Faucheux Montgomery Walsworth OFFICIAL JOURNAL Flavin Morrell Welch Frith Morrish Winston OF THE Fruge Murray Wooton Futrell Nevers Wright HOUSE OF Gallot Odinet Total—104 REPRESENTATIVES ABSENT OF THE Baudoin Total—1 STATE OF LOUISIANA The Speaker announced that there were 104 members present and a quorum. FIFTIETH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Prayer Prayer was offered by Rev. Joseph P. Roussel, Jr. Twenty-seventh Regular Session of the Legislature Under the Adoption of the Pledge of Allegiance Constitution of 1974 Rep. Jane Smith led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

House of Representatives Reading of the Journal State Capitol On motion of Rep. Frith, the reading of the Journal was dispensed Baton Rouge, Louisiana with. Monday, June 18, 2001 On motion of Rep. Frith, the Journal of June 17, 2001, was adopted. The House of Representatives was called to order at 9:00 A.M., by the Honorable Charlie DeWitt, Speaker of the House of Suspension of the Rules Representatives. On motion of Rep. Sneed, the rules were suspended to limit the Morning Hour author or proponent handling the legislative instrument to ten minutes for opening remarks and all subsequent speakers on the instrument to ROLL CALL five minutes. The roll being called, the following members answered to their Conference Committee Appointment names: The Speaker appointed the following conferees on the part of the PRESENT House to confer with a like committee from the Senate on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1: Reps. LeBlanc, DeWitt, and Murray. Mr. Speaker Glover Perkins Alario Green Pierre Alexander, E Guillory Pinac Conference Committee Appointment Alexander, R Hammett Pitre Ansardi Heaton Powell The Speaker appointed the following conferees on the part of the Baldone Hebert Pratt House to confer with a like committee from the Senate on the Baylor Hill Quezaire disagreement to House Bill No. 2072: Reps. Diez, Pitre, and Tucker. Bowler Holden Richmond Broome Hopkins Riddle Petitions, Memorials and Bruce Hudson Romero Communications Bruneau Hunter Salter Carter, K Hutter Scalise The following petitions, memorials, and communications were Carter, R Iles Schneider received and read: Cazayoux Jackson, L Schwegmann Clarkson Jackson, M Shaw Message from the Senate Crane Johns Smith, G.—56th Crowe Katz Smith, J.D.—50th SIGNED SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS Curtis Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th Damico Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th June 18, 2001 Daniel LaFleur Sneed Dartez Lancaster Stelly To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Devillier Landrieu Strain Representatives: Diez LeBlanc Swilling Doerge Lucas Thompson I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of Donelon Martiny Toomy the Senate has signed the following Senate Concurrent Resolutions: Downer McCallum Townsend Durand McDonald Triche Senate Concurrent Resolution Nos. 19, 57, 68, 94, 105, 118, 121, 126, Erdey McMains Tucker 128, 130, 131, 139, 148, and 156 Farrar McVea Waddell

2873 Page 2 HOUSE 50th Day's Proceedings - June 18, 2001 and ask the Speaker of the House of Representatives to affix his Motion signature to the same. On motion of Rep. Townsend, the Committee on Education was Respectfully submitted, discharged from further consideration of House Resolution No. 33. MICHAEL S. BAER, III HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 33— Secretary of the Senate BY REPRESENTATIVE TOWNSEND A RESOLUTION The Senate Concurrent Resolutions contained herein were signed To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary by the Speaker of the House. Education to establish a Patriotism and American Values Week to be celebrated and observed in the public elementary and secondary Message from the Senate schools in Louisiana. SIGNED SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Read by title. June 18, 2001 On motion of Rep. Townsend, and under a suspension of the rules, the resolution was adopted. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Reconsideration I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of The following legislative instruments on reconsideration were the Senate has signed the following Senate Bills: taken up and acted upon as follows: Senate Bill Nos. 331, 762, 821, 858, 880, 1001, 1048, 1055, 1075, HOUSE BILL NO. 1042— 1096, 20, 217, 314, 401, 460, 616, 681, 778, 781, 987, 458, 739, 883, BY REPRESENTATIVE WOOTON 973, 1106, and 244 AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 27:65(B)(11) and to enact R.S. 27:239.1, and ask the Speaker of the House of Representatives to affix his relative to the Louisiana Gaming Control Law; to provide that signature to the same. electronic cards can be used for making wagers on riverboats and at the official gaming establishment; to provide with respect to the Respectfully submitted, type of electronic cards which may be used; and to provide for related matters. MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate Read by title. The Senate Bills contained herein were signed by the Speaker of On motion of Rep. Alario, the vote by which theSenate the House. Amendments to the above House Bill were rejected on the previous legislative day was reconsidered. Message from the Senate Returned to the calendar under the rules. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Suspension of the Rules June 18, 2001 On motion of Rep. Crane, the rules were suspended in order to take up and consider Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on Third To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Reading and Final Passage at this time. Representatives: Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Third Reading and Final Passage adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1011. The following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on third reading and final passage were taken up and acted upon as follows: Respectfully submitted, SENATE BILL NO. 829— MICHAEL S. BAER, III BY SENATOR THEUNISSEN Secretary of the Senate AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3226(A) and to enact R.S. 17:3228, House and House Concurrent Resolutions relative to the authority of the Board of Regents to establish learning centers; to authorize the Board of Regents to establish The following House and House Concurrent Resolutions lying learning centers in areas of the state not adequately provided with over were taken up and acted upon as follows: postsecondary education services; to provide for the operation, management and supervision of the learning centers; to authorize the establishment of advisory councils; and to provide for related matters. Called from the calendar. Read by title.

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Rep. LeBlanc sent up floor amendments which were read as AMENDMENT NO. 8 follows: On page 2, line 15, after "in" and before "not adequately" delete "areas HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS of the state" and insert in lieu thereof the following: Amendments proposed by Representative LeBlanc to Engrossed Senate "Louisiana Economic Development Districts 3 and 5, those service Bill No. 829 by Senator Theunissen delivery areas of the state which have no public community college and are" AMENDMENT NO. 1 AMENDMENT NO. 9 Delete House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Representative Hudson, et al. and adopted by the House of Representatives on June 7, On page 2, at the end of line 16, insert: 2001. "No learning center shall be established pursuant to the provisions of AMENDMENT NO. 2 this Section in any economic development district in which a public community college exists unless the establishment of the learning center On page 1, line 2, after "enact" and before "relative" change "R.S. is approved by adoption of a concurrent resolution by the legislature. 17:3228," to "R.S. 17:3226(C) and 3228," Any funding necessary for the operation of a learning center established pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be subject to a specific AMENDMENT NO. 3 appropriation for this purpose." On page 1, at the beginning of line 4, insert the following: On motion of Rep. LeBlanc, the amendments were adopted. "authorize the Board of Regents to establish the Learning Center of Rep. Crane moved the final passage of the bill, as amended. Rapides Parish; to provide for transition to the Learning Center of Rapides Parish; to" ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 4 The roll was called with the following result: On page 1, at the beginning of line 11, change "R.S. 17:3228 is" to YEAS "R.S. 17:3226(C) and 3228 are" Mr. Speaker Frith Morrell AMENDMENT NO. 5 Alario Futrell Morrish Alexander, E Gallot Murray On page 1, line 12, after "Learning" and before "authorization" change Alexander, R Green Nevers "center; Jefferson Parish;" to "centers; Jefferson Parish; Rapides Ansardi Guillory Odinet Parish;" Baldone Hammett Perkins Baylor Hill Pierre AMENDMENT NO. 6 Bowler Holden Pinac Broome Hopkins Pitre On page 1, at the beginning of line 15, change "higher" to Bruce Hudson Pratt "postsecondary" Carter, K Hunter Quezaire Carter, R Iles Richmond AMENDMENT NO. 7 Cazayoux Jackson, L Riddle Clarkson Jackson, M Salter On page 2, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following: Crane Johns Schneider Crowe Katz Schwegmann "C. The Board of Regents may establish a learning center in Curtis Kennard Smith, J.D.—50th Rapides Parish as a consortium of existing institutions of postsecondary Damico Kenney Smith, J.H.—8th education to ensure provision of a comprehensive offering of college Daniel LaFleur Stelly courses and programs in Louisiana Economic Development District 6. Dartez Landrieu Strain The Learning Center for Rapides Parish created by this Subsection shall Diez LeBlanc Thompson be the successor to the University Center for Rapides Parish in existence Doerge Lucas Townsend prior to the enactment of this Subsection. The Board of Regents shall Downer Martiny Triche take such actions as necessary to provide for the transfer to the Learning Durand McCallum Welch Center for Rapides Parish created by this Subsection of all funds, Farrar McVea Wooton facilities, equipment, other property, and all other financial resources of Faucheux Montgomery Wright or due to the former university center and to accomplish the purposes Total—78 of this Subsection and provide for a smooth transition in implementing NAYS the provisions of this Subsection. The Board of Regents shall provide for the operation, management, and supervision of the Learning Center Bruneau McMains Sneed for Rapides Parish and ensure the cost effective delivery of courses and Flavin Powell Tucker programs to the region through the use of existing institutions and their Fruge Romero Waddell offerings. Hebert Scalise Walsworth Hutter Shaw Winston * * *" Lancaster Smith, G.—56th McDonald Smith, J.R.—30th Total—19

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ABSENT The Speaker announced there were 104 members present and a quorum. Baudoin Erdey Swilling Devillier Glover Toomy Conference Committee Reports for Consideration Donelon Heaton Total—8 The following Conference Committee Reports were taken up and acted upon as follows: The Chair declared the above bill was finally passed. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Rep. Crane moved to reconsider the vote by which the above bill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion to reconsider was laid on the table. House Bill No. 1187 By Representative Alario Recess June 18, 2001 On motion of Rep. LeBlanc, the Speaker declared the House at To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of recess until 11:00 A.M. Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. After Recess Ladies and Gentlemen: Speaker DeWitt called the House to order at 11:00 A.M. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement ROLL CALL between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1187 by Representative Alario, recommend the following concerning the The roll being called, the following members answered to their engrossed bill: names: 1. That the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Cleo PRESENT Fields and adopted by the Senate on June 13, 2001, be rejected. Mr. Speaker Glover Perkins Respectfully submitted, Alario Green Pierre Alexander, E Guillory Pinac Representative John A. Alario, Jr. Alexander, R Hammett Pitre Representative John C. "Juba" Diez Ansardi Heaton Powell Representative Billy Wayne Montgomery Baldone Hebert Pratt Senator Francis C. Heitmeier Baylor Hill Quezaire Senator Charles D. "C. D." Jones Bowler Holden Richmond Senator John T."Tom" Schedler Broome Hopkins Riddle Bruce Hudson Romero Rep. Alario moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Bruneau Hunter Salter Carter, K Hutter Scalise ROLL CALL Carter, R Iles Schneider Cazayoux Jackson, L Schwegmann The roll was called with the following result: Clarkson Jackson, M Shaw Crane Johns Smith, G.—56th YEAS Crowe Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Curtis Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th Mr. Speaker Green Pitre Damico Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Alario Guillory Powell Daniel LaFleur Sneed Alexander, R Heaton Pratt Dartez Lancaster Stelly Ansardi Hebert Quezaire Devillier Landrieu Strain Baldone Hill Richmond Diez LeBlanc Swilling Bowler Hopkins Riddle Doerge Lucas Thompson Broome Hunter Romero Donelon Martiny Toomy Bruce Hutter Salter Downer McCallum Townsend Bruneau Iles Scalise Durand McDonald Triche Carter, K Jackson, L Schneider Erdey McMains Tucker Carter, R Johns Schwegmann Farrar McVea Waddell Crane Katz Shaw Faucheux Montgomery Walsworth Crowe Kennard Smith, G.—56th Flavin Morrell Welch Damico Kenney Smith, J.D.—50th Frith Morrish Winston Daniel Lancaster Smith, J.H.—8th Fruge Murray Wooton Dartez Landrieu Smith, J.R.—30th Futrell Nevers Wright Devillier LeBlanc Sneed Gallot Odinet Diez Lucas Stelly Total—104 Doerge Martiny Strain ABSENT Donelon McCallum Swilling Downer McDonald Thompson Baudoin Durand McMains Toomy Total—1 Erdey McVea Townsend Farrar Montgomery Triche

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Faucheux Morrish Tucker Carter, K Hutter Scalise Flavin Murray Waddell Carter, R Iles Schneider Frith Nevers Walsworth Cazayoux Jackson, L Schwegmann Fruge Odinet Welch Clarkson Johns Shaw Futrell Perkins Winston Crane Katz Smith, G.—56th Gallot Pierre Wooton Crowe Kennard Smith, J.D.—50th Glover Pinac Wright Curtis Kenney Smith, J.H.—8th Total—93 Damico LaFleur Smith, J.R.—30th NAYS Daniel Lancaster Sneed Dartez Landrieu Stelly Total—0 Devillier LeBlanc Strain ABSENT Diez Lucas Swilling Doerge Martiny Thompson Alexander, E Clarkson Hudson Donelon McCallum Toomy Baudoin Curtis Jackson, M Downer McDonald Townsend Baylor Hammett LaFleur Durand McMains Triche Cazayoux Holden Morrell Erdey McVea Tucker Total—12 Farrar Montgomery Waddell Faucheux Morrell Walsworth The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Flavin Morrish Welch Frith Murray Winston CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Fruge Nevers Wooton Futrell Odinet Wright House Bill No. 1211 By Representative Pratt Total—102 NAYS June 18, 2001 Total—0 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of ABSENT Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Baudoin Holden Jackson, M Total—3 Ladies and Gentlemen: The Conference Committee Report was adopted. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1211 by CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Representative Pratt, recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: House Bill No. 1905 By Representatives Landrieu and Riddle 1. That the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Bajoie June 15, 2001 and adopted by the Senate on June 14, 2001, be rejected. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Representative Renee Gill Pratt Representative Sharon Weston Broome Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Edwin R. Murray Senator Diana E. Bajoie We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Paulette R. Irons between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1905 by Senator Heulette "Clo" Fontenot Representatives Landrieu and Riddle recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Rep. Pratt moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That the set of Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the ROLL CALL Senate Committee on Judiciary B and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 2001 be rejected. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Mr. Speaker Gallot Perkins Alario Glover Pierre On page 1, line 15, after "performing" and before "musician." insert Alexander, E Green Pinac "professional" Alexander, R Guillory Pitre Ansardi Hammett Powell AMENDMENT NO. 2 Baldone Heaton Pratt Baylor Hebert Quezaire On page 1, at the end of line 15, insert the following: Bowler Hill Richmond Broome Hopkins Riddle "If the official is a performing professional musician, the official shall Bruce Hudson Romero give notice to the Board of Ethics not later than five days prior to any Bruneau Hunter Salter performance. If the official is also subject to the Judicial Canons of

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Ethics, then he must also provide such notice to the Judicial Frith McVea Wright administrator of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Such notice shall Fruge Montgomery include but not be limited to the following information: the date, time Futrell Morrell and location of the performance; the amount of compensation the Total—88 official has contracted to receive for the performance; and the identity NAYS of the person or entity providing compensation to the official. A copy of the contract shall also be attached to such notice. Cash compensation Broome Perkins Smith, J.D.—50th to the official for the performance is prohibited by this Subsection. The Crowe Powell Waddell Board of Ethics may promulgate rules to provide for additional Erdey Scalise information to be included in such notice." Nevers Schneider Total—10 AMENDMENT NO. 3 ABSENT On page 2, line 20, after "week" and before "at the" insert "at a wage Baudoin Jackson, M Wooton comparable to other employees performing the same or similar work" Clarkson Morrish Holden Pinac AMENDMENT NO. 4 Total—7 On page 2, after line 26, insert the following: The Conference Committee Report was adopted. "F. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any business Conference Committee Appointment or contract or renewal of such contract involving an entity in which a public official has an ownership interest and which was executed prior The Speaker appointed the following conferees on the part of the to January 1, 2001." House to confer with a like committee from the Senate on the disagreement to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 110: Reps. Respectfully submitted, Richmond, Lucas, and Toomy. Representative Daniel R. Martiny CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Representative Mitch Landrieu Representative Charles A. Riddle, III Senate Bill No. 1011 by Senator Lentini Senator Donald R. Cravins Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne June 16, 2001 Senator Bill Jones To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Rep. Riddle moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: ROLL CALL Ladies and Gentlemen: The roll was called with the following result: We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1011 by Lentini YEAS recommend the following concerning the Engrossed bill: Mr. Speaker Gallot Murray 1. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative Alario Glover Odinet Odinet and adopted by the House of Representatives on June 12, Alexander, E Green Pierre 2001 be rejected. Alexander, R Guillory Pitre Ansardi Hammett Pratt Respectfully submitted, Baldone Heaton Quezaire Baylor Hebert Richmond Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini Bowler Hill Riddle Senator Joel T. Chaisson, II Bruce Hopkins Romero Senator Donald R. Cravins Bruneau Hudson Salter Representative Daniel R. Martiny Carter, K Hunter Schwegmann Representative Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr. Carter, R Hutter Shaw Representative Ernest D. Wooton Cazayoux Iles Smith, G.—56th Crane Jackson, L Smith, J.H.—8th Rep. Ansardi moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Curtis Johns Smith, J.R.—30th Damico Katz Sneed ROLL CALL Daniel Kennard Stelly Dartez Kenney Strain The roll was called with the following result: Devillier LaFleur Swilling Diez Lancaster Thompson YEAS Doerge Landrieu Toomy Donelon LeBlanc Townsend Mr. Speaker Futrell Odinet Downer Lucas Triche Alario Gallot Perkins Durand Martiny Tucker Alexander, E Glover Pierre Farrar McCallum Walsworth Alexander, R Green Pinac Faucheux McDonald Welch Ansardi Guillory Pitre Flavin McMains Winston Baldone Hammett Powell

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Baylor Heaton Pratt Respectfully submitted, Bowler Hebert Quezaire Broome Hill Richmond MICHAEL S. BAER, III Bruce Hopkins Riddle Secretary of the Senate Bruneau Hudson Romero Carter, K Hunter Salter Message from the Senate Carter, R Hutter Schwegmann Cazayoux Iles Shaw APPOINTMENT OF Crane Jackson, L Smith, G.—56th CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Crowe Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Curtis Katz Smith, J.H.—8th June 18, 2001 Damico Kennard Sneed Daniel Kenney Stelly To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Dartez LaFleur Strain Representatives: Devillier Landrieu Swilling Diez LeBlanc Thompson I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of Doerge Martiny Toomy the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like Donelon McCallum Townsend committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill Downer McDonald Triche No. 1339: Senators Boissiere, Gautreaux, and Hainkel. Durand McMains Tucker Erdey McVea Waddell Respectfully submitted, Farrar Montgomery Walsworth Faucheux Morrell Welch MICHAEL S. BAER, III Flavin Morrish Winston Secretary of the Senate Frith Murray Wooton Fruge Nevers Wright Total—96 Message from the Senate NAYS APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Lancaster Total—1 June 18, 2001 ABSENT To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Baudoin Jackson, M Schneider Representatives: Clarkson Lucas Smith, J.R.—30th Holden Scalise I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of Total—8 the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill The Conference Committee Report was adopted. No. 1343: Senators Boissiere, Gautreaux, and Fontenot. Suspension of the Rules Respectfully submitted,

On motion of Rep. Bruneau, the rules were suspended in order to MICHAEL S. BAER, III take up and consider Petitions, Memorials and Communications at this Secretary of the Senate time. Message from the Senate Petitions, Memorials and APPOINTMENT OF Communications CONFERENCE COMMITTEE The following petitions, memorials, and communications were June 16, 2001 received and read: To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Message from the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of APPOINTMENT OF the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like CONFERENCE COMMITTEE committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1735: Senators Dardenne, C. D. Jones, and Bill Jones. June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like Message from the Senate committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill No. 508: Senators Dardenne, Barham, and Campbell. APPOINTMENT OF

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Baudoin Doerge Bowler Smith, G.—56th June 18, 2001 Total—4 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of The Speaker announced there were 101 members present and a Representatives: quorum. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of Petitions, Memorials and the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like Communications committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1834: Senators Dardenne, McPherson, and Ullo. The following petitions, memorials, and communications were received and read: Respectfully submitted, Message from the Senate MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate SIGNED SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Recess June 18, 2001 On motion of Rep. Bruneau, the Speaker declared the House at To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of recess until 1:30 P.M. Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of After Recess the Senate has signed the following Senate Bills: Speaker DeWitt called the House to order at 1:30 P.M. Senate Bill No. 1107 ROLL CALL and ask the Speaker of the House of Representatives to affix his signature to the same. The roll being called, the following members answered to their names: Respectfully submitted, PRESENT MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate Mr. Speaker Green Perkins Alario Guillory Pierre The Senate Bills contained herein were signed by the Speaker of Alexander, E Hammett Pinac the House. Alexander, R Heaton Pitre Ansardi Hebert Powell Baldone Hill Pratt Message from the Senate Baylor Holden Quezaire Broome Hopkins Richmond APPOINTMENT OF Bruce Hudson Riddle CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Bruneau Hunter Romero Carter, K Hutter Salter June 18, 2001 Carter, R Iles Scalise Cazayoux Jackson, L Schneider To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Clarkson Jackson, M Schwegmann Representatives: Crane Johns Shaw Crowe Katz Smith, J.D.—50th I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of Curtis Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like Damico Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Daniel LaFleur Sneed committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill Dartez Lancaster Stelly No. 437: Senators Boissiere, Cravens, and Tarver. Devillier Landrieu Strain Diez LeBlanc Swilling Respectfully submitted, Donelon Lucas Thompson Downer Martiny Toomy MICHAEL S. BAER, III Durand McCallum Townsend Secretary of the Senate Erdey McDonald Triche Farrar McMains Tucker Message from the Senate Faucheux McVea Waddell Flavin Montgomery Walsworth APPOINTMENT OF Frith Morrell Welch CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Fruge Morrish Winston Futrell Murray Wooton Gallot Nevers Wright June 18, 2001 Glover Odinet Total—101 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: ABSENT I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like

2880 Page 9 HOUSE 50th Day's Proceedings - June 18, 2001 committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill APPOINTMENT OF No. 1901: Senators Theunissen, Barham, and W. Fields. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like APPOINTMENT OF committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill CONFERENCE COMMITTEE No. 2056: Senators Ellington, Ullo, and Dardenne. June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like Message from the Senate committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2072: Senators Heitmeier, Chaisson, and Bean. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has APPOINTMENT OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE to House Bill No. 1. June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of Message from the Senate the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill ADOPTION OF No. 1612: Senators C. D. Jones, Bajoie, and Boissiere. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement APPOINTMENT OF to House Bill No. 1492. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like ADOPTION OF committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT No. 390: Senators Lentini, Cravins, and Hainkel. June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 898. HOUSE BILLS Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has finally passed the following House Bills: ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT House Bill No. 1019 Returned without amendments. June 18, 2001 House Bill No. 1835 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Returned with amendments. Representatives: Respectfully submitted, I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement MICHAEL S. BAER, III to Senate Bill No. 865. Secretary of the Senate Respectfully submitted, House Bills and Joint Resolutions MICHAEL S. BAER, III Returned from the Senate with Amendments Secretary of the Senate Rep. LeBlanc asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to take up at this time the following House Bills and Joint Resolutions just Message from the Senate returned from the Senate, with amendments to be concurred in by the House, with a view of acting on the same: ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT HOUSE BILL NO. 1835— BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC June 18, 2001 AN ACT To provide with respect to the Revenue Sharing Fund and the allocation To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of and distribution thereof for Fiscal Year 2001-2002; and to provide Representatives: for related matters. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Read by title. adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 500. The above bill was taken up with the amendments proposed by the Senate. Respectfully submitted, SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to Engrossed House Bill No. 1835 by Representative LeBlanc Message from the Senate AMENDMENT NO. 1 ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT On page 31, between lines 2 and 3 insert the following: June 18, 2001 "Richland Parish Assessment District" To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of AMENDMENT NO. 2 Representatives: On page 38, between lines 7 and 8 insert the following: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement "(4) In the Parish of Ouachita, the parish governing authority shall to Senate Bill No. 442. make available to the Town of Richwood five percent of the total monies received by the governing authority out of its allocated funds." Respectfully submitted, LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Engrossed House Bill No. 1835 by Representative LeBlanc AMENDMENT NO. 1

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On page 46, line 27, following "and" and before "that" insert "provided" Carter, K Hudson Salter Carter, R Hutter Scalise SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Cazayoux Iles Schneider Clarkson Jackson, L Schwegmann Amendments proposed by Senator Gautreaux to Engrossed House Bill Crane Jackson, M Shaw No. 1835 by Representative LeBlanc Crowe Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Damico Katz Smith, J.H.—8th AMENDMENT NO. 1 Daniel Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th Dartez Kenney Sneed On page 33, line 2, change "District No. 7" to "District No. 1" Devillier LaFleur Stelly Diez Landrieu Strain SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Doerge LeBlanc Swilling Donelon Martiny Thompson Amendments proposed by Senator Barham to Engrossed House Bill No. Downer McCallum Toomy 1835 by Representative LeBlanc Durand McDonald Townsend Erdey McMains Triche AMENDMENT NO. 1 Farrar McVea Tucker Faucheux Montgomery Waddell Delete Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 proposed by Senate Flavin Morrell Walsworth Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 12, 2001 Frith Morrish Welch Fruge Nevers Winston SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Futrell Odinet Wooton Gallot Perkins Wright Amendments proposed by Senator Dupre to Engrossed House Bill No. Total—96 1835 by Representative LeBlanc NAYS

AMENDMENT NO. 1 Total—0 ABSENT On page 17, line 14, change "61.32%" to "58.27%" Ansardi Curtis Lucas AMENDMENT NO. 2 Baudoin Hunter Murray Bowler Lancaster Smith, G.—56th On page 17, line 15, change "27.25%" to "30.30%" Total—9 AMENDMENT NO. 3 The amendments proposed by the Senate were rejected. On page 18, line 15, change "6.24%" to "3.19" Conference Committee Appointment Pending AMENDMENT NO. 4 Conference Committee Appointment On page 18, line 24, change "24.31" to "27.36" The Speaker appointed the following conferees on the part of the House to confer with a like committee from the Senate on the AMENDMENT NO. 5 disagreement to House Bill No. 1835: Reps. LeBlanc, Triche, and Toomy. On page 18, after line 25, insert: "Provided, however, that of the monies distributed to the Lafourche Conference Committee Reports for Consideration Parish School Board, no less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) The following Conference Committee Reports were taken up and shall be used for the provision of a pilot program for elementary school acted upon as follows: french emersion within Ward 10 of Lafourche Parish." Rep. LeBlanc moved that the amendments proposed by the Senate CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT be rejected. House Bill No. 1 By Representative LeBlanc ROLL CALL June 18, 2001 The roll was called with the following result: To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the YEAS Senate. Mr. Speaker Glover Pierre Ladies and Gentlemen: Alario Green Pinac Alexander, E Guillory Pitre We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Alexander, R Hammett Powell between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1 by Representative Baldone Heaton Pratt LeBlanc, recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Baylor Hebert Quezaire Broome Hill Richmond 1. That the following Senate Committee Amendments proposed by Bruce Holden Riddle Bruneau Hopkins Romero the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on

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June 6, 2001, be adopted: Nos. 1 through 22, 24 through 42, 44 In Senate Committee Amendment No. 3, proposed by the Senate through 71, 74 through 78, 83 through 114, and 116 through 208. Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 2001, on page 1, line 19, change "Children's Cabinet" to "Office of Community 2. That the following Senate Committee Amendments proposed by Programs" the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 2001, be rejected: Nos. 23, 43, 72, 73, 79 through 82, and AMENDMENT NO. 2 115. In Senate Committee Amendment No. 6, proposed by the Senate 3. That the following Senate Floor Amendments in the set of 25 Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 2001, on amendments (designated No. 554) proposed by Senator Dardenne page 2, delete line 10, and insert: and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, be adopted: Nos. 3 through 8, 10, 17 through 23, and 25. "and related technical assistance and training, to be implemented in 4. That the following Senate Floor Amendments in the set of 25 accordance with a plan developed amendments (designated No. 554) proposed by Senator Dardenne jointly by the Office of Women’s and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, be rejected: Nos. 1, Services and the Department 2, 9, 11 through 16, and 24. of Economic Development $ 1,000,000" 5. That the set of 36 Senate Floor Amendments (designated No. 559) AMENDMENT NO. 3 proposed by Senator Dardenne and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, be adopted. In Senate Committee Amendment No. 17, proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 2001, on 6. That the set of 4 Senate Floor Amendments (designated No. 528) page 3, delete line 35 and insert: proposed by Senator McPherson and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, be rejected. "one (1) position in the Administrative Program and three (3) positions in the 7. That the set of 3 Senate Floor Amendments (designated No. 592) Support Services Program $ 212,097" proposed by Senator McPherson and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, be rejected. AMENDMENT NO. 4 8. That the Senate Floor Amendment (designated No. 556) proposed In Senate Committee Amendment No. 84, proposed by the Senate by Senator Schedler and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 2001, on be rejected. page 11, line 8, change "22 and 23" to "30 and 31" 9. That the Senate Floor Amendment (designated No. 557) proposed AMENDMENT NO. 5 by Senator Bajoie and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, be rejected. In Senate Committee Amendment No. 86, proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 2001, on 10. That the set of 2 Senate Floor Amendments (designated No. 558) page 11, line 19, change "5,095,460" to "3,232,901" proposed by Senator Irons and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, be adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 6 11. That the set of 2 Senate Floor Amendments (designated No. 571) In Senate Committee Amendment No. 116, proposed by the Senate proposed by Senator Hines and adopted by the Senate on June 7, Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 2001, on 2001, be adopted. page 15, delete line 18 in its entirety, and insert "increasing physician and pharmacy reimbursements and" 12. That the set of 2 Senate Floor Amendments (designated No. 572) proposed by Senator Bajoie and adopted by the Senate on June 7, AMENDMENT NO. 7 2001, be adopted. In Senate Committee Amendment No. 137, proposed by the Senate 13. That the Senate Floor Amendment (designated No. 575) proposed Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 2001, on by Senator Dardenne and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, page 19, delete lines 33 through 36, and insert: be adopted. "Fatherhood Programs and Initiatives $ 1,000,000 14. That the Senate Floor Amendment (designated No. 581) proposed Education and training focusing on job skills, by Senator C. Fields and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, job retention, basic skills, and literacy training, be adopted. to be transferred to the Department of Education and the Workforce Commission Office" 15. That the Senate Floor Amendment (designated No. 590) proposed by Senator Dardenne and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, be adopted. 16. That the set of 2 Senate Floor Amendments (designated No. 594) proposed by Senator Schedler and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, be adopted. 17. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: AMENDMENT NO. 1

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AMENDMENT NO. 8 AMENDMENT NO. 16 In Senate Committee Amendment No. 137, proposed by the Senate In Senate Floor Amendment No. 16 of the set of 36 Senate Floor Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 2001, on Amendments (designated No. 559) proposed by Senator Dardenne and page 19, at the end of line 41, change "18,000,000" to "17,500,000" adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, on page 2, line 37, change "$116,967,448" to "$116,416,448" AMENDMENT NO. 9 AMENDMENT NO. 17 In Senate Committee Amendment No. 137, proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 2001, on In the Senate Floor Amendment (designated No. 581) proposed by page 20, line 5, change "Children's Cabinet" to "Office of Community Senator C. Fields and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, on page Programs" 1, line 4, after "Center" insert a comma "," and delete "for a diabetic foot", and on line 5, delete "clinic," AMENDMENT NO. 10 AMENDMENT NO. 18 In Senate Committee Amendment No. 137, proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 2001, on On page 3, delete lines 11 through 19 in their entirety page 20, line 7, after "$100,000" insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 19 "Provided, however, that the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) funds provided herein for drug court services, truancy and On page 8, delete lines 27 through 30 in their entirety and on page 9, assessment center services, and court-appointed special advocate delete lines 1 through 7 in their entirety services shall be used only for clients eligible for such services as specified in the Louisiana State TANF Plan. Eligible drug court services AMENDMENT NO. 20 may include treatment, assessment, training, and other supportive services, except eligible services shall not include drug court On page 9, at the beginning of line 8, change "E." to "C." administrative costs." AMENDMENT NO. 21 AMENDMENT NO. 11 On page 16, line 13, change "48,558,190" to "47,148,190" In Senate Committee Amendment No. 154, proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 2001, on AMENDMENT NO. 22 page 22, delete lines 10 through 17 and insert: On page 16, line 17, change "19,800,867" to "21,210,867" "In the event that House Bill No. 1565 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted into law, the commissioner of administration AMENDMENT NO. 23 is hereby authorized and directed to change the Means of Financing for the appropriation contained herein from Statutory Dedications out of the On page 19, delete lines 8 through 10 in their entirety and insert: Refund Offset Fund to Fees and Self-generated Revenues." "EXPENDITURES: AMENDMENT NO. 12 Education Program - Authorized Positions (81) for expansion of the In Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 of the set of 25 Senate Floor Youth Challenge Program $ 3,419,200 Amendments (designated No. 554) proposed by Senator Dardenne and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, on page 1, at the end of line 19, TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 3,419,200 insert "(Direct)" MEANS OF FINANCE: AMENDMENT NO. 13 State General Fund (Direct) $ 1,000,000 Federal Funds $ 2,419,200 In Senate Floor Amendment No. 17 of the set of 25 Senate Floor Amendments (designated No. 554) proposed by Senator Dardenne and TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING $ 3,419,200" adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, on page 3, between lines 37 and 38, insert: AMENDMENT NO. 24 "State General Fund by" On page 20, line 22, delete "adult" AMENDMENT NO. 14 AMENDMENT NO. 25 In Senate Floor Amendment No. 12 of the set of 36 Senate Floor On page 42, line 16, change "1602" to "1652" Amendments (designated No. 559) proposed by Senator Dardenne and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, on page 2, line 21, change AMENDMENT NO. 26 "$116,967,448" to "$116,416,448" On page 55, after line 50, insert: AMENDMENT NO. 15 "Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) In Senate Floor Amendment No. 13 of the set of 36 Senate Floor to the Administration Program for the Amendments (designated No. 559) proposed by Senator Dardenne and Bicentennial Commission for preparation adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, on page 2, line 25, change for the celebration of the Louisiana Purchase $ 300,000" "$116,967,448" to "$116,416,448"

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AMENDMENT NO. 27 that Senate Bill No. 239 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature is not enacted into law $ 1,862,559" On page 57, between lines 26 and 27, insert: AMENDMENT NO. 38 "Payable out of the State General Fund by Interagency Transfers for the Civil Rights On page 92, between lines 13 and 14, insert: Museum $ 60,000" "Payable out of the State General Fund by AMENDMENT NO. 28 Fees and Self-generated Revenues to the Gaming Enforcement Program for the implementation of the On page 58, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following: Slot Central Computer System $ 650,000" "Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) AMENDMENT NO. 39 for the operation and maintenance of the tract of land in the Poverty Point Reservoir transferred to the On page 102, between lines 6 and 7, insert: Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in the event House Bill No. 1351 of the 2001 Regular "EXPENDITURES: Session of the Legislature is enacted into law $ 450,000" For expenses associated with operation of the Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic AMENDMENT NO. 29 Committee established pursuant to Act No. 395 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature $ 500,000 On page 64, between lines 9 and 10, insert: TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 500,000 "Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) to the Water Resources Program for an MEANS OF FINANCE: evaluation of acquifer capacity to sustain State General Fund by: short and long-term groundwater withdrawal Interagency Transfers $ 125,000 from point sources in the Chicot Aquifer Federal Funds $ 375,000 Complex for Southwest Louisiana $ 160,000" TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING $ 500,000" AMENDMENT NO. 30 AMENDMENT NO. 40 On page 83, line 14, change "665" to "665 or Senate Bill No. 1011" On page 103, between lines 21 and 22, insert: AMENDMENT NO. 31 "Provided, however, that in addition to any amounts specifically On page 87, line 3, change "150,194,821" to "146,145,880" appropriated for adjustments to Medicaid rates for emergency medical transportation services, the secretary of the Department of Health and AMENDMENT NO. 32 Hospitals shall allocate an additional $262,618 from the total On page 87, line 14, change "150,194,821" to "146,145,880" appropriated herein for the Payments to Private Providers Program for additional rate adjustments for emergency medical transportation AMENDMENT NO. 33 services." On page 87, line 16, change "150,194,821" to "146,145,880" AMENDMENT NO. 41 AMENDMENT NO. 34 On page 108, delete lines 1 through 14 in their entirety and insert: On page 87, line 17, change "150,194,821" to "146,145,880" "EXPENDITURES: Payments to Private Providers for a per diem AMENDMENT NO. 35 rate increase for nursing homes of $4.70 as a continuation of initial year rebasing as provided On page 87, line 26, change "4,372,207" to "2,785,825" for by R.S. 46:2691 through an approved state plan amendment to be in effect for Fiscal Year AMENDMENT NO. 36 2001-2002 only and for cost increases as verified by the Department of Health and Hospitals $ 43,528,629 On page 87, line 27, change "No. 665" to "No. 665 or Senate Bill No. 1011" TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 43,528,629 AMENDMENT NO. 37 MEANS OF FINANCE: State General Fund by: On page 87, between lines 30 and 31, insert: Statutory Dedications "Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) Medicaid Trust Fund for the Elderly $ 12,901,886 for Sheriffs' Housing of State Inmates, in the event Federal Funds $ 30,626,743 that both House Bill No. 665 and Senate TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING $ 43,528,629 Bill No. 1011 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislatureare EXPENDITURES: not enacted into law $ 1,586,382 Uncompensated Care Costs for additional payments to Louisiana State University Health Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) Sciences Center-Health Care Services Division for Sheriffs' Housing of State Inmates in the event for Earl K. Long Medical Center $ 2,693,603

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TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 2,693,603 On page 144, at the end of line 35, delete "Buffalo" and at the beginning of line 36 delete "Cove" and insert "Bayou Postillion" MEANS OF FINANCE: State General Fund (Direct) $ 800,000 AMENDMENT NO. 51 Federal Funds $ 1,893,603 On page 144, at the end of line 40, change "100%" to "50%" TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING $ 2,693,603" AMENDMENT NO. 52 AMENDMENT NO. 42 On page 165, after line 53, insert: On page 109, between lines 38 and 39, insert: "Provided, however, that the Table of Organization shall be increased "Payable out of the State General Fund by by one (1) position." Interagency Transfers for expenses associated with operation of the Medicaid Pharmaceutical AMENDMENT NO. 53 and Therapeutic Committee established pursuant to Act No. 395 of the 2001 Regular Session of the On page 176, line 36, change "1,551,000" to "1,000,000" Legislature, including reimbursement for committee members of a per diem rate to be established by the AMENDMENT NO. 54 secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals, for travel expenses in accordance with state travel On page 177, delete lines 8 through 12 in their entirety and insert: regulations, and for other expenses as may be incurred in implementing Act No. 395 $ 500,000" "Provided, however, that in the event House Bill No. 1565 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted into law, of the funds AMENDMENT NO. 43 appropriated within this Schedule from the Higher Education Initiatives Fund: Library and Scientific Acquisitions Account, the amount of On page 132, line 36, change "665" to "665 or Senate Bill No. 1011" $1,000,000 shall be used for data collection, development of AMENDMENT NO. 44 computerized articulation systems, strategic planning, and implementation of the Master Plan for Postsecondary Education." On page 134, between lines 21 and 22, insert: AMENDMENT NO. 55 "The Department of Social Services is hereby authorized to promulgate emergency rules to facilitate the expenditure of Temporary Assistance On page 178, between lines 14 and 15, insert: to Needy Families (TANF) funds as authorized in this Act." "In the event that House Bill No. 1565 of the 2001 Regular Session of AMENDMENT NO. 45 the Legislature is enacted into law, any appropriation from the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning Account, the Higher Education On page 138, between lines 24 and 25, insert: Distance Learning Account, and the Higher Education Library and Scientific Acquisitions Account within the Higher Education Initiatives "Provided, however, that $9,000,000 of the funds allocated in Schedule Fund shall be deemed to be appropriated from the Higher Education 19-681 Subgrantee Assistance in the School Accountability and Initiatives Fund." Improvement Program for High Stakes Remediation, LEAP 21 tutoring, and Graduate Exit Exam Summer School is designated as State AMENDMENT NO. 56 Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funds for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program in the Department of Social Services, On page 179, after line 37, insert: Office of Family Support." "Provided, however, that out of the $600,000 appropriated herein from AMENDMENT NO. 46 the State General Fund by Statutory Dedications out of the New Orleans Tourism and Economic Development Fund, $60,000 shall be On page 139, delete lines 46 through 52 in their entirety and insert: transferred to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Manages federally funded assistance payments to local" Office of State Museum, for the Civil Rights Museum." AMENDMENT NO. 47 AMENDMENT NO. 57 On page 144, line 25, change "Recreational facilities constructed" to On page 213, between lines 33 and 34, insert: "Studies completed or recreational facilities completed" "Payable out of Federal Funds from the AMENDMENT NO. 48 Guaranty Agency Operating Fund for promotional activities in the Scholarships/ On page 144, delete line 34 in its entirety Grants Program associated with the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenues Trust AMENDMENT NO. 49 (START) Program $ 80,000" On page 144, line 35, after "complete" and before "50%" delete "the AMENDMENT NO. 58 final" On page 218, between lines 24 and 25, insert: AMENDMENT NO. 50 "Payable out of Federal Funds for the initial startup costs of the GEAR UP

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Program $ 50,000" Bruneau Iles Scalise Carter, K Jackson, L Schneider AMENDMENT NO. 59 Carter, R Jackson, M Schwegmann Cazayoux Johns Shaw On page 226, line 48, change "274,339,992" to "274,339,902" Clarkson Katz Smith, G.—56th Crane Kenney Smith, J.D.—50th AMENDMENT NO. 60 Curtis LaFleur Smith, J.H.—8th Damico Lancaster Smith, J.R.—30th On page 228, between lines 13 and 14, insert: Daniel Landrieu Sneed Dartez LeBlanc Stelly "The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed Devillier Lucas Strain to adjust the above appropriation for funding of the Delhi Charter Diez Martiny Swilling School to either a greater or lesser amount as needed to provide full Doerge McCallum Thompson funding based on enrollment." Donelon McDonald Toomy Downer McMains Townsend AMENDMENT NO. 61 Durand McVea Triche Erdey Montgomery Tucker On page 228, after line 38, insert the following: Farrar Morrell Waddell Faucheux Morrish Welch "Payable out of the State General Fund by Frith Murray Winston Interagency Transfers from the Department of Futrell Nevers Wooton Social Services for education and training programs$ 3,000,000" Gallot Odinet Total—92 AMENDMENT NO. 62 NAYS On page 240, between lines 16 and 17, insert: Alexander, E Hebert Perkins Crowe Hopkins Romero "Payable out of the State General Fund by Flavin Hutter Walsworth Interagency Transfers for additional Uncompen- Fruge Kennard Wright sated Care Payments to Earl K. Long Medical Total—12 Center $ 2,693,603" ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 63 Baudoin Total—1 On page 249, delete lines 46 through 48 in their entirety, and insert: The Conference Committee Report was adopted. "Provided, however, that of the funds appropriated herein to the Iberia Parish Tourist Commission Fund, fifty-five percent (55%) shall be Conference Committee Appointment allocated and distributed to the Acadiana Fairgrounds Commission for tourist promotion for the Sugarena, and five percent (5%) shall be The Speaker appointed the following conferees on the part of the allocated and distributed to the city of Jeanerette for the Jeanerette House to confer with a like committee from the Senate on the Museum." disagreement to House Bill No. 1330: Reps. Morrish, Donelon, and Ansardi. Respectfully submitted, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc Representative Charlie DeWitt House Bill No. 665 By Representatives Odinet and Wooton Representative Edwin Murray Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne June 18, 2001 Senator John Hainkel Senator Gregory Tarver To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Rep. LeBlanc moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Senate. ROLL CALL Ladies and Gentlemen: The roll was called with the following result: We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 665 by YEAS Representatives Odinet and Wooton, recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Mr. Speaker Glover Pierre Alario Green Pinac 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 17 proposed Alexander, R Guillory Pitre by the Senate Committee on Judiciary C and adopted by the Ansardi Hammett Powell Senate on May 9, 2001, be adopted. Baldone Heaton Pratt Baylor Hill Quezaire 2. That Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 proposed by the Legislative Bureau Bowler Holden Richmond and adopted by the Senate on May 10, 2001, be adopted. Broome Hudson Riddle Bruce Hunter Salter

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3. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, "Section 3. Sections 5 and 6 of the Act which originated as Senate 14, 15, 16, and 17 of the set of Senate Floor Amendments Bill No. 881 of this 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature are hereby consisting of seventeen amendments proposed by Senator amended and reenacted to read as follows: Chaisson and adopted by the Senate on June 14, 2001, be adopted. Section 5. (A) The provisions of this Act, except for R.S. 4. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1, 10, and 11 of the set of 14:32.1(A)(5) and (6), R.S. 14:39.1(A)(4) and (5), R.S. 14:39.2(A)(4) Senate Floor Amendments consisting of seventeen amendments and (5), and R.S. 14:98(A)(1)(d) and (e), shall become effective on proposed by Senator Chaisson and adopted by the Senate of June September 30, 2003; if vetoed by the governor and subsequently 14, 2001, be rejected. approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on September 30, 2003, or on the day following such approval by the 5. That all of the Senate Floor Amendments of the set of Senate Floor legislature, whichever is later. Amendments consisting of six amendments proposed by Senator Chaisson and adopted by the Senate on June 14, 2001, be rejected. (B) The provisions of R.S. 14:32.1(A)(5) and (6), R.S. 14:39.1(A)(4) and (5), R.S. 14:39.2(A)(4) and (5), and R.S. 6. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: 14:98(A)(1)(d) and (e) as enacted by Section 1 of this Act shall become effective on August 15, 2001. AMENDMENT NO. 1 Section 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5(A) of this On page 1, line 2, after "894.2(J)" and before "R.S." change "and" to Act, the provisions of this Act, except for R.S. 14:32.1(A)(5) and (6), a comma "," R.S. 14:39.1(A)(4) and (5), R.S. 14:39.2(A)(4) and (5), and R.S. 14:98(A)(1)(d) and (e), shall become null and of no effect if and when AMENDMENT NO. 2 Section 351 of P.L. 106-346 regarding the withholding of federal highway funds for failure to enact a 0.08 percent blood alcohol level is On page 1, line 3, after "(K)" and before "and" insert a comma "," and repealed or invalidated for any reason." add "Sections 5 and 6 of the Act which originated as Senate Bill No. 881 of this 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature," AMENDMENT NO. 9 AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 9, line 20, change "Section 3" to "Section 4" On page 1, line 5, after "to" and before "operating" insert "offenses AMENDMENT NO. 10 affecting the public safety; to provide relative to" On page 9, after line 23, add the following: AMENDMENT NO. 4 "Section 5. The provisions of this Act shall become effective on On page 1, line 12, after "programs;" and before "and" insert "to revise August 15, 2001." the effective date of certain revisions to the offenses of DWI, vehicular homicide, vehicular negligent injury, and first degree vehicular injury Respectfully submitted, and to provide for the inapplicability of certain termination provisions all as provided in the Act which originated as Senate Bill No. 881 of this Representative Kenneth L. Odinet 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature;" Representative Daniel R. "Danny" Martiny Representative Ernest D. Wooton AMENDMENT NO. 5 Sentor Joel T. Chaisson, II Senator Bill Jones On page 2, line 23, after "be" insert the following: Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini "imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one year nor Rep. Odinet moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. more than five years and shall be fined two thousand dollars. Thirty days of the sentence of imprisonment shall be imposed without benefit ROLL CALL of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. The remainder of the sentence of imprisonment shall be suspended and the offender shall be" The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 6 YEAS On page 3, line 3, change "impatient" to "inpatient" Mr. Speaker Glover Perkins Alario Green Pierre AMENDMENT NO. 7 Alexander, E Guillory Pinac Alexander, R Hammett Powell On page 4, line 19, after "be" insert the following: Baldone Heaton Pratt Baylor Hebert Quezaire "imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than ten years nor Bowler Hill Richmond more than thirty years and shall be fined five thousand dollars. Sixty Broome Holden Riddle days of the sentence of imprisonment shall be imposed without benefit Bruce Hopkins Romero of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. The remainder of the Bruneau Hudson Salter sentence of imprisonment shall be suspended and the offender shall be" Carter, K Hunter Scalise Carter, R Hutter Schneider AMENDMENT NO. 8 Cazayoux Iles Schwegmann Clarkson Jackson, L Shaw On page 9, between lines 19 and 20 insert the following: Crane Jackson, M Smith, G.—56th Crowe Johns Smith, J.D.—50th

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Curtis Katz Smith, J.H.—8th comment, on the department's website. The list of proposed beneficial Damico Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th environmental projects shall reflect a cumulative year's record." Daniel Kenney Sneed Dartez LaFleur Stelly Respectfully submitted Devillier Lancaster Strain Diez Landrieu Swilling Representative N. J. Damico Doerge Lucas Thompson Representative Anthony R. Perkins Donelon Martiny Toomy Representative Dan W. Morrish Downer McCallum Townsend Senator James David Cain Durand McDonald Triche Senator Heulette "Clo" Fontenot Erdey McMains Tucker Senator Max T. Malone Farrar McVea Waddell Faucheux Montgomery Walsworth Rep. Perkins moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Flavin Morrell Welch Frith Morrish Winston ROLL CALL Fruge Murray Wooton Futrell Nevers Wright The roll was called with the following result: Gallot Odinet Total—101 YEAS NAYS Mr. Speaker Gallot Perkins Alario Glover Pierre Total—0 Alexander, E Green Pinac ABSENT Alexander, R Guillory Pitre Ansardi Hammett Powell Ansardi LeBlanc Baldone Heaton Pratt Baudoin Pitre Baylor Hebert Quezaire Total—4 Bowler Hill Richmond Broome Holden Riddle The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Bruce Hopkins Salter Bruneau Hudson Scalise CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Carter, R Hunter Schneider Cazayoux Hutter Schwegmann House Bill No. 1897 By Representative Perkins Clarkson Iles Shaw Crane Jackson, L Smith, G.—56th June 18, 2001 Crowe Jackson, M Smith, J.D.—50th Curtis Johns Smith, J.H.—8th To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Damico Katz Smith, J.R.—30th Daniel Kennard Sneed Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Dartez Kenney Stelly Senate. Devillier Lancaster Strain Diez Landrieu Thompson Ladies and Gentlemen: Doerge LeBlanc Toomy Donelon Martiny Townsend We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Downer McCallum Triche between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1897 by Durand McDonald Tucker Representative Perkins, recommend the following concerning the Erdey McMains Waddell reengrossed bill: Farrar McVea Walsworth Faucheux Montgomery Welch 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 proposed by Flavin Morrish Winston the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality and adopted by Frith Murray Wright the Senate on May 16, 2001, be rejected. Fruge Nevers Futrell Odinet 2. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 Total—97 proposed by Senator Fontenot and adopted by the Senate on June NAYS 14, 2001, be adopted. Morrell Romero 3. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 and 4 proposed by Senator Total—2 Fontenot and adopted by the Senate on June 14, 2001 be rejected. ABSENT 4. That the following amendments to Reengrossed House Bill 1897 Baudoin LaFleur Swilling be adopted: Carter, K Lucas Wooton Total—6 AMENDMENT NO. 1 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. On page 1, after line 18, add the following: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT "(b) The secretary shall publish a list of proposed beneficial House Bill No. 1960 By Representative Futrell environmental projects that have been agreed to by the department and the respondent, including those that are currently out for public June 18, 2001

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To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of is issued or he shall post a bond equal to the amount of the penalty, Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the which bond shall be forfeited if, within thirty days of issuance of the Senate. violation ticket, the penalty has not been paid or an agency review has not been requested. The owner or driver shall pay forthwith the penalty Ladies and Gentlemen: assessed with certified check, cashier's check, money order or department approved credit card to the weights and standard police We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement officer or state policeman. The secretary may establish credit accounts between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1960 by for violators, if each violator provides the department a cash deposit in Representative Futrell, recommend the following concerning the the minimum amount of five thousand dollars or any amount in excess reengrossed bill: thereof fixed by the secretary to guarantee payment of said account. However, any driver of any vehicle registered in Louisiana, who is 1. That the set of Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the lawfully possessed of a valid Louisiana driver's license, as provided in Senate Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee Subsection A of R.S. 32:411, in lieu of immediate payment may deposit and adopted by the Senate on June 5, 2001, be rejected. said license with the state policeman or the weights and standards police officer, who shall issue said driver a receipt for the license on a form 2. That the set of Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator approved or provided by the department. The receipt shall notify the McPherson and adopted by the Senate on June 14, 2001, be owner and driver in writing to appear at a time and place to pay the rejected. penalty assessed and secure the return of the driver's license. This receipt shall be considered as a valid driver's license for a period not to 3. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: exceed thirty days. The department shall not detain or impound any vehicle issued a violation ticket for any violation of the provisions of R.S. 32:380 through 387 prior to the final disposition of the violation AMENDMENT NO. 1 ticket if the owner or driver is a resident of Louisiana or has a domicile in Louisiana, or has paid the penalty or posted the bond in accordance On page 1, line 2, delete "and 389(D)" insert a comma "," and insert the with this Section. For purposes of this Section, "final disposition" shall following: be defined as a final conviction, not capable of appeal or review. "389(C)(2), (3), (4), and (6) and (D), and 392(A) and to repeal R.S. (3) Whoever violates his promise to appear and pay a penalty 32:392(C)," assessed under this Part shall be punished as provided in R.S. 32:57, and the driver's license shall be forwarded to the Department of Public AMENDMENT NO. 2 Safety for suspension, revocation, and cancellation and the weights and standards police force or the state policeman shall locate and remove the On page 1, line 4, after "review of" change "citations" to "violation owner's license plate(s) from said vehicle(s) until any penalty assessed tickets" is paid in accordance with this Part. Upon passage of sixty days without receipt of payment of the penalty or receipt of a request for an agency AMENDMENT NO. 3 review by a driver who is a resident of Louisiana or who has a domicile in Louisiana , the Department of Transportation and Development may On page 1, line 7, after "scales;" insert the following: order that the driver's license of the operator of the vehicle issued the violation ticket be suspended or renewal or reissuance of the driver's "to prohibit the detainment or impoundment of certain vehicles for license be denied, or both. Upon receipt of the payment of the penalty, certain violations; to authorize the department to request the suspension the Department of Transportation and Development shall direct that the of an operator's license or deny driver's license renewals in certain driver's license of the operator of the vehicle be reinstated. circumstances;" (4)(a) Any owner or driver resisting the payment of the penalty AMENDMENT NO. 4 found due, or the enforcement of any provision of this Part in relation thereto, shall pay the amount of the penalty assessed to the weights and On page 1, line 10, delete "and 389(D)" insert a comma "," and insert standards police officer, state policeman or other person designated in the following: a license receipt and shall give this officer, state policeman or person notice at the time of payment of his intention to file suit for the recovery "389(C)(2), (3), (4), and (6) and (D), and 392(A)" of such penalty. AMENDMENT NO. 5 (b) (a) Any owner or driver who pays an assessed penalty under protest in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall have a On page 2, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following: period of ninety days after the date of payment to institute a civil suit against the department to recover the penalty so paid. However, the "C. ninety-day time period to institute a civil suit against the department shall be suspended for any owner or driver who timely requests an * * * agency review in accordance with the provisions of this Section, in which case the owner or driver shall have a period of ninety days after (2) Upon issuance of the violation ticket, the owner or driver shall the final disposition of the agency review to institute a civil suit against an owner or driver who is a resident of Louisiana or who has a domicile the department to recover the penalty so paid. in Louisiana shall receive notification from the weights and standards stationary scale police officer that the penalty shall be paid within thirty (c) (b) The right to sue for recovery of a penalty paid under days of issuance of the violation ticket or that the owner or driver may protest shall afford a legal remedy and right of action in any state district request an agency review of the penalty within thirty days of issuance court for a full and complete adjudication of any questions arising in the of the violation ticket. An owner or driver who is not a resident of enforcement of a penalty respecting the legality of any penalty assessed Louisiana or who does not have a domicile in Louisiana shall receive or the method of enforcement thereof. Any such suit may be instituted notification from the weights and standards stationary scale police either in the parish in which the violation occurred, the domicile of officer that the penalty shall either be paid at the time the violation ticket vehicles, provided the domicile is within the state of Louisiana, or in

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East Baton Rouge Parish. In any such suit, service of process shall be would be such that the entire load or portion of the load required to be made on the department, through the secretary. The department shall unloaded could not be preserved for its intended use in commerce, or be a necessary and proper party defendant in any such suit. which endangers the public safety, including but not limited to forest products in their natural state. * * * * * * (6) If upon expiration of the ninety-day period provided in Subparagraph (b) (a) of Paragraph (4) of this Subsection any penalty Section 2. R.S. 32:392(C) is hereby repealed." assessed remains unpaid, the department may institute a civil suit in the parish in which the violation occurred or in the domicile of the owner Respectfully submitted, or driver to collect any penalty assessed but unpaid. The department shall have one year from the date of expiration of the ninety-day period Representative Mike Futrell to institute such a suit. Representative John C. "Juba" Diez Senator Francis C. Heitmeier * * *" Senator Tom Schedler Senator Joe McPherson AMENDMENT NO. 6 Rep. Futrell moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. On page 2, line 11, after "review of" change "citations" to "violation tickets" ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 7 The roll was called with the following result: On page 2, line 21, after "issued the" change "citation" to "violation YEAS ticket" Mr. Speaker Glover Pierre AMENDMENT NO. 8 Alario Green Pinac Alexander, E Guillory Pitre On page 3, after line 10, insert the following: Alexander, R Hammett Powell Ansardi Heaton Pratt "§392. Impounding of vehicles authorized; prohibitions Baldone Hebert Quezaire Baylor Hill Richmond A.(1) Upon discovery of any vehicle operated in violation of this Bowler Holden Riddle Chapter, except in any case in which the offense is a minor traffic Broome Hopkins Romero violation only, the vehicle may be impounded forthwith by any state Bruce Hudson Salter policeman, any authorized representative of the commissioner, any Bruneau Hunter Scalise peace officer, or weights and standards police officer of the department Carter, K Hutter Schneider except that any overweight or oversize vehicle registered in Louisiana Carter, R Iles Schwegmann and carrying perishable products or products once loaded which become Cazayoux Jackson, L Shaw indivisible shall not be impounded but shall be directed to and followed Clarkson Jackson, M Smith, G.—56th by the weights and standards police officer or state policeman to the Crane Johns Smith, J.D.—50th nearest appropriate place suitable for unloading to its licensed gross Crowe Katz Smith, J.H.—8th weight or maximum size requirements as provided in this Chapter and Curtis Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th storage of said product to preserve it for its intended use in commerce Damico Kenney Sneed and in either case shall be detained or unloaded at the expense and Dartez LaFleur Stelly responsibility of the owner or driver. The department shall not detain Devillier Lancaster Strain or impound any vehicle issued a violation ticket for any violation of the Diez Landrieu Swilling provisions of R.S. 32:380 through 387 prior to the final disposition of Doerge LeBlanc Thompson the violation ticket if the owner or driver is a resident of Louisiana or Donelon Martiny Toomy has a domicile in Louisiana, or has paid the penalty or posted the bond Downer McCallum Townsend in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 32:389(C). For purposes of Durand McDonald Triche this Section, "final disposition" shall be defined as a final conviction, not Erdey McMains Tucker capable of appeal or review. Farrar McVea Waddell Faucheux Montgomery Walsworth (2) When used in this Subsection, the following words and Flavin Morrish Welch phrases have the following meanings: Frith Murray Winston Fruge Nevers Wooton (a) "Minor traffic violation" means phrase "minor traffic violation" shall Futrell Odinet Wright mean any violation of the Highway Regulatory Act as provided for in Gallot Perkins Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. However, R.S. Total—101 32:380 through 387, inclusively, are exempted from this definition. NAYS (b) (a) "Perishable products" means products which are subject to Morrell lose their commercial value or decay in a short period of time, including Total—1 but not limited to agricultural or seafood products and concrete. ABSENT (c) (b) "Products once loaded which become indivisible" means Baudoin Daniel Lucas products divisible by nature, but which become indivisible once loaded Total—3 upon a vehicle because the required manner or method of unloading

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The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Futrell Murray Wooton Gallot Nevers Wright CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Total—96 NAYS House Bill No. 2053 By Representative Pinac Total—0 June 15, 2001 ABSENT To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Baudoin Fruge Romero Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Daniel Hammett Smith, G.—56th Senate. Faucheux Iles Waddell Total—9 Ladies and Gentlemen: The Conference Committee Report was adopted. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2053 by Speaker Pro Tempore Bruneau in the Chair Representative Pinac, recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1. That the set of Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Senate Bill No. 442 by Senator Dardenne McPherson and adopted by the Senate on June 12, 2001, be rejected. June 16, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Representative Gil J. Pinac Representative John C. "Juba" Diez Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Roy Hopkins Senator Francis C. Heitmeier We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini between the two houses concerning Senate Bill 442 by Senator Dardenne recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Rep. Pinac moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That all House Committee Amendments proposed by the House ROLL CALL Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice and adopted by the House of Representatives on June 7, 2001 be accepted. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative YEAS Townsend and adopted by the House of Representatives on June 14, 2001 be accepted. Mr. Speaker Glover Odinet Alario Green Perkins 3. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative Alexander, E Guillory Pierre Hunter and adopted by the House of Representatives on June 14, Alexander, R Heaton Pinac 2001 be rejected. Ansardi Hebert Pitre Baldone Hill Powell 4. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: Baylor Holden Pratt Bowler Hopkins Quezaire AMENDMENT NO. 1 Broome Hudson Richmond Bruce Hunter Riddle On page 4, line 5, after "relevant" delete the period "." and add the Bruneau Hutter Salter following: Carter, K Jackson, L Scalise Carter, R Jackson, M Schneider "subject to the balancing test provided in Article 403." Cazayoux Johns Schwegmann Clarkson Katz Shaw Respectfully submitted, Crane Kennard Smith, J.D.—50th Crowe Kenney Smith, J.H.—8th Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne, Jr. Curtis LaFleur Smith, J.R.—30th Senator Robert J. Barham Damico Lancaster Sneed Senator Arthur J. Lentini Dartez Landrieu Stelly Representative Emma J. Devillier Devillier LeBlanc Strain Representative Willie Hunter, Jr. Diez Lucas Swilling Representative Daniel R. Martiny Doerge Martiny Thompson Donelon McCallum Toomy Rep. Devillier moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Downer McDonald Townsend Durand McMains Triche ROLL CALL Erdey McVea Tucker Farrar Montgomery Walsworth The roll was called with the following result: Flavin Morrell Welch Frith Morrish Winston

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2. That House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative Diez YEAS and adopted by the House of Representatives on June 13, 2001, be rejected. Mr. Speaker Glover Pierre Alario Green Pinac Respectfully submitted, Alexander, E Guillory Pitre Alexander, R Hammett Powell Senator Wilson Fields Ansardi Heaton Pratt Senator Francis Heitmeier Baldone Hebert Quezaire Senator Joel T. Chaisson, II Bowler Hill Richmond Broome Holden Riddle Representative John C. "Juba" Diez Bruce Hopkins Romero Representative Michael Jackson Bruneau Hudson Salter Carter, K Hunter Scalise Rep. Holden moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Carter, R Hutter Schneider Cazayoux Iles Schwegmann ROLL CALL Clarkson Jackson, L Shaw Crane Jackson, M Smith, G.—56th The roll was called with the following result: Crowe Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Curtis Katz Smith, J.H.—8th YEAS Damico Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th Daniel Kenney Sneed Mr. Speaker Green Pierre Dartez LaFleur Stelly Alario Guillory Pinac Devillier Lancaster Strain Alexander, E Hammett Pitre Diez Landrieu Swilling Alexander, R Heaton Powell Doerge LeBlanc Thompson Ansardi Hebert Pratt Donelon Lucas Toomy Baldone Hill Quezaire Downer Martiny Townsend Durand McCallum Triche Baylor Holden Richmond Erdey McDonald Tucker Bowler Hopkins Riddle Farrar McMains Waddell Broome Hudson Romero Faucheux Montgomery Walsworth Bruce Hunter Salter Flavin Morrish Welch Bruneau Hutter Scalise Frith Murray Winston Carter, K Iles Schneider Fruge Nevers Wooton Carter, R Jackson, L Schwegmann Futrell Odinet Wright Cazayoux Jackson, M Shaw Gallot Perkins Clarkson Johns Smith, G.—56th Total—101 Crane Katz Smith, J.D.—50th NAYS Curtis Kenney Smith, J.H.—8th Damico LaFleur Smith, J.R.—30th Morrell Daniel Lancaster Sneed Total—1 Dartez Landrieu Stelly ABSENT Devillier LeBlanc Strain Diez Lucas Swilling Baudoin Baylor McVea Doerge Martiny Thompson Total—3 Donelon McCallum Toomy The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Downer McDonald Townsend Durand McMains Triche CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Erdey McVea Tucker Farrar Montgomery Waddell Senate Bill No. 500 by Senator Wilson Fields Faucheux Morrell Welch Flavin Morrish Winston June 15, 2001 Frith Murray Wooton Futrell Nevers Wright To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Gallot Odinet Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Glover Perkins Total—100 Ladies and Gentlemen: We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill 500 by Senator Wilson Fields recommend the following concerning the Engrossed bill: 1. That the House Committee Amendments proposed by the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and adopted by the House of Representatives on May 9, 2001, be adopted.

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ABSENT Doerge Lucas Thompson Donelon Martiny Toomy Baudoin Fruge Walsworth Downer McCallum Townsend Crowe Kennard Durand McDonald Triche Total—5 Erdey McMains Tucker Farrar McVea Waddell The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Faucheux Montgomery Walsworth Flavin Morrell Welch Frith Morrish Winston CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Fruge Murray Wooton Futrell Nevers Wright Senate Bill No. 865 by Senator Thomas Gallot Odinet Total—104 June 15, 2001 NAYS

To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Total—0 Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: ABSENT Ladies and Gentlemen: Baudoin Total—1 We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill 865 by Senator Thomas The Conference Committee Report was adopted. recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Suspension of the Rules 1. That all Legislative Bureau Amendments proposed by the Legislative Bureau and adopted by the Senate on May 29, 2001 be On motion of Rep. DeWitt, the rules were suspended in order to adopted. take up and consider Petitions, Memorials and Communications at this time. 2. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative Hebert and adopted by the House of Representatives on June 11, Petitions, Memorials and 2001 be rejected. Communications Respectfully submitted, The following petitions, memorials, and communications were received and read: Senator Jerry Thomas Senator Donald E. Hines Senator Gregory Tarver Message from the Senate Representative James Donelon Representative Dan W. Morrish REJECTION OF Representative Troy Hebert CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Rep. Morrish moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. June 18, 2001 ROLL CALL To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: The roll was called with the following result: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has YEAS rejected the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 855. Mr. Speaker Glover Perkins Alario Green Pierre Respectfully submitted, Alexander, E Guillory Pinac Alexander, R Hammett Pitre MICHAEL S. BAER, III Ansardi Heaton Powell Secretary of the Senate Baldone Hebert Pratt Baylor Hill Quezaire Bowler Holden Richmond Message from the Senate Broome Hopkins Riddle Bruce Hudson Romero ADOPTION OF Bruneau Hunter Salter CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Carter, K Hutter Scalise Carter, R Iles Schneider June 18, 2001 Cazayoux Jackson, L Schwegmann Clarkson Jackson, M Shaw To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Crane Johns Smith, G.—56th Representatives: Crowe Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Curtis Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Damico Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Daniel LaFleur Sneed Dartez Lancaster Stelly to Senate Bill No. 1017. Devillier Landrieu Strain Diez LeBlanc Swilling Respectfully submitted,

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MICHAEL S. BAER, III Message from the Senate Secretary of the Senate ADOPTION OF Message from the Senate CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ADOPTION OF June 18, 2001 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of June 18, 2001 Representatives: To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Representatives: adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1917. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Respectfully submitted, to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 110. MICHAEL S. BAER, III Respectfully submitted, Secretary of the Senate MICHAEL S. BAER, III Message from the Senate Secretary of the Senate ADOPTION OF Message from the Senate CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ADOPTION OF June 18, 2001 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of June 18, 2001 Representatives: To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Representatives: adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 309. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Respectfully submitted, to House Bill No. 2053. MICHAEL S. BAER, III Respectfully submitted, Secretary of the Senate MICHAEL S. BAER, III Message from the Senate Secretary of the Senate ADOPTION OF Message from the Senate CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ADOPTION OF June 18, 2001 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of June 18, 2001 Representatives: To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Representatives: adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 632. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Respectfully submitted, to House Bill No. 1960. MICHAEL S. BAER, III Respectfully submitted, Secretary of the Senate MICHAEL S. BAER, III Message from the Senate Secretary of the Senate ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT June 18, 2001 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives:

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1905. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 1211. June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement APPOINTMENT OF to House Bill No. 1897. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like ADOPTION OF committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT No. 1835: Senators Dardenne, Gautreaux, and Dupre. June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1187. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate concurred in the following House Concurrent Resolutions: ADOPTION OF House Concurrent Resolution No. 127 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Returned without amendments. June 18, 2001 House Concurrent Resolution No. 231 Returned without amendments. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Respectfully submitted, I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has MICHAEL S. BAER, III adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Secretary of the Senate to House Bill No. 665. Message from the Senate Respectfully submitted, HOUSE BILLS MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate June 18, 2001 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives:

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has AMENDMENT NO. 3 finally passed the following House Bills: On page 1, delete lines 15 and 16 and insert in lieu thereof: House Bill No. 80 Returned without amendments. "Section 1.A. To appropriate the sum of Forty-nine Million Six Hundred Thirty-four Thousand Forty-nine and No/1000 House Bill No. 998 ($49,634,049.00)" Returned without amendments. AMENDMENT NO. 4 House Bill No. 1808 Returned with amendments. On page 2 delete lines 18 and 19 and insert in lieu thereof: House Bill No. 1817 "general fund, Thirty-four Million Two Hundred Seventy-three Returned with amendments. Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-nine and No/100 ($34,273,839) Dollars is hereby" Respectfully submitted, AMENDMENT NO. 5 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate On page 3, line 3, between "Senate" and the period "." insert the following: House Bills and Joint Resolutions "and, in addition to other reimbursement authorized by law, to provide Returned from the Senate with Amendments for reimbursement of vouchered actual expenses of each member of the Rep. DeWitt asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to Senate up to eight thousand four hundred dollars per fiscal year, based take up at this time the following House Bills and Joint Resolutions just on the accrual of seven hundred dollars per month in the fiscal year, or returned from the Senate, with amendments to be concurred in by the so much thereof as may be necessary, for payment of rent for office House, with a view of acting on the same: space in a parish or parishes which he represents as provided in R.S. 24:31.4, for payment of the cost of maintaining utilities in said office or offices, for purchase or lease of furniture or equipment used in the HOUSE BILL NO. 1817— BY REPRESENTATIVES DEWITT, BRUNEAU, LANCASTER, AND HUNTER conduct of his office, for purchase of stationery and supplies, postage, AND SENATORS HAINKEL, LAMBERT, BARHAM, AND ULLO photography, printing, and telephone service in the office or offices in AN ACT excess of that payable pursuant to the Senate Policy Manual, for To appropriate the sum of Forty-nine Million Two Hundred Eighty-four member travel within his senatorial district in furtherance of the holding Thousand Forty-nine and No/100 ($49,284,049.00) Dollars, or so or conduct of his office at the rate provided in R.S. 24:31.1, and for much thereof as may be necessary, out of the state general fund other office expenses related to the holding or conduct of his office." and the sum of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 ($350,000.00) Dollars out of the state general fund to provide for AMENDMENT NO. 6 the Legislative Auditor Ancillary Enterprise Fund, and the sum of Seven Million Four Hundred Thousand and No/100 On page 3, delete lines 16 and 17 insert in lieu thereof: ($7,400,000.00) Dollars out of self-generated funds, to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Legislature, including the expenses of "the use of the House of Representatives and Twelve Million One the House of Representatives and the Senate, of legislative service Hundred Forty Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-seven and No/100 agencies, and of the Louisiana State Law Institute; and otherwise ($12,140,697.00)" to provide with respect to the appropriations and allocations herein made. SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Read by title. Amendments proposed by Senator Hainkel to Engrossed House Bill No. 1817 by Representative DeWitt The above bill was taken up with the amendments proposed by the Senate. AMENDMENT NO. 1 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS On page 1, delete lines 2 and 3 and insert in lieu thereof: Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to Engrossed "To appropriate the sum of Fifty-one Million One Hundred Thirty-four House Bill No. 1817 by Representative LeBlanc Thousand Forty-nine and No/100 ($51,134,049.00) Dollars, or so much" AMENDMENT NO. 1 AMENDMENT NO. 2 Delete Senate Committee Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 5 proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June On page 1, delete lines 15 and 16 and insert in lieu thereof: 12, 2001. "Section 1.A. To appropriate the sum of Fifty-one Million One AMENDMENT NO. 2 Hundred Thirty-four Thousand Forty-nine and No/100 ($51,134,049.00) On page 1, delete lines 2 and 3 and insert in lieu thereof: AMENDMENT NO. 3 "To appropriate the sum of Forty-nine Million Six Hundred Thirty-four Thousand Forty-nine and No/100 ($49,634,049.00) Dollars, or so On page 2 delete lines 18 and 19 and insert in lieu thereof: much"

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"general fund, Thirty-five Million Seven Hundred Seventy-three The amendments proposed by the Senate were concurred in by the Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-nine and No/100 ($35,773,839) House. Dollars is hereby" HOUSE BILL NO. 1808— AMENDMENT NO. 4 BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC AN ACT On page 3, line 7, between "rooms;" and "printing" insert "audio-visual To provide for the establishment and reestablishment of agency upgrades, technological enhancements, and technical support;" ancillary funds, to be specifically known as internal service funds, auxiliary funds, or enterprise funds for certain state institutions, AMENDMENT NO. 5 officials, and agencies; to provide for appropriation of funds; and to regulate the administration of said funds. On page 3, delete lines 16 and 17 insert in lieu thereof: Read by title. "the use of the House of Representatives and Thirteen Million Six Hundred Forty Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-seven and No/100 The above bill was taken up with the amendments proposed by the ($13,640,697.00)" Senate. Rep. DeWitt moved that the amendments proposed by the Senate SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS be concurred in. Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to ROLL CALL Reengrossed House Bill No. 1808 by Representative LeBlanc The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 1 YEAS On page 3, between lines 29 and 30, insert the following: Mr. Speaker Green Pierre "Payable out of the State General Fund Alario Guillory Pinac by Fees and Self-generated Revenues Alexander, E Hammett Pitre for health insurance premium claims payments $113,500,000" Alexander, R Heaton Powell Ansardi Hebert Pratt Rep. LeBlanc moved that the amendments proposed by the Senate Baldone Hill Quezaire be concurred in. Baylor Holden Richmond Bowler Hopkins Riddle ROLL CALL Broome Hudson Romero Bruneau Hunter Salter The roll was called with the following result: Carter, K Hutter Scalise Carter, R Iles Schneider YEAS Cazayoux Jackson, L Schwegmann Clarkson Jackson, M Shaw Mr. Speaker Green Pierre Crane Johns Smith, G.—56th Alario Guillory Pinac Crowe Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Alexander, E Hammett Pitre Curtis Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th Alexander, R Heaton Powell Damico Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Ansardi Hebert Pratt Daniel LaFleur Sneed Baldone Hill Quezaire Dartez Lancaster Stelly Baylor Holden Richmond Devillier Landrieu Strain Bowler Hopkins Riddle Diez LeBlanc Swilling Broome Hudson Romero Doerge Lucas Thompson Bruneau Hunter Salter Donelon Martiny Toomy Carter, K Hutter Scalise Downer McCallum Townsend Carter, R Iles Schneider Durand McDonald Triche Cazayoux Jackson, L Schwegmann Erdey McMains Tucker Clarkson Jackson, M Shaw Farrar McVea Waddell Crane Johns Smith, G.—56th Faucheux Montgomery Walsworth Crowe Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Flavin Morrell Welch Curtis Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th Frith Morrish Winston Damico Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Fruge Murray Wooton Daniel LaFleur Sneed Futrell Nevers Wright Dartez Lancaster Stelly Gallot Odinet Devillier Landrieu Strain Glover Perkins Diez LeBlanc Swilling Total—103 Doerge Lucas Thompson NAYS Donelon Martiny Toomy Downer McCallum Townsend Total—0 Durand McDonald Triche ABSENT Erdey McMains Tucker Farrar McVea Waddell Baudoin Bruce Faucheux Montgomery Walsworth Total—2 Flavin Morrell Welch

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Frith Morrish Winston AMENDMENT NO. 2 Fruge Murray Wooton Futrell Nevers Wright On page 14, line 21, change "Section 5." to "Section 7." Gallot Odinet Glover Perkins Rep. LeBlanc moved that the amendments proposed by the Senate Total—103 be concurred in. NAYS ROLL CALL Total—0 ABSENT The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Baudoin Bruce Total—2 Mr. Speaker Glover Perkins Alario Green Pierre The amendments proposed by the Senate were concurred in by the Alexander, E Guillory Pinac House. Alexander, R Hammett Pitre Ansardi Heaton Powell HOUSE BILL NO. 1783— Baldone Hebert Pratt BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC, DEWITT, AND TOWNSEND AND Baylor Hill Quezaire SENATOR DARDENNE Bowler Holden Richmond AN ACT Broome Hopkins Riddle To appropriate funds to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary, Bruce Hudson Romero including the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts, Bruneau Hunter Salter Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish, and other courts; and to Carter, K Hutter Scalise provide for related matters. Carter, R Iles Schneider Cazayoux Jackson, L Schwegmann Called from the calendar. Clarkson Jackson, M Shaw Crane Johns Smith, G.—56th Read by title. Crowe Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Curtis Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th The above bill was taken up with the amendments proposed by the Damico Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Senate. Daniel LaFleur Sneed Dartez Lancaster Stelly SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Devillier Landrieu Strain Diez LeBlanc Swilling Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to Doerge Lucas Thompson Reengrossed House Bill No. 1783 by Representative LeBlanc Donelon Martiny Toomy Downer McCallum Townsend Durand McDonald Triche AMENDMENT NO. 1 Erdey McMains Tucker Farrar McVea Waddell On page 14, delete lines 16 through 20 and insert the following: Faucheux Montgomery Walsworth Flavin Morrell Welch "Section 4. The sum of Nine Million Seven Hundred Forty-three Frith Morrish Winston Thousand Seven Hundred One and No/100 ($9,743,701) Dollars, be Fruge Murray Wooton it more or less estimated, is hereby appropriated out of the State General Futrell Nevers Wright Fund by Interagency Transfers to the Supreme Court from the Gallot Odinet Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Addictive Disorders for Total—104 the maintenance and enhancement of drug courts. NAYS

Section 5. The sum of Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand Total—0 and No/100 ($9,700,000) Dollars is hereby appropriated out of the State ABSENT General Fund by Interagency Transfers to the Supreme Court from the Department of Social Services to be allocated as follows: Truancy and Baudoin Assessment Centers ($1,100,000), Court Appointed Special Advocates Total—1 ($3,600,000) and Drug Courts ($5,000,000). Provided, however, that The amendments proposed by the Senate were concurred in by the where such funds originate as TANF funding, such funds may be used House. only for clients eligible for TANF-funded drug court services, truancy and assessment center services, and court-appointed special advocate HOUSE BILL NO. 1870— services as specified in the Louisiana State TANF plan. Eligible drug BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC court services shall include treatment, assessment, training and other AN ACT supportive services, except drug court administration costs. To appropriate funds from certain sources to be allocated to designated agencies and designated purposes in specific amounts for the Section 6. The sum of Two million Seven Hundred Eighty-five purpose of making supplemental appropriations for the funding of Thousand and No/100 ($2,785,000) Dollars is hereby appropriated out said agencies and purposes and to substitute the means of of the State General Fund for Truancy and Assessment Centers." financing for certain capital outlay projects during the 2000-2001 Fiscal Year; and to provide for related matters. Called from the calendar. Read by title.

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The above bill was taken up with the amendments proposed by the AMENDMENT NO. 8 Senate. On page 7, between lines 38 and 39, insert the following: SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS "Section 7. SCHOOL SUPPORT PERSONNEL SALARY Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to SUPPLEMENT Reengrossed House Bill No. 1870 by Representative LeBlanc "Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) AMENDMENT NO. 1 for one-time salary supplements of $300 for noncertificated support personnel employed by On page 1, after line 23, insert the following: local school systems and for unclassified, non- certificated support personnel employed by the "05-252 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, OFFICE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT the Louisiana School for the Deaf, the Louisiana Special Education Center, the Louisiana School Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) for Math, Science and the Arts, the New Orleans for deposit into the Statutory Dedications - Center for the Creative Arts, the Southern Louisiana Economic Development Fund $ 6,000,000" University and LSU Lab Schools, the Special School Districts, and for nonpublic lunchroom AMENDMENT NO. 2 employees eligible for state salary supplements $12,500,000 On page 3, after line 43, insert the following: Provided, however, the one-time salary supplements of $300 shall in no way affect existing salary schedules, or benefit formula for any "Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) noncertificated school support personnel. The one-time salary for the Governor's Program for the gifted and supplements of $300 shall be made as one lump sum payment to each talented at McNeese State University $ 116,500" individual affected and shall be considered a one-time payment effective for Fiscal Year 2001-2002 only. Any salary supplement payments made AMENDMENT NO. 3 in subsequent fiscal periods shall require additional appropriations. No contributions to retirement systems shall be made concomitant with On page 5, after line 4, insert the following: these salary supplement payments, nor shall there be any effect on the computation of future retirement benefits. Provided that appropriations "Section 3. Be it more or less estimated, in this Section shall be used to pay salary supplements only for school the sum of Eight Hundred Seventeen and No/100 personnel whose salary is paid for with state and local funds." ($ 817.00) Dollars, is hereby appropriated out of the general fund of the State of Louisiana AMENDMENT NO. 9 to pay judgment in the suit entitled Cynthia Caliste and Keith Evans v. the State of Louisiana, On page 7, between lines 38 and 39, insert the following: bearing 19th Judicial Court, Division "A", Docket "Provided, however, that the capital outlay appropriation contained in No. 451164." this Section shall not be subject to the provisions of R.S. 39:82(A) through (E)." AMENDMENT NO. 4 AMENDMENT NO. 10 On page 5, after line 4, insert the following: On page 7, line 39, change "Section 4." to "Section 8." "Section 4. Be it more or less estimated, the sum of Eight Hundred, Seventy-three Thousand, Eight SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Hundred One and No/100 ($ 873,801.00) Dollars, plus costs and interest through date of payment, is Amendments proposed by Senator Dardenne to Reengrossed House Bill hereby appropriated out of the general fund of No. 1870 by Representative LeBlanc the State of Louisiana to pay judgment in the suit entitled "Krielow Brothers, Inc. v. State of Louisiana, AMENDMENT NO. 1 Division of Administration, et al, bearing number 461,228, Div. "I" of the Nineteenth Judicial District In Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana" and adopted by the Senate on June 11, 2001, on page 1, delete lines 2 through 4 in their entirety, and insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 5 "On page 4, between lines 33 and 34, insert the following:" On page 5, line 5, change "3" to "5" SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 6 Amendments proposed by Senator Dardenne to Reengrossed House Bill On page 5, line 12, change "4" to "6" No. 1870 by Representative LeBlanc AMENDMENT NO. 7 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 7, line 16, delete "30,785,000" and insert "12,385,000" In Senate Committee Amendment No. 8 proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 11, 2001, on page 2, line 11, before "$300" insert "no less than"

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AMENDMENT NO. 2 ROLL CALL In Senate Committee Amendment No. 8 proposed by the Senate The roll was called with the following result: Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 11, 2001, on page 2, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following: YEAS "Provided that the funds appropriated herein shall be allocated to local Mr. Speaker Glover Perkins school systems and the state agencies listed herein and the eligible Alario Green Pierre nonpublic entities to implement the proposed pay salary supplement." Alexander, E Guillory Pinac Alexander, R Hammett Pitre AMENDMENT NO. 3 Ansardi Heaton Powell Baldone Hebert Pratt In Senate Committee Amendment No. 8 proposed by the Senate Baylor Hill Quezaire Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 11, 2001, on Bowler Holden Richmond page 2, line 23, before "$300" insert "no less than" Broome Hopkins Riddle Bruce Hudson Romero AMENDMENT NO. 4 Bruneau Hunter Salter Carter, K Hutter Scalise In Senate Committee Amendment No. 8 proposed by the Senate Carter, R Iles Schneider Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 11, 2001, on Clarkson Jackson, L Schwegmann page 2, line 24, change "formula" to "formulae" Crane Jackson, M Shaw Crowe Johns Smith, G.—56th AMENDMENT NO. 5 Curtis Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Damico Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th In Senate Committee Amendment No. 8 proposed by the Senate Daniel Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 11, 2001, on Dartez Lancaster Sneed page 2, line 25, before "$300" insert "no less than" Devillier Landrieu Stelly Diez LeBlanc Strain AMENDMENT NO. 6 Doerge Lucas Swilling Donelon Martiny Thompson In Senate Committee Amendment No. 8 proposed by the Senate Downer McCallum Toomy Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 11, 2001, on Durand McDonald Townsend page 2, line 27, change "2001-2002" to "2000-2001" Erdey McMains Triche Farrar McVea Tucker AMENDMENT NO. 7 Faucheux Montgomery Waddell Flavin Morrell Walsworth In Senate Committee Amendment No. 8 proposed by the Senate Frith Morrish Welch Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 11, 2001, on Fruge Murray Winston page 2, delete line 32 and 33 and insert the following: Futrell Nevers Wooton Gallot Odinet Wright "appropriations in this Section shall not be used to pay one-time salary Total—102 supplements for school personnel whose salaries are paid exclusively NAYS from federal funds." Total—0 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS ABSENT Amendments proposed by Senator Dardenne to Reengrossed House Bill Baudoin Cazayoux LaFleur No. 1870 by Representative LeBlanc Total—3 AMENDMENT NO. 1 The amendments proposed by the Senate were concurred in by the House. On page 1, after line 23, insert the following: Suspension of the Rules "01-124 LOUISIANA STADIUM AND EXPOSITION DISTRICT On motion of Rep. Wooton, the rules were suspended in order to Payable out of the State General Fund call House Bill No. 1042 from the calendar at this time. by Fees and Self-generated Revenue from HOUSE BILL NO. 1042— the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District BY REPRESENTATIVE WOOTON or from the hotel occupancy tax authorized by AN ACT LSA-Const. Art. 14:47 for operation and To amend and reenact R.S. 27:65(B)(11) and to enact R.S. 27:239.1, maintenance related to New Orleans Saints relative to the Louisiana Gaming Control Law; to provide that inducements and related projects $ 4,000,000" electronic cards can be used for making wagers on riverboats and at the official gaming establishment; to provide with respect to the Rep. LeBlanc moved that the amendments proposed by the Senate type of electronic cards which may be used; and to provide for be concurred in. related matters. Called from the calendar. Read by title.

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The above bill was taken up with the amendments proposed by the YEAS Senate. Mr. Speaker Glover Pierre SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Alario Green Pinac Ansardi Guillory Pitre Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to Baldone Hammett Pratt Reengrossed House Bill No. 1042 by Representative Wooton Baylor Heaton Richmond Bowler Holden Romero AMENDMENT NO. 1 Bruce Hopkins Salter Bruneau Hunter Schwegmann On page 1, line 2, after "239.1" and before the "," insert "and 361(F)" Cazayoux Iles Smith, G.—56th Clarkson Jackson, L Smith, J.D.—50th AMENDMENT NO. 2 Curtis LaFleur Smith, J.H.—8th Damico Lancaster Sneed On page 1, line 9, after "27:239.1" delete "is" and insert "and 361(F) Dartez Martiny Toomy are" Doerge Montgomery Townsend Durand Morrell Waddell AMENDMENT NO. 3 Faucheux Morrish Welch Frith Murray Wooton On page 1, at the end of lines 16 and 17, after "chips," and before "or" Gallot Odinet insert "vouchers, coupons," Total—53 NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 4 Alexander, E Futrell McVea On page 2, line 3, delete "but are not limited to those" and insert "which Alexander, R Hebert Nevers are" Broome Hill Perkins Carter, K Hutter Powell AMENDMENT NO. 5 Carter, R Jackson, M Riddle Crane Johns Scalise On page 2, line 9, after "chips," and before "or" insert "vouchers, Crowe Katz Schneider coupons," Devillier Kennard Shaw Diez Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th AMENDMENT NO. 6 Donelon Landrieu Stelly Downer LeBlanc Strain On page 2, line 11, delete "that" and at the end of the line delete Erdey Lucas Thompson "include but are not limited" Farrar McCallum Tucker Flavin McDonald Walsworth AMENDMENT NO. 7 Fruge McMains Winston Total—45 On page 2, line 12, delete "to those" and insert "which are" ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 8 Baudoin Quezaire Wright Daniel Swilling On page 2, after line 14, insert the following: Hudson Triche Total—7 "* * * The amendments proposed by the Senate were concurred in by the §361. Conduct of slot machine gaming; temporary conduct House. * * * Conference Committee Reports for Consideration F. Wagering at an eligible live racing facility may be made with The following Conference Committee Reports were taken up and tokens, chips, vouchers, coupons, or electronic cards issued by the acted upon as follows: licensed eligible facility or an approved facility manager acting on behalf of the facility. Electronic cards may be used which are affixed with a CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT magnetic storage media, a "smart card" or those containing an integrated circuit chip, but excluding credit cards issued by any other entity or House Bill No. 309 By Representative Montgomery institution." June 17, 2001 Rep. Wooton moved that the amendments proposed by the Senate be concurred in. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the ROLL CALL Senate. The roll was called with the following result: Ladies and Gentlemen: We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 309 by

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Representative Montgomery, recommend the following concerning the Futrell Morrish Welch engrossed bill: Gallot Murray Winston Glover Nevers Wright 1. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 5 proposed by Total—99 Senator Michot and adopted by the Senate on June 15, 2001, be NAYS rejected. Total—0 2. That the Senate Floor Amendment proposed by Senator Malone ABSENT and adopted by the Senate on June 15, 2001, be adopted. Baudoin Curtis Perkins 3. That the following amendment to the engrossed bill be adopted: Cazayoux Erdey Wooton Total—6 AMENDMENT NO. 1 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. On page 2, at the end of line 9, insert the following: Speaker DeWitt in the Chair "For the purposes of this Subparagraph, "family member owners" shall include the majority owner's children, the spouses of his children, his CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT brothers and their spouses, his sisters and their spouses, his parents, his House Bill No. 390 By Representative Toomy spouse, the parents of his spouse, and his grandchildren." June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representative Billy Montgomery Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Representative Gil J. Pinac Senate. Representative John A. Alario, Jr. Senator Ken Hollis Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Michael J. Michot Senator Max T. Malone We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 390 by Rep. Montgomery moved to adopt the Conference Committee Representative Toomy, recommend the following concerning the Report. engrossed bill: ROLL CALL 1. That the Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the Senate Committee on Judiciary C and adopted by the Senate on May 23, The roll was called with the following result: 2001, be adopted. 2. That the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Lentini YEAS and adopted by the Senate on June 15, 2001, be adopted. Mr. Speaker Green Odinet 3. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be adopted: Alario Guillory Pierre Alexander, E Hammett Pinac AMENDMENT NO. 1 Alexander, R Heaton Pitre Ansardi Hebert Powell On page 2, after line 12, add the following: Baldone Hill Pratt Baylor Holden Quezaire "Section 2. The provisions of this Act which provide for the two Bowler Hopkins Richmond additional assistant district attorney positions for the Nineteenth Judicial Broome Hudson Riddle District shall become effective on January 1, 2002, provided that those Bruce Hunter Romero additional assistant district attorney positions are approved, prior to Bruneau Hutter Salter January 1, 2002, by the Governor's Commission on Additional Assistant Carter, K Iles Scalise District Attorneys and provided that notice of that approval has been Carter, R Jackson, L Schneider transmitted, prior to January 1, 2002, to the governor of Louisiana, to Clarkson Jackson, M Schwegmann the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, to the president of the Crane Johns Shaw Louisiana Senate, and to the speaker of the Louisiana House of Crowe Katz Smith, G.—56th Representatives. State funding for the two additional assistant district Damico Kennard Smith, J.D.—50th attorney positions for the Nineteenth Judicial District shall not be made Daniel Kenney Smith, J.H.—8th available prior to January 1, 2002. The other provisions of this Act shall Dartez LaFleur Smith, J.R.—30th become effective on August 15, 2001." Devillier Lancaster Sneed Diez Landrieu Stelly Respectfully submitted, Doerge LeBlanc Strain Donelon Lucas Swilling Representative Joseph F. Toomy Downer Martiny Thompson Representative F. Charles McMains Durand McCallum Toomy Representative Edwin R. Murray Farrar McDonald Townsend Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini Faucheux McMains Triche Senator Donald R. Cravins Flavin McVea Tucker Senator John Hainkel Frith Montgomery Waddell Fruge Morrell Walsworth Rep. Toomy moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report.

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ROLL CALL 1. That Senate Floor Amendment No. 6 proposed by Senator C. Jones and adopted by the Senate on June 12, 2001 be adopted. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 5 proposed by YEAS Senator C. Jones and adopted by the Senate on June 12, 2001 be rejected. Mr. Speaker Guillory Perkins Alario Hammett Pierre Respectfully submitted, Ansardi Heaton Pinac Baldone Hill Pitre Representative Elcie J. Guillory Baylor Holden Powell Representative Ben W. Nevers Bowler Hopkins Quezaire Representative Steve Scalise Broome Hudson Richmond Senator Charles D. Jones Bruce Hunter Riddle Senator Noble E. Ellington Bruneau Hutter Romero Senator John Hainkel Carter, K Iles Salter Cazayoux Jackson, L Schneider Rep. Guillory moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Clarkson Jackson, M Schwegmann Crane Johns Shaw ROLL CALL Crowe Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Curtis Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th The roll was called with the following result: Damico Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Daniel LaFleur Sneed YEAS Dartez Lancaster Stelly Devillier Landrieu Strain Mr. Speaker Glover Pitre Diez LeBlanc Swilling Alario Green Powell Doerge Lucas Thompson Alexander, E Guillory Pratt Donelon Martiny Toomy Alexander, R Hammett Quezaire Downer McCallum Townsend Ansardi Heaton Richmond Erdey McDonald Triche Baldone Hebert Riddle Farrar McMains Waddell Baylor Hill Romero Faucheux McVea Walsworth Bowler Hudson Salter Flavin Montgomery Welch Broome Hunter Scalise Frith Morrell Winston Bruce Hutter Schwegmann Futrell Morrish Wooton Bruneau Iles Shaw Gallot Murray Wright Carter, K Jackson, L Smith, G.—56th Glover Nevers Carter, R Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Green Odinet Cazayoux Katz Smith, J.R.—30th Total—94 Clarkson Kennard Sneed NAYS Crane Kenney Stelly Crowe LaFleur Strain Alexander, E Hebert Smith, G.—56th Curtis Landrieu Swilling Durand Pratt Damico LeBlanc Thompson Fruge Scalise Dartez Lucas Toomy Total—7 Devillier Martiny Townsend ABSENT Doerge McCallum Triche Downer McDonald Tucker Alexander, R Carter, R Durand McMains Waddell Baudoin Tucker Erdey McVea Welch Total—4 Farrar Montgomery Winston Faucheux Morrell Wooton The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Flavin Murray Wright Frith Nevers CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Gallot Pierre Total—88 House Bill No. 953 By Representative Guillory NAYS June 18, 2001 Daniel Lancaster Schneider Fruge Morrish Walsworth To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Futrell Perkins Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Hopkins Pinac Senate. Total—10 Ladies and Gentlemen: We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 953 by Representative Guillory, recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill:

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ABSENT amount equal to any increase in the consumer price index, U.S. city average for all urban consumers (CPI-U) for the preceding year, if any. Baudoin Holden Smith, J.H.—8th Diez Jackson, M (2) The cost-of-living increase which is authorized by Subsection Donelon Odinet C of this Section shall be limited to the lesser of either two percent or an Total—7 amount as determined in Subsection (C)(2) of this Section in or for any year in which the system does not earn at least eight and one-quarter The Conference Committee Report was adopted. percent interest on the investment of the system's assets. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Section 2. R.S. 11:788(B)(2) and (3) as enacted by this Act shall be implemented only upon a ruling by the federal Internal Revenue House Bill No. 1339 By Representative Schneider, et al. Service stating that those provisions will not cause a loss of the Teachers' Retirement System's tax-qualified status." June 18, 2001 AMENDMENT NO. 4 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the On page 8, after line 3, add: Senate. "Section 5.(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the Ladies and Gentlemen: contrary, and specifically the provisions of Section 2 of the Act which originated as House Bill No. 1340 of the 2001 Regular Session of the We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Legislature, upon the effective date of Section 1 of the Act which between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1339 by originated as House Bill No. 1340 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Representative Schneider, et al., recommend the following concerning Legislature, the system shall cease the collection of the penalty in the the reengrossed bill: form of any suspension or reduction of benefits that is based on employment occurring on or after January 1, 2000, but only as such 1. That Amendment No. 1 of the Senate Committee Amendments reduction or suspension is applicable to any retiree of the system who proposed by the Senate Committee on Retirement and adopted by has been reemployed as a chief campus-based administrator, provided the Senate on May 15, 2001, be rejected. that any such administrator has been reemployed in that capacity for at least three consecutive years immediately preceding the effective date 2. That Amendment No. 2 of the Senate Committee Amendments of Section 1 of the Act which originated as House Bill No. 1340 of the proposed by the Senate Committee on Retirement and adopted by 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature. the Senate on May 15, 2001, be adopted. (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 3. That the Legislative Bureau Amendments proposed by the and specifically the provisions of Section 4 of the Act which originated Legislative Bureau and adopted by the Senate on May 31, 2001, as House Bill No. 1340 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature, be adopted. the provisions of Section 1 of the Act which originated as House Bill No. 1340 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature shall become 4. That the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Hollis effective on July 1, 2001, and the provisions of Section 3 of the Act and adopted by the Senate on June 12, 2001, be adopted. which originated as House Bill No. 1340 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature shall become effective on July 1, 2002. 5. That Amendment No. 1 of the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Bossiere and adopted by the Senate on June (C) It is the stated intent of the legislature that in the event of any 12, 2001, be adopted. conflict between the provisions of Section 5 of this Act and Sections 2 through 4 of the Act which originated as House Bill No. 1340 of the 6. That Amendment No. 2 of the Senate Floor Amendments 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature, regardless of which Act is proposed by Senator Bossiere and adopted by the Senate on June adopted later or signed into law by the governor later, the provisions of 12, 2001, be rejected. Section 5 of this Act shall prevail to the extent of such conflict." 7. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: Respectfully submitted, AMENDMENT NO. 1 Representative Pete Schneider Representative Jean M. Doerge On page 1, line 12, between "adjustments;" and "to" insert "to provide Representative Joe R. Salter with respect to the effective date of certain provisions set forth in the Senator John J. Hainkel, Jr. Act which originated as House Bill No. 1340 of the 2001 Regular Senator Lambert Boissiere, Jr. Session of the Legislature relative to the reemployment of retirees;" Senator Butch Gautreaux AMENDMENT NO. 2 Rep. Schneider moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. On page 7, at the beginning of line 14, change "F." to "F.(1)(a)" AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 7, between lines 16 and 17, insert: "(b) The seventy-thousand dollar limit provided for in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall be increased each year in an

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ROLL CALL 1. That the Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the Senate Committee on Retirement and adopted by the Senate on May 15, The roll was called with the following result: 2001, be rejected. YEAS 2. That the Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on May 30, Mr. Speaker Green Pierre 2001, be adopted. Alario Guillory Pinac Alexander, E Hammett Pitre 3. That the Senate Floor Amendments (No. 674) proposed by Alexander, R Heaton Powell Senator Boissiere and adopted by the Senate on June 16, 2001, be Ansardi Hebert Pratt rejected. Baldone Hill Quezaire Baylor Holden Richmond 4. That the Senate Floor Amendments (No. 830) proposed by Bowler Hopkins Riddle Senator Boissiere and adopted by the Senate on June 16, 2001, be Broome Hudson Romero adopted. Bruneau Hunter Salter Carter, K Hutter Scalise Respectfully submitted, Carter, R Iles Schneider Cazayoux Jackson, L Schwegmann Representative Pete Schneider Clarkson Jackson, M Shaw Representative Jean M. Doerge Crowe Johns Smith, G.—56th Representative Joe R. Salter Curtis Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Senator Lambert Boissiere, Jr. Damico Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th Senator Butch Gautreaux Daniel Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Senator Heulette "Clo" Fontenot Dartez LaFleur Sneed Devillier Lancaster Stelly Rep. Schneider moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Diez Landrieu Strain Doerge LeBlanc Swilling ROLL CALL Downer Lucas Thompson Erdey Martiny Toomy The roll was called with the following result: Farrar McCallum Townsend Faucheux McDonald Triche YEAS Flavin McMains Tucker Frith Morrell Walsworth Mr. Speaker Gallot Perkins Fruge Murray Welch Alario Glover Pierre Futrell Nevers Winston Alexander, E Green Pinac Gallot Odinet Wooton Alexander, R Guillory Pitre Glover Perkins Wright Ansardi Hammett Powell Total—96 Baldone Heaton Pratt NAYS Baylor Hebert Richmond Bowler Hill Riddle Total—0 Broome Holden Romero ABSENT Bruce Hopkins Salter Bruneau Hudson Scalise Baudoin Donelon Montgomery Carter, K Hunter Schneider Bruce Durand Morrish Carter, R Iles Schwegmann Crane McVea Waddell Cazayoux Jackson, L Shaw Total—9 Clarkson Jackson, M Smith, G.—56th Crane Johns Smith, J.D.—50th The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Crowe Katz Smith, J.H.—8th Curtis Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Damico Kenney Sneed Daniel LaFleur Stelly House Bill No. 1343 By Representative Schneider Dartez Landrieu Strain Devillier LeBlanc Swilling June 18, 2001 Diez Lucas Thompson Doerge Martiny Toomy To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Donelon McCallum Townsend Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Downer McDonald Triche Senate. Durand McMains Tucker Erdey McVea Waddell Ladies and Gentlemen: Farrar Montgomery Walsworth Faucheux Morrell Welch We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Flavin Morrish Winston between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1343 by Frith Murray Wooton Representative Schneider, recommend the following concerning the Fruge Nevers Wright reengrossed bill: Futrell Odinet Total—101 NAYS

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Daniel LaFleur Sneed Total—0 Dartez Lancaster Stelly ABSENT Devillier Landrieu Strain Diez LeBlanc Thompson Baudoin Lancaster Doerge Lucas Toomy Hutter Quezaire Donelon McCallum Townsend Total—4 Durand McDonald Triche Farrar McVea Tucker The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Faucheux Montgomery Waddell Flavin Morrell Welch CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Frith Morrish Winston Fruge Murray Wooton Senate Bill No. 898 by Senator C. Fields Futrell Nevers Wright Gallot Odinet June 16, 2001 Total—95 NAYS To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Erdey Perkins Total—2 Ladies and Gentlemen: ABSENT We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Ansardi Green Swilling between the two houses concerning Senate Bill 898 by Senator C. Baudoin Martiny Walsworth Fields recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Downer McMains Total—8 1. That all House Committee Amendments proposed by the House Committee on Judiciary and adopted by the House of The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Representatives on June 5, 2001 be adopted. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 2. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative Welch and adopted by the House of Representatives on June 12, Senate Bill No. 221 By Senator Hines 2001 be rejected. June 14, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and the Senator Cleo Fields Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives. Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne Senator Noble Ellington Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Michael Jackson Representative Yvonne Welch We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative Joseph F. Toomy between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 221 by Senator Hines, recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Rep. Michael Jackson moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That the set of the House Committee Amendments proposed by the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and ROLL CALL adopted by the House on May 29, 2001, be adopted. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That the set of House Floor Amendments proposed by Representatives R. Carter and Bowler and adopted by the House YEAS on June 7, 2001, be adopted. Mr. Speaker Glover Pierre Respectfully submitted, Alario Guillory Pinac Alexander, E Hammett Pitre Representative Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. Alexander, R Heaton Powell Representative Eric LaFleur Baldone Hebert Pratt Representative Dan W. Morrish Baylor Hill Quezaire Senator Donald E. Hines Bowler Holden Richmond Senator Chris Ullo Broome Hopkins Riddle Senator Gerald J. Theunissen Bruce Hudson Romero Bruneau Hunter Salter Rep. Morrish moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Carter, K Hutter Scalise Carter, R Iles Schneider ROLL CALL Cazayoux Jackson, L Schwegmann Clarkson Jackson, M Shaw The roll was called with the following result: Crane Johns Smith, G.—56th Crowe Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Curtis Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th Damico Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th

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YEAS 2. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 6, of the set identified as SFAHB437 SMITHTAM5, proposed by Senator Mr. Speaker Futrell Odinet Boissiere and adopted by the Senate on June 15, 2001, be rejected. Alario Gallot Perkins Alexander, E Glover Pierre 3. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 4 and 5, of the set identified Alexander, R Green Pinac as SFAHB437 SMITHTAM5, proposed by Senator Boissiere and Ansardi Guillory Pitre adopted by the Senate on June 15, 2001, be adopted. Baldone Hammett Powell Baylor Heaton Pratt Respectfully submitted, Bowler Hebert Richmond Broome Hill Riddle Representative James Donelon Bruce Holden Romero Representative Gil J. Pinac Bruneau Hopkins Salter Representative Dan W. Morrish Carter, K Hudson Scalise Senator Gregory Tarver Carter, R Hunter Schwegmann Senator Lambert Boissiere, Jr. Cazayoux Hutter Smith, G.—56th Senator Donald R. Cravins Clarkson Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Crane Jackson, L Smith, J.H.—8th Rep. Pinac moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Crowe Jackson, M Smith, J.R.—30th Curtis Johns Sneed ROLL CALL Damico Katz Stelly Daniel Kennard Strain The roll was called with the following result: Dartez Kenney Swilling Devillier Lancaster Thompson YEAS Diez Landrieu Toomy Doerge LeBlanc Townsend Mr. Speaker Green Perkins Donelon Lucas Triche Alario Guillory Pierre Downer McCallum Tucker Alexander, E Hammett Pinac Durand McDonald Waddell Alexander, R Heaton Powell Erdey McMains Walsworth Ansardi Hebert Pratt Farrar McVea Welch Baldone Hill Quezaire Faucheux Montgomery Winston Baylor Holden Richmond Flavin Morrish Wooton Broome Hopkins Riddle Frith Murray Wright Bruce Hudson Romero Fruge Nevers Bruneau Hunter Salter Total—98 Carter, K Hutter Scalise NAYS Carter, R Iles Schneider Cazayoux Jackson, L Schwegmann Morrell Schneider Shaw Clarkson Jackson, M Shaw Total—3 Crane Johns Smith, G.—56th ABSENT Crowe Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Damico Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th Baudoin Martiny Daniel Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th LaFleur Quezaire Dartez Lancaster Sneed Total—4 Devillier Landrieu Stelly Diez LeBlanc Strain The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Doerge Lucas Swilling Donelon Martiny Thompson CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Downer McCallum Toomy Durand McDonald Townsend House Bill No. 437 By Representative Pinac Erdey McMains Triche Farrar McVea Tucker June 18, 2001 Faucheux Montgomery Waddell Flavin Morrell Walsworth To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Frith Morrish Welch Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Futrell Murray Winston Senate. Gallot Nevers Wooton Glover Odinet Wright Ladies and Gentlemen: Total—99 NAYS We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 437 by Total—0 Representative Pinac, recommend the following concerning the ABSENT engrossed bill: Baudoin Curtis LaFleur 1. That the set of Senate Floor Amendments, identified as Bowler Fruge Pitre SFAHB437 SMITHTAM2, proposed by Senator Boissiere and Total—6 adopted by the Senate on June 15, be adopted. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ROLL CALL House Bill No. 2072 By Representative Diez The roll was called with the following result: June 18, 2001 YEAS To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Mr. Speaker Futrell Nevers Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Alario Gallot Odinet Senate. Alexander, E Green Perkins Ladies and Gentlemen: Alexander, R Guillory Pitre Ansardi Hammett Powell We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Baldone Heaton Pratt between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2072 by Baylor Hebert Quezaire Representative Diez, recommend the following concerning the Bowler Hill Richmond reengrossed bill: Broome Holden Riddle Bruce Hopkins Salter 1. That Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the Senate Bruneau Hudson Scalise Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee and Carter, K Hunter Schneider adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, be adopted. Carter, R Hutter Schwegmann Cazayoux Iles Shaw 2. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: Clarkson Jackson, L Smith, G.—56th Crane Jackson, M Smith, J.D.—50th AMENDMENT NO. 1 Crowe Johns Smith, J.H.—8th Curtis Katz Smith, J.R.—30th On page 1, line 2, after "enact" and before "Chapter" insert "R.S. Damico Kennard Sneed 36:509(K) and" Daniel Kenney Stelly AMENDMENT NO. 2 Dartez Lancaster Strain Devillier Landrieu Swilling On page 1, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following: Diez LeBlanc Thompson Doerge Lucas Toomy "Section 1. R.S. 36:509(K) is hereby enacted to read as follows: Donelon Martiny Townsend Downer McCallum Triche §509. Transfer of agencies to Department of Transportation and Durand McDonald Tucker Development Erdey McMains Waddell Farrar McVea Walsworth * * * Faucheux Montgomery Welch Flavin Morrell Winston K. The Louisiana Transportation Authority (R.S. 48:2061 through Frith Morrish Wooton 2073) is placed within the Department of Transportation and Fruge Murray Wright Development and shall perform and exercise its powers, duties, Total—99 functions, and responsibilities in the manner provided for agencies NAYS transferred in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 36:801. Glover Romero * * *" Total—2 AMENDMENT NO. 3 ABSENT On page 1, at the beginning of line 13, change "Section 1." to "Section Baudoin Pierre 2." LaFleur Pinac Total—4 AMENDMENT NO. 4 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. On page 5, line 8, after "created" delete the remainder of the line and delete "state of Louisiana," from the beginning of line 9. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT AMENDMENT NO. 5 House Bill No. 1682 By Representative Townsend On page 8, line 1, after "duties." delete the remainder of the line and June 18, 2001 delete line 2 in its entirety. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Representative John C. "Juba" Diez Senate. Representative Loulan J. Pitre, Jr. Representative Jim Tucker Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Francis C. Heitmeier Senator Joel T. Chaisson, II We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Ron Bean between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1682 by Representative Townsend, recommend the following concerning the Rep. Diez moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. engrossed bill:

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1. That the set of Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Section and three officers of the corporation in full satisfaction of the McPherson and adopted by the Senate on June 11, 2001, be requirements of this Section. rejected. * * *" 2. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be adopted: AMENDMENT NO. 6 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 2, after line 25, insert the following: On page 1, at the beginning of line 2, after "To" delete the remainder of the line and add "amend and reenact R.S. 26:73.1, 273(A)(7), and "§273. Limitations on the issuance of state permits; exceptions 280(C) and to enact R.S. 26:71.1(1)(g), (h), and (i), 80(C)(3), and 271.2(1)(g), (h), and (i), relative to the Alcoholic Beverage Control A. The commissioner shall not: Law;" * * * AMENDMENT NO. 2 (7) Issue a permit of any class to any donut shop for the sale of On page 1, line 3, after "to" and before "permits" insert "provide for" alcoholic beverages. For purposes of this Paragraph, "donut shop" shall be defined as an establishment that meets all of the following: AMENDMENT NO. 3 (a) Sells donuts, pastries, or other confections. On page 1, line 4, after "permits;" and before "and to" insert "to authorize the commissioner to accept from certain publicly traded (b) Does not operate a fully equipped kitchen used for the corporations documentation as proof that certain specified people meet preparation of uncooked foods, other than donuts, pastries, or other the criteria necessary for qualification of applicants for alcohol permits; confections, for service and consumption of such foods on the premises. to provide for a definition of "donut shop"; AMENDMENT NO. 4 (c) Does not prepare and serve uncooked foods, other than donuts, pastries, or other confections, at least five days a week. On page 1, line 8, after "Section 1." delete the remainder of the line and add " R.S. 26:73.1, 273(A)(7), and 280(C) are hereby amended and * * * reenacted and R.S. 26:71.1(1)(g), (h), and (i), 80(C)(3), and 271.2(1)(g), (h), and (i)" §280. Qualifications of applicants for permits AMENDMENT NO. 5 * * * On page 2, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following: C.(1) If the applicant is a corporation or a limited liability company, all officers and directors and all stockholders or members "§73.1. Limitations on issuance of permits owning in the aggregate more than five percent of the stock or of the membership interest in a limited liability company and the person or The commission shall not issue a permit of any class to any donut persons who shall conduct or manage the business shall possess the shop for the sale of alcoholic beverages. For purposes of this Section, qualifications required of an applicant and shall furnish their federal "donut shop" shall be defined as an establishment: identification number, their Louisiana Department of Revenue business account number, their social security number, and their correct home (1) Which sells donuts, pastries, or other confections; address. The requirements as to citizenship and residence do not apply to officers, directors, and stockholders of corporations or members of (2) Does not operate a fully equipped kitchen used for the limited liability companies. The corporation or limited liability company preparation of uncooked foods, other than donuts, pastries, or other shall be either organized under the laws of the state of Louisiana or confections, for service and consumption of such foods on the premises; and qualified to do business within the state of Louisiana. (3) Does not prepare and serve uncooked foods, other than (2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, donuts, pastries, or other confections, at least five days a week. the commissioner may accept from a publicly traded corporation, other than any gaming entity regulated pursuant to the provisions of R.S. * * * 27:20 et seq., R.S. 27:41 et seq., or R.S. 27:301 et seq., the necessary documentation of those persons described in Subsection D of this §80. Qualifications of applicants for permits Section and three officers of the corporation in full satisfaction of the requirements of this Section. * * * * * * C. Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the * * * governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided (3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed by the commissioner may accept from a publicly traded corporation, other the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall than any gaming entity regulated pursuant to the provisions of R.S. become effective on the day following such approval." 27:20 et seq., R.S. 27:41 et seq., or R.S. 27:301 et seq., the necessary documentation of those persons described in Subsection D of this Respectfully submitted,

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Representative T. Taylor Townsend CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Representative Troy Hebert Representative Diane G. Winston Senate Bill No. 1017 by Senator Lentini Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini Senator Francis C. Heitmeier June 15, 2001 Rep. Townsend moved to adopt the Conference Committee To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Report. Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: ROLL CALL Ladies and Gentlemen: The roll was called with the following result: We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill 1017 by Senator Lentini YEAS recommend the following concerning the Engrossed bill: Mr. Speaker Gallot Pierre 1. That House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the House Alario Glover Pinac Committee on Judiciary and adopted by the House of Alexander, E Green Pitre Representatives on June 1, 2001 be adopted. Alexander, R Guillory Powell Ansardi Hammett Pratt 2. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1 and 3 proposed by Baldone Hebert Quezaire Representative Faucheux and adopted by the House on June 12, Baylor Hill Riddle 2001 be rejected. Broome Holden Romero Bruce Hopkins Salter 3. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 2, 4, and 5 proposed by Bruneau Hudson Scalise Representative Faucheux and adopted by the House on June 12, Carter, K Hunter Schneider 2001 be adopted. Carter, R Hutter Schwegmann Cazayoux Iles Shaw 4. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be adopted: Clarkson Jackson, L Smith, G.—56th Crane Jackson, M Smith, J.D.—50th AMENDMENT NO. 1 Crowe Johns Smith, J.H.—8th Curtis Katz Smith, J.R.—30th On page 1, line 2, change "R.S. 13:2562.25" to "R.S. 13:2496.2 and Damico Kennard Sneed 2562.25 and R.S. 33:441.28 and 441.29" Daniel Kenney Stelly Dartez Lancaster Strain AMENDMENT NO. 2 Devillier Landrieu Swilling Diez LeBlanc Thompson On page 1, line 4, after "civil actions;" insert "to provide for the Doerge Lucas Toomy payment of certain expenses of certain courts of a parish which are Donelon Martiny Townsend municipal courts; to provide with respect to the mayor's courts in Downer McCallum Triche Lutcher and Gramercy in the parish of St. James; to authorize the Durand McMains Tucker appointment of a court magisrate;" Erdey McVea Waddell Farrar Montgomery Walsworth AMENDMENT NO. 3 Faucheux Morrell Welch Flavin Murray Winston On page 1, line 8, after "R.S. 13:" change "2562.25 is" to "2496.2 and Frith Nevers Wooton 2562.25 are" Fruge Odinet Wright Futrell Perkins AMENDMENT NO. 4 Total—98 NAYS On page 1, between lines 8 and 9:

Total—0 "§2496.2. Expenses of municipal court ABSENT R.S. 13:2496.2 is all proposed new law. Baudoin LaFleur Richmond Bowler McDonald A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a majority of the Heaton Morrish judges of any municipal court in a parish with a population of not less Total—7 than four hundred seventy thousand may authorize a payment from the judicial expense fund of the court to defray any expense of the court The Conference Committee Report was adopted. including salary supplements for any personnel as in their discretion may be necessary to expedite the business and function of the court. B. Nothing in this Section shall authorize an increase in salary for any judge of such court. * * *" Respectfully submitted,

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Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Joel T. Chaisson, II between the two houses concerning Senate Concurrent Resolution 110 Senator Francis Heitmeier by Senator Johnson recommend the following concerning the Representative Mitchell J. "Mitch" Landrieu Engrossed bill: Representative John A. Alario, Jr. Representative Charles A. Riddle, III 1. That House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the House Committee on Judiciary and adopted by the House of Rep. Ansardi moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Representatives on June 5, 2001 be adopted. ROLL CALL 2. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 2 and 4 proposed by Representative Richmond and adopted by the House of The roll was called with the following result: Representatives on June 14, 2001 be adopted. YEAS 3. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 and 3 proposed by Representative Richmond and adopted by the House of Mr. Speaker Glover Perkins Alario Green Pierre Representatives on June 14, 2001 be rejected. Alexander, E Guillory Pinac Alexander, R Hammett Pitre Respectfully submitted, Ansardi Heaton Powell Baldone Hebert Pratt Senator Jon D. Johnson Baylor Hill Quezaire Senator Donald R. Cravins Broome Holden Richmond Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini Bruce Hopkins Riddle Representative Cedric Richmond Bruneau Hudson Romero Representative Leonard Lucas, Jr. Carter, K Hunter Salter Representative Joseph F. Toomy Carter, R Hutter Scalise Cazayoux Iles Schneider On motion of Rep. Richmond, the Conference Committee was Clarkson Jackson, L Schwegmann adopted. Crane Jackson, M Shaw Crowe Johns Smith, G.—56th CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Curtis Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Damico Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th Daniel Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th House Bill No. 1178 By Representative Martiny Dartez LaFleur Sneed Devillier Lancaster Stelly June 18, 2001 Diez Landrieu Strain Doerge LeBlanc Swilling To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Donelon Lucas Thompson Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Downer Martiny Toomy Senate. Durand McCallum Townsend Erdey McDonald Triche Ladies and Gentlemen: Farrar McMains Tucker Faucheux McVea Waddell We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Flavin Montgomery Walsworth between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1178 by Frith Morrell Welch Representative Martiny, recommend the following concerning the Fruge Murray Winston engrossed bill: Futrell Nevers Wooton Gallot Odinet Wright 1. That the Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the Senate Total—102 Committee on Judiciary B and adopted by the Senate on May 23, NAYS 2001 be adopted.

Total—0 2. That the Senate Floor Amendment proposed by Senator Dardenne ABSENT and adopted by the Senate on June 11, 2001 be rejected. Baudoin Bowler Morrish 3. That the Senate Floor Amendment proposed by Senator Dardenne Total—3 and adopted by the Senate on June 12, 2001 be rejected. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. 4. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be adopted: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT AMENDMENT NO. 1 Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 110 by Senator Johnson On page 1, line 2, after "To" and before "enact" delete "amend and reenact R.S. 27:306(A)(4)(c)(iv) and to" June 18, 2001 To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Ladies and Gentlemen:

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AMENDMENT NO. 2 Total—12 ABSENT On page 1, line 8, after "Section 1." delete the remainder of the line and at the beginning of line 9, delete "and" Baudoin Bruneau Hudson Total—3 AMENDMENT NO. 3 The House recommitted the bill to the Conference Committee. On page 2, delete lines 7 through 26 in their entirety and on page 3, delete lines1 through 3 in their entirety CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, House Bill No. 1835 By Representative LeBlanc Representative Daniel R. Martiny June 18, 2001 Representative Troy Hebert Representative T. Taylor Townsend To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Senator Donald R. Cravins Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne Senate. Senator Bill Jones Ladies and Gentlemen: Rep. Martiny moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement As a susbstitute motion, Rep. Hebert moved to recommit the bill between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1835 by to the Conference Committee. Representative LeBlanc, recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: The vote recurred on the substitute motion. 1. That Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Senate ROLL CALL Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 12, 2001, be rejected. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That the Legislative Bureau Amendment adopted by the Senate on YEAS June 13, 2001, be adopted. Mr. Speaker Glover Powell 3. That the Senate Floor Amendment (designated No. 776) proposed Alario Green Pratt by Senator Gautreaux and adopted by the Senate on June 15, Alexander, E Guillory Quezaire 2001, be adopted. Alexander, R Hammett Richmond Ansardi Hebert Riddle 4. That the Senate Floor Amendment (designated No. 840) proposed Baldone Hill Romero by Senator Barham and adopted by the Senate on June 15, 2001, Baylor Holden Salter be adopted. Bruce Hopkins Scalise Carter, K Hutter Schneider 5. That the set of 5 Senate Floor Amendments (designated No. 855) Carter, R Jackson, L Schwegmann proposed by Senator Dupre and adopted by the Senate on June 18, Clarkson Jackson, M Shaw 2001, be adopted. Crane Johns Smith, G.—56th Curtis Katz Smith, J.D.—50th 6. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be adopted: Damico Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th Daniel Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th AMENDMENT NO. 1 Dartez LaFleur Sneed Devillier Lancaster Stelly In Amendment No. 5 of the set of 5 Senate Floor Amendments Diez Landrieu Strain (designated No. 855) proposed by Senator Dupre and adopted by the Doerge LeBlanc Swilling Senate on June 18, 2001, on page 1, delete line 14 in its entirety and Donelon Lucas Thompson insert: Downer McCallum Toomy Durand McDonald Townsend "French immersion in that part of Lafourche Parish south of U.S. Erdey McVea Triche Highway 90, and at least fifty percent of the classroom instruction time Farrar Montgomery Tucker of such pilot program shall be conducted in French." Faucheux Morrell Waddell Flavin Morrish Walsworth AMENDMENT NO. 2 Frith Nevers Welch Fruge Odinet Winston On page 18, line 9, change "5.05%" to "2.10%" Futrell Pinac Wooton Gallot Pitre Wright AMENDMENT NO. 3 Total—90 NAYS On page 18, line 12, change "10.14%" to "13.20%" Bowler Heaton McMains Broome Hunter Murray Cazayoux Iles Perkins Crowe Martiny Pierre

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AMENDMENT NO. 4 Faucheux Morrell Welch Flavin Morrish Winston On page 18, delete line 15 in its entirety Frith Murray Wooton Fruge Nevers Wright AMENDMENT NO. 5 Futrell Odinet Total—101 On page 18, line 17, change "5.46%" to "8.50%" NAYS

AMENDMENT NO. 6 Total—0 ABSENT On page 18, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following: Baudoin Lancaster "Provided, however, that of the funds distributed to the Parish Council Green Quezaire for the Road District No. 1 millage in any state fiscal year, no less than Total—4 $50,000 shall be used for overlay on the St. John community bridge traversing Bayou Lafourche. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

Provided, however, that of the funds distributed to the Parish Council CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT for the Drainage District millage in any state fiscal year, no less than $50,000 shall be used to repair damage sustained due to Tropical Storm House Bill No. 2056 By Representative Scalise Alison, to be allocated equally for the Ward 6 community and for the Raceland Bayou Folse Project." June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc Senate. Representative Warren J. Triche, Jr. Representative Joseph Toomy Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne Senator Reggie Dupre We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Butch Gautreaux between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2056 by Representative Scalise, recommend the following concerning the Rep. LeBlanc moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. reengrossed bill: ROLL CALL 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1, 4 and 5 proposed by the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and The roll was called with the following result: adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, be adopted. YEAS 2. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 2 and 3 proposed by the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and Mr. Speaker Gallot Perkins adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, be rejected. Alario Glover Pierre Alexander, E Guillory Pinac 3. That the set of Amendments, proposed by the Legislative Bureau Alexander, R Hammett Pitre and adopted by the Senate on June 11, 2001, be adopted. Ansardi Heaton Powell Baldone Hebert Pratt 4. That the set of Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Baylor Hill Richmond Ellington and adopted by the Senate on June 15, 2001, be adopted. Bowler Holden Riddle Broome Hopkins Romero 5. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: Bruce Hudson Salter Bruneau Hunter Scalise AMENDMENT NO. 1 Carter, K Hutter Schneider Carter, R Iles Schwegmann On page 1, line 2, delete "R.S. 18:1505.2(I)(3)" and delete the comma Cazayoux Jackson, L Shaw "," and insert "R.S. 18:1505.2(I)(3) and (O) and 1505.4(D)," Clarkson Jackson, M Smith, G.—56th Crane Johns Smith, J.D.—50th AMENDMENT NO. 2 Crowe Katz Smith, J.H.—8th Curtis Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th On page 1, line 6, after "penalties;" insert "to provide for limitations on Damico Kenney Sneed the use of campaign funds to pay a campaign finance fine, fee, or Daniel LaFleur Stelly penalty;" Dartez Landrieu Strain Devillier LeBlanc Swilling AMENDMENT NO. 3 Diez Lucas Thompson Doerge Martiny Toomy On page 1, line 13, delete "R.S. 18:1505.2(I)(3) and 1505.4(D)" and Donelon McCallum Townsend insert "R.S. 18:1505.2(I)(3) and (O) and 1505.4(D)" Downer McDonald Triche Durand McMains Tucker AMENDMENT NO. 4 Erdey McVea Waddell Farrar Montgomery Walsworth On page 2, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

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"* * * Mr. Speaker Morrell Pratt Baylor Pierre Strain O.(1) The supervisory committee may prohibit a candidate or Lucas Pinac Welch elected official from using contributions received by, or other Total—9 campaign funds of, such candidate or elected official or the principal or ABSENT a subsidiary campaign committee of such candidate or elected official to pay a fine, fee, or penalty, assessed for a violation of this Chapter Baudoin Shaw upon a finding that the violation was intentional or egregious. Hill Swilling Total—4 (2)"Intentional" for the purposes of this Subsection shall mean actions which, in the considered opinion of the supervisory committee, The Conference Committee Report was adopted. were designed to avoid full and accurate compliance with the provisions of this Chapter. "Egregious" for the purposes of this Subection shall CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT mean actions which, in the considered opinion of the supervisory House Bill No. 456 By Representative Alario committee, significantly injured the public's right to full and accurate disclosure of the financing of election campaigns." June 17, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Representative Steve Scalise Senate. Representative Emile "Peppi" Bruneau Representative Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Noble E. Ellington Senator John L."Jay" Dardenne We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Chris Ullo between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 456 by Representative Alario, recommend the following concerning the Rep. Scalise moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. engrossed bill: ROLL CALL 1. That the set of Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Johnson and adopted by the Senate on June 13, 2001, be rejected. The roll was called with the following result: Respectfully submitted, YEAS Representative John A. Alario, Jr. Alario Futrell Murray Representative Sharon Weston Broome Alexander, E Gallot Nevers Representative N. J. Damico Alexander, R Glover Odinet Senator Jon D. Johnson Ansardi Green Perkins Senator Diana E. Bajoie Baldone Guillory Pitre Senator Heulette "Clo" Fontenot Bowler Hammett Powell Broome Heaton Quezaire Rep. Alario moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Bruce Hebert Richmond Bruneau Holden Riddle ROLL CALL Carter, K Hopkins Romero Carter, R Hudson Salter The roll was called with the following result: Cazayoux Hunter Scalise Clarkson Hutter Schneider YEAS Crane Iles Schwegmann Crowe Jackson, L Smith, G.—56th Mr. Speaker Glover Odinet Curtis Jackson, M Smith, J.D.—50th Alario Green Perkins Damico Johns Smith, J.H.—8th Alexander, E Guillory Pierre Daniel Katz Smith, J.R.—30th Alexander, R Hammett Pinac Dartez Kennard Sneed Ansardi Heaton Pitre Devillier Kenney Stelly Baldone Hebert Powell Diez LaFleur Thompson Baylor Hill Pratt Doerge Lancaster Toomy Bowler Holden Quezaire Donelon Landrieu Townsend Broome Hopkins Richmond Downer LeBlanc Triche Bruce Hudson Riddle Durand Martiny Tucker Bruneau Hunter Romero Erdey McCallum Waddell Carter, K Hutter Salter Farrar McDonald Walsworth Carter, R Iles Scalise Faucheux McMains Winston Cazayoux Jackson, L Schneider Flavin McVea Wooton Clarkson Jackson, M Schwegmann Frith Montgomery Wright Crane Johns Shaw Fruge Morrish Curtis Katz Smith, G.—56th Total—92 Damico Kennard Smith, J.D.—50th NAYS Daniel Kenney Smith, J.H.—8th Dartez LaFleur Smith, J.R.—30th

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Devillier Lancaster Sneed Baylor Hill Quezaire Diez Landrieu Stelly Bowler Holden Richmond Doerge LeBlanc Strain Broome Hopkins Riddle Donelon Lucas Thompson Bruce Hudson Romero Downer Martiny Toomy Bruneau Hunter Salter Durand McCallum Townsend Carter, K Hutter Scalise Erdey McDonald Triche Carter, R Iles Schneider Farrar McMains Tucker Cazayoux Jackson, L Schwegmann Faucheux McVea Walsworth Clarkson Jackson, M Shaw Flavin Montgomery Welch Crane Johns Smith, G.—56th Frith Morrell Winston Crowe Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Fruge Morrish Wooton Damico Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th Futrell Murray Wright Daniel Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Gallot Nevers Dartez LaFleur Sneed Total—101 Devillier Lancaster Stelly NAYS Diez Landrieu Strain Doerge LeBlanc Thompson Total—0 Donelon Lucas Toomy ABSENT Downer Martiny Townsend Durand McCallum Triche Baudoin Swilling Erdey McDonald Tucker Crowe Waddell Farrar McMains Waddell Total—4 Faucheux McVea Walsworth Flavin Montgomery Welch The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Frith Morrell Winston Fruge Murray Wooton CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Futrell Nevers Wright Gallot Odinet House Bill No. 632 By Representatives McMains and Ansardi Total—101 NAYS June 18, 2001 Total—0 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of ABSENT Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Baudoin Morrish Curtis Swilling Ladies and Gentlemen: Total—4 We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement The Conference Committee Report was adopted. between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 632 by Representatives McMains and Ansardi, recommend the following Suspension of the Rules concerning the reengrossed bill: On motion of Rep. Welch, the rules were suspended in order to 1. That the set of Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the take up and consider Petitions, Memorials and Communications at this Senate Committee on Judiciary A and adopted by the Senate on time. May 23, 2001, be adopted. Respectfully submitted, Petitions, Memorials and Communications Representative F. Charles "Chuck" McMains, Jr. Representative Ronnie Johns The following petitions, memorials, and communications were Representative Michael A. "Mike" Walsworth received and read: Senator Robert J. Barham Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne, Jr. Message from the Senate Senator Noble Edward Ellington DISAGREEMENT TO SENATE BILL Rep. McMains moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. June 18, 2001 ROLL CALL To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of The roll was called with the following result: Representatives: YEAS I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Mr. Speaker Glover Perkins refused to concur in the proposed House Amendments to Senate Bill Alario Green Pierre No. 514 by Sen. Johnson, and ask the Speaker to appoint a committee Alexander, E Guillory Pinac to confer with a like committee from the Senate on the disagreement. Alexander, R Hammett Pitre Ansardi Heaton Powell Respectfully submitted, Baldone Hebert Pratt

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MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like APPOINTMENT OF committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill CONFERENCE COMMITTEE No. 1132: Senators Heitmeiere, C. Fields, and W. Fields. June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of Message from the Senate the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to Senate Bill APPOINTMENT OF No. 514: Senators Johnson, Ullo, and Barham. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of Message from the Senate the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill APPOINTMENT OF No. 1893: Senators Heitmeier, Chaisson, and Lentini. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of Message from the Senate the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill APPOINTMENT OF No. 597: Senators C. Jones, Ellington, and Barham. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of Message from the Senate the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill APPOINTMENT OF No. 52: Senators Heitmeier, Cain, and Bajoie. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of Message from the Senate the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to Senate Bill APPOINTMENT OF No. 1045: Senators Boissiere, Dupre, and Johnson. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of Message from the Senate the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like APPOINTMENT OF committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill CONFERENCE COMMITTEE No. 2047: Senators Lentini, C. D. Jones, and Cravins. June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted,

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MICHAEL S. BAER, III Read by title. Secretary of the Senate The above bill was taken up with the amendments proposed by the Message from the Senate Senate. ADOPTION OF SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to Engrossed June 18, 2001 House Bill No. 529 by Representative Welch To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of AMENDMENT NO. 1 Representatives: On page 2, line 2, after "increase," insert "there must be the funds I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has available in the respective experience account to pay for such an adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement increase, and" to House Bill No. 390. AMENDMENT NO. 2 Respectfully submitted, On page 2, line 20, after "account" insert "which must have the funds MICHAEL S. BAER, III available in the respective experience account to pay for such an Secretary of the Senate increase" Message from the Senate AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 3, line 2, after "increase," insert "there must be the funds HOUSE BILLS available in the respective experience account to pay for such an June 18, 2001 increase, and" To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of AMENDMENT NO. 4 Representatives: On page 3, line 20, after "account" insert "which must have the funds I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has available in the respective experience account to pay for such an finally passed the following House Bills: increase" House Bill No. 232 Rep. Welch moved that the amendments proposed by the Senate Returned without amendments. be concurred in. House Bill No. 529 ROLL CALL Returned with amendments. The roll was called with the following result: House Bill No. 1489 Returned without amendments. YEAS House Bill No. 1958 Mr. Speaker Futrell Murray Returned without amendments. Alario Gallot Nevers Alexander, E Glover Odinet Respectfully submitted, Alexander, R Green Perkins Ansardi Guillory Pierre MICHAEL S. BAER, III Baldone Hammett Pinac Baylor Heaton Pitre Secretary of the Senate Bowler Hebert Powell Broome Hill Pratt House Bills and Joint Resolutions Bruce Holden Quezaire Returned from the Senate with Amendments Bruneau Hopkins Richmond Carter, K Hudson Riddle Rep. Welch asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to Carter, R Hunter Romero take up at this time the following House Bills and Joint Resolutions just Cazayoux Hutter Salter returned from the Senate, with amendments to be concurred in by the Clarkson Iles Schneider House, with a view of acting on the same: Crane Jackson, L Schwegmann Crowe Jackson, M Shaw HOUSE BILL NO. 529— Curtis Johns Smith, G.—56th BY REPRESENTATIVE WELCH Damico Katz Smith, J.D.—50th AN ACT Daniel Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th To amend and reenact R.S. 11:542(C)(4) and 883.1(C)(4), relative to Dartez Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System and the Devillier LaFleur Strain Teachers' Retirement System; to provide with respect to the Diez Lancaster Swilling payment of cost-of-living adjustments and the criteria used for Doerge Landrieu Thompson determining eligibility therefor; to provide an effective date; and to Donelon LeBlanc Toomy provide for related matters. Downer Lucas Townsend

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Durand Martiny Triche ROLL CALL Erdey McCallum Tucker Farrar McDonald Waddell The roll was called with the following result: Faucheux McMains Welch Flavin McVea Winston YEAS Frith Morrell Wooton Fruge Morrish Wright Mr. Speaker Green Pierre Total—99 Alario Guillory Pinac NAYS Alexander, E Hammett Pitre Alexander, R Heaton Powell Montgomery Ansardi Hebert Pratt Total—1 Baldone Hill Quezaire ABSENT Baylor Holden Richmond Bowler Hopkins Riddle Baudoin Sneed Walsworth Broome Hudson Romero Scalise Stelly Bruce Hunter Salter Total—5 Bruneau Hutter Scalise Carter, R Iles Schneider The amendments proposed by the Senate were concurred in by the Cazayoux Jackson, L Schwegmann House. Clarkson Jackson, M Shaw Crane Johns Smith, G.—56th Conference Committee Reports for Consideration Crowe Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Curtis Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th The following Conference Committee Reports were taken up and Damico Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th acted upon as follows: Daniel LaFleur Sneed Dartez Lancaster Stelly Devillier Landrieu Strain CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Diez LeBlanc Swilling Doerge Lucas Thompson House Bill No. 508 By Representative Daniel Donelon McCallum Toomy Downer McDonald Townsend June 18, 2001 Durand McMains Triche Erdey McVea Tucker To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Farrar Montgomery Waddell Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Faucheux Morrell Walsworth Senate. Flavin Morrish Welch Fruge Murray Winston Ladies and Gentlemen: Futrell Nevers Wooton Gallot Odinet Wright We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Glover Perkins between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 508 by Total—101 Representative Daniel, recommend the following concerning the NAYS reengrossed bill: Total—0 1. That the set of Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator ABSENT Dardenne and adopted by the Senate on June 15, 2001 be rejected. Baudoin Frith Carter, K Martiny 2. That the following amendment to the reengrossed bill be adopted: Total—4 AMENDMENT NO. 1 The Conference Committee Report, having received a two-thirds vote of the elected members, was adopted. On page 3, line 20, after "exceed" change "sixty-five" to "fifty" Suspension of the Rules AMENDMENT NO. 2 On motion of Rep. Hudson, the rules were suspended in order to On page 4, line 6, change "sixty-five" to "fifty" take up and consider Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on Third Reading and Final Passage at this time. Respectfully submitted, Representative William B. Daniel, IV Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc Third Reading and Final Passage Representative Jim Tucker Senator Foster L. Campbell, Jr. The following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on third reading Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne and final passage were taken up and acted upon as follows: Senator Robert J. Barham Rep. Daniel moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report.

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SENATE BILL NO. 397— Baldone Hebert Powell BY SENATORS FONTENOT AND HOLLIS AND REPRESENTATIVES Baylor Hill Pratt FLAVIN, FRITH AND PINAC AN ACT Bowler Holden Quezaire To amend and reenact R.S. 6:969.26(D), relative to certain consumer Broome Hopkins Richmond credit transactions; to provide for gap insurance coverage; and to Bruce Hudson Riddle provide for related matters. Bruneau Hunter Romero Carter, K Hutter Salter Called from the calendar. Carter, R Iles Scalise Cazayoux Jackson, L Schneider Read by title. Clarkson Jackson, M Schwegmann Crane Johns Shaw Rep. Hudson sent up floor amendments which were read as Crowe Katz Smith, G.—56th follows: Curtis Kennard Smith, J.D.—50th Damico Kenney Smith, J.H.—8th HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Daniel LaFleur Smith, J.R.—30th Dartez Lancaster Sneed Amendments proposed by Representative Hudson to Reengrossed Devillier Landrieu Stelly Senate Bill No. 397 by Senator Fontenot Diez LeBlanc Strain Doerge Lucas Swilling AMENDMENT NO. 1 Donelon Martiny Thompson On page 1, delete lines 2 through 4 and insert the following: Durand McCallum Toomy Erdey McDonald Townsend "To amend and reenact R.S. 6:969.26(D), relative to certain consumer Farrar McMains Triche credit transactions; to provide for gap insurance coverage; and to Faucheux McVea Tucker provide for related matters." Flavin Montgomery Walsworth Frith Morrell Welch AMENDMENT NO. 2 Fruge Morrish Winston Futrell Murray Wooton On page 1, line 6, after "R.S." delete "9:3518.3 is hereby enacted" and Gallot Nevers Wright insert "6:969.26(D) is hereby amended and reenacted" Total—102 NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 3 Total—0 On page 1, delete lines 7 through 16, delete page 2 in its entirety, and ABSENT on page 3, delete lines 1 through 17 and insert the following: Baudoin Downer Waddell "§969.26. Property insurance Total—3 * * * The Chair declared the above bill was finally passed. D. The seller shall or and the lender may, in addition, offer the Rep. Hudson moved to reconsider the vote by which the above bill consumer the option of voluntarily purchasing gap coverage protecting was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion to reconsider the consumer from possible liability as a result of the consumer's was laid on the table. property insurance being insufficient to fully pay and satisfy the then unpaid balance under the consumer's contract as a result of a total loss Conference Committee Reports for Consideration of vehicle. The cost of gap coverage may be financed under the transaction and made subject to loan finance charges or credit service The following Conference Committee Reports were taken up and charges, as applicable. acted upon as follows: Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall supersede the CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT provisions of the Act which originated as House Bill 653 of the 2001 Regular Session." House Bill No. 2047 On motion of Rep. Hudson, the amendments were adopted. By Representatives Martiny and Faucheux Rep. Hudson moved the final passage of the bill, as amended. June 18, 2001 ROLL CALL To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the The roll was called with the following result: Senate. YEAS Ladies and Gentlemen: Mr. Speaker Glover Odinet Alario Green Perkins We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Alexander, E Guillory Pierre between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2047 by Alexander, R Hammett Pinac Representatives Martiny and Faucheux, recommend the following Ansardi Heaton Pitre concerning the reengrossed bill:

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On page 6, between lines 7 and 8, add the following: 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 proposed by the Senate Committee on Judiciary C and adopted by the Senate "(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this on May 31, 2001, be adopted. Subsection, persons convicted of R.S. 14:89(A)(2) shall not be required to furnish a photograph as required by that Paragraph. 2. That Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 proposed by the Senate Committee on Judiciary C and adopted by the Senate on May 31, (2) 2001, be rejected. * * * 3. That Amendments Nos. 1 through 4 proposed by the Legislative Bureau and adopted by the Senate on June 5, 2001, be rejected. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph, persons convicted of R.S. 14:92(A)(7) and R.S. 4. That Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 proposed by Senator Lentini 14:89(A)(2) shall not be required to publish notice of the crime for and adopted by the Senate on June 13, 2001, be adopted. which they were convicted in the official journal or any newspaper required by those Subparagraphs." 5. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 proposed by Senator Lentini and adopted by the Senate on June 13, 2001, be rejected. Respectfully submitted, 6. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 7 proposed by Representative Daniel R. "Danny" Martiny Senator C. Jones and adopted by the Senate on June 13, 2001, be Representative Robert Faucheux, Jr. rejected. Representative Tony Perkins Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini 7. That the following amendment to the reengrossed bill be adopted: Senator Donald R. "Don" Cravins Senator Charles D. "C.D." Jones AMENDMENT NO. 1 Rep. Martiny moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. On page 1, line 2, after "542(A)" insert a comma "," ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 2 The roll was called with the following result: On page 1, at the beginning of line 3, delete "and (B)(1)(b)" and insert in lieu thereof "(B)(1)(introductory paragraph), (a), and (b)," YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 3 Mr. Speaker Erdey Morrell Alario Farrar Nevers On page 1, line 7, after "541(14.1)," and before "542(B)(1)(d)" insert Alexander, E Faucheux Odinet "and" and change "542(B)(1)(d)," to "542(B)(1)(d) and (e) and (2)(c)," Ansardi Frith Perkins Baldone Futrell Pierre AMENDMENT NO. 4 Baylor Gallot Pinac Bowler Glover Pitre On page 1, at the end of line 14, after "(A)" delete "(and" and insert a Broome Guillory Powell Bruneau Hammett Quezaire comma "," Carter, K Holden Richmond Carter, R Hopkins Riddle AMENDMENT NO. 5 Clarkson Hudson Salter Crane Hutter Smith, G.—56th On page 1, at the beginning of line 15, change "(B)(1)(d)" to "(B) Crowe Jackson, L Smith, J.D.—50th (1)(introductory paragraph), (a), and (b)," Curtis Jackson, M Smith, J.R.—30th Damico Kenney Sneed AMENDMENT NO. 6 Daniel Lancaster Swilling Devillier Landrieu Thompson On page 2, line 1, after "15:541(14.1)" delete the remainder of the line Diez LeBlanc Triche and insert in lieu thereof "542(B)(1)(d) and (e) and (2)(c) are hereby" Doerge Martiny Tucker Donelon McMains Wooton AMENDMENT NO. 7 Durand Montgomery Wright Total—66 On page 3, line 13, after "(aggravated incest)," and before "R.S." insert NAYS "R.S. 14:89 (crime against nature)," Alexander, R Kennard Shaw AMENDMENT NO. 8 Bruce McCallum Smith, J.H.—8th Downer McDonald Stelly On page 5, line 1, after "offender" and before the comma "," delete "and Flavin McVea Strain persons convicted of R.S. 14:92(A)(7)" Hebert Morrish Toomy Hill Murray Waddell AMENDMENT NO. 9 Hunter Pratt Walsworth Iles Romero Welch On page 5, line 4, after the comma "," delete the remainder of the line Johns Schneider and insert in lieu thereof "address, and a photograph or copy thereof to:" Katz Schwegmann Total—28 AMENDMENT NO. 10 ABSENT

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Baudoin Green Scalise Bruneau Lancaster Schwegmann Cazayoux Heaton Townsend Clarkson LeBlanc Shaw Dartez LaFleur Winston Crane Martiny Smith, J.D.—50th Fruge Lucas Crowe McCallum Smith, J.H.—8th Total—11 Damico McDonald Sneed Diez McMains Stelly The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Erdey McVea Strain Faucheux Montgomery Thompson CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Flavin Morrish Toomy Fruge Nevers Triche House Bill No. 1917 By Representative Quezaire Futrell Perkins Tucker Green Pierre Waddell June 18, 2001 Hammett Pinac Walsworth Holden Pitre Winston To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Hopkins Powell Wooton Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Iles Pratt Wright Senate. Johns Quezaire Total—59 Ladies and Gentlemen: ABSENT We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Mr. Speaker Bruce Hill between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1917 by Alexander, R Cazayoux Jackson, M Representative Quezaire, recommend the following concerning the Baudoin Heaton LaFleur engrossed bill: Total—9 1. That Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Senator The House refused to recommit the bill to the Conference Marionneaux and adopted by the Senate on June 14, 2001, be Committee. rejected. Rep. McMains insisted on his motion to adopt the Conference Respectfully submitted, Committee Report. Representative Roy Quezaire, Jr. ROLL CALL Representative William B. Daniel, IV Representative F. Charles McMains The roll was called with the following result: Senator Noble E. Ellington Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne YEAS Rep. McMains moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Mr. Speaker Heaton Powell Alario Hebert Pratt As a substitute motion, Rep. Devillier moved to recommit the bill Alexander, E Hill Quezaire to the Conference Committee. Alexander, R Hopkins Riddle Baylor Hudson Romero The vote recurred on the substitute motion. Bowler Hutter Salter Broome Iles Scalise ROLL CALL Bruneau Johns Schneider Carter, R Katz Schwegmann The roll was called with the following result: Cazayoux Kennard Shaw Clarkson Kenney Smith, G.—56th YEAS Crane Lancaster Smith, J.D.—50th Crowe Landrieu Smith, J.H.—8th Alario Durand Morrell Curtis LeBlanc Smith, J.R.—30th Ansardi Farrar Murray Damico Martiny Sneed Baldone Frith Odinet Daniel McCallum Stelly Baylor Gallot Richmond Diez McDonald Strain Carter, K Glover Riddle Durand McMains Thompson Carter, R Guillory Romero Erdey McVea Toomy Curtis Hebert Smith, G.—56th Faucheux Montgomery Triche Daniel Hudson Smith, J.R.—30th Flavin Morrish Tucker Dartez Hunter Swilling Fruge Nevers Waddell Devillier Hutter Townsend Futrell Odinet Walsworth Doerge Jackson, L Welch Gallot Perkins Winston Donelon Landrieu Glover Pierre Wooton Downer Lucas Green Pinac Wright Total—37 Hammett Pitre NAYS Total—80 NAYS Alexander, E Katz Salter Bowler Kennard Scalise Ansardi Farrar Morrell Broome Kenney Schneider Baldone Guillory Murray

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Carter, K Holden Richmond Broome Hudson Riddle Devillier Hunter Swilling Bruneau Hunter Salter Doerge Jackson, L Townsend Carter, K Hutter Scalise Donelon LaFleur Welch Cazayoux Iles Schneider Downer Lucas Clarkson Jackson, L Schwegmann Total—20 Crane Jackson, M Shaw ABSENT Crowe Johns Smith, G.—56th Curtis Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Baudoin Dartez Jackson, M Damico Kenney Smith, J.H.—8th Bruce Frith Total—5 Daniel LaFleur Smith, J.R.—30th Devillier Lancaster Sneed The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Diez Landrieu Stelly Doerge LeBlanc Strain CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Donelon Lucas Swilling Downer Martiny Thompson House Bill No. 1103 By Representative LeBlanc Durand McCallum Toomy Erdey McDonald Triche June 18, 2001 Farrar McMains Tucker Faucheux McVea Waddell To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Flavin Montgomery Walsworth Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Frith Morrish Welch Senate. Fruge Murray Winston Futrell Nevers Wooton Ladies and Gentlemen: Gallot Odinet Wright Glover Perkins We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Total—95 between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1103 by Representative LeBlanc, recommend the following concerning the NAYS engrossed bill: Alexander, R Romero 1. That the Senate Floor Amendment consisting of one amendment Total—2 proposed by Senator Bill Jones and adopted by the Senate on June ABSENT 14, 2001, be rejected. Baudoin Dartez Morrell 2. That all of the Senate Floor Amendments of the set of Senate Floor Bruce Hebert Townsend Amendments consisting of five amendments proposed by Senator Carter, R Kennard Bill Jones and adopted by the Senate on June 14, 2001, be Total—8 rejected. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. 3. That the following amendment to the engrossed bill be adopted: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT AMENDMENT NO. 1 House Bill No. 1735 By Representative Scalise On page 2, after line 25, insert the following: "(3) The provisions of this Subsection shall apply to use tax June 18, 2001 returns only when the amount due exceeds five hundred dollars." To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc Representative Bryant O. Hammett, Jr. Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative John A. Alario, Jr. Senator Bill Jones We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Paulette R. Irons between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1735 by Representative Scalise, recommend the following concerning the Rep. LeBlanc moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. reengrossed bill: ROLL CALL 1. That the set of Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Dardenne and adopted by the Senate on June 15, 2001, be The roll was called with the following result: rejected. YEAS Respectfully submitted, Mr. Speaker Green Pierre Representative Steve Scalise Alario Guillory Pinac Representative Elcie J. Guillory Alexander, E Hammett Pitre Representative Charles A. Riddle, III Ansardi Heaton Powell Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne Baldone Hill Pratt Senator Charles D. Jones Baylor Holden Quezaire Senator Bill Jones Bowler Hopkins Richmond

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Rep. Scalise moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ROLL CALL June 18, 2001 The roll was called with the following result: To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of YEAS Representatives: Mr. Speaker Hammett Pierre I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of Alario Heaton Pinac the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like Alexander, E Hebert Pitre committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill Alexander, R Hill Powell No. 960: Senators Ellington, Romero, and Schedler. Ansardi Holden Pratt Baldone Hopkins Quezaire Respectfully submitted, Baylor Hudson Richmond MICHAEL S. BAER, III Bowler Hunter Riddle Secretary of the Senate Broome Hutter Romero Bruneau Iles Salter Carter, R Jackson, L Scalise Message from the Senate Cazayoux Jackson, M Schneider ADOPTION OF Clarkson Johns Schwegmann CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Crane Katz Shaw Crowe Kennard Smith, G.—56th June 18, 2001 Damico Kenney Smith, J.D.—50th Daniel LaFleur Smith, J.R.—30th To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Dartez Lancaster Sneed Representatives: Diez Landrieu Stelly Doerge LeBlanc Strain I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Donelon Lucas Swilling adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Downer Martiny Thompson to House Bill No. 508. Durand McCallum Toomy Erdey McDonald Triche Respectfully submitted, Faucheux McMains Tucker Flavin McVea Waddell MICHAEL S. BAER, III Fruge Montgomery Walsworth Secretary of the Senate Futrell Morrish Welch Gallot Murray Winston Message from the Senate Glover Nevers Wooton Green Odinet Wright ADOPTION OF Guillory Perkins CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Total—95 NAYS June 18, 2001 Devillier Farrar Morrell To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Total—3 Representatives: ABSENT I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Baudoin Curtis Townsend adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Bruce Frith to House Bill No. 953. Carter, K Smith, J.H.—8th Total—7 Respectfully submitted, The Conference Committee Report was adopted. MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate Suspension of the Rules Message from the Senate On motion of Rep. Swilling, the rules were suspended in order to take up and consider Petitions, Memorials and Communications at this ADOPTION OF time. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Petitions, Memorials and June 18, 2001 Communications To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of The following petitions, memorials, and communications were Representatives: received and read: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1103.

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Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Message from the Senate to House Bill No. 1834. ADOPTION OF Respectfully submitted, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT MICHAEL S. BAER, III June 18, 2001 Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Message from the Senate Representatives: ADOPTION OF I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1339. June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Message from the Senate to House Bill No. 2072. ADOPTION OF Respectfully submitted, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT MICHAEL S. BAER, III June 18, 2001 Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Message from the Senate Representatives: ADOPTION OF I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1343. June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Message from the Senate to House Bill No. 437. ADOPTION OF Respectfully submitted, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT MICHAEL S. BAER, III June 18, 2001 Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1682. Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate Message from the Senate ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT June 18, 2001

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Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to House Bill No. 1735. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to House Bill No. 1132. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to House Bill No. 1835. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to House Bill No. 1140. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to House Bill No. 2025. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to House Bill No. 1612. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to House Bill No. 2047. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives:

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Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to Senate Bill No. 974. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to House Bill No. 2056. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to Senate Bill No. 1045. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement HOUSE BILLS to Senate Bill No. 289. June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate finally passed the following House Bills: ADOPTION OF House Bill No. 1290 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Returned with amendments. June 18, 2001 House Bill No. 1528 Returned with amendments. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: House Bill No. 1655 Returned without amendments. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement House Bill No. 2014 to Senate Bill No. 366. Returned without amendments. Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL S. BAER, III MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate Secretary of the Senate Message from the Senate House Bills and Joint Resolutions Returned from the Senate with Amendments ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Rep. Swilling asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to take up at this time the following House Bills and Joint Resolutions just June 18, 2001 returned from the Senate, with amendments to be concurred in by the House, with a view of acting on the same: To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives:

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1290— Diez Kennard Swilling BY REPRESENTATIVES SWILLING AND MORRELL Doerge Kenney Thompson AN ACT Durand Landrieu Toomy To enact R.S. 33:2826, relative to the parish of Orleans and the city of Farrar Martiny Townsend New Orleans; to establish the New Orleans East/Lake Forest Faucheux McCallum Waddell Shopping Center Economically Disadvantaged Enterprise Zone; Flavin McMains Walsworth to specify the boundaries of the zone; to authorize the city of New Frith Montgomery Welch Orleans to grant tax exemptions; and to provide for related matters. Futrell Morrell Wooton Gallot Murray Wright Read by title. Glover Odinet Total—74 The above bill was taken up with the amendments proposed by the NAYS Senate. Alexander, E Katz Scalise SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Bowler Lancaster Schneider Bruneau McDonald Shaw Amendments proposed by Senator Johnson to Engrossed House Bill Donelon McVea Sneed No. 1290 by Representatives Swilling and Morrell Downer Morrish Triche Erdey Nevers Tucker AMENDMENT NO. 1 Fruge Pitre Winston Total—21 On page 1, line 3, change "Forest" to "Forest-Kenilworth" ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 2 Alexander, R Dartez Pierre Baudoin LaFleur Pratt On page 1, line 12, change "Forest" to "Forest-Kenilworth" Bruce LeBlanc Crane Lucas AMENDMENT NO. 3 Total—10 On page 2, line 10, change "Forest" to "Forest-Kenilworth" The amendments proposed by the Senate were concurred in by the House. AMENDMENT NO. 4 HOUSE BILL NO. 1528— On page 2, line 18, after "south; and" change "Bundy Road" to "Plaza BY REPRESENTATIVES THOMPSON AND SCALISE Drive" AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:75(C)(1)(a), relative to the expenditure AMENDMENT NO. 5 of state funds and budgetary procedure; to authorize reductions in certain appropriations and allocations to avoid a budget deficit, On page 2, line 18, after "west;" and before "all" insert the following: including the limited adjustment of budgets for expenditures from dedicated funds under certain circumstances; to authorize the "that shopping center in the parish of Orleans known as the New limited redirection and transfer of funds supporting appropriations Orleans East/Kenilworth Shopping Center bounded by the I-10 Service and allocations from dedicated funds for use for other purposes; Road South on the south; Morrison Road on the north; Martin Drive on and to provide for related matters. the east; and Lamb Road on the west;" Read by title. Rep. Swilling moved that the amendments proposed by the Senate The above bill was taken up with the amendments proposed by the be concurred in. Senate. ROLL CALL SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS The roll was called with the following result: Amendments proposed by Senator Ellington to Engrossed House Bill No. 1528 by Representatives Thompson and Scalise YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Mr. Speaker Green Perkins Alario Guillory Pinac On page 2, between lines 21 and 22, insert: Ansardi Hammett Powell Baldone Heaton Quezaire "Section 2. The provisions of R.S. 39:75(C)(1)(a) as contained in Baylor Hebert Richmond this Act shall be null and of no effect if the constitutional amendment Broome Hill Riddle of Article VII, amending Section 10(F) of the Constitution of Louisiana Carter, K Holden Romero contained in the Act which originated as House Bill Number 507 of the Carter, R Hopkins Salter 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature is adopted at the statewide Cazayoux Hudson Schwegmann election to be held on November 5, 2002 and becomes effective." Clarkson Hunter Smith, G.—56th Crowe Hutter Smith, J.D.—50th AMENDMENT NO. 2 Curtis Iles Smith, J.H.—8th Damico Jackson, L Smith, J.R.—30th On page 2, line 18, change "Section 2" to "Section 3" Daniel Jackson, M Stelly Devillier Johns Strain

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Rep. Thompson moved that the amendments proposed by the Senate be concurred in. APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ROLL CALL June 18, 2001 The roll was called with the following result: To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of YEAS Representatives: Mr. Speaker Gallot Odinet I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of Alario Glover Perkins the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like Alexander, E Green Pierre committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill Alexander, R Guillory Pinac No. 1563: Senators B. Jones, Hoyt, and Barham. Ansardi Hammett Pitre Baldone Hebert Powell Respectfully submitted, Baylor Hill Quezaire MICHAEL S. BAER, III Bowler Holden Richmond Secretary of the Senate Broome Hopkins Riddle Bruneau Hudson Salter Carter, K Hunter Scalise Message from the Senate Carter, R Hutter Schneider HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS Cazayoux Iles Schwegmann Clarkson Jackson, L Shaw June 18, 2001 Crane Jackson, M Smith, G.—56th Crowe Johns Smith, J.D.—50th To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Curtis Katz Smith, J.H.—8th Representatives: Damico Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th Daniel Kenney Sneed I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Dartez LaFleur Strain concurred in the following House Concurrent Resolutions: Devillier Lancaster Swilling Diez Landrieu Thompson House Concurrent Resolution No. 164 Doerge LeBlanc Toomy Returned with amendments. Donelon Martiny Triche Downer McCallum Tucker Respectfully submitted, Durand McDonald Waddell Erdey McMains Walsworth MICHAEL S. BAER, III Farrar McVea Welch Secretary of the Senate Faucheux Montgomery Winston Flavin Morrell Wooton House Concurrent Resolutions Returned Frith Morrish Wright from the Senate with Amendments Fruge Murray Futrell Nevers Rep. Salter asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to take Total—97 up at this time the following House Concurrent Resolutions just NAYS returned from the Senate, with amendments to be concurred in by the House, with a view of acting on the same: Total—0 ABSENT HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 164— BY REPRESENTATIVE SALTER Baudoin Lucas Stelly A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Bruce Pratt Townsend To memorialize the United States Congress and to urge and request the Heaton Romero governor of Louisiana and the Texas Legislature to support the Total—8 routing of Interstate 69 through west Desoto Parish in Louisiana and Shelby County in Texas. The amendments proposed by the Senate were concurred in by the House. Read by title. Suspension of the Rules The above resolution was taken up with the amendments proposed by the Senate. On motion of Rep. Salter, the rules were suspended in order to take up and consider Petitions, Memorials and Communications at this time. SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Petitions, Memorials and Highways, and Public Works to Original House Concurrent Resolution Communications No. 164 by Representative Salter The following petitions, memorials, and communications were AMENDMENT NO. 1 received and read: On page 2, delete lines 3 and 4, and insert the following: Message from the Senate

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"WHEREAS, the DeSoto Parish Police Jury has established an Baldone Hill Powell industrial park committee; and Baylor Holden Pratt Bruneau Hopkins Quezaire WHEREAS, the industrial park committee is planning for the Carter, K Hudson Richmond development of three industrial parks that are going to be located in Carter, R Hunter Riddle Logansport, Mansfield, and along Interstate 69; and Cazayoux Hutter Romero Clarkson Iles Salter WHEREAS, routing Interstate 69 through Logansport is crucial to Crane Jackson, L Scalise the success of the proposed industrial parks; and" Crowe Jackson, M Schwegmann Curtis Johns Shaw On motion of Rep. Salter, the amendments proposed by the Senate Damico Katz Smith, J.D.—50th were concurred in. Daniel Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th Dartez Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Conference Committee Reports for Consideration Devillier LaFleur Stelly Diez Lancaster Thompson The following Conference Committee Reports were taken up and Donelon Landrieu Toomy acted upon as follows: Downer LeBlanc Townsend Durand McCallum Triche CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Farrar McDonald Tucker Faucheux McMains Waddell House Bill No. 1391 By Representative Daniel Flavin McVea Welch Frith Montgomery Winston June 18, 2001 Fruge Morrell Wooton Gallot Morrish Wright To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Glover Murray Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Green Odinet Senate. Total—85 NAYS Ladies and Gentlemen: Mr. Speaker Futrell Schneider We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Ansardi Hebert Smith, G.—56th between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1391 by Bowler Martiny Sneed Representative Daniel, recommend the following concerning the Broome Nevers Strain reengrossed bill: Erdey Perkins Walsworth Total—15 1. That the amendments proposed by the Senate Committee on ABSENT Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate on May 31, 2001, be adopted. Baudoin Doerge Swilling Bruce Lucas 2. That the Senate Floor Amendment proposed by Senator Dardenne Total—5 and adopted by the Senate on May 22, 2001, be adopted. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. 3. That the set of three Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Ellington and adopted by the Senate on June 12, 2001, be CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT adopted. House Bill No. 1408 By Representative Schneider 4. That the set of four Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Ellington and adopted by the Senate on June 12, 2001, be June 18, 2001 rejected. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Representative William B. Daniel, IV Representative Bryant O. Hammett, Jr. Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Victor T. Stelly Senator Noble E. Ellington We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Francis C. Heitmeier between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1408 by Senator Robert J. Barham Representative Schneider, recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Rep. Stelly moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That the Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the Senate ROLL CALL Committee on Retirement and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 2001, be rejected. The roll was called with the following result: YEAS 2. That the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Boissiere and adopted by the Senate on June 14, 2001, be rejected. Alario Guillory Pierre Alexander, E Hammett Pinac 3. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be adopted: Alexander, R Heaton Pitre

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AMENDMENT NO. 1 R.S. 11:2218.1, 2254.1, 2269, or any combination of those provisions, and who is otherwise eligible for such credit, shall be eligible to use such On page 1, line 2, after "R.S. 11:2269(B)(1)" delete the comma "," and credit on or after January 1, 2002, for any purpose allowable by any insert "and to repeal R.S. 11:2218.1, 2254.1, and 2269," applicable provision of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, notwithstanding the repeal of R.S. 11:2218.1, 2254.1, and 2269 AMENDMENT NO. 2 pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 of this Act.

On page 1, at the end of line 2, add "Retirement System, the Municipal Section 6. The provisions of R.S. 11:2218.1, 2254.1, and 2269 Police Employees' Retirement System, and the Teachers'" are hereby repealed in their entirety. The provisions of this Section shall become effective on January 1, 2002. AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 1, line 6, between "service;" and "to" insert "to repeal the Section 7.(A) The provisions of Sections 3 through 6 of this Act provisions regarding the granting of credit for certain military service shall supersede the provisions of the Acts which originated as Senate without cost to the employee or by the payment of employee Bill Nos. 821 and 833 of this 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature, contributions only and the provisions regarding the restoration of certain to the extent of any conflict between the Acts, regardless of which Act service credit based on the repayment of refunded contributions; to or Acts are adopted later or signed into law by the governor later. provide for the repayment of certain refunded contributions and the receipt of credit for certain military service; to provide with respect to (B) Sections 3 through 7 of this Act shall become effective on July the effective date of certain provisions set forth in the Act which 1, 2001. originated as House Bill No. 1340 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature relative to the reemployment of retirees;" Section 8.(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and specifically the provisions of Section 2 of the Act which AMENDMENT NO. 4 originated as House Bill No. 1340 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature, upon the effective date of Section 1 of the Act which On page 2, line 6, between "of" and "this" insert "R.S. 11:2269(B)(1) originated as House Bill No. 1340 of the 2001 Regular Session of the as amended and reenacted in Section 1 of" Legislature, the system shall cease the collection of the penalty in the form of any suspension or reduction of benefits that is based on AMENDMENT NO. 5 employment occurring on or after January 1, 2000, but only as such reduction or suspension is applicable to any retiree of the system who On page 2, after line 7, add: has been reemployed as a chief campus-based administrator, provided that any such administrator has been reemployed in that capacity for at "Section 3.(A)(1) Any member of the Firefighters' Retirement least three consecutive years immediately preceding the effective date System who elects to repay a refund to the Firefighters' Retirement System based on the provisions of R.S. 11:2254.1 shall submit a written of Section 1 of the Act which originated as House Bill No. 1340 of the application for such repayment to the board of trustees of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature. Firefighters' Retirement System on or before August 31, 2001. Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the authority for any (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, repayment of refunds pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 11:2254.1 shall and specifically the provisions of Section 4 of the Act which originated cease on September 1, 2001, and no such authority shall exist thereafter. as House Bill No. 1340 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature, the provisions of Section 1 of the Act which originated as House Bill (2) Any member whose completed, written application for No. 1340 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature shall become repayment of a refund pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 11:2254.1 is effective on July 1, 2001, and the provisions of Section 3 of the Act received by the board of trustees for the Firefighters’ Retirement System which originated as House Bill No. 1340 of the 2001 Regular Session on or before August 31, 2001, shall have until December 31, 2001, to of the Legislature shall become effective on July 1, 2002. complete the repayment of the refund. Any member who does not repay the total amount of such refunded contributions on or before (C) It is the stated intent of the legislature that in the event of any December 31, 2001, shall not be eligible to repay such refund pursuant conflict between the provisions of Section 6 of this Act and Sections 2 to the provisions of R.S. 11:2254.1 and shall not receive credit in the through 4 of the Act which originated as House Bill No. 1340 of the Firefighters' Retirement System pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature, regardless of which Act is 11:2254.1, notwithstanding that his application for such repayment was adopted later or signed into law by the governor, the provisions of received by the board of trustees on or before August 31, 2001. Section 6 of this Act shall prevail to the extent of such conflict.

(B) Any member whose written application to repay a refund (D) The provisions of this Section shall become effective on July pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 11:2254.1 is not received by the 1, 2001." board of trustees for the Firefighters' Retirement System on or before August 31, 2001, and any member whose application for such a Respectfully submitted, repayment is received on or after September 1, 2001, shall not be eligible to repay any such refund pursuant to the provisions of R.S. Representative Pete Schneider 11:2254.1. Representative Jean M. Doerge Representative Joe R. Salter Section 4. Any person who is an active contributing member of Senator Lambert Boissiere, Jr. the Firefighters' Retirement System on December 31, 2001, and who Senator Butch Gautreaux would otherwise be eligible for service credit in the Firefighters' Senator Fred Hoyt Retirement System based on the provisions of R.S. 11:2269(A) is hereby deemed to have such service credited to his account. Rep. Schneider moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Section 5. Any person who on or before December 31, 2001, has ROLL CALL any service properly credited to his account based on the provisions of

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The roll was called with the following result: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT YEAS House Bill No. 1563 By Representative Martiny Mr. Speaker Guillory Pinac June 18, 2001 Alexander, E Hammett Pitre Alexander, R Heaton Powell To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Ansardi Hebert Pratt Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Baldone Hill Quezaire Senate. Baylor Holden Richmond Bowler Hopkins Riddle Ladies and Gentlemen: Broome Hudson Romero Bruneau Hunter Salter We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Carter, K Hutter Scalise between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1563 by Carter, R Iles Schneider Representative Martiny, recommend the following concerning the Cazayoux Jackson, L Schwegmann reengrossed bill: Clarkson Jackson, M Shaw Crane Johns Smith, G.—56th 1. That the Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the Senate Crowe Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Committee on Judiciary B and adopted by the Senate on May 30, Curtis Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th 2001 be rejected. Damico Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Dartez LaFleur Sneed 2. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: Devillier Lancaster Stelly Diez Landrieu Strain AMENDMENT NO. 1 Doerge LeBlanc Swilling Donelon Lucas Thompson On page 1, at the end of line 5, after "728," insert "and" and after Downer Martiny Toomy "732(F) and (G)" delete "and 733(J)," Durand McCallum Townsend Erdey McDonald Triche AMENDMENT NO. 2 Farrar McMains Tucker Faucheux McVea Waddell On page 1, line 13, after "law" delete the remainder of the line and Flavin Montgomery Walsworth delete lines 14 and 15 in their entirety Frith Morrell Welch Fruge Morrish Winston AMENDMENT NO. 3 Futrell Murray Wooton Gallot Nevers Wright On page 11, line 9, after "728," and before "732(F)" insert " and" and Glover Perkins after "(G)" and before "are" delete the comma "," and delete "and Green Pierre 733(J)" Total—100 NAYS Respectfully submitted, Total—0 Representative Daniel R. Martiny ABSENT Representative Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. Senator Fred Hoyt Alario Bruce Odinet Senator Robert J. Barham Baudoin Daniel Senator Bill Jones Total—5 Rep. Martiny moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Ansardi Glover Morrish Baldone Green Murray Baylor Guillory Odinet Bowler Heaton Pierre Bruce Hebert Pinac Bruneau Holden Pitre Cazayoux Hopkins Pratt Clarkson Hudson Quezaire Curtis Hunter Romero Damico Jackson, L Schwegmann Dartez Jackson, M Smith, G.—56th Devillier Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Doerge Katz Smith, J.H.—8th Donelon Lancaster Sneed

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Durand Landrieu Toomy AMENDMENT NO. 2 Faucheux LeBlanc Townsend Frith Martiny Welch On page 3, line 22, change "Eight" to "Nine" Fruge Montgomery Wooton Gallot Morrell Respectfully submitted, Total—56 NAYS Representative Karen R. Carter Representative Emile "Peppi" Bruneau Mr. Speaker Futrell Salter Representative Mitch Landrieu Alario Hammett Scalise Senator Diana E. Bajoie Alexander, E Hill Schneider Senator John Hainkel Broome Hutter Shaw Senator Tom Schedler Carter, K Iles Smith, J.R.—30th Carter, R Kennard Stelly Rep. Karen Carter moved to adopt the Conference Committee Crane Kenney Strain Report. Crowe McCallum Thompson Daniel McDonald Triche ROLL CALL Diez McMains Tucker Downer Nevers Walsworth The roll was called with the following result: Erdey Perkins Wright Farrar Powell YEAS Flavin Riddle Total—40 Mr. Speaker Glover Pierre ABSENT Alario Green Pinac Alexander, E Guillory Pitre Alexander, R Lucas Swilling Alexander, R Hammett Powell Baudoin McVea Waddell Ansardi Heaton Pratt LaFleur Richmond Winston Baldone Hill Quezaire Total—9 Baylor Holden Richmond Bowler Hopkins Riddle The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Broome Hudson Romero Bruce Hunter Salter CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Bruneau Hutter Scalise Carter, K Iles Schneider House Bill No. 1584 By Representative Karen Carter Carter, R Jackson, L Schwegmann Cazayoux Jackson, M Shaw June 18, 2001 Clarkson Johns Smith, G.—56th Crane Katz Smith, J.D.—50th To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Crowe Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Damico Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Senate. Daniel LaFleur Sneed Devillier Lancaster Stelly Ladies and Gentlemen: Diez Landrieu Strain Doerge LeBlanc Swilling We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Donelon McCallum Thompson between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1584 by Downer McDonald Toomy Representative K. Carter, recommend the following concerning the Durand McMains Townsend reengrossed bill: Erdey McVea Triche Farrar Montgomery Tucker 1. That the set of Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Faucheux Morrell Waddell Hainkel and adopted by the Senate on June 13, 2001, be rejected. Flavin Morrish Walsworth Frith Murray Welch 2. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: Fruge Nevers Winston Futrell Odinet Wooton AMENDMENT NO. 1 Gallot Perkins Wright Total—99 On page 3, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following: NAYS

"(14) One person who shall be appointed by the speaker of the Total—0 House of Representatives. ABSENT (15) One person who shall be appointed by the president of the Baudoin Dartez Lucas Senate." Curtis Hebert Martiny Total—6 The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Representative Francis C. Thompson Representative Sharon Weston Broome House Bill No. 1612 By Representative Thompson Representative Bryant O. Hammett, Jr. Senator Charles D. Jones June 18, 2001 Senator Diana E. Bajoie Senator Lambert Bossiere, Jr. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Rep. Thompson moved to adopt the Conference Committee Senate. Report.

Ladies and Gentlemen: ROLL CALL We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement The roll was called with the following result: between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1612 by Representative Thompson, recommend the following concerning the YEAS engrossed bill: Mr. Speaker Glover Pierre 1. That the Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the Senate Alario Green Pinac Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs and adopted by the Alexander, E Guillory Pitre Senate on May 21, 2001, be adopted. Alexander, R Hammett Powell Ansardi Heaton Pratt 2. That the Legislative Bureau Amendment proposed by the Baldone Hebert Quezaire Legislative Bureau and adopted by the Senate on May 22, 2001, Baylor Hill Richmond be adopted. Bowler Holden Riddle Broome Hopkins Romero 3. That the set of Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator C. Bruce Hudson Salter D. Jones and adopted by the Senate on June 15, 2001 be rejected. Bruneau Hutter Scalise Carter, R Iles Schwegmann 4. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be adopted: Cazayoux Jackson, L Shaw Clarkson Jackson, M Smith, G.—56th AMENDMENT NO. 1 Crane Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Crowe Katz Smith, J.H.—8th On page 2, line 24, after "less than" and before "members" change Curtis Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th "four" to "six" Damico Kenney Sneed Daniel LaFleur Stelly AMENDMENT NO. 2 Dartez Lancaster Strain Devillier Landrieu Swilling On page 3, at the end of line 2, insert the following: Diez LeBlanc Thompson Doerge Martiny Toomy "The president of the police jury for the parish in which the special Donelon McCallum Townsend district is located shall be an ex officio member of the board and the Downer McDonald Triche police jury for said parish shall appoint one member to the board who Durand McMains Tucker shall be a member of the police jury." Erdey McVea Waddell Farrar Montgomery Walsworth AMENDMENT NO. 3 Faucheux Morrell Welch Flavin Morrish Winston On page 3, line 4, after "alderman." delete the remainder of line 4, and Frith Murray Wooton insert in lieu thereof: "city council member, police jury president, or Fruge Nevers Wright police jury member, as the case may be." Futrell Odinet Gallot Perkins AMENDMENT NO. 4 Total—100 NAYS On page 3, line 7, after "otherwise, the" and before "governing authority" delete "municipal" Schneider Total—1 AMENDMENT NO. 5 ABSENT On page 3, line 10, after "successor." delete the remainder of line 10, Baudoin Hunter and delete lines 11 and 12, in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof the Carter, K Lucas following: Total—4 "If a mayor or police jury president ceases to be a member by reason of The Conference Committee Report was adopted. death, resignation, or otherwise, the mayor pro tem or the police jury president pro tem, as the case may be, shall act in his or her place until a successor mayor or police jury president is elected or appointed who shall" Respectfully submitted,

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Devillier Lancaster Stelly Diez Landrieu Strain House Bill No. 1893 By Representative Clarkson Doerge LeBlanc Swilling Donelon Martiny Thompson June 18, 2001 Downer McCallum Toomy Durand McDonald Triche To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Erdey McMains Tucker Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Farrar McVea Waddell Senate. Faucheux Montgomery Walsworth Flavin Morrell Welch Ladies and Gentlemen: Frith Morrish Winston Fruge Murray Wooton We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Futrell Nevers Wright between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1893 by Gallot Odinet Representative Clarkson, recommend the following concerning the Total—101 engrossed bill: NAYS

1. That Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the Senate Total—0 Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and ABSENT adopted by the Senate on June 2, 2001, be adopted. Baudoin Lucas 2. That the following amendment to the engrossed bill be adopted: Bruce Townsend Total—4 AMENDMENT NO. 1 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. On page 2, after line 8, insert the following: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT "D. The royalty fee of twenty-five dollars shall be collected by the department and shall be forwarded to the Life Economic Development House Bill No. 2025 By Representative Thompson Corporation, a nonprofit corporation, to be used for educational programs." June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Representative Jacquelyn B. Clarkson Senate. Representative John C. "Juba" Diez Representative Jim Tucker Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Francis C. Heitmeier Senator Joel T. Chaisson, II We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2025 by Representative Thompson, recommend the following concerning the Rep. Clarkson moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. reengrossed bill: ROLL CALL 1. That Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Senator Boissiere and adopted by the Senate on June 14, 2001, be adopted. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 proposed by Senator YEAS Boissiere and adopted by the Senate on June 14, 2001, be rejected. Mr. Speaker Glover Perkins 3. That the following amendment to Reengrossed House Bill 2025 Alario Green Pierre be adopted: Alexander, E Guillory Pinac Alexander, R Hammett Pitre AMENDMENT NO. 1 Ansardi Heaton Powell Baldone Hebert Pratt On page 2, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following: Baylor Hill Quezaire Bowler Holden Richmond "B. When a municipal governing authority or parish donates Broome Hopkins Riddle abandoned or blighted property to a not-for-profit organization and Bruneau Hudson Romero cancels all conventional and judicial mortgages, and waives the Carter, K Hunter Salter collection of the outstanding taxes, paving and other assessments, and Carter, R Hutter Scalise related penalty and interest charges collectively (the "Waived Cazayoux Iles Schneider Delinquent Revenues"), the not-for-profit organization must fulfill the Clarkson Jackson, L Schwegmann following re-sale requirements: Crane Jackson, M Shaw Crowe Johns Smith, G.—56th (1) If the not-for-profit organization serves as a developer of single Curtis Katz Smith, J.D.—50th family homes with the intent to resell, the resale of the property must be Damico Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th to a purchaser who will be a primary resident and the purchaser must Daniel Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th own the home for two years. Dartez LaFleur Sneed

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(2) If the not-for-profit organization serves as a developer of NAYS multifamily units, the not-for-profit organization must own the property for two years. Futrell Perkins Thompson Kenney Schneider C. If the re-sale requirements as set forth in Subparagraphs (B)(1) Total—5 and (2) are not met, the purchaser shall refund the full amount of the ABSENT Waived Delinquent Revenues, but not to exceed the appraised value of the property, as determined by an appraiser licensed pursuant to R.S. Baudoin Daniel Lucas 37:3391 et seq., less the just valuation of the improvements made to the Total—3 property as determined in accordance with R.S. 47:2222, 2222.1, and 2223." The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

Respectfully submitted, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Representative Mitch Landrieu House Bill No. 1132 By Representative Welch Representative Sharon Weston Broome Representative Edwin R. Murray June 16, 2001 Senator Lambert Boissiere, Jr. Senator Diana E. Bajoie To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Senator Jon D. Johnson Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Rep. Landrieu moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Ladies and Gentlemen: ROLL CALL We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement The roll was called with the following result: between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1132 by Representative Welch, recommend the following concerning the YEAS engrossed bill: Mr. Speaker Glover Pierre 1. That Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Alario Green Pinac Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Alexander, E Guillory Pitre Works and adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, be adopted. Alexander, R Hammett Powell Ansardi Heaton Pratt 2. That the following amendment to the engrossed bill be adopted: Baldone Hebert Quezaire Baylor Hill Richmond AMENDMENT NO. 1 Bowler Holden Riddle Broome Hopkins Romero On page 2, line 4, after "sorority." and before "The" insert the Bruce Hudson Salter following: Bruneau Hunter Scalise Carter, K Hutter Schwegmann "All lettering and numbering on such prestige plate shall be in the color Carter, R Iles Shaw green." Cazayoux Jackson, L Smith, G.—56th Clarkson Jackson, M Smith, J.D.—50th Respectfully submitted, Crane Johns Smith, J.H.—8th Crowe Katz Smith, J.R.—30th Representative Yvonne Welch Curtis Kennard Sneed Representative Renee Gill Pratt Damico LaFleur Stelly Representative John C. "Juba" Diez Dartez Lancaster Strain Senator Wilson E. Fields Devillier Landrieu Swilling Senator Cleo Fields Diez LeBlanc Toomy Senator Francis C. Heitmeier Doerge Martiny Townsend Donelon McCallum Triche Rep. Welch moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Downer McDonald Tucker Durand McMains Waddell ROLL CALL Erdey McVea Walsworth Farrar Montgomery Welch The roll was called with the following result: Faucheux Morrell Winston Flavin Morrish Wooton YEAS Frith Murray Wright Fruge Nevers Mr. Speaker Green Pierre Gallot Odinet Alario Guillory Pinac Total—97 Alexander, E Hammett Pitre Alexander, R Heaton Powell Ansardi Hebert Pratt Baldone Hill Quezaire Baylor Holden Richmond Bowler Hopkins Riddle Broome Hudson Romero

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Bruneau Hunter Salter Representative John C. "Juba" Diez Carter, R Hutter Scalise Representative Charles A. Riddle, III Cazayoux Iles Schneider Senator James David Cain Clarkson Jackson, L Schwegmann Crane Johns Shaw Rep. Bowler moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Crowe Katz Smith, G.—56th Damico Kennard Smith, J.D.—50th ROLL CALL Daniel Kenney Smith, J.H.—8th Dartez LaFleur Smith, J.R.—30th The roll was called with the following result: Devillier Lancaster Sneed Diez Landrieu Stelly YEAS Doerge LeBlanc Strain Donelon Martiny Swilling Mr. Speaker Hammett Pitre Downer McCallum Thompson Alario Heaton Powell Durand McDonald Toomy Alexander, E Hebert Riddle Erdey McMains Triche Alexander, R Hill Romero Farrar McVea Tucker Ansardi Hopkins Salter Faucheux Montgomery Waddell Baldone Hutter Scalise Flavin Morrell Walsworth Bowler Iles Schneider Frith Morrish Welch Broome Johns Shaw Fruge Murray Wooton Bruce Katz Smith, G.—56th Futrell Nevers Wright Bruneau Kennard Smith, J.D.—50th Gallot Odinet Cazayoux Kenney Smith, J.H.—8th Glover Perkins Crane Lancaster Smith, J.R.—30th Total—97 Crowe Landrieu Sneed NAYS Damico LeBlanc Stelly Dartez Lucas Strain Total—0 Devillier Martiny Thompson ABSENT Diez McCallum Toomy Donelon McDonald Townsend Baudoin Curtis Townsend Downer McMains Triche Bruce Jackson, M Winston Durand McVea Tucker Carter, K Lucas Erdey Montgomery Waddell Total—8 Farrar Morrish Walsworth Faucheux Nevers Winston The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Flavin Odinet Wooton Frith Perkins Wright CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Futrell Pinac Total—77 House Bill No. 52 By Representatives Bowler and Scalise NAYS June 18, 2001 Baylor Guillory Pratt Carter, K Holden Quezaire To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Daniel Hunter Richmond Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Doerge Jackson, L Swilling Senate. Gallot Morrell Welch Glover Murray Ladies and Gentlemen: Green Pierre Total—19 We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement ABSENT between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 52 by Representatives Bowler and Scalise, recommend the following Baudoin Curtis Jackson, M concerning the reengrossed bill: Carter, R Fruge LaFleur Clarkson Hudson Schwegmann 1. That the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Bajoie Total—9 and adopted by the Senate on June 15, 2001, be rejected. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. 2. That the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Fontenot and adopted by the Senate on June 16, 2001, be rejected. 3. That the following amendment to the reengrossed bill be adopted: AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 2, line 2, after "of one" delete "hundred" and insert "thousand" Respectfully submitted, Representative Shirley Bowler

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Fruge Murray Wright Futrell Nevers House Bill No. 510 By Representative Montgomery Total—98 NAYS June 17, 2001 Total—0 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of ABSENT Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Baudoin McMains Waddell Donelon Scalise Ladies and Gentlemen: Lucas Tucker Total—7 We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 510 by The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Representative Montgomery, recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1. That the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Boissiere Senate Bill No. 366 by Senator McPherson and adopted by the Senate on June 14, 2001, be rejected. June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Representative Billy Montgomery Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Representative Pete Schneider Representative Jean M. Doerge Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Lambert Boissiere, Jr. Senator Butch Gautreaux We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Fred Hoyt between the two houses concerning Senate Bill 366 by Senator McPherson recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Rep. Montgomery moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the House Committee on Natural Resources adopted by the House of ROLL CALL Representatives on May 14, 2001, be rejected. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be adopted: YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Mr. Speaker Gallot Odinet On page 3, delete lines 8 through 12 and insert in lieu thereof the Alario Glover Perkins following: Alexander, E Green Pierre Alexander, R Guillory Pinac "Section 3. Construction of any kind, use of all-terrain vehicles and Ansardi Hammett Pitre harvesting of timber shall be prohibited on the described property. Baldone Heaton Powell Hunting on the property shall be limited to bow hunting for big game. Baylor Hebert Pratt There shall be no access from Interstate 49 onto the property described Bowler Hill Quezaire herein." Broome Holden Richmond Bruce Hopkins Riddle Respectfully submitted, Bruneau Hudson Romero Carter, K Hunter Salter Senator Joe McPherson Carter, R Hutter Schneider Senator Craig F. Romero Cazayoux Iles Schwegmann Senator Donald E. Hines Clarkson Jackson, L Shaw Representative Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr. Crane Jackson, M Smith, G.—56th Representative Jack D. Smith Crowe Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Curtis Katz Smith, J.H.—8th Rep. Cazayoux moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Damico Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th Daniel Kenney Sneed ROLL CALL Dartez LaFleur Stelly Devillier Lancaster Strain The roll was called with the following result: Diez Landrieu Swilling Doerge LeBlanc Thompson YEAS Downer Martiny Toomy Durand McCallum Townsend Mr. Speaker Glover Odinet Erdey McDonald Triche Alario Green Perkins Farrar McVea Walsworth Alexander, E Guillory Pierre Faucheux Montgomery Welch Alexander, R Hammett Pinac Flavin Morrell Winston Ansardi Heaton Pitre Frith Morrish Wooton Baldone Hebert Powell

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Baylor Hill Pratt Respectfully submitted, Bowler Holden Quezaire Broome Hopkins Richmond Representative John C. "Juba" Diez Bruce Hudson Riddle Representative Cedric Richmond Bruneau Hunter Romero Representative Joseph F. Toomy Carter, K Hutter Salter Senator Noble E. Ellington Carter, R Iles Scalise Senator Craig F. Romero Cazayoux Jackson, L Schneider Senator Tom Schedler Clarkson Jackson, M Schwegmann Crane Johns Shaw Rep. Diez moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Crowe Katz Smith, G.—56th Curtis Kennard Smith, J.D.—50th Damico Kenney Smith, J.H.—8th ROLL CALL Dartez LaFleur Smith, J.R.—30th Devillier Lancaster Sneed The roll was called with the following result: Diez Landrieu Stelly Doerge LeBlanc Strain YEAS Donelon Lucas Swilling Downer Martiny Thompson Mr. Speaker Glover Perkins Durand McCallum Toomy Alario Green Pierre Erdey McDonald Townsend Alexander, E Guillory Pinac Farrar McMains Triche Alexander, R Hammett Pitre Faucheux McVea Waddell Ansardi Heaton Powell Flavin Montgomery Walsworth Baldone Hebert Pratt Frith Morrell Welch Baylor Hill Quezaire Fruge Morrish Winston Bowler Holden Richmond Futrell Murray Wooton Broome Hopkins Riddle Gallot Nevers Wright Bruce Hunter Romero Total—102 Bruneau Hutter Salter NAYS Carter, K Iles Scalise Carter, R Jackson, L Schneider Total—0 Cazayoux Jackson, M Schwegmann ABSENT Clarkson Johns Smith, G.—56th Crane Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Baudoin Daniel Tucker Total—3 Crowe Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th Damico Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Daniel Lancaster Sneed Dartez Landrieu Stelly CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Devillier LeBlanc Strain Diez Lucas Swilling House Bill No. 960 By Representative Diez Donelon Martiny Thompson Downer McCallum Toomy June 18, 2001 Durand McDonald Townsend Erdey McMains Triche To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Farrar McVea Waddell Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Faucheux Montgomery Walsworth Senate. Flavin Morrell Welch Frith Morrish Winston Ladies and Gentlemen: Fruge Murray Wooton Futrell Nevers Wright We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Gallot Odinet between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 960 by Total—98 Representative Diez, recommend the following concerning the NAYS engrossed bill: Total—0 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 propose by the ABSENT Senate Committee on Judiciary A and adopted by the Senate on June 5, 2001, be adopted. Baudoin Hudson Tucker Curtis LaFleur 2. That Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Senator Doerge Shaw Ellington and adopted by the Senate on June 13, 2001, be adopted. Total—7 The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 289 by Senator Ullo

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June 18, 2001 Baldone Holden Quezaire Bowler Hopkins Richmond To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Broome Hudson Riddle Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Bruce Hunter Romero Bruneau Hutter Salter Ladies and Gentlemen: Carter, K Iles Scalise Carter, R Jackson, L Schwegmann We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Cazayoux Jackson, M Shaw between the two houses concerning Senate Bill 289 by Senator Ullo Crane Johns Smith, G.—56th recommend the following concerning the Reengrossed bill: Crowe Katz Smith, J.D.—50th Damico Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th 1. That House Committee Amendments 1 through 2 proposed by the Daniel Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th House Committee on Ways and Means and adopted by the House Dartez LaFleur Sneed of Representatives on June 13, 2001 be adopted. Devillier Lancaster Stelly Diez Landrieu Strain 2. That House Committee Amendment No. 3 through 5 proposed by Doerge LeBlanc Swilling the House Committee on Ways and Means and adopted by the Donelon Lucas Thompson House of Representatives on June 13, 2001 be rejected. Downer Martiny Toomy Durand McCallum Townsend 3. That Legislative Bureau Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Erdey McDonald Triche Legislative Bureau and adopted by the House of Representatives Farrar McMains Tucker on June 13, 2001 be rejected. Faucheux McVea Waddell Flavin Montgomery Walsworth 4. That the following amendment to the reengrossed bill adopted: Frith Morrell Welch Fruge Morrish Winston AMENDMENT NO. 1 Futrell Murray Wooton Gallot Nevers Wright On page 2, at the end of line 15, after "Part." insert the following: Glover Odinet Green Perkins "The authority to utilize inmate labor on projects with a construction Total—100 cost which exceeds two hundred thousand dollars shall terminate June NAYS 30, 2003." Baylor Schneider AMENDMENT NO.2 Total—2 ABSENT On page 2, delete lines 16 through 19 and insert the following: Baudoin Clarkson Curtis "(2) Prior to construction, a list describing the projects submitted Total—3 in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be provided to the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and the House Committee on The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Ways and Means for approval. No such project shall be initiated prior to receipt of such approval. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT (3) No later than thirty days prior to submission for approval under Senate Bill No. 974 by Senator Ullo the provisions of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the division of prison enterprises shall place a notice of the proposed project in the official June 17, 2001 journal of the parish where the project will be located." To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Respectfully submitted, Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Senator Chris Ullo Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Robert Barham Senator Ken Hollis We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative John Alario, Jr. between the two houses concerning Senate Bill 974 by Senator Ullo Representative Bryant Hammett, Jr. recommend the following concerning the Reengrossed bill: Representative Daniel Martiny 1. That House Committee Amendments No. 1 through 11 proposed Rep. Hammett moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. by the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the House of Representatives on June 4, 2001 be ROLL CALL rejected. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That Legislative Bureau Amendment No. 1 proposed by the YEAS Legislative Bureau and adopted by the House of Representatives on June 4, 2001 be rejected. Mr. Speaker Guillory Pierre Alario Hammett Pinac 3. That House Floor Amendments No. 1 and 2 proposed by Alexander, E Heaton Pitre Representative Hammett and adopted by the House of Alexander, R Hebert Powell Representatives on June 12, 2001 be adopted. Ansardi Hill Pratt

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Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senator C. D. Jones Senate. Senator Jon Johnson Senator Chris Ullo Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Emile Bruneau, Jr. Representative Bryant Hammett, Jr. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1834 by Representative Lancaster, recommend the following concerning the Rep. Lancaster moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. reengrossed bill: ROLL CALL 1. That the set of Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and The roll was called with the following result: adopted by the Senate on June 7, 2001, be adopted. YEAS 2. That the set of Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator McPherson and adopted by the Senate on June 15, 2001, be Alario Gallot Morrish rejected. Alexander, E Glover Murray Alexander, R Green Nevers Respectfully submitted, Ansardi Guillory Odinet Baldone Hammett Perkins Representative Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. Baylor Heaton Pierre Representative Steve Scalise Bowler Hebert Pinac Representative Edwin R. Murray Broome Hill Pitre Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne Bruce Holden Pratt Senator Joe McPherson Bruneau Hopkins Quezaire Senator Chris Ullo Carter, K Hudson Riddle Carter, R Hunter Romero Rep. Lancaster moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Cazayoux Hutter Salter Crane Iles Scalise ROLL CALL Crowe Jackson, M Schneider Curtis Johns Schwegmann The roll was called with the following result: Damico Katz Shaw Daniel Kennard Smith, G.—56th YEAS Dartez Kenney Smith, J.H.—8th Devillier LaFleur Smith, J.R.—30th Mr. Speaker Gallot Nevers Diez Lancaster Sneed Alario Glover Odinet Donelon Landrieu Stelly Alexander, E Green Perkins Downer LeBlanc Strain Alexander, R Guillory Pierre Durand Lucas Thompson Ansardi Hammett Pinac Erdey Martiny Toomy Baldone Heaton Pitre Farrar McCallum Townsend Baylor Hebert Powell Faucheux McDonald Triche Bowler Holden Pratt Flavin McMains Waddell Broome Hopkins Quezaire Frith McVea Welch Bruce Hudson Riddle Fruge Montgomery Winston Bruneau Hunter Salter Futrell Morrell Wright Carter, K Hutter Scalise Total—93 Cazayoux Iles Schneider NAYS Clarkson Jackson, M Schwegmann Crane Johns Shaw Total—0 Crowe Katz Smith, G.—56th ABSENT Curtis Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th Damico Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Mr. Speaker Jackson, L Swilling Daniel LaFleur Sneed Baudoin Powell Tucker Dartez Lancaster Stelly Clarkson Richmond Walsworth Devillier Landrieu Strain Doerge Smith, J.D.—50th Wooton Diez LeBlanc Thompson Total—12 Doerge Lucas Toomy Donelon Martiny Triche The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Downer McCallum Tucker Durand McDonald Waddell CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Erdey McMains Walsworth Farrar McVea Welch House Bill No. 1834 By Representative Lancaster Flavin Montgomery Winston Frith Morrell Wooton June 18, 2001 Fruge Morrish Wright Futrell Murray Total—95

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NAYS Devillier Lancaster Stelly Diez Landrieu Strain Total—0 Doerge LeBlanc Thompson ABSENT Donelon Lucas Toomy Downer Martiny Townsend Baudoin Jackson, L Swilling Durand McCallum Triche Carter, R Richmond Townsend Erdey McDonald Tucker Faucheux Romero Farrar McMains Waddell Hill Smith, J.D.—50th Faucheux McVea Walsworth Total—10 Flavin Montgomery Welch Frith Morrell Winston The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Fruge Morrish Wooton Futrell Murray Wright CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Gallot Nevers Total—101 House Bill No. 1925 By Representative Damico NAYS

June 18, 2001 Total—0 ABSENT To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Baudoin Richmond Senate. Curtis Swilling Total—4 Ladies and Gentlemen: The Conference Committee Report was adopted. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1925 by CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Representative Damico, recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: House Bill No. 1901 By Representative McDonald 1. That the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Fontenot June 18, 2001 and adopted by the Senate on June 11, 2001, be adopted To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Representative N. J. Damico Representative Dan W. Morrish Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator James David Cain Senator Heulette "Clo" Fontenot We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Max T. Malone between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1901 by Representative McDonald, recommend the following concerning the Rep. Damico moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. reengrossed bill: ROLL CALL 1. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 7 proposed by Senator W. Fields and adopted by the Senate on June 12, 2001, be The roll was called with the following result: rejected. YEAS 2. That Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Senator Theunissen and adopted by the Senate on June 12, 2001, be Mr. Speaker Glover Odinet adopted. Alario Green Perkins Alexander, E Guillory Pierre 3. That Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Legislative Bureau and Alexander, R Hammett Pinac adopted by the Senate on May 30, 2001, be rejected. Ansardi Heaton Pitre Baldone Hebert Powell 4. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 10 proposed Baylor Hill Pratt by the Senate Committee on Education and adopted by the Senate Bowler Holden Quezaire on May 29, 2001, be rejected. Broome Hopkins Riddle Bruce Hudson Romero 5. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: Bruneau Hunter Salter Carter, K Hutter Scalise AMENDMENT NO. 1 Carter, R Iles Schneider Cazayoux Jackson, L Schwegmann On page 1 delete lines 2 and 3 and insert in lieu thereof the following: Clarkson Jackson, M Shaw Crane Johns Smith, G.—56th "To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3048.1(A)(1)(a)(iii) and 4(a)(iii), Crowe Katz Smith, J.D.—50th (C)(2)(f) and (h)(i), (K)(3)(a) and (b), (L), (P)(1)(a), and (Q)(1)(a) and Damico Kennard Smith, J.H.—8th (b), and to enact R.S. 17:3048.1(S)(5) and (6), relative to the" Daniel Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Dartez LaFleur Sneed AMENDMENT NO. 2

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On page 1, line 6, after "requirements" and before "providing relative" (5) Notwithstanding any residency provision of this Section to the delete the comma "," and insert in lieu thereof the following: contrary, a dependent student who graduates from high school during the 2000-2001 school year and who is otherwise eligible for a Tuition "and providing exceptions under specified circumstances, revising Opportunity Program for Students’ award shall be considered to meet certain citizenship requirements, providing for the eligibility of students the program’s residency requirements provided the student has a parent who graduate from nonpublic schools," or court-ordered custodian who is a resident of Louisiana at the time the student graduates from high school, the parent or court-ordered AMENDMENT NO. 3 custodian has filed a Louisiana state income tax return for the most recent five years preceding the date of the student’s graduation from On page 1, line 14, after "Section 1." delete the remainder of the line high school, and the parent or court-ordered custodian was a resident of and delete lines 15 and 16 and insert in lieu thereof the following: Louisiana at the time the student was born and the student was born in Louisiana. "R.S. 17:3048.1(A)(1)(a)(iii) and 4(a)(iii), (C)(2)(f) and (h)(i), (K)(3)(a) and (b), (L), (P)(1)(a), and (Q)(1)(a) and (b) are hereby amended and (6) Notwithstanding any residency provision of this Section to the reenacted and R.S. 17:3048.1(S)(5) and (6) are hereby enacted to read contrary, a dependent student who attended a Louisiana public high as follows:" school during the student’s junior and senior year and graduated from such high school during the 2000-2001 school year and who is AMENDMENT NO. 4 otherwise eligible for a Tuition Opportunity Program for Students’ award shall be considered to meet the program’s residency requirements On page 3, line 8, between "is" and "eligible" insert "a permanent provided the student has a parent who accepted employment in and who resident, as defined by the United States Immigration and Naturalization also leased housing in Louisiana prior to the beginning of the student’s Service, and" junior year in high school and the parent remained employed in the state through the date of the student’s graduation from high school. AMENDMENT NO. 5 * * *" On page 3, at the end of line 8, change "such" to "United States" Respectfully submitted, AMENDMENT NO. 6 Representative Charles McDonald On page 3, line 10, after "Subparagraph" delete the remainder of the Representative Carl Crane line and delete lines 11 through 13 in their entirety and insert in lieu Senator Gerald J. Theunissen thereof a period "." Senator Robert J. Barham AMENDMENT NO. 7 Rep. McDonald moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. On page 6, after line 27, insert the following: As a substitute motion, Rep. Karen Carter moved to recommit the "P.(1) Notwithstanding any initial student eligibility requirement bill to the Conference Committee. of this Chapter to the contrary, a student shall be eligible to receive a TOPS-Tech Award pursuant to this Section provided each of the Motion applicable following conditions are met: Rep. McDonald moved the previous question be ordered on the (a) The student has been certified by the principal or headmaster entire subject matter. to have graduated during the 1996-1997 or the 1997-1998 school year or thereafter from an out-of-state high school which has been approved Rep. Karen Carter objected. by the appropriate state educational agency in the state in which the school is located; from an out-of-state high school which is accredited By a vote of 48 yeas and 49 nays, the House refused to order the by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on previous question on the entire subject matter. Secondary and Middle Schools and meets the standards adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for approval of nonpublic schools in Louisiana or, for students certified to have Motion graduated during the 1999-2000 school year or thereafter, from an out- Rep. Walsworth moved the previous question be ordered on the of-state high school which is accredited by a regional accrediting entire subject matter. organization recognized by the United States Department of Education and meets the standards adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Rep. Murray objected. Education for approval of nonpublic schools in Louisiana; or from a high school which has been approved by the United States Department By a vote of 51 yeas and 51 nays, the House refused to order the of Defense. previous question on the entire subject matter. * * *" Petitions, Memorials and AMENDMENT NO. 8 Communications On page 7, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following: The following petitions, memorials, and communications were received and read: "S. Message from the Senate * * * ADOPTION OF

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 510. June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1584. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 960. June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1893. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 1391. June 18, 2001 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1901. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 18, 2001 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has HOUSE BILLS adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1408. June 18, 2001

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To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of The following members introduced the following entitled House Representatives: and House Concurrent Resolutions, which were read the first time by their titles and placed upon the calendar for their second reading: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has finally passed the following House Bills: HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 145— BY REPRESENTATIVES SHAW, WADDELL, BRUNEAU, AND LANCASTER House Bill No. 1253 A RESOLUTION Returned without amendments. To express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Morley A. Hudson of Shreveport. Respectfully submitted, Read by title. MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate On motion of Rep. Shaw, and under a suspension of the rules, the resolution was adopted. Message from the Senate HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 146— BY REPRESENTATIVE HOLDEN ASKING CONCURRENCE IN A RESOLUTION SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS To commend Shaquille O'Neal upon being named Most Valuable Player of the National Basketball Association Finals for the second June 18, 2001 consecutive year. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Read by title. Representatives: On motion of Rep. Holden, and under a suspension of the rules, I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has the resolution was adopted. adopted and asks your concurrence in the following Senate Concurrent Resolutions: HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 147— BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC A RESOLUTION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 166 To urge and request the House Committee on Commerce to study the effect of the Unfair Sales Law on retail sales made in this state of Respectfully submitted, all goods and the impact of any changes made to such law on MICHAEL S. BAER, III Louisiana consumers. Secretary of the Senate Read by title. Suspension of the Rules On motion of Rep. Pinac, and under a suspension of the rules, the resolution was adopted. On motion of Rep. Schneider, the rules were suspended in order to take up and consider Senate Concurrent Resolutions at this time. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 148— BY REPRESENTATIVE M. JACKSON A RESOLUTION Senate Concurrent Resolutions To direct the office of motor vehicles, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, to make all numbering and lettering on the Kappa The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions contained in the Alpha Psi fraternity license plate fire engine red. message were taken up and acted upon as follows: Read by title. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 166— BY SENATOR SCHEDLER AND REPRESENTATIVES SCHNEIDER AND CROWE Rep. Diez sent up floor amendments which were read as follows: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend and congratulate Northshore High School girls softball HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS coach Marian Eades for her outstanding accomplishments during the 2000-2001 season and throughout her notable career. Amendments proposed by Representative Diez to Original House Resolution No. 148 by Representative Michael Jackson Read by title. AMENDMENT NO. 1 On motion of Rep. Schneider, and under a suspension of the rules, On page 1, line 2, change "direct" to "urge and request" the resolution was concurred in. AMENDMENT NO. 2 Suspension of the Rules On page 1, line 10, after "that" insert "the Louisiana House of On motion of Rep. Shaw, the rules were suspended in order to take Representatives hereby urges and requests" up and consider Introduction of Resolutions at this time. AMENDMENT NO. 3 Introduction of Resolutions, House and House Concurrent On page 1, line 11, after "Corrections" delete the comma "," and "is hereby directed" On motion of Rep. Diez, the amendments were adopted.

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On motion of Rep. Michael Jackson, and under a suspension of the On motion of Rep. Hudson, and under a suspension of the rules, rules, the resolution, as amended, was adopted. the resolution was adopted. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 149— BY REPRESENTATIVES PITRE, FAUCHEUX, AND GARY SMITH AND Suspension of the Rules SENATOR DUPRE A RESOLUTION On motion of Rep. Hudson, the rules were suspended in order to To memorialize the U.S. Congress to direct the Mineral Management take up and consider Petitions, Memorials and Communications at this Service to develop a plan for impact mitigation relative to the OCS time. oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico. Petitions, Memorials and Read by title. Communications On motion of Rep. Pitre, and under a suspension of the rules, the resolution was adopted. The following petitions, memorials, and communications were received and read: HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 150— BY REPRESENTATIVES MCMAINS, JOHNS, AND WALSWORTH Message from the Senate A RESOLUTION To urge and request the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure SIGNED SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS to review the requirement of publication of legal advertisements that impose undo costs on the general public. June 18, 2001 Read by title. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Rep. Walsworth sent up floor amendments which were read as follows: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS the Senate has signed the following Senate Bills: Amendments proposed by Representative Walsworth to Original House Senate Bill Nos. 442, 500, 829, 865, 925, 989, 221, 289, 366, 397, Resolution No. 150 by Representatives McMains, Johns, and 898, 911, 974, 1011, and 1017 Walsworth and ask the Speaker of the House of Representatives to affix his AMENDMENT NO. 1 signature to the same. On page 1, line 2, after "To" change "direct" to "urge and request" Respectfully submitted, AMENDMENT NO. 2 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate On page 1, line 17, after "that" insert "the House of Representatives does hereby urge and request" The Senate Bills contained herein were signed by the Speaker of the House. AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 1, line 18, after "Procedure" insert "to" Message from the Senate On motion of Rep. Walsworth, the amendments were adopted. SIGNED SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS On motion of Rep. McMains, and under a suspension of the rules, June 18, 2001 the resolution, as amended, was adopted. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 151— Representatives: BY REPRESENTATIVE DONELON A RESOLUTION I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of To authorize and request the House Committee on Insurance to study the Senate has signed the following Senate Concurrent Resolutions: the issues involved in the assignment of health insurance benefits to certain health care providers. Senate Concurrent Resolution Nos. 20, 110, 124, 165, and 166 Read by title. and ask the Speaker of the House of Representatives to affix his signature to the same. On motion of Rep. Donelon, and under a suspension of the rules, the resolution was adopted. Respectfully submitted, HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 152— MICHAEL S. BAER, III BY REPRESENTATIVE HUDSON Secretary of the Senate A RESOLUTION To express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Wilbert The Senate Concurrent Resolutions contained herein were signed "Wil" Guillory of Opelousas. by the Speaker of the House. Read by title. Motion

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On motion of Rep. Bruneau, the Speaker appointed the following HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 140— special committee to notify the Governor that the House has completed BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON its labors and is prepared to adjourn sine die: Reps. McMains, Pratt, A RESOLUTION Riddle, Diez, and McCallum. To request that the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works study issues relating to safety at railroad grade Motion crossings. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 141— On motion of Rep. Bruneau, the Speaker appointed the following BY REPRESENTATIVES HEBERT AND ROMERO special committee to notify the Senate that the House has completed its A RESOLUTION labors and is prepared to adjourn sine die: Reps. Iles, Lydia Jackson, To commend Frank Falcon upon the occasion of his retirement as an Bowler, Clarkson, and Schwegmann. instructor of communications electronics and computer technology at Louisiana Technical College - Teche Area Campus. Reports of Special Committees HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 142— The special committee appointed to notify the Governor that the BY REPRESENTATIVE MORRELL House had completed its labors and was prepared to adjourn sine die A RESOLUTION reported that it had performed that duty. To authorize and request the House Committee on Insurance to study the lowering of automobile insurance rates. The special committee appointed to notify the Senate that the HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 143— House had completed its labors and was prepared to adjourn sine die BY REPRESENTATIVE RICHMOND reported that it had performed that duty. A RESOLUTION To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the The Speaker thanked and discharged the committees. death of Shawnderlyn "Shawny" Theresa McCloud of New Orleans. Committee from the Senate HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 144— A special committee from the Senate notified the House that the BY REPRESENTATIVES WALSWORTH, DOWNER, ERDEY, HEBERT, PITRE, SCALISE, AND SNEED Senate has completed its labors and is prepared to adjourn sine die. A RESOLUTION To urge and request the governor to include legislation to repeal the The Speaker thanked and dismissed the committee. reduction of the excess itemized deduction for personal income taxes, effective January 1, 2001, within the call of any special Privileged Report of the Committee on Enrollment session called prior to the 2002 Regular Session of the Legislature. June 18, 2001 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 145— BY REPRESENTATIVES SHAW, WADDELL, BRUNEAU, AND LANCASTER To the honorable Speaker and Members of the House of A RESOLUTION Representatives: To express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Morley A. Hudson of Shreveport. I am directed by your Committee on Enrollment to submit the following report: HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 138— BY REPRESENTATIVE MORRELL The following House Resolutions have been properly enrolled: A RESOLUTION To urge and request the House Committee on Labor and Industrial HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 33— Relations to study workers' compensation insurance rates. BY REPRESENTATIVE TOWNSEND A RESOLUTION HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 146— To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary BY REPRESENTATIVES HOLDEN AND FAUCHEUX Education to establish a Patriotism and American Values Week to A RESOLUTION be celebrated and observed in the public elementary and secondary To commend Shaquille O'Neal upon being named Most Valuable schools in Louisiana. Player of the National Basketball Association Finals for the second consecutive year. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 137— BY REPRESENTATIVE DEVILLIER HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 147— A RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC To urge and request the United States Environmental Protection A RESOLUTION Agency to assist in the investigation of vinyl chloride To urge and request the House Committee on Commerce to study the contamination of the water system at Myrtle Grove Trailer Park in effect of the Unfair Sales Law on retail sales made in this state of Plaquemine, Louisiana. all goods and the impact of any changes made to such law on Louisiana consumers. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 139— BY REPRESENTATIVES FARRAR, DEWITT, AND HEBERT HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 148— A RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE M. JACKSON To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the A RESOLUTION death of Mr. John Hill Peach, III of Alexandria. To urge and request the office of motor vehicles, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, to make all numbering and lettering on the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity license plate fire engine red.

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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 149— HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 233— BY REPRESENTATIVES PITRE, FAUCHEUX, AND GARY SMITH AND BY REPRESENTATIVE FRITH SENATOR DUPRE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to study To memorialize the U.S. Congress to direct the Mineral Management the feasibility of a recreational cast netting license and the use of Service to develop a plan for impact mitigation relative to the OCS the fees collected for such license to construct and maintain oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico. restroom facilities near certain waterways. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 150— HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 231— BY REPRESENTATIVES MCMAINS, JOHNS, AND WALSWORTH BY REPRESENTATIVE DIEZ A RESOLUTION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Transportation and to review the requirement of publication of legal advertisements Development to submit a joint application with Arkansas to the that impose undo costs on the general public. Route Numbering Committee of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials to request a route HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 151— numbering change for certain portions of US 165. BY REPRESENTATIVE DONELON A RESOLUTION To authorize and request the House Committee on Insurance to study Respectfully submitted, the issues involved in the assignment of health insurance benefits to certain health care providers. DONALD RAY KENNARD Chairman HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 152— BY REPRESENTATIVE HUDSON The above House Concurrent Resolutions contained in the report A RESOLUTION were signed by the Speaker of the House and taken to the Senate by the To express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Wilbert Clerk of the House and were signed by the President of the Senate and "Wil" Guillory of Opelousas. taken by the Clerk of the House to the Secretary of State in accordance with the rules of the House. Respectfully submitted, Privileged Report of the Committee on Enrollment DONALD RAY KENNARD Chairman June 18, 2001 The above House Resolutions contained in the report were signed To the honorable Speaker and Members of the House of by the Speaker of the House and taken by the Clerk of the House to the Representatives: Secretary of State in accordance with the rules of the House. I am directed by your Committee on Enrollment to submit the Privileged Report of the Committee on Enrollment following report: June 18, 2001 The following House Concurrent Resolutions have been properly enrolled: To the honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 127— BY REPRESENTATIVES SALTER AND PERKINS I am directed by your Committee on Enrollment to submit the A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION following report: To suspend until the sixtieth day after final adjournment of the 2002 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana certain provisions The following House Concurrent Resolutions have been properly of R.S. 40:1379.3(P) and Section 1307(D)(4) of Title 55 of the enrolled: Louisiana Administrative Code, relative to statewide concealed handgun permits; to suspend provisions providing for educational HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 111— requirements for renewal of the permits; and to provide for related BY REPRESENTATIVES NEVERS, KENNEY, AND THOMPSON AND matters. SENATOR LAMBERT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Respectfully submitted, To encourage the study of the Bible in schools. DONALD RAY KENNARD HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 164— Chairman BY REPRESENTATIVE SALTER A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION The above House Concurrent Resolutions contained in the report To memorialize the United States Congress and to urge and request the were signed by the Speaker of the House and taken to the Senate by the governor of Louisiana and the Texas Legislature to support the Clerk of the House and were signed by the President of the Senate and routing of Interstate 69 through west Desoto Parish in Louisiana taken by the Clerk of the House to the Governor in accordance with the and Shelby County in Texas. rules of the House. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 180— BY REPRESENTATIVES FUTRELL AND DIEZ AND SENATOR SCHEDLER Privileged Report of the Committee on Enrollment A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To create and provide for the Task Force on Design-Build Contracts to June 18, 2001 study and make recommendations concerning the possible use of design-build contracts for construction projects of state and local To the honorable Speaker and Members of the House of governments. Representatives:

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I am directed by your Committee on Enrollment to submit the benefits; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related following report: matters. The following Joint Resolutions have been properly enrolled: HOUSE BILL NO. 987— BY REPRESENTATIVE HAMMETT HOUSE BILL NO. 507— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES DANIEL, MORRISH, STRAIN, FAUCHEUX, To enact R.S. 47:1561.2, relative to the secretary of the Department of HEBERT, HUDSON, LEBLANC, SCALISE, JACK SMITH, STELLY, Revenue; to authorize the secretary to recover certain rebates, WINSTON, AND SWILLING A JOINT RESOLUTION reimbursements, or refunded amounts; to provide for an effective Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 10(F) of the Constitution of date; and to provide for related matters. Louisiana, relative to the expenditure of state funds; to authorize HOUSE BILL NO. 998— the legislature to provide for procedures for determination of BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE deficits and associated budget adjustments; to authorize AN ACT introduction and consideration of such law in any regular session To amend and reenact R.S. 41:1222(A), relative to surface leases of of the legislature; to authorize the adjustment of budgets for certain state lands; to provide for the Registrar of the State Land Office mandatory or protected expenditures, appropriations, and executing certain surface leases on state lands, including water allocations from the state general fund and dedicated funds under bottoms; and to provide for related matters. certain circumstances; to authorize the limited transfer of monies from one fund to another under certain circumstances; to authorize HOUSE BILL NO. 1019— limited redirection and transfer of funds supporting appropriations BY REPRESENTATIVES DANIEL, MORRISH, STRAIN, FAUCHEUX, or allocations from the state general fund and dedicated funds, HEBERT, HUDSON, LEBLANC, SCALISE, JACK SMITH, STELLY, SWILLING, AND WINSTON AND SENATOR SCHEDLER including those constitutionally protected or mandated, to be used AN ACT for other nonmandatory purposes under certain circumstances; to To amend and reenact R.S. 39:75(C) and to enact R.S. 39:75(E) and authorize the legislature to provide for implementation; to provide (F), relative to the expenditure of state funds and budgetary for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to procedure; to authorize the governor to make limited reductions to provide for related matters. certain appropriations; to authorize the limited adjustment of budgets for certain mandatory or protected expenditures, HOUSE BILL NO. 508— BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL appropriations, or allocations from the state general fund and A JOINT RESOLUTION dedicated funds under certain circumstances; to authorize limited Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 14(B) of the Constitution of redirection and transfer of funds supporting appropriations or Louisiana, to authorize the investment in stocks of certain funds of allocations from the state general fund and dedicated funds, institutions of higher education or their management boards; to including those constitutionally protected or mandated, for use for provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; other nonmandatory purposes under certain circumstances; and to and to provide for related matters. provide for related matters. Respectfully submitted, HOUSE BILL NO. 1187— BY REPRESENTATIVE ALARIO AN ACT DONALD RAY KENNARD To amend and reenact R.S. 32:861(A)(1) and (C)(1)(a), (c), and (d) and Chairman (2), relative to compulsory motor vehicle liability security; to provide for additional methods of satisfying motor vehicle liability The above Joint Resolutions contained in the report were signed security requirements; and to provide for related matters. by the Speaker of the House and taken to the Senate by the Clerk and were signed by the President of the Senate and taken by the Clerk of the HOUSE BILL NO. 1211— House to the Secretary of State in accordance with the rules of the BY REPRESENTATIVES PRATT, LANDRIEU, AND K. CARTER AND House. SENATOR BAJOIE AN ACT Privileged Report of the Committee on Enrollment To amend and reenact R.S. 25:745(A)(3) and 767(B), relative to historic preservation districts and landmark commissions in the June 18, 2001 Garden District area of New Orleans; to provide an exception from certain exemptions to the application of laws relative to such To the honorable Speaker and Members of the House of districts and commissions in the Garden District area of New Representatives: Orleans; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1368— I am directed by your Committee on Enrollment to submit the BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL following report: AN ACT To provide for resolution of certain suits against the state related to the The following House Bills have been properly enrolled: state sales and use taxes assessed on the purchase of certain manufactured and mobile homes; to create a special fund for the HOUSE BILL NO. 914— BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL purpose of resolution of such lawsuits; to provide for the deposit AN ACT and use of monies in the fund; to provide for a process for the To enact Subpart C of Part VIII of Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 11 of return of certain monies paid with respect to such tax; to provide the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. for rulemaking; to amend and reenact Section 2 of Act No. 30 of 11:942.1 through 942.9, relative to the Teachers' Retirement the 2000 Regular Session of the Legislature relative to the System; to provide with respect to an alternative contribution plan, effective date; and to provide for related matters. including but not limited to the creation of the plan, eligibility for participation, investments, and the criteria used for selecting vendors of investment products, contributions, service credit, and

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1489— "the practice of medicine, surgery, or midwifery"; and to provide BY REPRESENTATIVE TOWNSEND for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 27:317(C), relative to residence and domicile HOUSE BILL NO. 1886— requirements for device owners, distributors, or service entities; to BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNS provide an exception for publicly traded corporations; and to AN ACT provide for related matters. To enact R.S. 44:4(29), relative to records of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; to except certain records from the laws relative to HOUSE BILL NO. 1533— public records; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 1979— To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1662.3(5), (6), (7), (8)(introductory BY REPRESENTATIVES MURRAY AND CURTIS paragraph), (12), (14), (15), (17), and (19), AN ACT 1662.4(A)(introductory paragraph), 1662.6(A) and To appropriate funds out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana (B)(introductory paragraph) and (5), 1662.7(A), (B), (C), to be used to pay the Public Belt Railroad Commission certain (D)(introductory paragraph), (E), and (F), 1662.8(A) and amounts due pursuant to the joint maintenance contract with the (B)(introductory paragraph), 1662.9(C) and (E), 1662.11(A), Department of Transportation and Development relative to the 1662.12(A)(2) and (5), 1662.13(A)(1)(b), 1662.14(A)(2), Huey P. Long Bridge; to provide for costs; and to provide for (3)(introductory paragraph) and (b), and (5), (C)(2), (3), and (5), related matters. 1662.15(B)(2), and 1662.16 and to enact R.S. 40:1662.3(20), (21), and (22), 1662.6(B)(10), 1662.7(D)(4), 1662.8(B)(2)(e) and HOUSE BILL NO. 2007— (f), and 1662.9(A)(7) and (8), relative to the licensing of single BY REPRESENTATIVE ALARIO station fire alarm contractors and their employees; to provide for AN ACT definitions; to provide for applications for licenses; to provide for To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3351(A)(introductory paragraph) and to the issuance of the license; to provide relative to certain enact R.S. 17:3351(A)(5)(b)(vi) and 1855(C), relative to the notifications; to provide for requirements for licensure; to provide powers, duties, and responsibilities of public postsecondary for prohibited activities; to provide for educational requirements; education management boards; to authorize the public to provide for the renewal of licenses; to provide for fees; to postsecondary education management boards to establish and provide for membership on the Alarm Services Advisory Board; to adjust tuition and mandatory attendance fee amounts applicable to provide for penalties for violations; to provide relative to effect of students who are Louisiana residents; to authorize the Board of law on local regulation; and to provide for related matters. Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College to impose certain program fee amounts; to HOUSE BILL NO. 1727— provide limitations; to provide for an effective date; to provide for BY REPRESENTATIVE DIEZ a termination of the authority; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1713(introductory paragraph) and (3), HOUSE BILL NO. 2014— 1719, 1720, 1723, 1727(B), 1728(A) and (D), 1728.2(A), (C), BY REPRESENTATIVE GREEN (D)(introductory paragraph), (4), and (5), (E)(introductory AN ACT paragraph) and (F), 1728.3 and 1729, to enact R.S. 32:1728.4, To appropriate funds out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana and to repeal R.S. 32:1728(B), (C), and (E), 1728.1, and to be used to pay the recommendation for payment rendered by the 1728.2(B) and (D)(3), relative to the Louisiana Towing and Board of Tax Appeals in the claim against the state entitled "Wal- Storage Act; to provide relative to certain definitions; to provide Mart Stores, Inc. v. Secretary, Dept. of Revenue, State of relative to information a storage or parking facility owner reports Louisiana"; and to provide for related matters. to the department; to provide relative to the information the department provides to the storage or parking facility owner; to HOUSE BILL NO. 2045 (Substitute for House Bill No. 806 by provide relative to the civil or criminal liability of a tow truck Representative Pitre)— BY REPRESENTATIVE PITRE owner or operator; to provide relative to certain deadlines for AN ACT notification; to provide relative to the content of notice to a stored To enact Subpart F-1 of Chapter 10 of Title 23 of the Louisiana vehicle owner; to provide relative to administrative hearings; to Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 23:1131, relative to provide relative to the maintenance of certain records; to provide workers' compensation; to allow and institute a procedure for relative to the disposal of certain motor vehicles; to provide relative access to employee earnings records; to provide confidentiality for to the procedure for disposal of certain motor vehicles; to provide information received; to provide for damages as a result of a relative to permits to sell or permits to dismantle certain vehicles; breach of confidentiality; and to provide for related matters. and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 2046 (Substitute for House Bill No. 1593 by HOUSE BILL NO. 1825— BY REPRESENTATIVE LANCASTER Representative Damico)— BY REPRESENTATIVE DAMICO AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 9:203(C), relative to persons who are To enact R.S. 30:2195(F), relative to the Motor Fuels Underground authorized to perform marriages; to provide for the authority of Storage Tank Trust Fund and underground storage tanks; to retired justices of the peace to perform marriages; and to provide provide for the funding and uses of the Tank Trust Fund; to for related matters. provide for ownership; to provide for abandoned underground storage tanks; to provide for liens and privileges for costs incurred HOUSE BILL NO. 1828— BY REPRESENTATIVE TOWNSEND by the state; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 37:1262(1) and (2) and to enact R.S. 37:1302, relative to the practice of medicine, surgery, or midwifery; to exclude, under certain conditions, the selection, delivery, or administration of anesthesia from the definition of

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HOUSE BILL NO. 80— HOUSE BILL NO. 1049— BY REPRESENTATIVE ANSARDI BY REPRESENTATIVES MURRAY, CLARKSON, PRATT, AND SWILLING AN ACT AND SENATOR JOHNSON To amend and reenact R.S. 13:2561.2(A) and 2562.2(A), relative to AN ACT civil jurisdiction in the First and Second Parish Courts of Jefferson To enact Subpart B-1 of Part I of Chapter 1 of Code Title XXIV of Parish; to increase the jurisdictional amounts in civil actions; and Code Book III of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of to provide for related matters. 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 9:5633, relative to the acquisition of blighted property; to provide for applicability; to provide for the HOUSE BILL NO. 232— ownership of an immovable which has been declared blighted; to BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCALLUM provide for the improvement of the property by the possessor; to AN ACT provide for acquisitive prescription of three years under certain To enact R.S. 13:4521(A)(5), relative to the exemption of political circumstances; to provide certain requisites and procedures for subdivisions from the payment of court costs; to define the entities acquiring blighted property; to provide for security interests; to entitled to the exemption; and to provide for related matters. provide for certain causes of action; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 456— BY REPRESENTATIVE ALARIO HOUSE BILL NO. 1253— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE BOWLER To amend and reenact R.S. 33:5062(B), relative to removal of weeds AN ACT and growths in municipalities with a population of less than four To amend and reenact R.S. 22:2(I), relative to the commissioner of hundred thousand; to provide relative to the notification period insurance; to provide for confidential documents; and to provide during which the owner of the property or of the abutting property for related matters. where weeds or growths are to be removed may do the work himself; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1295— BY REPRESENTATIVE STELLY HOUSE BILL NO. 529— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES WELCH AND L. JACKSON To amend and reenact R.S. 23:631(A)(1)(a) and (C), relative to AN ACT discharged employees; to extend the time period within which a To amend and reenact R.S. 11:542(C)(4) and 883.1(C)(4), relative to discharged employee must be compensated; and to provide for the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System and the related matters. Teachers' Retirement System; to provide with respect to the payment of cost-of-living adjustments and the criteria used for HOUSE BILL NO. 1340— determining eligibility therefor; to provide an effective date; and to BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHNEIDER, DANIEL, DOERGE, MCDONALD, TOOMY, WALSWORTH, AND WELCH AND SENATOR BOISSIERE provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 11:710 and to repeal R.S. 11:707, 707.1, 708, 737, and HOUSE BILL NO. 632— BY REPRESENTATIVES MCMAINS AND ANSARDI 791, relative to the Teachers' Retirement System; to provide with AN ACT respect to employment of retirees and the benefits payable to such To enact Chapter 13 of Title III of Book VI of the Louisiana Code of retirees; to provide regarding contributions and employer reporting Civil Procedure, to be comprised of Code of Civil Procedure requirements related to such reemployment; to repeal certain Articles 3396 through 3396.20, and 5251(14), relative to probate provisions of law related to the reemployment of retirees who did procedure; to provide for the independent administration of estates; and those who did not participate in the Deferred Retirement to provide definitions; to provide the scope of independent Option Plan and those retirees who were hired pursuant to a administration; to provide for the designation of an independent critical shortage of teachers; to provide relative to the suspension executor by the testator; to provide for the testator's failure to or reduction of benefits of all reemployed retirees; to provide an designate an independent executor; to provide for the independent effective date; and to provide for related matters. executor's rights, powers, and duties; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1565— BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC, DEWITT, WINSTON, AND THOMPSON AND SENATOR SCHEDLER HOUSE BILL NO. 776— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES TOWNSEND, MARTINY, AND MONTGOMERY To amend and reenact R.S. 9:3555(D), R.S. 17:354(A) and (B), AN ACT 3129.6(A), and 4001(B), R.S. 30:136.3, R.S. 46:114.4(D), R.S. To amend and reenact R.S. 27:96(A) and 261(A), relative to gaming; 47:299.20, 1061(B), 1838(4), and 2609(A), and R.S. 56:16(C) to provide that an elected public official can do business with a and to repeal R.S. 17:354(C) and (D), 3129.6(C), and 3921.2, riverboat gaming licensee or the casino gaming operator as a R.S. 30:136.2, R.S. 47:2609(B) and (C), R.S. 56:16 and to enact performing professional musician; to provide for notification R.S. 39:137, relative to special treasury funds; to provide for the requirements; to provide for restrictions on payment; to provide for deposit and use of monies in certain special treasury funds; to the adoption of rules; and to provide for related matters. provide for the use of monies in the Charter School Start-Up Loan Fund, the Mineral Resources Audit and Collection Fund, the HOUSE BILL NO. 1042— BY REPRESENTATIVE WOOTON Section 201 Fund, the Fraud Detection Fund, the Higher AN ACT Education Initiatives Fund, and the Telecommunications for the To amend and reenact R.S. 27:65(B)(11) and to enact R.S. 27:239.1 Deaf Fund; to establish the Academic Improvement Fund as a and 361(F), relative to the Louisiana Gaming Control Law; to special fund in the state treasury; to establish the Deficit provide that electronic cards can be used for making wagers on Elimination/Capital Outlay Escrow Replenishment Fund as a riverboats and at the official gaming establishment; to provide with special fund in the state treasury; to repeal certain special treasury respect to the type of electronic cards which may be used; and to funds; to provide for the transfer of certain balances and amounts provide for related matters. by the state treasurer; to provide for effective dates; and to provide for related matters.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1640— Business Incubator Fund, Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Fund, BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC AND FAUCHEUX AND SENATOR Weights and Standards Mobile Police Force Fund, Health Care CAMPBELL AN ACT Facility Fund, and Stewardship Account; to authorize the transfer To amend and reenact Part VII of Chapter 1 of Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of of balances between funds; to provide for deposit of monies into the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 39:251 the state general fund; and to provide for related matters. through 257, relative to the operation of state buildings; to provide HOUSE BILL NO. 1654— for an energy management policy to minimize energy costs and BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC AND SENATOR HOLLIS consumption; to require that such policy be used by the agencies AN ACT of state government; to require the development of energy cost- To amend and reenact R.S. 9:3410(B)(3) and to enact R.S. 12:140.3, saving measures; to require reporting relative to such plans; to 1308.1, 1308.2, 1317.1, 1350.1, 1353(A)(9) and (E), and authorize the retention of certain monies associated with savings 1364(A)(4) and (B)(4), relative to certain business entities; to in expenses related to energy use; and to provide for related require annual reports of limited liability companies; to provide for matters. filing fees for limited liability companies and to increase filing fees for registered foreign partnerships; to provide relative to failure to HOUSE BILL NO. 1641— file annual reports, including limitations on doing business with the BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC, DEWITT, AND THOMPSON AN ACT state and revocation of articles of organization or certificates of To amend and reenact R.S. 17:375(A)(1) and (B)(3), R.S. 23:1170(A), authority; to provide for reinstatement of articles of organization; R.S. 32:1313(B), R.S. 40:2199(F)(1) and 2502(E), R.S. 41:1085, to provide for representation before state entities; and to provide R.S. 46:160.1(17), 160.9, 160.10(A), and 2685(A)(3), and R.S. for related matters. 47:718(C) and to repeal Part III of Chapter 4-A of Title 3, HOUSE BILL NO. 1655— comprised of R.S. 3:331 through 338, R.S. 17:7.6, 10.3, 373, BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC AND SENATOR HOLLIS 375(A)(3), and 377(B), Chapter 20-D of Title 17, comprised of AN ACT R.S. 17:3044.1 through 3044.5, R.S. 17:3129.5, 3384, and 3765, To amend and reenact R.S. 12:32(A), 35(B)(1)(d), (2), and (3), R.S. 23:1170(C) and 2071, R.S. 28:26, Chapter 5-A of Subtitle 1 102(A)(introductory paragraph), 104(B)(1), 142(B)(2), 149(B), of Title 30, comprised of R.S. 30:311 through 30:316, R.S. 164(B)(2) and (C)(1)(c), 205.1(A)(introductory paragraph), 33:3007, R.S. 36:4(B)(6)(b), 259(AA), 409(C)(7), R.S. 40:1300.6 236(C)(3), 238(A), 239.1(B)(1) and (3), 247.1(B)(2) and and 1300.171, Part VIII of Chapter 11 of Title 40, comprised of (C)(1)(b), 250(C)(2), and 257(B), relative to officers and directors R.S. 40:2193 through 2193.5, R.S. 40:2194.6, 2195.2(B), of certain business entities; to provide for powers and duties; and 2502(B)(9), and 2503, R.S. 46:160.1(8) and 160.7, Part V of to provide for related matters. Chapter 4 of Title 46, comprised of R.S. 46:581 through 589, Part VI of Chapter 4 of Title 46, comprised of R.S. 46:591 through HOUSE BILL NO. 1753— 593, R.S. 46:932(11), Chapter 36 of Title 46, comprised of R.S. BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC 46:2451 through 2453, 2624(I)(4) and (5), Chapter 49 of Title 46, AN ACT comprised of R.S. 46:2640 through 2643, R.S. 46:2682(2), and To amend and reenact R.S. 51:1253(10), 1255(20), and 1262(A)(11) 2684, Subpart I of Part 1 of Chapter 1 of Subtitle II of Title 47, and to repeal R.S. 51:1262(A)(12), relative to the Department of comprised of R.S. 47:120.31, Subpart J of Part 1 of Chapter 1 of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; to change the definition of Subtitle II of Title 47, comprised of R.S. 47:120.32, Subpart K of "tourist"; to provide for the powers and duties of the office of Part 1 of Chapter 1 of Subtitle II of Title 47, comprised of R.S. tourism; to provide for the promulgation of rules; to authorize a 47:120.33, Subpart O of Part 1 of Chapter 1 of Subtitle II of Title welcome center at Butte LaRose; to repeal provisions authorizing 47, comprised of R.S. 47:120.38, Subpart P of Part 1 of Chapter a welcome center near Angie; and to provide for related matters. 1 of Subtitle II of Title 47, comprised of R.S. 47:120.39, Subpart R of Part 1 of Chapter 1 of Subtitle II of Title 47, comprised of HOUSE BILL NO. 1783— R.S. 47:120.41 and 120.42, Subpart S of Part 1 of Chapter 1 of BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC, DEWITT, AND TOWNSEND AND SENATOR DARDENNE Subtitle II of Title 47, comprised of R.S. 47:120.51 through AN ACT 120.55, R.S. 47:463.60, Subtitle VI of Title 47, comprised of R.S. To appropriate funds to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary, 47:5001 through 5010, R.S. 51:2323, and R.S. 56:1924, relative including the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts, to special treasury funds; to eliminate the Medicaid Access Trust Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish, and other courts; and to Fund, Community-based Health Care Fund, U.S. Olympic provide for related matters. Checkoff Fund, Rural Development Loan Fund, School and District Accountability Fund, Quality Science and Mathematic HOUSE BILL NO. 1808— Equipping Fund, Minority Health Professions Education Fund, BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC Louisiana University Faculty Incentive Fund, Louisiana AN ACT Endowment Fund for Eminent Louisiana Scholars, School To provide for the establishment and reestablishment of agency Leadership Development Fund, Alternative School Fund, Workers' ancillary funds, to be specifically known as internal service funds, Compensation Enforcement Revolving Fund, Community and auxiliary funds, or enterprise funds for certain state institutions, Technical Colleges Investment Fund, Mental Health Trust Fund, officials, and agencies; to provide for appropriation of funds; and Coastal Environmental Protection Trust Fund, St. Mary Parish to regulate the administration of said funds. Local Government Gaming Mitigation Fund, Louisiana Senior Citizens Trust Fund, Louisiana Indigent Health Care Trust Fund, HOUSE BILL NO. 1817— Louisiana Inmate Arts Trust Fund, Child Advocacy Center BY REPRESENTATIVES DEWITT, BRUNEAU, LANCASTER, AND HUNTER Support Fund, Health Professional Development Fund, AND SENATORS HAINKEL, LAMBERT, BARHAM, AND ULLO Community-Based and Rural Health Care Fund, Interagency AN ACT Recreation Board Fund, Louisiana Community-Based Services To appropriate the sum of Forty-nine Million Two Hundred Eighty-four Trust Fund, Homeless Relief Fund, Homeless Trust Fund, Drug Thousand Forty-nine and No/100 ($49,284,049.00) Dollars, or so Enforcement and Recovery Fund, Victims of Family Violence much thereof as may be necessary, out of the state general fund Checkoff Fund, Literacy Fund, Addictive Disorders Treatment and the sum of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Fund, Louisiana Special Olympics Checkoff Fund, Pet ($350,000.00) Dollars out of the state general fund to provide for Overpopulation Fund, Tax Surplus Fund, Louisiana Small the Legislative Auditor Ancillary Enterprise Fund, and the sum of

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Seven Million Four Hundred Thousand and No/100 HOUSE BILL NO. 243 — ($7,400,000.00) Dollars out of self-generated funds, to defray the BY REPRESENTATIVES SCALISE AND SWILLING expenses of the Louisiana Legislature, including the expenses of AN ACT the House of Representatives and the Senate, of legislative service To provide with respect to certain facilities constructed by the Louisiana agencies, and of the Louisiana State Law Institute; and otherwise Stadium and Exposition District; to authorize the transfer of the to provide with respect to the appropriations and allocations herein right to designate and use an alternative name and trademarks for made. certain facilities; to require approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget relative to certain transactions; to HOUSE BILL NO. 1870— require certain conditions in any agreement to transfer the right to BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC designate and use an alternative name and trademarks for certain AN ACT facilities; and to provide for related matters. To appropriate funds from certain sources to be allocated to designated agencies and designated purposes in specific amounts for the HOUSE BILL NO. 271— purpose of making supplemental appropriations for the funding of BY REPRESENTATIVE LANCASTER said agencies and purposes and to substitute the means of AN ACT financing for certain capital outlay projects during the 2000-2001 To amend and reenact R.S. 24:53(I), relative to the annual lobbyist Fiscal Year; and to provide for related matters. registration fee; to provide for an annual lobbyist registration fee; to remove the fee for filing supplemental registration forms; and HOUSE BILL NO. 1905— to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES LANDRIEU AND RIDDLE AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 389— To enact R.S. 27:403, relative to elected public officials doing business BY REPRESENTATIVE SCALISE with certain gaming establishments; to prohibit elected public AN ACT officials from engaging in any business activity except as a patron To enact R.S. 17:3048.1(S)(5), relative to the powers and duties of the or as a performing musician with any owner or operator of a Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission; to provide facility which is subject to an Indian gaming compact; to provide for the administration of the Tuition Opportunity Program for for exceptions; to provide for definitions; and to provide for related Students, including provisions to prohibit restrictions or delays matters. relative to the date that Tuition Opportunity Program for Students awards may be first used by students who graduate from high HOUSE BILL NO. 1958— school in less than four years; to provide for an effective date; and BY REPRESENTATIVE FUTRELL to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 887(H), HOUSE BILL NO. 417— relative to fees for the execution of bench and fugitive warrants; to BY REPRESENTATIVE DURAND provide for the circumstances under which those fees are to be AN ACT paid; and to provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 33:172(E), relative to annexation; to prohibit certain annexations of territory in St. Martin Parish by the HOUSE BILL NO. 2027— town of Broussard without the approval of the governing authority BY REPRESENTATIVE DOWNER of the parish; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 32:383.1(A) and 402(B)(1) and to enact HOUSE BILL NO. 426— R.S. 32:402(E), relative to traffic; to provide for drivers' licenses; BY REPRESENTATIVE FUTRELL to provide relative to traffic violations; to provide for penalties; to AN ACT provide for an exemption, under certain conditions, to require To enact R.S. 14:91.1, relative to offenses affecting the health and covering of loads of loose material; and to provide for related morals of minors; to create the crime of unlawful presence of a matters. sexually violent predator; to prohibit the unlawful presence of a sexually violent predator on or near certain areas; to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 48— exceptions; to provide for notification to school officials; to provide BY REPRESENTATIVE HAMMETT for definitions; to provide for penalties; and to provide for related AN ACT matters. To enact R.S. 56:116.3(G), relative to deer hunting; to authorize the use of a dog to trail wounded or unrecovered deer; and to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 653— related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE HUDSON AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 81— To amend and reenact R.S. 6:969.26(D), relative to the Louisiana BY REPRESENTATIVES BRUCE, BAYLOR, DOERGE, GLOVER, L. Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act; to require sellers or lenders to JACKSON, MONTGOMERY, STELLY, AND WADDELL AND SENATORS offer gap insurance coverage; and to provide for related matters. HINES AND SMITH AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 756— To enact R.S. 32:199, relative to traffic regulations; to prohibit certain BY REPRESENTATIVES MURRAY AND TUCKER persons from allowing certain children to operate or ride on a AN ACT bicycle without a helmet; to provide for definitions; to prohibit To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9033.3(A), relative to sales tax certain persons from allowing certain children to ride on a bicycle incremental financing in certain municipalities; to provide that without being seated in a restraining seat; to provide civil penalties certain municipalities may implement sales tax increment for noncompliance; to require persons in the business of selling or financing for certain economic development projects; to provide renting bicycles to post notice; to provide for an effective date; and for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. to provide for related matters.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 801— HOUSE BILL NO. 1194— BY REPRESENTATIVE DONELON BY REPRESENTATIVE LAFLEUR AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 22:636(A)(1)(a) and 636.4(A) and (C)(2)(a) To enact R.S. 22:622.2, relative to motor vehicle liability policies; to and to enact R.S. 22:636(G) and (H), relative to insurance policies; provide for coverage; to provide for exclusions and limitations; and to provide for notices; to provide for nonrenewal; to provide for to provide for related matters. cancellation; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1216— HOUSE BILL NO. 1041— BY REPRESENTATIVES FRITH, DEVILLIER, MCMAINS, AND QUEZAIRE BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMAINS AND SENATOR GAUTREAUX AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 10(A)(1) and To enact R.S. 40:1300.143(3)(a)(iv), (v), and (vi), relative to the Rural Children's Code Articles 1109, 1117, and 1122(B)(9) and (F) Hospital Preservation Act; to add certain hospitals to the definition [Mother's and Father's Surrender Form], relative to adoption of rural hospital; to provide an effective date; and to provide for proceedings; to provide relative to jurisdiction over status, related matters. domiciliary requirements; to require that surrendering parent or a prospective adoptive parent be domiciled in this state for at least HOUSE BILL NO. 1322— BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL eight months; to require a declaration in the act of surrender that AN ACT a surrendering parent or a prospective adoptive parent has been To amend and reenact R.S. 49:327(C)(3), relative to the investment of domiciled in this state for no less than eight months; and to provide state funds; to authorize the investment in stocks or certain funds for related matters. of institutions of higher education or their management boards; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1063— BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC, DEWITT, AND WINSTON AND SENATOR JOHNSON HOUSE BILL NO. 1370— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON To amend and reenact R.S. 24:802(B)(1), (2), (3), (8), and (9) and (D), AN ACT relative to the Louisiana Advisory Commission on To enact R.S. 14:56.3, relative to genetically engineered crops; to create Intergovernmental Relations; to provide for the membership and the crime of criminal damage to genetically engineered crops, crop quorum of the commission; and to provide for related matters. facilities, or crop information; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1398— HOUSE BILL NO. 1524— BY REPRESENTATIVES CLARKSON, DEVILLIER, MCMAINS, PRATT AND BY REPRESENTATIVES MCMAINS AND LANDRIEU SCHWEGMANN AND SENATORS ELLINGTON AND SCHEDLER AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 2124(B)(1), (C), To amend and reenact R.S. 9:311, 312, Subpart A of Part I-A of and (D) and to enact Code of Civil Procedure Article 2124(E), Chapter 1 of Code Title V of Code Book I of Title 9 of the relative to security to be furnished for an appeal; to permit a trial Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 formerly consisting of R.S. court to exercise its discretion in determining the amount of 9:315 through 315.15, to be comprised of R.S. 9:315 through security for a suspensive appeal; to provide for the application of 315.20, 315.22(C), and 374(A) and (B) and Civil Code Article supervisory writs; and to provide for related matters. 142 and to repeal R.S. 9:337, relative to child support; to provide for guidelines for determining the amount of child support and HOUSE BILL NO. 1626— economic data and principles upon which the guidelines are based; BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC to provide for definitions; to provide for the addition of health AN ACT insurance premiums, extraordinary medical expenses, and other To enact Subpart F of Part II-A of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of extraordinary expenses to the basic obligation; to provide for the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. deductions for income of the child; to provide for the calculation 39:99 and 99.1, relative to special treasury funds; to create the of total child support obligation; to provide worksheets; to provide Municipalities Energy Expense Loan Fund as a special fund in the the effect of joint and shared custodial arrangement; to provide for state treasury; to provide for deposit and use of monies in the fund; the effect of split custodial arrangement; to provide for a to provide for loans from the fund for certain municipalities to voluntarily unemployed or underemployed party; to provide for assist with the payment of energy expenses; to provide for the second jobs and overtime; to provide for amounts not set forth in administration of the program; to provide for rulemaking authority; or exceeding schedule; to provide a mandatory minimum child to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. support award; to provide a review of guidelines; to provide for a standard of appellate review; to provide a schedule of child HOUSE BILL NO. 1652— BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC, PITRE, JOHN SMITH, AND WINSTON support; to provide for the termination of child support upon AN ACT majority or emancipation; to provide for possession and use of the To amend and reenact R.S. 39:82(A), 87.4(A) and (D)(3), and 352 and family residence; to provide for the modification or termination of to enact R.S. 39:87.4(D)(5) and (6) and 87.5, relative to child support award; and to provide for related matters. government performance; to provide for an incentive reward program related to efficiency in state operations and performance; HOUSE BILL NO. 1122— BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC to provide for eligibility, determination, and requirements for AN ACT receipt of rewards; to provide for limitations on and methods for To repeal R.S. 6:969.5, relative to the Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act; the provision of such rewards; to establish the "Incentive Fund" to repeal certain provisions allowing parties to choose applicable in the state treasury; to provide for deposit and use of monies in the law. fund; to provide for use of unexpended, unencumbered monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year; to require the development of a model plan for the purposes of the incentive program by the Department of State Civil Service; to authorize rewards for certain state employees under certain circumstances; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1669— HOUSE BILL NO. 1957— BY REPRESENTATIVE MORRELL BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC AN ACT AN ACT To enact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 814(A)(59), relative to To amend and reenact R.S. 56:1691(C) and (D), to repeal R.S. responsive verdicts; to provide for responsive verdicts for 56:1691(B)(3), (E), (F), and (G), and to repeal R.S. 56:1691 solicitation of crime against nature; and to provide for related effective July 1, 2002, relative to monies in the State Parks Land matters. Acquisition Trust Fund; to provide for the investment and use of monies deposited in the fund; to authorize use of monies in the HOUSE BILL NO. 1721— fund for certain promotional activities related to state parks and BY REPRESENTATIVE DONELON outdoor recreational activities; to provide for effective dates; and AN ACT to provide for related matters. To enact R.S. 22:250.31(7) and 250.38, relative to health insurance; to regulate the recoupment of health insurance claims payments by HOUSE BILL NO. 1970— health insurance issuers; to provide for definitions; and to provide BY REPRESENTATIVE QUEZAIRE for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2212(B) and (E)(2), relative to public HOUSE BILL NO. 1777— contracts; to provide for projects which may be undertaken by a BY REPRESENTATIVE DIEZ public entity with its own employees; to provide an effective date; AN ACT and to provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 32:772(F)(1), (2), (5), and (8), 774(G)(1)(a), and 776(D) and to repeal R.S. 32:772(F)(6), HOUSE BILL NO. 1987— 774(B)(4)(b), and 774.1, relative to used motor vehicle dealers; to BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON provide for the retention of records; to provide for the regulation AN ACT of trade shows; to provide for applications; to provide for bonding To amend and reenact R.S. 15:121, relative to grand juries; to provide requirements; to provide relative to immediate revocation of a with respect to the authority of grand juries to inspect prisons and license; to provide relative to extended warranty contracts; and to hospitals; to authorize the filing of reports; and to provide for provide for related matters. related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1815— HOUSE BILL NO. 2013— BY REPRESENTATIVE TRICHE BY REPRESENTATIVES MURRAY AND CURTIS AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 24:523, relative to notifications to the legislative auditor To enact Subpart F of Part II-A of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of and district attorney; to require that agency heads notify the the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. legislative auditor and district attorney of the misappropriation of 39:99, relative to special treasury funds; to create Sports Facility public funds or assets; and to provide for related matters. Assistance Fund as a special fund in the state treasury; to provide for deposit of monies into the fund; to provide for uses of monies HOUSE BILL NO. 1816— in the fund; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for BY REPRESENTATIVE TRICHE related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 9:1586, R.S. 11:1472(B), R.S. 13:753, R.S. HOUSE BILL NO. 2017— 17:1755, R.S. 24:513(A)(1)(a), 513.1(A), 513.3(C), 514(I), BY REPRESENTATIVE TOWNSEND 516(A)(1), 521(B) and (E), R.S. 33:536, 650, and 1446, R.S. AN ACT 34:24(B)(2), R.S. 39:408, R.S. 44:4(6), R.S. 47:1966, 1993(B), To amend and reenact R.S. 40:34(B)(1)(a)(vi) and (vii), relative to and 2064, and R.S. 49:208 and 209 and to enact R.S. 24:513(M), children; to provide for the surname of children; to provide for the relative to the legislative auditor; to provide for the issuance, name change of children in certain circumstances; and to provide receiving, and maintaining of reports; to provide for access by the for related matters. auditor to certain software and hardware in carrying out his duties; to provide relative to the audits of the Department of Education HOUSE BILL NO. 2067 (Substitute for House Bill No. 582 by and of local school boards and performance and statistical data Representative Pinac) — provided with financial statements of local school boards; to BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC provide relative to actuarial notes prepared by the legislative AN ACT auditor; to replace references to predecessor officers of the To amend and reenact R.S. 9:3576.3(2)(b)(i), 3576.5(D), 3576.15(A) legislative auditor with references to the legislative auditor or the and (C), and 3576.16 and to enact R.S. 9:3576.3(9) and Louisiana Tax Commission; and to provide for related matters. 3576.21(H)(5), relative to collection agencies; to provide relative to definitions; to provide for examination of records; to provide HOUSE BILL NO. 1890— relative to surety bond or other requirements; to provide relative to BY REPRESENTATIVE KENNARD powers of the commissioner; to provide for revocation of licenses; AN ACT and to provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 33:1971, relative to fire ground authority; to provide for the fire ground authority at certain emergency HOUSE BILL NO. 461— scenes; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES DANIEL AND CLARKSON AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 1903— To enact R.S. 22:215.22, relative to health insurance benefits; to BY REPRESENTATIVE QUEZAIRE prohibit exclusion by certain health insurance policies, contracts, AN ACT and plans of coverage of a correctable medical condition otherwise To amend and reenact R.S. 32:863(A)(3)(b) and (c), relative to covered by the policy, contract, or plan solely because the compulsory motor vehicle liability security; to provide for uses of condition results in infertility; and to provide for related matters. compulsory insurance reinstatement fees; and to provide for related matters.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 945— activities and to change the penalties for certain violations; and to BY REPRESENTATIVE MARTINY provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 14:30(A)(2), relative to first degree murder; HOUSE BILL NO. 1712— to provide that specific intent to kill or to inflict great bodily harm BY REPRESENTATIVE NEVERS on a fireman, peace officer, or employees of a crime forensic AN ACT laboratory because of his status is first degree murder; and to To authorize the Department of Transportation and Development to provide for related matters. acquire immovable property for improvements to LA Highway 10 and LA Highway 1 and the replacement of the St. HOUSE BILL NO. 975— Francisville/New Roads Ferry; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMAINS AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 1716— To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1798.5, relative to the Office Facilities BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE Corporation; to authorize the corporation to assert certain defenses AN ACT to claims in tort or workers' compensation against the corporation; To enact R.S. 56:302.9.1, relative to charter boat licenses; to provide for and to provide for related matters. license fees for certain charter fishing operations; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1347— BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER AND SENATOR BOISSIERE HOUSE BILL NO. 1732— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC, DEWITT, WINSTON, R. ALEXANDER, To repeal R.S. 11:143(H), relative to all public retirement or pension DOERGE, DURAND, GUILLORY, ILES, L. JACKSON, KATZ, MCCALLUM, PERKINS, SCHWEGMANN, SHAW, AND WELCH systems, funds, or plans; to repeal the restriction against becoming AN ACT a member of a system from which credit was previously To amend and reenact R.S. 46:460.6(A), (B)(1)(a), and (D) and to transferred; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related enact R.S. 46:460.6(B)(3)(d) and (e) and (4), relative to individual matters. development accounts; to allow TANF funds to be used therefor; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1351— BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 1864— BY REPRESENTATIVE DIEZ To authorize and provide for the transfer or lease of certain property to AN ACT the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; and to To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2212(A)(1)(b), relative to public provide for related matters. contracts; to provide relative to the waiving of requirements of the Public Bid Law for certain contracts; and to provide for related HOUSE BILL NO. 1420— BY REPRESENTATIVES PIERRE AND DANIEL matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 56:302.1(B)(1) and (C)(2)(a), relative to HOUSE BILL NO. 1945— BY REPRESENTATIVE MARTINY nonresident fishing licenses; to provide for temporary nonresident AN ACT freshwater and saltwater fishing licenses; to provide for fees based To enact R.S. 17:3048.1(A)(1)(c)(iii), relative to the Tuition upon the number of days of the temporary license; to eliminate the Opportunity Program for Students Performance Award; to provide three-day nonresident freshwater and saltwater fishing licenses; eligibility requirements for an initial award; to provide conditions and to provide for related matters. and limitations; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1556— BY REPRESENTATIVES KENNARD AND DURAND AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 2051 (Substitute Bill for House Bill No. 1486 To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2373(D)(2) and (E)(2) and 2374(B)(1), by Representative Pinac)— BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC relative to the Hazardous Materials Information Development, AN ACT Preparedness and Response Act; provides additional persons who To amend and reenact R.S. 51:1923(2), (3), and (7), 1924(A), (B), may be subject to civil penalties for violations; provides applicable (D)(2)(introductory paragraph) and (a) and (4), and (G), 1925, penalties; provides for reduction in certain fees; provides an 1926(D), (F)(1)(introductory paragraph), (2), and (3), (G)(2), and extension date for certain fees; and to provide for related matters. (H), 1927(A), (B), and (C)(introductory paragraph) and (5), 1928(A) and (B)(1) and (2), 1929(introductory paragraph) and HOUSE BILL NO. 1665— BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC (6), 1929.1(A), 1931, 1932(A), and 1934 and to enact R.S. AN ACT 51:1922.1 and 1923(10), relative to the office of financial To amend and reenact R.S. 39:2(27) and 75(A) and to enact R.S. institutions; to provide relative to the Louisiana Capital Companies 39:2(11.1), relative to the elimination of a projected or actual Tax Credit Program; to provide relative to the administration of the deficit; to define projected deficit and a deficit; to provide relative program between the Department of Economic Development and to the budget status report and its contents; to provide for the the Office of Financial Institutions; to provide for definitions; to elimination of a projected deficit in a fund or a deficit in a fund; provide relative to tax credits; to provide relative to certification and to provide for related matters. and continuance of certification of capital companies; to prohibit certain activities; to provide relative to decertification; to provide HOUSE BILL NO. 1685— for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide relative BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL AND SENATOR DARDENNE to advisory opinions; to provide for termination of the program; to AN ACT provide for certain tax exemptions; and to provide for related To amend and reenact R.S. 4:421(A)(2) and (4), 424(A)(6), (7), and matters. (8), and 426(C)(1)(a) and (2), relative to athlete agents; to provide for changes in the definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide relative to an athlete's eligibility; to provide relative to prohibited

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HOUSE BILL NO. 309— percentage registration for certain political party organizational BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTGOMERY requirements; to provide with regard to leases of private property AN ACT for polling places; to provide for identification of voters at the polls To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1254(K)(2), relative to motor vehicle and when voting absentee in person; to provide for the delivery of dealers; to provide relative to application and licensure procedures supplemental lists of absentee voters and updates to the precinct for motor vehicle dealers; and to provide for related matters. registers; to provide for certain election documents to be placed in the registrar of voters envelope; to require the registrar of voters HOUSE BILL NO. 390— envelope be sealed; to provide for the revision of propositions and BY REPRESENTATIVES TOOMY, DEVILLIER, HUTTER, ODINET, AND RIDDLE AND SENATOR CRAVINS questions submitted at an election; to provide for the application to AN ACT vote absentee by mail; to provide for non-commercial hand To amend and reenact R.S. 16:51(A)(12), (19), (22), (31), and (34), delivery of an application to vote absentee by mail; to provide for relative to assistant district attorneys; to provide for additional the address to which a voter may request an absentee ballot be assistant district attorneys for certain judicial districts; and to sent; to allow the registrar of voters to use law enforcement provide for related matters. officers to maintain order; to require an inactive voter to complete an address confirmation card; to allow voter to have registrar of HOUSE BILL NO. 953— voters fill in some information on the absentee ballot certificate; to BY REPRESENTATIVE GUILLORY provide for the manner of voting absentee provided by law to be AN ACT superseded in the event of a change in voting equipment; to To amend and reenact R.S. 23:1628, relative to unemployment require the registrar of voters to contact the commissioner-in- compensation; to change all references to "tribunal" to "referee" charge at a precinct upon receipt of certain types of absentee and to provide that the secretary of the Department of Labor shall ballots on election day; to repeal the requirement to retain certain appoint unemployment compensation appeals referees; and to absentee ballot affidavits; to provide for the appointment of provide for related matters. absentee commissioners; to provide for an exception to the prohibition against electioneering at a nursing home; to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 1132— the number for voting machines allocated to each precinct; to BY REPRESENTATIVE WELCH provide with regard to voting machine tally sheets; to provide for AN ACT the fee for recording a proces verbal with the secretary of state; to To enact R.S. 47:463.83, relative to motor vehicle prestige license provide that law enforcement officers are an election expense; to plates; to provide for the creation of the Alpha Kappa Alpha provide for interest on overdue billings for elections costs; to Sorority prestige license plate; to provide for the issuance of such provide for additional penalties for certain elections offenses; to plate; to provide for the color and design of such plate; to provide provide for a voter protection zone around a polling place; to relative to the fees for such plate, including a royalty fee for use of provide with respect to certain fundraising activities; and to the organization's logo; to provide for the use of such fees; to provide for related matters. require a contract relative to royalty fees; to authorize the promulgation of rules and regulations; and to provide for related HOUSE BILL NO. 1682— matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE TOWNSEND AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 1558— To amend and reenact R.S. 26:73.1, 273(A)(7), and 280(C) and to BY REPRESENTATIVE BRUNEAU enact R.S. 26:71.1(1)(g), (h), and (i), 80(C)(3), and 271.2(1)(g), AN ACT (h), and (i), relative to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; to To amend and reenact R.S. 18:2(7), 101(D)(introductory paragraph), provide for permits for alcoholic beverages; to provide 109, 152(C)(2)(b), 157, 193(F), 196(C)(2), 435(A)(1) and (B), requirements for Class A-General retail permits; to authorize the 443.2 (introductory paragraph), 521(B)(2), 533(E), 562(A)(2) and commissioner to accept from certain publicly traded corporations (B)(1), (2), and (3)(c), 564(D)(2), 565(B), 571(11), 1259(B)(5), documentation as proof that certain specified people meet the 1300(C)(2), 1307(A)(introductory paragraph) and (5) and (B)(1), criteria necessary for qualification of applicants for alcohol 1309(A)(3), (D) and (E)(2) and (3), 1310(A), 1311(D)(3) and permits; to provide for a definition of "donut shop"; and to provide (4)(a), 1312(E), 1313(A), 1315(C)(2) and (3), 1351(11), 1353(B) for related matters. and (C)(4), 1354(B)(5), 1355(6), 1361(A), 1363(A)(introductory paragraph) and (B), 1392, 1399(C)(2) and (D)(2), 1400.1(C)(2), HOUSE BILL NO. 1917— 1400.6(B), 1461(C)(1), and R.S. 24:56(A) and to enact R.S. BY REPRESENTATIVES QUEZAIRE AND DANIEL 18:18(7), 111(C), 173(E), 553(E), 1307(A)(6), (7), and (8) and AN ACT (F), 1309(A)(4) and (E)(4), 1334(D), 1363(C), (D), and (E), To amend and reenact R.S. 9:2795(A)(1) and (3) and (E)(2)(a) through 1400.3(D)(4) and (E)(5) and (6), 1400.4(D)(3), and 1495.7, and (c), relative to civil liability; to provide for limitation of liability of to repeal R.S. 18:1363(A)(5) and (6), relative to the election code; certain public parks; and to provide for related matters. to make technical changes to the election code; to provide for the definition of "immediate family"; to change the time frame for a HOUSE BILL NO. 2047 (Substitute for House Bill No. 966 by voter to vote in Louisiana after he has changed his residence; to Representative Martiny)— limit the requirement for a registrar of voters to send registration BY REPRESENTATIVES MARTINY AND FAUCHEUX information to an inactive voter; to provide for a voter who has AN ACT become physically unable to sign his name; to change certain To amend and reenact R.S. 15:536(A), 537(A), 541(9)(b) and (16), references from custodian of voting machines to the contractor 542(A), (B)(1)(introductory paragraph), (a), and (b), and (E), authorized to deliver voting machines; to provide for the delivery 542.1(A), (B), (I)(4), and (J)(1), 574.4(C)(2)(a)(introductory of the supplemental list of voters to the precinct; to allow the paragraph), (H)(2), and (O)(1), 828(A)(2)(a), 893.1(A)(1), R.S. registrar of voters to use information in obituary notices to remove 44:9(E)(2) and Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 893(D)(1)(b), deceased persons from the voting rolls; to except the presidential 894.3(A), and 895(H), to enact R.S. 15:541(14.1) and preference primary from the requirement for publication of the 542(B)(1)(d) and (e) and (2)(c), and to repeal R.S. 15:542(F), inactive list of voters; to provide for the registrar to make changes relative to sex offenses; to provide for definitions of "sexual in the voter rolls based upon information in the address offender" and "sex offense"; to provide with respect to confirmation card as the application to vote absentee by mail; to requirements for sentencing, registration and notification provide for the manner of appointment of watchers; to change the requirements, probation, parole, classification and treatment

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programs, and assignment to work training facilities; and to respect to definitions, including but not limited to the definition of provide for related matters. the terms "service" and "teacher"; to provide with respect to enrollment applications; to provide with respect to service credit HOUSE BILL NO. 2056 (Substitute for House Bill No. 443 by and the criteria used for determining eligibility for the purchase of Representative Scalise) — such credit; to provide with respect to rounding of service credit; BY REPRESENTATIVES SCALISE, BRUNEAU, LANCASTER, AND to provide with respect to retirement applications; to provide with LANDRIEU AN ACT respect to benefits, including but not limited to the selection of To enact R.S. 18:1505.2(I)(3) and (O) and 1505.4(D), relative to Option 5 as a method for payment of benefits; to provide with penalties for violations of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act; respect to changes of beneficiaries; to repeal the provision to prohibit the expenditure of campaign funds by a candidate or authorizing a change of beneficiary in certain limited instances; to his principal or subsidiary campaign committee while a campaign provide with respect to the Deferred Retirement Option Plan, finance fine, fee, or penalty remains unpaid; to provide for including but not limited to the interest that is credited to members' penalties; to provide for forfeiture; to provide for limitations on the subaccounts; to provide with respect to returning employer use of campaign funds to pay a campaign finance fine, fee, or contributions; to provide an effective date; and to provide for penalty; and to provide for related matters. related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1584— HOUSE BILL NO. 2072 (Substitute for House Bill No. 1709 by BY REPRESENTATIVE K. CARTER Representative Diez)— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE DIEZ AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 46:811, 812(A), (C), and (D), 813(A)(1) To enact R.S. 36:509(K) and Chapter 29 of Title 48 of the Louisiana and (5) and (C), to enact R.S. 36:109(J) and R.S. 46:813(D), and Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 48:2061 to repeal R.S. 36:259(D) and R.S. 46:814, relative to the through 2073, relative to the Department of Transportation and Biomedical Research and Development Park; to provide for the Development; to create and provide relative to the Louisiana transfer of the commission to the Department of Economic Transportation Authority; to provide for certain definitions; to Development; to provide for its composition and meetings; to provide relative to the purpose, powers, jurisdiction, and duties of provide for the governance of the commission; to provide for the the authority; to establish a board of directors; to provide relative commission's duties, functions, and powers; to repeal the to directors; to provide relative to bonds, tolls, and other revenue; provisions relative to the termination of the commission; and to to provide relative to certain projects, acquisition of land, and provide for related matters. utilities; to provide relative to public records; to provide for the HOUSE BILL NO. 1735— cessation of tolls; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE SCALISE AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 510— To amend and reenact R.S. 23:1031.1(D), (E)(introductory paragraph), BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTGOMERY AN ACT and (F) and 1293(B)(1) and to enact R.S. 23:1310.8(F), relative to To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2221(A), relative to the Municipal Police workers' compensation; to provide for the determination of Employees' Retirement System; to provide with respect to the occupational disease; to provide for accessibility to pleadings and Deferred Retirement Option Plan, including but not limited to the evidence in workers' compensation disputes; to provide for age and service criteria used for determining eligibility for motions for modification; and to provide for related matters. participation; to provide an effective date; and to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 1835— related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 960— To provide with respect to the Revenue Sharing Fund and the allocation BY REPRESENTATIVE DIEZ AN ACT and distribution thereof for Fiscal Year 2001-2002; and to provide To amend and reenact R.S. 13:843.1, relative to court costs in civil for related matters. suits; to shorten the time period for the clerk of a district court to HOUSE BILL NO. 1960— refund unused advance deposits or issue a demand payment for BY REPRESENTATIVES FUTRELL AND BAYLOR accrued costs; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 32:388(A)(3)(b), 389(C)(2), (3), (4), and HOUSE BILL NO. 1103— (6) and (D), and 392(A) and to repeal R.S. 32:392(C), relative to BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC AND DEWITT AN ACT weights and standards stationary scale police; to provide relative to To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1580(A)(4) and (C), relative to administrative review of violation tickets issued by weights and suspension and interruption of the prescription period for payment standards stationary scale police officers; to require promulgation of any state tax, license, excise, interest, penalty, or other charge; of rules and regulations; to provide with respect to fines for certain to provide for the actions which constitute the filing of a false or vehicles which fail to stop at stationary weight scales; to prohibit fraudulent return; to provide that prescription is interrupted with the detainment or impoundment of certain vehicles for certain the failure to file any state tax return; to provide for an effective violations; to authorize the department to request the suspension date; and to provide for related matters. of an operator's license or deny driver's license renewals in certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1343— BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHNEIDER AND DOERGE HOUSE BILL NO. 2025— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE LANDRIEU AND SENATOR JOHNSON To amend and reenact R.S. 11:701(30) and (33)(b), 722, 728(A)(3), AN ACT (B)(1), (C)(1) and (2), and (F)(2) and (3), 751, 761(A), To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4720.29, 4720.30(C), and 4720.31(A), 783(A)(introductory paragraph) and (Option 5) and (D), (G), and relative to the donation of abandoned or blighted property; to (I), 856(A), and R.S. 42:851(A)(2)(a)(ii) to enact R.S. 11:794, and provide for the donation to nonprofit organizations of such to repeal R.S. 11:783(J), relative to public employees; to provide property free and clear of or at a reduced level of taxes, paving and with respect to the Teachers' Retirement System; to provide with

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other assessments, interest, and penalties; and to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 1339— related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHNEIDER, THOMPSON, CURTIS, DOERGE, AND WELCH AND SENATORS BOISSIERE, CAIN, HOLLIS, AND MCPHERSON HOUSE BILL NO. 2053 (Substitute for House Bill No. 1009 by AN ACT Representative Pinac)— To amend and reenact R.S. 11:701(19), 762(B)(1) and (D)(1), 788(B), BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC and 883.1(C)(1)(a), (2), and (4) and to enact R.S. AN ACT 11:883.1(C)(5)(a) and (b) and (F), relative to the Teachers' To enact R.S. 32:385.1, relative to motor vehicles; to provide relative to Retirement System; to provide with respect to the Deferred width limitations for certain recreational vehicles; to provide for Retirement Option Plan and lump sum distributions made from the certain exemptions from such width limitations; and to provide for Deferred Retirement Option Account; to provide with respect to related matters. redeposit of monies into the system's fund; to provide with respect to the definition of "minor child"; to provide with respect to HOUSE BILL NO. 1 — BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC payment of survivor benefits; to provide with respect to the AN ACT employee experience account, including but not limited to Making appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the executive authorizing the use of funds held in that account for certain branch of state government, pensions, public schools, public roads, designated purposes; to provide with respect to cost-of-living public charities, and state institutions and providing with respect adjustments; to provide with respect to the effective date of certain to the expenditure of said appropriations. provisions set forth in the Act which originated as House Bill No. 1340 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature relative to the HOUSE BILL NO. 437— reemployment of retirees; to provide an effective date; and to BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1117(A) and 1243(A), to enact R.S. HOUSE BILL NO. 1391— 22:1247(A)(3), and to repeal R.S. 22:1148(G) as enacted by Act BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL 158 of the 2001 Regular Session, relative to prohibitions of AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9109(C)(4) and 9126(F), R.S. insurers, agents, and brokers; to provide for distribution of profits; 47:301(14)(i)(ii)(bb) and (cc)(I), (14)(i)(iii)(dd), (16)(d)(ii), to provide for insurance fraud; to provide for civil immunity; to 302(C), and 331(C), relative to mobile telecommunications remove provisions requiring countersignatures under certain services; to provide for the effective date of certain provisions circumstances; and to provide for related matters. depending upon certain conditions; to conform Louisiana law to the federal Mobile Telecommunications Servicing Act; and to HOUSE BILL NO. 665— provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES ODINET AND WOOTON AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 1408— To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 894.2(J), BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER R.S. 14:98(D)(1), (E)(1) and (3), (G), (I), (J), and (K), Sections AN ACT 5 and 6 of the Act which originated as Senate Bill No. 881 of this To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2269(B)(1) and to repeal R.S. 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature, and to enact Code of 11:2218.1, 2254.1, and 2269, relative to the Firefighters' Criminal Procedure Article 894.2(K) and R.S. 14:98(D)(3) and Retirement System, the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement (E)(4), relative to offenses affecting the public safety; to provide System, and the Teachers' Retirement System; to provide with relative to operating a vehicle while intoxicated (DWI); to require respect to military service credit, including but not limited to substance abuse treatment for certain DWI offenders; to require changing the dates during which certain military service must have home incarceration for certain DWI offenders; to provide for the occurred in order to purchase credit for such service; to repeal the provisions regarding the granting of credit for certain military specific requirements of home incarceration for such offenders; to service without cost to the employee or by the payment of require the installation of interlock devices and to provide for the employee contributions only and the provisions regarding the issuance of restricted driver's licenses in certain circumstances; to restoration of certain service credit based on the repayment of provide for the payment of costs of substance abuse treatment, refunded contributions; to provide for the repayment of certain home incarceration, and court-approved driver improvement refunded contributions and the receipt of credit for certain military programs; to revise the effective date of certain revisions to the service; to provide with respect to the effective date of certain offenses of DWI, vehicular homicide, vehicular negligent injury, provisions set forth in the Act which originated as House Bill No. and first degree vehicular injury and to provide for the 1340 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature relative to the inapplicability of certain termination provisions all as provided in reemployment of retirees; to provide an effective date; and to the Act which originated as Senate Bill No. 881 of this 2001 provide for related matters. Regular Session of the Legislature; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1492— BY REPRESENTATIVES DEWITT, LEBLANC, MURRAY, POWELL, THOMPSON, R. ALEXANDER, BAYLOR, BRUNEAU, K. CARTER, R. HOUSE BILL NO. 1290— CARTER, CLARKSON, CRANE, DANIEL, DEVILLIER, DIEZ, DOERGE, BY REPRESENTATIVES SWILLING, MORRELL, AND RICHMOND AND ERDEY, FAUCHEUX, FLAVIN, FRITH, FRUGE, GALLOT, HEATON, JOHNS, SENATOR JOHNSON KATZ, KENNARD, KENNEY, LANCASTER, MCDONALD, MCMAINS, MONTGOMERY, ODINET, PIERRE, PINAC, PITRE, PRATT, RIDDLE, AN ACT ROMERO, SALTER, SCALISE, SCHNEIDER, JACK SMITH, JANE SMITH, To enact R.S. 33:2826, relative to the parish of Orleans and the city of STELLY, STRAIN, TOWNSEND, TRICHE, WADDELL, WALSWORTH, AND New Orleans; to establish the New Orleans East/Lake Forest- WELCH AND SENATOR SCHEDLER AN ACT Kenilworth Shopping Center Economically Disadvantaged To amend and reenact R.S. 11:156, 225, 502.5(C), 827 through 829, Enterprise Zone; to specify the boundaries of the zone; to 929(C), (D), and (E), and 1166(A), (B), and (C), R.S. 22:2(F), authorize the city of New Orleans to grant tax exemptions; and to 11(A), 215(E), 215.11(D), 215.14(A), 215.21(A), 228.7(A), provide for related matters. 230.1(A), 230.4(B), 232(13), 239.1(A)(2), 250.32(E), 250.33(D), 250.37(A)(2) and (B)(2), 669(A)(1)(a), 1061(B), and 3002(1)(b), R.S. 36:4(B)(15), R.S. 40:1300.145, 2204(D)(1) and (3), and 2724(E), R.S. 42:456(A)(1), Chapter 12 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 42:801

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through 883, R.S. 44:12, and Code of Civil Procedure Article 84; signed by the President of the Senate and taken by the Clerk of the to enact R.S. 49:968(B)(21)(c), all relative to the State Employees House to the Governor for executive approval. Group Benefits Program; to provide for reorganization of the group state life and health insurance program; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Adjournment HOUSE BILL NO. 1528— On motion of Rep. Alario, at 6:00 P.M., the House agreed to BY REPRESENTATIVES THOMPSON, ERDEY, FAUCHEUX, LEBLANC, adjourn sine die. AND SCALISE AND SENATOR SCHEDLER AN ACT The Speaker of the House declared the House adjourned sine die. To amend and reenact R.S. 39:75(C)(1)(a), relative to the expenditure of state funds and budgetary procedure; to authorize reductions in ALFRED W. SPEER certain appropriations and allocations to avoid a budget deficit, Clerk of the House including the limited adjustment of budgets for expenditures from dedicated funds under certain circumstances; to authorize the limited redirection and transfer of funds supporting appropriations and allocations from dedicated funds for use for other purposes; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1612— BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON AN ACT To enact Subpart B-29 of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 33:130.561 through 130.567, relative to municipalities in certain parishes; to authorize the governing bodies of two or more municipalities in a parish with a population in excess of thirteen thousand but less than fourteen thousand according to the latest federal decennial census to create by local services agreement and intergovernmental contract a special district for industrial, commercial, tourism, and economic development purposes; to provide relative to the composition, appointment, and terms of office of the board of commissioners of the district; to provide for the powers, duties, and functions of the board; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes and the issuance of debt; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1834— BY REPRESENTATIVES LANCASTER, WALSWORTH, AND FAUCHEUX AN ACT To enact R.S. 18:1505.3(D), relative to campaign advertising; to prohibit persons from making or accepting certain payments regarding campaign advertising; to require publishers and broadcasters to maintain certain public records; to provide for penalties; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1893— BY REPRESENTATIVE CLARKSON AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:463.58, relative to the Life Center Full Gospel Baptist Cathedral prestige plate; to provide for the use of funds; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1897— BY REPRESENTATIVE PERKINS AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2050.1(B) and 2050.4(E) and (G) and to enact R.S. 30:2050.4(J), relative to the secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality; to provide for maintenance and distribution of lists of enforcement actions; to provide for adjudicatory hearings procedures; and to provide for related matters. Respectfully submitted, DONALD RAY KENNARD Chairman The above House Bills contained in the report were signed by the Speaker of the House and taken to the Senate by the Clerk and were

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