminology; to provide with respect to lis pendens and motions to stay in pending suits; to provide for the ROLL CALL timing of the filing of an answer or other pleading; to provide for the submission of a certified copy of a protective order or The roll was called with the following result: injunction in support of a preliminary default; to provide for the applicability of mandamus and quo warranto proceedings to YEAS limited liability companies; to provide for the acceptance of documents signed by electronic signature; to provide for the Mr. President Fannin Morrish redesignation of Code of Civil Procedure Article 1067; to Allain Gatti Peacock provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Appel Hewitt Perry Barrow Johns Peterson On motion of Senator Long, the bill was read by title and Bishop LaFleur Riser returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. Carter Long Smith, J. HOUSE BILL NO. 455— BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON Chabert Luneau Tarver AN ACT Claitor Martiny Thompson To amend and reenact R.S. 15:541(7), 544(A), (B)(1) and Colomb Milkovich Ward (2)(introductory paragraph), and (E)(1), (2), (3)(e), and (4), Cortez Mills White 544.1, 544.2(A)(1)(introductory paragraph), (a), and (c), Donahue Mizell (B)(introductory paragraph), (2), and (3), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), Erdey Morrell and (H) and to enact R.S. 15:544.2(B)(4), (I), (J), and (K), Total - 37 relative to sex offender registration and notification; to provide NAYS relative to the definition of "conviction" for purposes of sex offender registration and notification; to provide relative to the Total - 0 duration of the registration and notification requirements; to ABSENT provide relative to the procedure by which an offender may be relieved of the registration and notification requirements for Walsworth maintaining a "clean record"; to provide relative to the duties of Total - 1 the office of state police, district attorney, and the Sexual Predator Apprehension Team of the Department of Justice The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned relative to these procedures; to provide relative to petitions for to the House. Senator Barrow moved to reconsider the vote by which injunctive relief or declaratory judgments regarding the the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. application or interpretation of the sex offender registration and HOUSE BILL NO. 415— notification requirements; to provide relative to the BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER determination of an offender's registration and notification end AN ACT date; to provide relative to the procedure for appealing these To enact Subpart K of Part VIII of Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the determinations and the effect of those determinations that are Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. not timely appealed; and to provide for related matters. 51:470.1 through 470.10, relative to a property right of identity; to provide for definitions; to provide for a property right of The bill was read by title. Senator Martiny moved the final identity; to provide for prohibitions; to provide for termination passage of the bill. of the right of identity; to provide for a cause of action; to provide for a prescriptive period; to provide for remedies; to ROLL CALL provide for penalties; to provide for exceptions; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters. The roll was called with the following result: On motion of Senator Long, the bill was read by title and YEAS returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Mr. President Fannin Morrish HOUSE BILL NO. 423— Allain Gatti Peacock BY REPRESENTATIVE LEOPOLD Appel Hewitt Perry AN ACT Barrow Johns Peterson To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2074(B)(9)(a) and (b) and to repeal Bishop LaFleur Riser R.S. 30:2074(B)(9)(c) through (e), relative to water quality; to Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. provide for the powers and duties of the secretary of the Carter Long Smith, J. Department of Environmental Quality; to provide for the Chabert Luneau Tarver establishment and administration of a water quality trading Claitor Martiny Thompson program; to provide for certain criteria for credits; to provide for Colomb Milkovich Walsworth limitations on use of credits; to provide for records; to provide Cortez Mills Ward for a pilot or demonstration program; and to provide for related Donahue Mizell White matters. Erdey Morrell Total - 38 On motion of Senator Long, the bill was read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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NAYS ROLL CALL Total - 0 The roll was called with the following result: ABSENT YEAS Total - 0 Mr. President Erdey Mizell The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned Allain Gatti Peacock to the House. Senator Martiny moved to reconsider the vote by Appel Hewitt Perry which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Barrow Johns Smith, G. Bishop LaFleur Smith, J. HOUSE BILL NO. 473— Boudreaux Lambert Tarver BY REPRESENTATIVES GAINES, BAGNERIS, GARY CARTER, JIMMY HARRIS, JACKSON, AND JAMES Carter Long Thompson AN ACT Claitor Luneau Walsworth To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2405(H)(2)(a), (I)(2), and (J), relative Colomb Martiny Ward to peace officers; to provide relative to peace officer Cortez Milkovich certification; to provide for annual training requirements for Donahue Mills peace officers to maintain P.O.S.T. certification; to provide Total - 31 relative to impediments to P.O.S.T. certification; to provide for NAYS revocation of P.O.S.T. certification; to provide for grounds for revocation; to provide for revocation hearings; and to provide Total - 0 for related matters. ABSENT Chabert Morrish White Floor Amendments Fannin Peterson Morrell Riser Senator Peacock proposed the following amendments. Total - 7 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS The Chair declared the amended bill was passed and ordered it Amendments proposed by Senator Peacock to Reengrossed House returned to the House. Senator Gary Smith moved to reconsider the Bill No. 473 by Representative Gaines vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. HOUSE BILL NO. 499— AMENDMENT NO. 1 BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHRODER On page 1, line 2, after "(J)" insert "and to enact R.S. AN ACT 40:2405(H)(2)(c)" To amend and reenact R.S. 14:40.2(F)(1) and (G), relative to the crime of stalking; to provide relative to the issuance of AMENDMENT NO. 2 protective orders against persons convicted of stalking; to On page 1, line 9, after "reenacted" insert "and R.S. 40:2405(H)(2)(c) provide relative to the exception to the crime of stalking for is hereby enacted" private investigators; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 3 The bill was read by title. Senator Perry moved the final On page 2, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following: "The passage of the bill. additional annual training required of officers pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall be available online and at no cost to the peace officer. ROLL CALL * * *" The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 3, line 8, after "council." insert "The council shall not YEAS conduct a hearing pursuant to this Subsection unless an officer has Mr. President Gatti Peacock exhausted all legal remedies." Allain Hewitt Perry Appel Johns Peterson On motion of Senator Peacock, the amendments were adopted. Barrow LaFleur Riser Bishop Lambert Smith, G. Floor Amendments Boudreaux Long Smith, J. Carter Luneau Tarver Senator Claitor proposed the following amendments. Chabert Martiny Thompson Claitor Milkovich Walsworth SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Colomb Mills Ward Cortez Mizell White Amendments proposed by Senator Claitor to Reengrossed House Bill Donahue Morrell No. 473 by Representative Gaines Erdey Morrish Total - 37 AMENDMENT NO. 1 NAYS On page 3, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following: "(f) The officer has been involuntarily committed by the coroner Total - 0 pursuant to R.S. 28:53.2." ABSENT On motion of Senator Claitor, the amendments were adopted. Fannin Total - 1 The bill was read by title. Senator Gary Smith moved the final passage of the amended bill.
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The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned Chabert Luneau Tarver to the House. Senator Perry moved to reconsider the vote by which Claitor Martiny Thompson the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Colomb Milkovich Walsworth Cortez Mills Ward HOUSE BILL NO. 509— Donahue Mizell White BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHRODER Erdey Morrell AN ACT Total - 38 To amend and reenact R.S. 14:79(A)(1)(a), (B), and (C) and Code of NAYS Criminal Procedure Article 320(G), relative to the issuance and violation of protective orders; to provide for penalties for Total - 0 violations of temporary restraining orders; to provide relative to ABSENT the issuance of protective orders and the prohibition on communication and contact as conditions of release on bail for Total - 0 certain offenses; and to provide for related matters. The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned The bill was read by title. Senator Perry moved the final to the House. Senator Martiny moved to reconsider the vote by passage of the bill. which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. ROLL CALL HOUSE BILL NO. 560— BY REPRESENTATIVE HUNTER The roll was called with the following result: AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:4163(B), (E)(1)(b) and (I) and to enact YEAS R.S. 13:4163(E)(1)(c), relative to legislative continuances; to provide for the filing of a motion for legislative continuance by Mr. President Gatti Peacock electronic means; to provide relative to the required documents Allain Hewitt Perry to be filed; to provide relative to the delays for filing the Appel Johns Peterson motion; and to provide for related matters. Barrow LaFleur Riser Bishop Lambert Smith, G. On motion of Senator Luneau, the bill was read by title and Boudreaux Long Smith, J. returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Carter Luneau Tarver Chabert Martiny Thompson House Bills and Joint Resolutions on Claitor Milkovich Walsworth Third Reading and Final Passage, Colomb Mills Ward Cortez Mizell White Subject to Call Donahue Morrell Erdey Morrish Called from the Calendar Total - 37 NAYS Senator Perry asked that House Bill No. 401 be called from the Calendar. Total - 0 ABSENT HOUSE BILL NO. 401— BY REPRESENTATIVE GISCLAIR AN ACT Fannin To amend and reenact R.S. 29:253(A)(1)(b), (2)(a), and (3), relative Total - 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Commission; to provide for the The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned appointment and removal of commission members; and to to the House. Senator Perry moved to reconsider the vote by which provide for related matters. the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. The bill was read by title. Senator Perry moved the final HOUSE BILL NO. 524— passage of the bill. BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHRODER AN ACT ROLL CALL To repeal Code of Civil Procedure Article 1426.1(E), relative to discovery in civil matters; to provide relative to the authority of The roll was called with the following result: a district attorney to move to stay discovery in certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters. YEAS The bill was read by title. Senator Martiny moved the final Mr. President Fannin Morrish passage of the bill. Allain Gatti Peacock Appel Hewitt Perry ROLL CALL Barrow Johns Peterson Bishop LaFleur Riser The roll was called with the following result: Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. Carter Long Smith, J. YEAS Chabert Luneau Tarver Claitor Martiny Thompson Mr. President Fannin Morrish Colomb Milkovich Walsworth Allain Gatti Peacock Cortez Mills Ward Appel Hewitt Perry Donahue Mizell White Barrow Johns Peterson Erdey Morrell Bishop LaFleur Riser Total - 38 Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. Carter Long Smith, J.
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NAYS Erdey Mills Ward Fannin Mizell White Total - 0 Total - 30 ABSENT NAYS Total - 0 Barrow Carter Tarver Bishop Morrell The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned Boudreaux Peterson to the House. Senator Perry moved to reconsider the vote by which Total - 7 the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. ABSENT Called from the Calendar Luneau Total - 1 Senator Mizell asked that House Bill No. 161 be called from the Calendar. The Chair declared the amended bill was passed and ordered it returned to the House. Senator Mizell moved to reconsider the vote HOUSE BILL NO. 161— by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. BY REPRESENTATIVE SEABAUGH AN ACT Called from the Calendar To amend and reenact R.S. 14:313(D) and to enact R.S. 14:313(C)(4), (5), (6), and (7), relative to offenses affecting the Senator Gatti asked that House Bill No. 485 be called from the public generally; to provide relative to the prohibition on Calendar. wearing hoods, masks, and other facial disguises in public places; to provide an exception for persons driving or riding a HOUSE BILL NO. 485— motorcycle; to provide for exceptions; and to provide for related BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 404(A), Floor Amendments (C), (D), (E), and (F) and to enact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 404(G) and (H), relative to jury commissions; to provide Senator Mizell proposed the following amendments. for technical corrections; to provide for the functions of the jury commission in the parishes of Claiborne, DeSoto, Union, and SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Webster; to transfer the functions of the jury commission to the clerks of court of Claiborne Parish, DeSoto Parish, Union Amendments proposed by Senator Mizell to Reengrossed House Bill Parish, and Webster Parish; and to provide for related matters. No. 161 by Representative Seabaugh The bill was read by title. Senator Gatti moved the final passage AMENDMENT NO. 1 of the bill. Delete Senate Committee Amendments No. 1 through 3 which were ROLL CALL proposed by the Senate Committee on Judiciary C and adopted by the Senate on May 17, 2017. The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 2 YEAS On page 1, line 2, after "R.S. 14:313(C)(4)" delete the comma "," and insert "and (5)," and delete the rest of the line Mr. President Fannin Morrish Allain Gatti Peacock AMENDMENT NO. 3 Appel Hewitt Perry On page 1, at the end of line 8, delete the comma "," and at the Barrow Johns Peterson beginning of line 9, change "(5), (6), and (7)" to "and (5)" Bishop LaFleur Riser Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. AMENDMENT NO. 4 Carter Long Smith, J. On page 2, delete lines 1 through 3 Chabert Luneau Tarver Claitor Martiny Thompson On motion of Senator Mizell, the amendments were adopted. Colomb Milkovich Walsworth Cortez Mills Ward The bill was read by title. Senator Mizell moved the final Donahue Mizell White passage of the amended bill. Erdey Morrell Total - 38 ROLL CALL NAYS The roll was called with the following result: Total - 0 ABSENT YEAS Total - 0 Mr. President Gatti Morrish Allain Hewitt Peacock The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned Appel Johns Perry to the House. Senator Gatti moved to reconsider the vote by which Chabert LaFleur Riser the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Claitor Lambert Smith, G. Colomb Long Smith, J. Called from the Calendar Cortez Martiny Thompson Donahue Milkovich Walsworth Senator Claitor asked that House Bill No. 27 be called from the Calendar.
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HOUSE BILL NO. 27— SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 153— BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNICK BY SENATORS WARD AND BARROW AN ACT A RESOLUTION To amend and reenact R.S. 14:35.3(B)(5) and 37.7(B)(2) and R.S. To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the 46:2132(4), relative to victims of domestic abuse; to amend the Legislature of Louisiana upon the passing of Ronald Lee definition of "household member" for purposes of domestic "Ronnie" Nolan Jr. of Denham Springs, Louisiana. abuse battery, domestic abuse aggravated assault, and domestic abuse assistance; and to provide for related matters. The resolution was read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. The bill was read by title. Senator Claitor moved the final passage of the bill. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 154— BY SENATOR MILLS A RESOLUTION ROLL CALL To urge and request the Department of Natural Resources to study potential solutions that may mitigate spoil banks created as a The roll was called with the following result: result of the construction and maintenance of pipelines. YEAS The resolution was read by title and placed on the Calendar for Mr. President Colomb Morrell a second reading. Allain Cortez Morrish Appel Donahue Peacock Introduction of Barrow Hewitt Perry Senate Concurrent Resolutions Bishop Johns Peterson Boudreaux LaFleur Smith, G. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 117— Carter Luneau Ward BY SENATOR WALSWORTH Chabert Martiny A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Claitor Mills To create and provide for the Louisiana Historical Archives Task Total - 25 Force to study the conditions, issues, needs, and problems NAYS relative to the preservation of the state's historical archives and records and to recommend any action or legislation that the task Erdey Milkovich Thompson force deems necessary or appropriate. Fannin Mizell Walsworth Gatti Riser White The resolution was read by title and placed on the Calendar for Lambert Smith, J. a second reading. Long Tarver Total - 13 Rules Suspended ABSENT Senator John Smith asked for and obtained a suspension of the Total - 0 rules to allow the Senate Committee on Insurance to hear House Bill No. 664 without the required posted notice. The Chair declared the bill was passed and ordered it returned to the House. Senator Claitor moved to reconsider the vote by which Message from the House the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. ASKING CONCURRENCE IN Rules Suspended HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Senator Hewitt asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules May 30, 2017 to revert to the Morning Hour. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: Introduction of Senate Resolutions I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Senator Donahue asked for and obtained a suspension of the Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the rules to read Senate Resolutions a first and second time. following House Bills and Joint Resolutions: SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 151— HB No. 116 HB No. 249 BY SENATOR DONAHUE A RESOLUTION Respectfully submitted, To commend Barry Wilson, Athletic Director of Holy Cross School ALFRED W. SPEER of New Orleans, upon the occasion of his retirement. Clerk of the House of Representatives On motion of Senator Donahue the resolution was read by title House Bills and Joint Resolutions and adopted. Senator Hewitt asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 152— to read House Bills and Joint Resolutions a first and second time by BY SENATOR PETERSON A RESOLUTION title and refer them to committee. To recognize Thursday, June 1, 2017, as the thirty-third annual Red HOUSE BILL NO. 116— and White Day at the Louisiana Legislature. BY REPRESENTATIVE DWIGHT AN ACT The resolution was read by title and placed on the Calendar for To amend and reenact R.S. 46:1844(A)(2)(b) and (d), (M)(1) and (2), a second reading. (O), and (R) and to enact R.S. 46:1844(A)(2)(e), relative to rights of crime victims; to provide relative to the registration of crime victims; to provide relative to the development of a system that allows for electronic registration and notification; to
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authorize a registered victim to submit a reentry statement Reported with amendments. recommending certain parole conditions for the inmate; to require the Crime Victims Services Bureau to provide the victim HOUSE BILL NO. 176— with information relative to the reentry statement; and to BY REPRESENTATIVE LYONS provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 46:1606(A) and (B)(1), relative to the The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the office of elderly affairs; to eliminate the cap on the amount any Committee on Judiciary B. parish voluntary councils on aging may receive; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 249— BY REPRESENTATIVES MAGEE, BAGNERIS, CARPENTER, DWIGHT, Reported favorably. GAINES, JAMES, MARCELLE, MARINO, AND NORTON AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 224— To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1676(B)(1) and Code of Criminal BY REPRESENTATIVE MORENO Procedure Articles 883.2(D), 884, 885.1(A), (C), and (D), AN ACT 886(A), 888, 894.4, 895.1(A)(1) and (2)(a), (D), and (E), and To enact R.S. 47:302.56, 322.49, and 332.55, relative to the 895.5(C), to enact Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 875.1, disposition of certain sales and use tax collections in Orleans 885.1(E), and 886(C), and to repeal Code of Criminal Procedure Parish; to establish the New Orleans Quality of Life Fund as a Article 895.1(F), relative to the financial obligations for criminal special fund in the state treasury; to provide for the deposit of offenders; to provide relative to the payment of fines, fees, monies into the fund; to provide for the use of such monies; to costs, restitution, and other monetary obligations related to an provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. offender's conviction; to require the court to determine the offender's ability to pay the financial obligations imposed; to Reported with amendments. authorize the court to waive, modify, or create a payment plan for the offender's financial obligations; to provide relative to the HOUSE BILL NO. 268— recovery of uncollected monetary obligations at the end of a BY REPRESENTATIVE JIMMY HARRIS probation period; to provide for legislative intent; to provide AN ACT relative to the disbursement of collected payments; to authorize To enact R.S. 15:587.5 and 587.6, R.S. 23:1657.1, R.S. 36:254.3 and the court to impose certain conditions in lieu of payment in 701.1, R.S. 39:15.1.1 and 15.1.2, R.S. 46:51.3, and R.S. certain situations; to provide relative to the penalties imposed 47:1504.1, relative to criminal history records checks; to provide when an offender fails to make certain payments or fails to for criminal history records checks for current and prospective appear for a hearing relative to missed payments; to require employees, contractors, and subcontractors of agencies with notice to an offender upon his failure to make certain payments; access to federal tax information, criminal history record to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related information, or state issued REAL ID information; to provide matters. relative to the procedures and costs for the criminal history records checks; to provide for the use of these records; to The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the provide for a definition; and to provide for related matters. Committee on Judiciary B. Reported favorably. Reports of Committees HOUSE BILL NO. 460— BY REPRESENTATIVES BERTHELOT, ABRAHAM, AMEDEE, BACALA, The following reports of committees were received and read: BAGNERIS, BARRAS, BILLIOT, CHAD BROWN, TERRY BROWN, CARMODY, ROBBY CARTER, STEVE CARTER, CHANEY, CONNICK, COX, DEVILLIER, EDMONDS, FALCONER, FOIL, FRANKLIN, REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GISCLAIR, LANCE HARRIS, HAVARD, HAZEL, HORTON, HOWARD, HUVAL, JOHNSON, JONES, LEOPOLD, LYONS, MARCELLE, MARINO, MCFARLAND, MIGUEZ, NORTON, POPE, PUGH, PYLANT, REYNOLDS, FINANCE RICHARD, SCHEXNAYDER, SCHRODER, SHADOIN, STAGNI, STEFANSKI, AND STOKES Senator Eric LaFleur, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on AN ACT Finance, submitted the following report: To enact R.S. 22:347(A)(1)(c) and R.S. 40:1593.1, relative to the authority of the state fire marshal to purchase group insurance; May 30, 2017 to provide for disposition of monies; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings; to authorize the purchase of To the President and Members of the Senate: certain group insurance; to require certain qualifications for benefit eligibility; to limit eligibility; to provide for procedure; I am directed by your Committee on Finance to submit the and to provide for related matters. following report: Reported with amendments. HOUSE BILL NO. 49— BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP HOUSE BILL NO. 492— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES MAGEE, HOFFMANN, AND STOKES To amend and reenact R.S. 30:136.3(B)(1), relative to the Mineral AN ACT and Energy Operation Fund; to provide for revenues to be To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1253.2(A)(introductory paragraph) credited to the fund; and to provide for related matters. and (3)(f) and (g), 1253.3(B), and 1253.4(A) and R.S. 46:460.31(introductory paragraph) and (4) and 460.51(5) and (8) Reported favorably. and to enact R.S. 40:1253.2(A)(3)(h), R.S. 46:460.51(13), and Subpart D of Part XIII of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Louisiana HOUSE BILL NO. 139— Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 46:460.81 BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND through 460.88, relative to the Louisiana Medicaid program; to AN ACT provide for duties of the Louisiana Department of Health in To enact R.S. 39:366.12 and 1603.1, relative to public contracts; to administering the Medicaid managed care program; to correct require prior approval of certain actions related to the references to the name of such program; to establish a process procurement of professional, personal, consulting, and social for review of healthcare provider claims submitted to Medicaid services; to require prior approval of agreements relating to the managed care organizations; to provide for reviews of claim lease or operation of certain hospitals; to provide for exceptions; payment determinations which are adverse to healthcare to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters. providers; to provide for appeals of decisions rendered through
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such review process; to establish a panel for selection of HOUSE BILL NO. 307— independent reviewers; to provide reporting requirements; to BY REPRESENTATIVE LYONS provide for penalties; to provide for administrative rulemaking; AN ACT and to provide for related matters. To enact R.S. 39:1624(A)(10) and R.S. 47:1508(B)(41) and 1678, relative to tax clearances from the Department of Revenue; to Reported with amendments. require a tax clearance for the issuance or renewal of a sales tax resale certificate; to require a tax clearance for approval of HOUSE BILL NO. 590— certain state contracts; to provide for exceptions; to provide for BY REPRESENTATIVES HILFERTY AND DAVIS an effective date; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 49:308.5 and to enact R.S. 24:653(N), Reported favorably. relative to the review of special treasury funds; to provide for the submission of a plan to review special treasury funds; to HOUSE BILL NO. 333— provide for the review of and recommendation on certain special BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON treasury funds; to provide for exceptions; to provide for a AN ACT dedicated fund review subcommittee of the Joint Legislative To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1519(B) and 1520(A)(1)(c), (e), and Committee on the Budget; to provide for an effective date; and (g) and (2), (B), and (C) and to enact R.S. 47:1519(D) and to provide for related matters. 1520(A)(3), relative to tax returns and payments; to provide for the payment of taxes by electronic funds transfer; to authorize Reported favorably. the secretary to require the electronic filing of tax returns; to provide for exceptions; to provide with respect to certain Respectfully submitted, penalties; to require rulemaking; to provide for effectiveness; ERIC LAFLEUR and to provide for related matters. Chairman Reported favorably. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 427— BY REPRESENTATIVE DUSTIN MILLER REVENUE AND FISCAL AFFAIRS AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:297(H)(2)(a), (b), and (c) and (3) and Senator Jean-Paul "JP" Morrell, Chairman on behalf of the to enact R.S. 47:297(H)(4) through (7), relative to income tax Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs, submitted the following credits for certain healthcare professionals; to provide for the report: income tax credit for certain medical professionals in medically underserved areas; to provide for eligibility; to provide for the May 30, 2017 administration of the credit; to authorize the promulgation of rules and regulations; to limit the annual amount of the tax To the President and Members of the Senate: credits certified and granted; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters. I am directed by your Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs to submit the following report: Reported with amendments. HOUSE BILL NO. 230— HOUSE BILL NO. 446— BY REPRESENTATIVE STOKES BY REPRESENTATIVE MARINO AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:716.1 and 818.2(4), relative to To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1508(B)(8) and (11), relative to the aviation gasoline; to provide for the definition of aviation confidentiality of tax records; to provide for the confidentiality gasoline; and to provide for related matters. of certain taxpayer information; to provide for the disclosure of information relative to tobacco settlement enforcement; to Reported favorably. provide for the confidentiality of information shared by the state relative to the NPM Adjustment Settlement Agreement; and to HOUSE BILL NO. 237— provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES BARRAS, ABRAMSON, DAVIS, DEVILLIER, DWIGHT, JIMMY HARRIS, HORTON, HUVAL, JIM MORRIS, SCHEXNAYDER, SEABAUGH, AND STOKES Reported with amendments. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 51:1787(K), relative to the sunset of the HOUSE BILL NO. 454— Enterprise Zone program; to extend the sunset date; to provide BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:6020(C)(2)(b), (D)(1), (2)(a) and (b), Reported favorably. and (5)(a) and (b), and (F)(2), to enact R.S. 47:6020(G), and to repeal R.S. 47:6020(D)(1) and (2)(a) and Section 3 of Act No. HOUSE BILL NO. 300— 414 of the 2011 Regular Session of the Legislature, as amended BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS AND SENATOR MORRELL AND by Act No. 104 of the 2015 Regular Session of the Legislature REPRESENTATIVES FOIL AND STOKES relative to tax credits; to provide for the termination date for the AN ACT Angel Investor Tax Credit Program; to provide for the amount To amend and reenact R.S. 47:6015(C)(2), (D), (E)(1), and (J) of the credit; to provide with respect to the claiming of the relative to the research and development tax credit program; to credit; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related provide for definitions; to provide for credit rates; to provide for matters. transferability of credits; to provide for application; and to provide for related matters. Reported with amendments. Reported with amendments. HOUSE BILL NO. 618— BY REPRESENTATIVE GAROFALO AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:99.27(1), (4), (5), (10), (18), 99.30(A)(introductory paragraph) and (1), 99.38(A), (B), and (C), 99.41, 99.42, and 99.44 and to enact R.S. 39:99.27(19)
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through (28), relative to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 114— Restoration Financing Corporation; to authorize the financing, BY SENATOR LONG AND REPRESENTATIVE HALL purchasing, owning, and managing payments from the A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Deepwater Horizon natural resource damage act and the To commend Juan D'Vaughn Pierre on being named to the 2017 Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act; to provide for terms and conditions associated with the financing, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 115— BY SENATOR ERDEY purchasing, owning, and managing; to direct the Louisiana State A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Law Institute to redesignate section numbers; and to provide for To commend Hunter Plake on his many accomplishments and to related matters. congratulate him on his outstanding performance and Reported with amendments. participation on The Voice reality television series. HOUSE BILL NO. 629— Respectfully submitted, BY REPRESENTATIVES ANDERS AND BROADWATER KAREN CARTER PETERSON AN ACT Chairman To amend and reenact R.S. 47:305.25(A)(3), relative to state sales and use tax exemptions; to provide for certain exemptions to the The foregoing Senate Concurrent Resolutions were signed by state sales and use tax; to provide for the definition of farm the President of the Senate. equipment to include polyroll tubing; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters. Message from the House Reported with amendments. SIGNED HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS HOUSE BILL NO. 640— May 30, 2017 BY REPRESENTATIVE STOKES AN ACT To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: To amend and reenact R.S. 47:6007(C)(1)(introductory paragraph), relative to income tax credits; to provide with respect to the I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of motion picture production tax credit; to provide for when tax the House of Representatives has signed the following House credits are earned; and to provide for related matters. Concurrent Resolutions: Reported with amendments. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 46— BY REPRESENTATIVE PEARSON Respectfully submitted, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION JEAN-PAUL "JP" MORRELL To authorize and direct the Louisiana State Law Institute to direct the Chairman printer of the Louisiana Revised Statutes to stop printing unconstitutional statutory language relative to the cash balance Privileged Report of the Committee on plan for some state retirement systems. Senate and Governmental Affairs HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 85— BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN ENROLLMENTS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Louisiana Assisted Living Association for its Senator Peterson, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on achievements and to designate Tuesday, May 23, 2017, as Senate and Governmental Affairs, submitted the following report: Louisiana Assisted Living Association Day at the state capitol. May 30, 2017 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 90— BY REPRESENTATIVE HAZEL To the President and Members of the Senate: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Rapides Parish upon its declaration by the Governor's I am directed by your Committee on Senate and Governmental Council on Physical Fitness and Sports as the Most Physically Affairs to submit the following report: Fit Parish in the state. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 91— The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions have been BY REPRESENTATIVES BISHOP, COUSSAN, AND NANCY LANDRY properly enrolled: AND SENATOR CORTEZ A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 112— To commend the Ascension Episcopal School on winning the 2017 BY SENATORS LONG, ALARIO, ALLAIN, APPEL, BARROW, BISHOP, Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Baseball State Tournament- BOUDREAUX, CARTER, CHABERT, CLAITOR, COLOMB, CORTEZ, DONAHUE, ERDEY, FANNIN, GATTI, HEWITT, JOHNS, LAFLEUR, Division IV. LAMBERT, LUNEAU, MARTINY, MILKOVICH, MILLS, MIZELL, MORRELL, MORRISH, PEACOCK, PERRY, PETERSON, RISER, GARY HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 92— SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TARVER, THOMPSON, WALSWORTH, WARD BY REPRESENTATIVES BISHOP, COUSSAN, AND NANCY LANDRY AND WHITE AND REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON AND SENATOR CORTEZ A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend and congratulate David Wayne Toms on being named To commend the Ascension Episcopal High School Girls' tennis team to the 2017 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. on winning the 2017 Allstate/LHSAA Girls Tennis State Championship-Division IV. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 113— BY SENATOR LONG AND REPRESENTATIVE STAGNI HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 87— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN To commend and congratulate Edward Earl Reed Jr. on being named A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to the 2017 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. To commend the Home Care Association of Louisiana for its achievements and to designate Thursday, May 25, 2017, as Home Care Association of Louisiana Day at the state capitol.
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 94— HOUSE BILL NO. 200— BY REPRESENTATIVES PIERRE, BAGNERIS, BOUIE, CARPENTER, BY REPRESENTATIVE FALCONER GARY CARTER, COX, FRANKLIN, GAINES, GLOVER, HALL, JIMMY AN ACT HARRIS, HUNTER, JACKSON, JAMES, JEFFERSON, JENKINS, TERRY LANDRY, LYONS, MARCELLE, DUSTIN MILLER, AND PRICE AND To amend and reenact Section 3 of Act No. 164 of the 1984 Regular SENATORS BARROW, BISHOP, CARTER, MORRELL, AND PETERSON Session of the Legislature, relative to the city of Mandeville; to A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION provide relative to the municipal police civil service system; to To recognize Friday, June 2, 2017, as National Gun Violence provide relative to the personnel director responsible for the Awareness Day. administration of such system; to provide relative to the appointment of such director; and to provide for related matters. and asked that the President of the Senate affix his signature to the same. HOUSE BILL NO. 329— BY REPRESENTATIVE BAGNERIS Respectfully submitted, AN ACT ALFRED W. SPEER To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9077(D) and (F)(5)(b), relative to Clerk of the House of Representatives Orleans Parish; to provide relative to the Lake Barrington Subdivision Improvement District; to provide relative to the The House Concurrent Resolutions contained herein were signed governing board of the district; to provide relative to the by the President of the Senate. membership of the board; to provide relative to the special taxes and fees levied within the district; to provide relative to the renewal of such taxes and fees; and to provide for related Message from the House matters. SIGNED HOUSE BILLS AND HOUSE BILL NO. 452— JOINT RESOLUTIONS BY REPRESENTATIVES ABRAMSON, ANDERS, ARMES, BAGNERIS, BILLIOT, CARMODY, STEVE CARTER, FOIL, GISCLAIR, LANCE May 30, 2017 HARRIS, HORTON, JAY MORRIS, JIM MORRIS, STOKES, TALBOT, THOMAS, AND WHITE AND SENATOR WALSWORTH AN ACT To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: To amend and reenact R.S. 17:437.1(B) and to enact R.S. 17:3996(B)(13), relative to training for certain school I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of employees; to make requirement for in-service training in the House of Representatives has signed the following House Bills suicide prevention applicable to nonpublic and charter school and Joint Resolutions: personnel; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 14— BY REPRESENTATIVES FALCONER AND SCHRODER HOUSE BILL NO. 487— BY REPRESENTATIVE TERRY LANDRY AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 25:212.2, relative to the Madisonville branch library in To amend and reenact R.S. 32:410.1(A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) and to St. Tammany Parish; to authorize the governing authority of St. enact R.S. 14:70.7(D), relative to fictitious, fraudulent, or Tammany Parish to name the library in honor of a living person; facsimile identification documents; to prohibit novelty, and to provide for related matters. unofficial, or fraudulent credentials intended to simulate certain HOUSE BILL NO. 111— identification credentials issued by governmental entities; to BY REPRESENTATIVES BISHOP, GLOVER, AND THIBAUT AND clarify unacceptable defenses for violations of this prohibition; SENATOR WALSWORTH to provide for penalties; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:267 and 3996(B)(44), relative to required HOUSE BILL NO. 540— instruction; to require instruction in litter prevention and BY REPRESENTATIVE DEVILLIER awareness for public school students in certain grades; to AN ACT provide relative to materials used for such instruction; to require To enact R.S. 33:423.27, relative to the Eunice police department; to public school governing authorities to adopt rules and provide that the board of aldermen may authorize the police regulations to implement such instruction; and to provide for chief to appoint, discipline, and discharge police personnel; and related matters. to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 182— and asked that the President of the Senate affix his signature to the BY REPRESENTATIVE JIMMY HARRIS same. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9078(D) and (F)(2) and (4), relative to Respectfully submitted, Orleans Parish; to provide relative to the Kenilworth ALFRED W. SPEER Improvement District; to provide relative to the governing board Clerk of the House of Representatives of the district; to provide relative to the membership of the board; to provide relative to the parcel fee imposed within the The House Bills and Joint Resolutions contained herein were district; to provide relative to the maximum rate, expiration, and signed by the President of the Senate. renewal of the fee; and to provide for related matters. ATTENDANCE ROLL CALL HOUSE BILL NO. 191— BY REPRESENTATIVE GUINN AN ACT PRESENT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:463.46(Section Heading) and (C)(2) Mr. President Fannin Morrish and R.S. 56:10(B)(6)(b)(ii) and (10), relative to the Quail Allain Gatti Peacock Unlimited prestige license plate; to rename the "Quail Appel Hewitt Perry Unlimited" prestige license plate; and to provide for related Barrow Johns Peterson matters. Bishop LaFleur Riser Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. Carter Long Smith, J. Chabert Luneau Tarver Claitor Martiny Thompson
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Colomb Milkovich Walsworth Cortez Mills Ward Donahue Mizell White Erdey Morrell Total - 38 ABSENT Total - 0 Announcements The following committee meetings for May 31, 2017, were announced: Commerce 10:30 A.M. Room E Finance 12:30 P.M. Room A Health and Welfare 9:00 A.M. Hainkel Room Insurance 10:00 A.M. Room C Senate and Gov't Affairs 9:00 A.M. Room F Adjournment On motion of Senator Long, at 6:50 o'clock P.M. the Senate adjourned until Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at 4:00 o'clock P.M. The President of the Senate declared the Senate adjourned. GLENN A. KOEPP Secretary of the Senate DIANE O' QUIN Journal Clerk
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