OFFICIAL JOURNAL I am directed by your Legislative Bureau to submit the following report: OF THE SENATE The following bills are approved as to construction and duplication. OF THE HOUSE BILL NO. 17— BY REPRESENTATIVES SCALISE, BEARD, BROOME, CURTIS, FAUCHEUX, STATE OF LOUISIANA GALLOT, GUILLORY, PIERRE, RICHMOND, SCHWEGMANN, AND ______SWILLING AND SENATOR DARDENNE AN ACT SEVENTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1123(4) and (5) and to enact R.S. ______47:1125.1, relative to the Louisiana Motion Picture Incentive Act; Thirty-First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature to provide for a tax credit for employing Louisiana residents; to Under the Adoption of the provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; and to Constitution of 1974 provide for related matters. ______Senate Chamber Reported without amendments. State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana HOUSE BILL NO. 61— BY REPRESENTATIVES JOHNS AND HEBERT Thursday, April 4, 2002 AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 32:900(L)(2), relative to automobile liability The Senate was called to order at 3:00 o'clock P.M., by Hon. John policies; to provide for driver exclusions; to provide for Hainkel, President of the Senate. agreements; to provide relative to application; and to provide for related matters. ROLL CALL Reported without amendments. The roll being called, the following members answered to their names: HOUSE BILL NO. 103— BY SENATOR DARDENNE AND REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC, DEWITT AND HAMMETT PRESENT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:137(A) through (C) and (F) and to repeal Mr. President Fields Malone R.S. 39:137(E); relative to the Deficit Elimination/Capital Outlay Bajoie Fontenot Marionneaux Escrow Replenishment Fund; to provide for deposit into and use Barham Gautreaux McPherson of monies in the fund; and to provide for related matters. Bean Heitmeier Michot Boissiere Hines Mount Reported without amendments. Cain Hollis Romero Respectfully submitted, Campbell Hoyt Schedler LOUIS LAMBERT Chaisson Irons Smith Chairman Cravins Johnson Theunissen Dardenne Jones, B Thomas Adoption of Legislative Bureau Report Dean Jones, C Ullo Dupre Lambert On motion of Senator Lambert, the Bills and Joint Resolutions Ellington Lentini were read by title and passed to a third reading. Total—37 ABSENT Introduction of Holden Tarver Senate Concurrent Resolutions Total—2 Senator Lambert asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules The President of the Senate announced there were 37 Senators for the purpose of introducing and reading the following Senate present and a quorum. Concurrent Resolutions a first and second time and acting upon them as follows: Prayer SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29— BY SENATOR MCPHERSON The prayer was offered by Senator C. Jones, following which the A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Senate joined in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States of To urge and request all state departments to comply with the state's America. existing policies, allowing state employees to continue their educational leave under certain conditions. Reading of the Journal On motion of Senator Lambert, the resolution was read by title and On motion of Senator C. Jones, the reading of the Journal was referred to the Committee on Finance. dispensed with and the Journal of yesterday was adopted. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 30— BY SENATORS HINES AND MARIONNEAUX AND REPRESENTATIVES Morning Hour CARTER, CAZAYOUX, AND RIDDLE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Privilege Report of the To authorize the study of certain proposals to be submitted by the Legislative Bureau governing authorities of Avoyelles and Pointe Coupee parishes to the governing body of the Atchafalaya Basin Program for possible April 4, 2002 inclusion in the state master plan for the Atchafalaya Basin. To the President and Members of the Senate: The resolution was read by title. Senator Hines moved to adopt the Senate Concurrent Resolution. Page 2 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

ROLL CALL Senate Resolutions on Second Reading to be Referred The roll was called with the following result: The following Senate Resolutions were read and referred to YEAS committees as follows: Mr. President Fields Lentini SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 18— Bajoie Fontenot Malone BY SENATOR BARHAM Barham Gautreaux Marionneaux A RESOLUTION Bean Heitmeier McPherson To urge and request that all health-care providers receiving public tax Boissiere Hines Michot funds, including but not limited to G.B. Cooley Services in Cain Hollis Mount Ouachita Parish, to end the practice of escorting or transporting Chaisson Hoyt Romero clients or patients to casinos or other gaming establishments when Cravins Irons Schedler the sole purpose of the trip is to gamble. Dardenne Johnson Smith Dean Jones, B Theunissen On motion of Senator Barham, the resolution was read by title and Dupre Jones, C Thomas returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Ellington Lambert Ullo Total—36 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 19— NAYS BY SENATOR IRONS A RESOLUTION Total—0 To urge and request the appropriate officials from the Orleans Parish ABSENT School Board to report to the Senate Committee on Education on the steps that have been taken to make early childhood education Campbell Holden Tarver pursuant to R.S. 17:24.10 available to the maximum number of Total—3 children in the parish and on the means by which parents of four- year old children have been notified of the benefits and availability The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate Concurrent of the program. Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. On motion of Senator Irons, the resolution was read by title and SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 31— adopted. BY SENATORS MCPHERSON AND ELLINGTON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Messages from the House To memorialize Congress to authorize and direct the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform certain work on the Larto Lake Diversion The following Messages from the House were received and read Canal in Catahoula Parish. as follows: The resolution was read by title. Senator McPherson moved to Message from the House adopt the Senate Concurrent Resolution. ASKING CONCURRENCE IN ROLL CALL HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS The roll was called with the following result: April 4, 2002 YEAS To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: Mr. President Fields Malone I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Bajoie Fontenot Marionneaux Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the Barham Gautreaux McPherson following House Bills and Joint Resolutions: Bean Heitmeier Michot Boissiere Hines Mount HOUSE BILL NO. 1— Cain Hollis Romero BY REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE AND SENATOR SMITH Campbell Hoyt Schedler AN ACT Chaisson Irons Smith To amend and reenact R.S. 39:551.7(B), relative to the DeSoto Parish Cravins Johnson Theunissen Industrial District; to increase the membership of the board of Dardenne Jones, B Thomas commissioners; to authorize the board to appoint its own treasurer; Dean Jones, C Ullo and to provide for related matters. Dupre Lambert Ellington Lentini HOUSE BILL NO. 5— Total—37 BY REPRESENTATIVES DOWNER, FAUCHEUX, PRATT, ALARIO, E. ALEXANDER, R. ALEXANDER, ANSARDI, BALDONE, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, NAYS BEARD, BOWLER, BROOME, BRUCE, BRUNEAU, CAPELLA, K. CARTER, CAZAYOUX, CLARKSON, CRANE, CROWE, CURTIS, DAMICO, DARTEZ, DEVILLIER, DEWITT, DIEZ, DOERGE, DURAND, ERDEY, FARRAR, Total—0 FLAVIN, FRITH, FRUGE, FUTRELL, GALLOT, GLOVER, GREEN, ABSENT GUILLORY, HAMMETT, HEATON, HEBERT, HILL, HONEY, HOPKINS, HUDSON, HUNTER, HUTTER, ILES, L. JACKSON, M. JACKSON, JOHNS, KATZ, KENNEY, LAFLEUR, LANCASTER, LANDRIEU, LEBLANC, LUCAS, Holden Tarver MARTINY, MCCALLUM, MCDONALD, MCVEA, MONTGOMERY, Total—2 MORRELL, MORRISH, MURRAY, NEVERS, PIERRE, PINAC, PITRE, POWELL, QUEZAIRE, RIDDLE, ROMERO, SCALISE, SCHWEGMANN, SHAW, GARY SMITH, JACK SMITH, JANE SMITH, JOHN SMITH, SNEED, The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate Concurrent STELLY, STRAIN, THOMPSON, TOOMY, TOWNSEND, TUCKER, Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. WADDELL, WALSWORTH, WELCH, WOOTON, AND WRIGHT AN ACT 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 3 SENATE April 4, 2002

To amend and reenact R.S. 29:38(A) and 403(9) and to enact R.S. HOUSE BILL NO. 97— 29:403(3.1) and (3.2), relative to military affairs; to provide for BY REPRESENTATIVE DAMICO reemployment rights of persons called to duty in the national guard AN ACT of this state and of any other state; to define certain terms under the To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2011(D)(22)(c), 2014(D), 2195(B), and Military Service Relief Act; and to provide for related matters. 2289.1(D), relative to fees paid to the Department of Environmental Quality; to authorize an increase of fees paid into HOUSE BILL NO. 30— the Environmental Trust Fund; to authorize an increase of fees BY REPRESENTATIVES SCALISE, BRUNEAU, CAPELLA, CLARKSON, paid for accreditation by commercial laboratories; to authorize an CRANE, DANIEL, DURAND, FAUCHEUX, JOHNS, AND TUCKER AND increase for underground storage tank registration fees; to SENATOR MICHOT AN ACT authorize an increase in participation fees; to provide for maximum To enact R.S. 47:301(16)(h), (22), and (23) and 305.52, relative to state fees; and to provide for related matters. and local sales and use taxes; to define tangible personal property HOUSE BILL NO. 129— for state sales and use tax purposes to exclude certain custom BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHNEIDER, DEWITT, AND DANIEL computer software; to provide that the exclusion shall be phased in AN ACT over a four-year period; to allow governing authorities of political To amend and reenact R.S. 11:502.2(A)(2) and (B)(1)(a), to enact R.S. subdivisions to exempt sales of certain computer software; to 11:502.2(A)(3) and (B)(1)(c), and to repeal Section 2(B) of Act provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. No. 1320 of the 1999 Regular Session of the Legislature, as amended by Act No. 454 of the 2001 Regular Session of the HOUSE BILL NO. 40— Legislature, relative to the optional retirement plan of the Louisiana BY REPRESENTATIVE BRUNEAU AND SENATOR IRONS AN ACT State Employees Retirement System; to provide for eligibility for To enact R.S. 33:9091.1, relative to crime prevention and security in the participation in such plan; to provide for procedures and time Lake Vista area of Orleans Parish; to create the Lake Vista Crime limitations for application for participation in such plan; and to Prevention District; to provide relative to the purposes, provide for related matters. governance, duties, and authority of the district; to authorize the HOUSE BILL NO. 134— governing authority of the city of New Orleans, subject to the BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHNEIDER AND DANIEL approval of district voters, to impose a parcel fee within the district AN ACT and to provide further relative to such fee; to provide relative to To amend and reenact R.S. 11:542(A), (B), and (C)(1) and (2), relative funds of the district; and to provide for related matters. to cost-of-living increases for retirees, survivors, and beneficiaries provided by the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System; to HOUSE BILL NO. 68— provide relative to credits and debits of the Employee Experience BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHWEGMANN AN ACT Account from which such increases are paid; to provide for To enact R.S. 36:4(Y) and R.S. 47:463.60, relative to motor vehicles; payment of such increases on a calendar-year basis and based on to provide for the creation of the "Animal Friendly" prestige license the Employee Experience Account balance for the prior fiscal year; plate; to provide for the charge of the plate; to provide relative to and to provide for related matters. the minimum number of applicants for such plate; to create the Pet HOUSE BILL NO. 168— Overpopulation Fund; to provide for the dedication of revenues; to BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC AND MURRAY AND SENATOR provide for the Pet Overpopulation Advisory Council; to provide DARDENNE for the adoption of policies and procedures; and to provide for AN ACT related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 39:87.5 and to enact R.S. 39:87.6, relative to governmental performance and accountability; to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 75— implementation and administration of the Exceptional Performance BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT and Efficiency Incentive Program; to provide for deposit and use AN ACT of monies in the Incentive Fund; to establish and provide for To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1078(B)(3)(a), (9), (10), and (11) and to implementation and administration of the Gainsharing Program; enact R.S. 22:1078(G), relative to fees and licenses of the and to provide for related matters. Department of Insurance; to modify, increase, and add to certain fee schedules of the Department of Insurance; to authorize rule HOUSE BILL NO. 12— adoption and promulgation; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTGOMERY AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 85— To enact R.S. 38:2607, relative to the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation BY REPRESENTATIVES MARTINY, DEWITT, CLARKSON, FRUGE, JOHNS, and Water Conservation District; to authorize the Wildlife and AND WALSWORTH AN ACT Fisheries Commission to prohibit the use of nets and traps for To amend and reenact R.S. 13:5101(B), R.S. 15:1172(B) and (C), fishing purposes in Cypress Bayou Reservoir and Black Bayou 1177(A)(introductory paragraph) and (1) and (C), 1179, Reservoir; to require the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and 1184(A)(2) and (D), 1186(A) and (B), to enact R.S. 15:1172(D) Water Conservation District Commission to maintain public access and (E), 1177(A)(10), and 1184(F) and (G), and to repeal to both reservoirs; and to provide for related matters. R.S. 49:964(G)(7), relative to civil claims of prisoners; to provide HOUSE BILL NO. 13— with respect to the initiation and limitation of administrative BY REPRESENTATIVES PERKINS, BEARD, BROOME, CROWE, FUTRELL, remedies; to provide with respect to dismissal of claims; to provide M. JACKSON, AND NEVERS AND SENATOR CAIN liberative prescription for certain actions; to provide for judicial AN ACT review; to exempt delictual actions from judicial review under the To amend and reenact R.S. 17:2115(A), relative to prayer and Corrections Administrative Remedy Procedure Act; to provide meditation in schools; to require that prayer or meditation proper venue for prisoner suits; to provide for the proper party authorized for students and teachers be silent prayer or meditation; defendant in certain claims; to provide for proceeding in forma and to provide for related matters. pauperis; to repeal certain provisions providing for service of process on the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; and to provide for related matters. Page 4 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

HOUSE BILL NO. 21— HOUSE BILL NO. 64— BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC, DURAND, AND KATZ AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:221(F) and to enact R.S. 17:221(I), To amend and reenact R.S. 46:460.6(A) and (E), relative to the relative to school attendance; to provide relative to eligibility, individual development account program; to allow persons who guidelines, and procedures permitting certain students to attend meet income eligibility requirements to participate in the individual alternative education programs or vocational-technical programs; development account program; and to provide for related matters. to provide relative to participation by certain students in adult education programs that are approved by the State Board of HOUSE BILL NO. 66— Elementary and Secondary Education, including that such BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT participation shall be considered as compliance by a parent, tutor, AN ACT or other person responsible for the school attendance of such a To amend and reenact R.S. 22:173.1(C)(1), relative to annuities; to student with specified compulsory school attendance requirements; provide for minimum interest rates; and to provide for related to provide for effective dates; and to provide for related matters. matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 22— HOUSE BILL NO. 83— BY REPRESENTATIVE JANE SMITH BY REPRESENTATIVE BRUNEAU AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:2115.11, relative to voluntary student prayer; to To amend and reenact R.S. 18:403, 423(E), 424(C)(1), provide relative to participation by students in Bossier Parish public 551(B)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (2), (C), (D), and (E), schools in voluntary, student-led prayer; to provide conditions; and 553(A), 571, 572(A), 573(A), (B), (C), (D), and (E)(1), 574(A)(1) to provide for related matters. and (2) and (B)(6), 1300.2(B), 1300.11, 1302(6), 1306(B), (C)(1), and (F), 1307(A)(3), 1308(A)(1)(b) and (2)(b), 1309(E)(2) HOUSE BILL NO. 31— and (3) and (F), 1310(A), 1311(C)(1), 1313(B), (F)(1), (2), (4), BY REPRESENTATIVE HOPKINS (5), (6), and (9), (G), and (I)(1), (2)(c), (3), and (4), 1315(B) and AN ACT (C), 1317, 1353(B) and (C)(2) and (3), 1354(C), 1355(16) and To amend and reenact R.S. 41:1338(A) and to repeal R.S. 41:1338(D), (17), 1361(B), 1363(A)(introductory paragraph), 1373(B), 1374, relative to public property; to exempt property acquired or 1376(A) and (B)(1), and 1433; to enact R.S. 18:531.1, 553.1, transferred by the city of Shreveport or Caddo Parish from the 1302(7), 1306(G) and (H), 1309(H), 1309.1, 1313(F)(10), requirement that if property which was acquired by the state or a 1333(H), 1351(12), 1361(C), 1363(F), 1364, and 1365; and to political subdivision of the state is to be transferred to a third party, repeal R.S. 18:1307(F), 1309(E)(4), and Part V of Chapter 8 of that property shall first be offered to the person from whom it was Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of originally transferred; and to provide for related matters. R.S. 18:1391 through 1399, all relative to elections; to provide relative to voting machines and absentee counting equipment; to HOUSE BILL NO. 33— provide relative to the composition and preparation of ballots; to BY REPRESENTATIVE DEWITT provide relative to procedures for absentee voting; to provide AN ACT relative to commissioners and duties of commissioners; to provide To enact R.S. 42:1102(22)(d)(iii), relative to the definition of "thing of relative to polling places; to provide for the retention of certain economic value"; to exclude certain fees for educational and records; to provide relative to certain election documents which informational seminars and conferences from such definition; and require a handwritten signature; to provide for the powers, duties, to provide for related matters. functions, and compensation of certain election officials; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 39— BY REPRESENTATIVE GARY SMITH HOUSE BILL NO. 91— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES R. ALEXANDER, DURAND, ILES, KATZ, AND To enact R.S. 56:1855(L), relative to scenic rivers; to authorize the SCHWEGMANN Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to permit certain activities on AN ACT Bayou Trepagnier in St. Charles Parish; to provide for the To amend and reenact R.S. 40:31.16(A), relative to an immunization procedures to be followed when permitting those activities; and to tracking registry; to delete the requirement that a child's parent or provide for related matters. guardian provide written consent for a child's information to be entered into an immunization registry; to provide that general HOUSE BILL NO. 56— consent for treatment and information sharing shall be considered BY REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT parental consent for sharing historical, current, and future AN ACT information; to require immunization providers to provide certain To enact R.S. 13:2618, relative to the LaSalle Parish justice of the peace information to parents; to waive consent for mass immunizations courts; to provide for the territorial jurisdiction of such courts; to in declared public health emergencies; and to provide for related provide relative to the election to the offices of justice of the peace matters. and constable; to provide for effective dates; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 93— BY REPRESENTATIVE HILL HOUSE BILL NO. 63— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE CROWE To amend and reenact R.S. 42:66(L)(1), relative to dual officeholding; AN ACT to allow a deputy sheriff to hold the office of mayor or alderman of To amend and reenact R.S. 15:542(C), (D), and (E) and 542.1(J)(1) a municipality with a population of two thousand five hundred or and to enact R.S. 15:542(F), relative to registration of sex less; and to provide for related matters. offenders; to provide for annual update to the registration information; to provide for an annual registration fee; to provide HOUSE BILL NO. 102— for written notification of an address change of an offender; to BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER provide for criminal penalties for failure to register; and to provide AN ACT for related matters. To authorize and provide for the transfer or lease of certain state properties in St. Tammany Parish to the St. Tammany Parish School Board from the Department of Health and Hospitals and 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 5 SENATE April 4, 2002

the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; and to Respectfully submitted, provide for related matters. ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives HOUSE BILL NO. 138— BY REPRESENTATIVES ANSARDI, ALARIO, DAMICO, GREEN, MARTINY, AND SNEED AND SENATORS HAINKEL AND HEITMEIER Message from the House AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:85.1, relative to naming a high school athletic field CONCURRING IN house; to authorize the parish school board in certain parishes to SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS name a high school athletic field house in honor of a former parish president and football director; to provide limitations; and to April 4, 2002 provide for related matters. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: HOUSE BILL NO. 94— BY REPRESENTATIVE CRANE I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of AN ACT Representatives has finally concurred in the following Senate To amend and reenact R.S. 17:1952(B)(10), relative to procedures for Concurrent Resolutions: hearings and appeals with respect to children with exceptionalities; to provide relative to the use of review panels and hearing officers SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 28— under certain circumstances in such procedures; and to provide for BY SENATOR DEAN related matters. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request local governing authorities, in cooperation with HOUSE BILL NO. 96— local school boards, to furnish appropriate public facilities for the BY REPRESENTATIVE CRANE provision of youth water safety education programs and swimming AN ACT instruction to students in public schools. To amend and reenact R.S. 17:1943(12), relative to children with exceptionalities; to provide relative to the definition of "resident" Reported without amendments. as it applies to such children; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER HOUSE BILL NO. 123— Clerk of the House of Representatives BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 30:21(B)(1)(d), relative to fees charged by House Bills and Joint Resolutions the office of conservation, Department of Natural Resources; to authorize the commissioner of conservation to increase application Senator Lambert asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules fees; to authorize the adoption and increase of new application to take up at this time the following House Bills and Joint Resolutions fees; to provide special effective dates; and to provide for related just received from the House which were taken up, read a first and matters. second time by their titles and acted upon as follows: HOUSE BILL NO. 1— HOUSE BILL NO. 136— BY REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE AND SENATOR SMITH BY REPRESENTATIVE DEWITT AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:3351.5; to authorize the Board of Supervisors of To amend and reenact R.S. 39:551.7(B), relative to the DeSoto Parish Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical Industrial District; to increase the membership of the board of College to establish certain program fee amounts and increase commissioners; to authorize the board to appoint its own treasurer; certain tuition and attendance fee amounts, including amounts for and to provide for related matters. the School of Allied Health Professions at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Centers in Shreveport and in New On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and Orleans, the dentistry and medicine programs at the Louisiana referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection. State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, and the HOUSE BILL NO. 5— Master of Nursing, Nurse Anesthetist Program of the School of BY REPRESENTATIVES DOWNER, FAUCHEUX, PRATT, ALARIO, E. Nursing at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center ALEXANDER, R. ALEXANDER, ANSARDI, BALDONE, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, in New Orleans; to authorize proportional amounts for part-time BEARD, BOWLER, BROOME, BRUCE, BRUNEAU, CAPELLA, K. CARTER, CAZAYOUX, CLARKSON, CRANE, CROWE, CURTIS, DAMICO, DARTEZ, students and for summer sessions; to provide for waivers of DEVILLIER, DEWITT, DIEZ, DOERGE, DURAND, ERDEY, FARRAR, authorized amounts in cases of financial hardship; to provide FLAVIN, FRITH, FRUGE, FUTRELL, GALLOT, GLOVER, GREEN, GUILLORY, HAMMETT, HEATON, HEBERT, HILL, HONEY, HOPKINS, limitations; to provide for effectiveness; to provide for an effective HUDSON, HUNTER, HUTTER, ILES, L. JACKSON, M. JACKSON, JOHNS, date; and to provide for related matters. KATZ, KENNEY, LAFLEUR, LANCASTER, LANDRIEU, LEBLANC, LUCAS, MARTINY, MCCALLUM, MCDONALD, MCVEA, MONTGOMERY, MORRELL, MORRISH, MURRAY, NEVERS, PIERRE, PINAC, PITRE, HOUSE BILL NO. 141— POWELL, QUEZAIRE, RIDDLE, ROMERO, SCALISE, SCHWEGMANN, BY REPRESENTATIVE DEWITT SHAW, GARY SMITH, JACK SMITH, JANE SMITH, JOHN SMITH, SNEED, AN ACT STELLY, STRAIN, THOMPSON, TOOMY, TOWNSEND, TUCKER, To enact R.S. 17:3351.5; to authorize the Board of Supervisors of WADDELL, WALSWORTH, WELCH, WOOTON, AND WRIGHT Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical AN ACT College to increase tuition and nonresident attendance fee To amend and reenact R.S. 29:38(A) and 403(9) and to enact R.S. amounts for students in future entering classes at the Paul M. 29:403(3.1) and (3.2), relative to military affairs; to provide for Hebert Law Center; to authorize proportional amounts for part- reemployment rights of persons called to duty in the national guard time students and for summer sessions; to provide limitations; to of this state and of any other state; to define certain terms under the provide for effectiveness; to provide for an effective date; and to Military Service Relief Act; and to provide for related matters. provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. Page 6 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

HOUSE BILL NO. 12— HOUSE BILL NO. 31— BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTGOMERY BY REPRESENTATIVE HOPKINS AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 38:2607, relative to the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation To amend and reenact R.S. 41:1338(A) and to repeal R.S. 41:1338(D), and Water Conservation District; to authorize the Wildlife and relative to public property; to exempt property acquired or Fisheries Commission to prohibit the use of nets and traps for transferred by the city of Shreveport or Caddo Parish from the fishing purposes in Cypress Bayou Reservoir and Black Bayou requirement that if property which was acquired by the state or a Reservoir; to require the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and political subdivision of the state is to be transferred to a third party, Water Conservation District Commission to maintain public access that property shall first be offered to the person from whom it was to both reservoirs; and to provide for related matters. originally transferred; and to provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill which is a duplicate of On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and Senate Bill No. 102 was read by title and lies over under the rules. referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. HOUSE BILL NO. 13— HOUSE BILL NO. 33— BY REPRESENTATIVES PERKINS, BEARD, BROOME, CROWE, FUTRELL, BY REPRESENTATIVE DEWITT M. JACKSON, AND NEVERS AND SENATOR CAIN AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 42:1102(22)(d)(iii), relative to the definition of "thing of To amend and reenact R.S. 17:2115(A), relative to prayer and economic value"; to exclude certain fees for educational and meditation in schools; to require that prayer or meditation informational seminars and conferences from such definition; and authorized for students and teachers be silent prayer or meditation; to provide for related matters. and to provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. referred to the Committee on Education. HOUSE BILL NO. 39— HOUSE BILL NO. 21— BY REPRESENTATIVE GARY SMITH BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 56:1855(L), relative to scenic rivers; to authorize the To amend and reenact R.S. 17:221(F) and to enact R.S. 17:221(I), Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to permit certain activities on relative to school attendance; to provide relative to eligibility, Bayou Trepagnier in St. Charles Parish; to provide for the guidelines, and procedures permitting certain students to attend procedures to be followed when permitting those activities; and to alternative education programs or vocational-technical programs; provide for related matters. to provide relative to participation by certain students in adult education programs that are approved by the State Board of On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and Elementary and Secondary Education, including that such referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. participation shall be considered as compliance by a parent, tutor, or other person responsible for the school attendance of such a HOUSE BILL NO. 40— student with specified compulsory school attendance requirements; BY REPRESENTATIVE BRUNEAU AND SENATOR IRONS to provide for effective dates; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 33:9091.1, relative to crime prevention and security in the On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and Lake Vista area of Orleans Parish; to create the Lake Vista Crime referred to the Committee on Education. Prevention District; to provide relative to the purposes, governance, duties, and authority of the district; to authorize the HOUSE BILL NO. 22— governing authority of the city of New Orleans, subject to the BY REPRESENTATIVE JANE SMITH approval of district voters, to impose a parcel fee within the district AN ACT and to provide further relative to such fee; to provide relative to To enact R.S. 17:2115.11, relative to voluntary student prayer; to funds of the district; and to provide for related matters. provide relative to participation by students in Bossier Parish public schools in voluntary, student-led prayer; to provide conditions; and On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and to provide for related matters. referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs. On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and HOUSE BILL NO. 56— referred to the Committee on Education. BY REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 30— To enact R.S. 13:2618, relative to the LaSalle Parish justice of the peace BY REPRESENTATIVES SCALISE, BRUNEAU, CAPELLA, CLARKSON, courts; to provide for the territorial jurisdiction of such courts; to CRANE, DANIEL, DURAND, FAUCHEUX, JOHNS, AND TUCKER AND SENATOR MICHOT provide relative to the election to the offices of justice of the peace AN ACT and constable; to provide for effective dates; and to provide for To enact R.S. 47:301(16)(h), (22), and (23) and 305.52, relative to state related matters. and local sales and use taxes; to define tangible personal property for state sales and use tax purposes to exclude certain custom On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and computer software; to provide that the exclusion shall be phased in referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. over a four-year period; to allow governing authorities of political subdivisions to exempt sales of certain computer software; to HOUSE BILL NO. 63— provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE CROWE AN ACT On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill which is a duplicate of To amend and reenact R.S. 15:542(C), (D), and (E) and 542.1(J)(1) Senate Bill No. 98 was read by title and lies over under the rules. and to enact R.S. 15:542(F), relative to registration of sex offenders; to provide for annual update to the registration information; to provide for an annual registration fee; to provide for written notification of an address change of an offender; to 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 7 SENATE April 4, 2002

provide for criminal penalties for failure to register; and to provide R.S. 18:1391 through 1399, all relative to elections; to provide for related matters. relative to voting machines and absentee counting equipment; to provide relative to the composition and preparation of ballots; to On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and provide relative to procedures for absentee voting; to provide referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. relative to commissioners and duties of commissioners; to provide relative to polling places; to provide for the retention of certain HOUSE BILL NO. 64— records; to provide relative to certain election documents which BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC, DURAND, AND KATZ require a handwritten signature; to provide for the powers, duties, AN ACT functions, and compensation of certain election officials; and to To amend and reenact R.S. 46:460.6(A) and (E), relative to the provide for related matters. individual development account program; to allow persons who meet income eligibility requirements to participate in the individual On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and development account program; and to provide for related matters. referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and HOUSE BILL NO. 85— referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. BY REPRESENTATIVES MARTINY, DEWITT, CLARKSON, FRUGE, JOHNS, AND WALSWORTH HOUSE BILL NO. 66— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:5101(B), R.S. 15:1172(B) and (C), AN ACT 1177(A)(introductory paragraph) and (1) and (C), 1179, To amend and reenact R.S. 22:173.1(C)(1), relative to annuities; to 1184(A)(2) and (D), 1186(A) and (B), to enact R.S. 15:1172(D) provide for minimum interest rates; and to provide for related and (E), 1177(A)(10), and 1184(F) and (G), and to repeal matters. R.S. 49:964(G)(7), relative to civil claims of prisoners; to provide with respect to the initiation and limitation of administrative On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and remedies; to provide with respect to dismissal of claims; to provide referred to the Committee on Insurance. liberative prescription for certain actions; to provide for judicial review; to exempt delictual actions from judicial review under the HOUSE BILL NO. 68— Corrections Administrative Remedy Procedure Act; to provide BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHWEGMANN proper venue for prisoner suits; to provide for the proper party AN ACT defendant in certain claims; to provide for proceeding in forma To enact R.S. 36:4(Y) and R.S. 47:463.60, relative to motor vehicles; pauperis; to repeal certain provisions providing for service of to provide for the creation of the "Animal Friendly" prestige license process on the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and plate; to provide for the charge of the plate; to provide relative to Corrections; and to provide for related matters. the minimum number of applicants for such plate; to create the Pet Overpopulation Fund; to provide for the dedication of revenues; to On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and provide for the Pet Overpopulation Advisory Council; to provide referred to the Committee on Judiciary B. for the adoption of policies and procedures; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 91— BY REPRESENTATIVES R. ALEXANDER, DURAND, ILES, KATZ, AND On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and SCHWEGMANN referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public AN ACT Works. To amend and reenact R.S. 40:31.16(A), relative to an immunization tracking registry; to delete the requirement that a child's parent or HOUSE BILL NO. 75— guardian provide written consent for a child's information to be BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT entered into an immunization registry; to provide that general AN ACT consent for treatment and information sharing shall be considered To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1078(B)(3)(a), (9), (10), and (11) and to parental consent for sharing historical, current, and future enact R.S. 22:1078(G), relative to fees and licenses of the information; to require immunization providers to provide certain Department of Insurance; to modify, increase, and add to certain information to parents; to waive consent for mass immunizations fee schedules of the Department of Insurance; to authorize rule in declared public health emergencies; and to provide for related adoption and promulgation; and to provide for related matters. matters. On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance. referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. HOUSE BILL NO. 83— HOUSE BILL NO. 93— BY REPRESENTATIVE BRUNEAU BY REPRESENTATIVE HILL AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 18:403, 423(E), 424(C)(1), To amend and reenact R.S. 42:66(L)(1), relative to dual officeholding; 551(B)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (2), (C), (D), and (E), to allow a deputy sheriff to hold the office of mayor or alderman of 553(A), 571, 572(A), 573(A), (B), (C), (D), and (E)(1), 574(A)(1) a municipality with a population of two thousand five hundred or and (2) and (B)(6), 1300.2(B), 1300.11, 1302(6), 1306(B), less; and to provide for related matters. (C)(1), and (F), 1307(A)(3), 1308(A)(1)(b) and (2)(b), 1309(E)(2) and (3) and (F), 1310(A), 1311(C)(1), 1313(B), (F)(1), (2), (4), On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and (5), (6), and (9), (G), and (I)(1), (2)(c), (3), and (4), 1315(B) and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. (C), 1317, 1353(B) and (C)(2) and (3), 1354(C), 1355(16) and (17), 1361(B), 1363(A)(introductory paragraph), 1373(B), 1374, HOUSE BILL NO. 94— 1376(A) and (B)(1), and 1433; to enact R.S. 18:531.1, 553.1, BY REPRESENTATIVE CRANE 1302(7), 1306(G) and (H), 1309(H), 1309.1, 1313(F)(10), AN ACT 1333(H), 1351(12), 1361(C), 1363(F), 1364, and 1365; and to To amend and reenact R.S. 17:1952(B)(10), relative to procedures for repeal R.S. 18:1307(F), 1309(E)(4), and Part V of Chapter 8 of hearings and appeals with respect to children with exceptionalities; Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of to provide relative to the use of review panels and hearing officers Page 8 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

under certain circumstances in such procedures; and to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 134— related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHNEIDER AND DANIEL AN ACT On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and To amend and reenact R.S. 11:542(A), (B), and (C)(1) and (2), relative referred to the Committee on Education. to cost-of-living increases for retirees, survivors, and beneficiaries provided by the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System; to HOUSE BILL NO. 96— provide relative to credits and debits of the Employee Experience BY REPRESENTATIVE CRANE Account from which such increases are paid; to provide for AN ACT payment of such increases on a calendar-year basis and based on To amend and reenact R.S. 17:1943(12), relative to children with the Employee Experience Account balance for the prior fiscal year; exceptionalities; to provide relative to the definition of "resident" and to provide for related matters. as it applies to such children; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement. On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Education. HOUSE BILL NO. 136— BY REPRESENTATIVE DEWITT HOUSE BILL NO. 97— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE DAMICO To enact R.S. 17:3351.5; to authorize the Board of Supervisors of AN ACT Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2011(D)(22)(c), 2014(D), 2195(B), and College to establish certain program fee amounts and increase 2289.1(D), relative to fees paid to the Department of certain tuition and attendance fee amounts, including amounts for Environmental Quality; to authorize an increase of fees paid into the School of Allied Health Professions at the Louisiana State the Environmental Trust Fund; to authorize an increase of fees University Health Sciences Centers in Shreveport and in New paid for accreditation by commercial laboratories; to authorize an Orleans, the dentistry and medicine programs at the Louisiana increase for underground storage tank registration fees; to State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, and the authorize an increase in participation fees; to provide for maximum Master of Nursing, Nurse Anesthetist Program of the School of fees; and to provide for related matters. Nursing at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans; to authorize proportional amounts for part-time On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and students and for summer sessions; to provide for waivers of referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality. authorized amounts in cases of financial hardship; to provide limitations; to provide for effectiveness; to provide for an effective HOUSE BILL NO. 102— date; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER AN ACT On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and To authorize and provide for the transfer or lease of certain state referred to the Committee on Education. properties in St. Tammany Parish to the St. Tammany Parish School Board from the Department of Health and Hospitals and HOUSE BILL NO. 138— the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; and to BY REPRESENTATIVES ANSARDI, ALARIO, DAMICO, GREEN, MARTINY, provide for related matters. AND SNEED AND SENATORS HAINKEL AND HEITMEIER AN ACT On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and To enact R.S. 17:85.1, relative to naming a high school athletic field referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. house; to authorize the parish school board in certain parishes to name a high school athletic field house in honor of a former parish HOUSE BILL NO. 123— president and football director; to provide limitations; and to BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 30:21(B)(1)(d), relative to fees charged by On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill which is a duplicate of the office of conservation, Department of Natural Resources; to Senate Bill No. 113 was read by title and lies over under the rules. authorize the commissioner of conservation to increase application fees; to authorize the adoption and increase of new application HOUSE BILL NO. 141— fees; to provide special effective dates; and to provide for related BY REPRESENTATIVE DEWITT matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:3351.5; to authorize the Board of Supervisors of On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. College to increase tuition and nonresident attendance fee amounts for students in future entering classes at the Paul M. HOUSE BILL NO. 129— Hebert Law Center; to authorize proportional amounts for part- BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHNEIDER, DEWITT, AND DANIEL time students and for summer sessions; to provide limitations; to AN ACT provide for effectiveness; to provide for an effective date; and to To amend and reenact R.S. 11:502.2(A)(2) and (B)(1)(a), to enact R.S. provide for related matters. 11:502.2(A)(3) and (B)(1)(c), and to repeal Section 2(B) of Act No. 1320 of the 1999 Regular Session of the Legislature, as On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and amended by Act No. 454 of the 2001 Regular Session of the referred to the Committee on Education. Legislature, relative to the optional retirement plan of the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System; to provide for eligibility for HOUSE BILL NO. 168— participation in such plan; to provide for procedures and time BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC AND MURRAY AND SENATOR DARDENNE limitations for application for participation in such plan; and to AN ACT provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 39:87.5 and to enact R.S. 39:87.6, relative to governmental performance and accountability; to provide for On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and implementation and administration of the Exceptional Performance referred to the Committee on Retirement. and Efficiency Incentive Program; to provide for deposit and use 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 9 SENATE April 4, 2002

of monies in the Incentive Fund; to establish and provide for Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 5, the bill, was declared a implementation and administration of the Gainsharing Program; duplicate of Senate Bill No. 42. and to provide for related matters. Floor Amendments Sent Up On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senator Barham sent up floor amendments which were read. Messages from the House SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS The following Messages from the House were received and read Conforming Amendments proposed by Senator Barham to Engrossed as follows: House Bill No. 42 by Representative McDonald (Duplicate of Senate Bill No. 64) Message from the House AMENDMENT NO. 1 ASKING CONCURRENCE IN On page 1, line 11, change "I." to "I.(1)" HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS AMENDMENT NO. 2 April 4, 2002 On page 1, line 15, between "retired" and "with" insert the following: "prior to July 1, 2002" To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: AMENDMENT NO. 3 I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of On page 1, line 15, change "twenty" to "fifteen" Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the following House Concurrent Resolutions: AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 1, delete lines 16 and 17 and insert in lieu thereof the HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19— following: BY REPRESENTATIVE FAUCHEUX A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION "service who are at least fifty-five years of age. To request the Office of State Parks of the Louisiana Department of R.S. 33:1448(I)(2) is all proposed new law. Culture, Recreation and Tourism and the Louisiana Department of (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Wildlife and Fisheries to develop a plan for establishing state parks Subsection, in the parish of Ouachita, the premium costs of group with rental cabins in wildlife management areas. hospital, surgical, and medical expense contracted for under the provisions of this Section shall be paid in full from the sheriff's general Respectfully submitted, fund for all sheriffs and deputy sheriffs retired on or after July 1, 2002 ALFRED W. SPEER with at least twenty years of service with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Clerk of the House of Representatives Department." House Concurrent Resolutions On motion of Senator Barham, the amendments were adopted. Senator Lambert asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules The amended bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative to take up at this time the following House Concurrent Resolutions just Bureau. received from the House which were taken up, read a first and second Reports of Committees time by their titles and acted upon as follows: The following reports of committees were received and read: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19— BY REPRESENTATIVE FAUCHEUX REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To request the Office of State Parks of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and the Louisiana Department of ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Wildlife and Fisheries to develop a plan for establishing state parks with rental cabins in wildlife management areas. Senator Cain, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on Environmental Quality, submitted the following report: On motion of Senator Lambert, the resolution was read by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. April 4, 2002 To the President and Members of the Senate: House Bills and Joint Resolutions on Second Reading to be Referred I am directed by your Committee on Environmental Quality to submit the following report: The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions were read by title and referred to committees as follows: HOUSE BILL NO. 99— BY REPRESENTATIVE DAMICO HOUSE BILL NO. 42— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE MCDONALD To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2205(D), relative to the Hazardous AN ACT Waste Site Cleanup Fund; to remove cap on expenditures from the To amend and reenact R.S. 33:1448(I), relative to retired sheriffs and fund; to provide for use of the fund for costs associated with retired sheriff's deputies; to provide that in Ouachita Parish the nonhazardous waste sites; to provide for promulgation of rules and sheriff shall pay for hospital, surgical, and medical insurance for regulations; and to provide for related matters. certain retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably. Page 10 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

HOUSE BILL NO. 143— Reported favorably. BY REPRESENTATIVE DAMICO AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 28— To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2412(1) and to enact R.S. 30:2412(1.1), BY REPRESENTATIVES GALLOT AND MCCALLUM (9.1), and (24.1) and 2418(M), relative to the disposal of waste AN ACT tires; to provide for definitions; to provide for criminal penalties for To enact R.S. 13:2583.2, relative to justice of the peace courts in Union fraudulent violations of the Waste Tire Program; and to provide for Parish; to authorize each constable of a justice of the peace court related matters. to appoint a deputy constable for that ward; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably. Reported favorably. Respectfully submitted, JAMES DAVID CAIN HOUSE BILL NO. 29— Chairman BY REPRESENTATIVE CURTIS AN ACT REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON To enact R.S. 13:1899(C)(15), relative to the office of the marshal of the City Court of Alexandria; to increase court costs in criminal and traffic violation cases for the purpose of defraying the expenses JUDICIARY A of office; and to provide for related matters. Senator Ellington, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on Reported favorably. Judiciary A, submitted the following report: HOUSE BILL NO. 55— April 4, 2002 BY REPRESENTATIVE MURRAY AN ACT To the President and Members of the Senate: To enact R.S. 13:1312(D), relative to the Judicial Expense Fund of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans and the First and I am directed by your Committee on Judiciary A to submit the Second City Courts of the city of New Orleans; to authorize the following report: judges en banc to utilize the fund for the planning, designing, and construction of a new courthouse; and to provide for related HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 38— matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Reported with amendments. To encourage Louisiana lawyers, judges, and law professors to participate in the legal conferences and meetings within the world HOUSE BILL NO. 69— Francophone community and particularly those events taking place BY REPRESENTATIVE DEWITT in Belgium and France in 2002 sponsored by the Francophone AN ACT Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association. To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1299.41(J), 1299.44(A)(5)(c) through (g) and (D)(2)(b)(v) and (vii), and 1299.47(A)(2)(b) and Reported favorably. (3)(introductory paragraph), relative to the Patient's Compensation Fund; to provide for procedures for contracting for services; to HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 39— provide for minimum qualifications and standards for lawyers; to BY REPRESENTATIVES WADDELL AND BRUNEAU provide for the payment of expenses; to provide for the A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION employment and delegation of authority to a claims manager; to To include the Professional Civil Law Notary Association of North provide certain procedures for the filing of claims; and to provide Louisiana and any other interested notary organization or for related matters. individual as participants in the study conducted by the secretary of state pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution No. 81 of the Reported favorably. 2001 Regular Session on the feasibility of statewide commissions for non-attorney notaries. Respectfully submitted, NOBLE E. ELLINGTON Reported favorably. Chairman HOUSE BILL NO. 24— BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTGOMERY REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON AN ACT To enact R.S. 9:203(D), relative to justices of the peace; to provide TRANSPORTATION, HIGHWAYS, AND PUBLIC relative to the authority to perform marriage ceremonies in certain WORKS parishes; to provide authority to justices of the peace within the parishes of DeSoto, Bossier, Caddo, Bienville, Webster, or Red Senator Heitmeier, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on River to perform marriage ceremonies within these parishes; and Transportation, Highways, and Public Works, submitted the following to provide for related matters. report: Reported favorably. April 4, 2002 HOUSE BILL NO. 25— To the President and Members of the Senate: BY REPRESENTATIVE JANE SMITH AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:621.26, relative to district judges; to I am directed by your Committee on Transportation, Highways, provide for an additional judgeship for the Twenty-Sixth Judicial and Public Works to submit the following report: District Court; to provide for compensation of the additional judge; to provide for the election and term of office and those of the successors in office; and to provide for related matters. 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 11 SENATE April 4, 2002

SENATE BILL NO. 3— HOUSE BILL NO. 148— BY SENATORS DUPRE AND GAUTREAUX BY REPRESENTATIVE TUCKER AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 34:2201(A) and (D), relative to the To amend and reenact R.S. 47:820.5(B)(2)(a)(x), relative to the Greater Terrebonne Parish Port Commission; to provide for the New Orleans Mississippi River Bridges; to authorize the use of membership of the commission; and to provide for related matters. certain revenues from the Greater New Orleans Mississippi River Bridges to upgrade the Peters Road rail corridor; and to provide for Reported with amendments. related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 26— Reported favorably. BY SENATOR HAINKEL AN ACT Respectfully submitted, To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2212(A)(3)(a), 2212(D)(2) and the FRANCIS C. HEITMEIER introductory paragraph of 2212(O), R.S. 38:2212.1(A)(1)(b), Chairman 2212.1(B)(1) and 2212.1(M), R.S. 38:2237(A)(6), and R.S. 38:2238.2(A)(2)(a) and (b), relative to public contracts; to REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON authorize certain advertisements by electronic media; to provide for electronic bids and digital signatures; and to provide for related matters. EDUCATION Reported with amendments. Senator Theunissen, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: SENATE BILL NO. 51— BY SENATOR CAMPBELL April 4, 2002 AN ACT To enact R.S. 48:386.1, relative to railroads; to provide for the To the President and Members of the Senate: maintenance of railroad rights of way; to provide for notice for failure to maintain rights of way; to provide for penalties; and to I am directed by your Committee on Education to submit the provide for related matters. following report: Reported with amendments. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 22— BY SENATOR HOLDEN A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SENATE BILL NO. 52— BY SENATOR CAMPBELL To memorialize the Congress of the United States to request the AN ACT appropriate officials at the United States Department of Education To amend and reenact R.S. 32:169(E), relative to railroads; to provide to review the federal laws and guidelines with respect to assuring for cross buck, stop and warning signs; to require traffic control that the approved use of Title I funds to address the educational devices at all public railroad grade crossings located within one-half needs of students is not jeopardized in cases in which the mile of any elementary or secondary school; to authorize management and implementation of such funds by a local agreements between railroad companies and the Department of education agency are being examined. Transportation and Development concerning such control devices; and to provide for related matters. Reported with amendments. Reported favorably. SENATE BILL NO. 101— BY SENATOR SMITH AND REPRESENTATIVE TOWNSEND HOUSE BILL NO. 4— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE DARTEZ To authorize the Natchitoches Parish School Board to sell, transfer, AN ACT assign, exchange, or otherwise negotiate the disposal of a certain To designate a bridge located along old U.S. 90, in Amelia, Louisiana, parcel of land to the state of Louisiana or to the city of which crosses Bayou Boeuf in Assumption and St. Mary parishes, Natchitoches; and to provide for related matters. as the Earl "Tuttum" Bergeron and Janet Marcel Bridge; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably. Reported favorably. SENATE BILL NO. 110— BY SENATOR FONTENOT HOUSE BILL NO. 41— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE R. ALEXANDER AND SENATOR B. JONES To amend and reenact R.S. 17:64(E) and 72(G), relative to the powers AN ACT of certain school boards; to authorize the Zachary Community To designate a portion of Louisiana Highway 167 in Jonesboro, School Board and the Baker School Board to borrow money to Louisiana, as the Richard Zuber Thruway; and to provide for fund budgeted expenditures for fiscal year 2002-2003; to authorize related matters. the board to execute notes or other evidences of indebtedness; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably. Reported with amendments. HOUSE BILL NO. 100— BY REPRESENTATIVE DAMICO SENATE BILL NO. 113— AN ACT BY SENATORS HEITMEIER AND HAINKEL AND REPRESENTATIVES To rename Lafitte-LaRose Highway, Louisiana Highway 3134, the Des ANSARDI, ALARIO, DAMICO, GREEN, MARTINY, AND SNEED Familles Parkway; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:85.1, relative to naming a high school athletic field Reported favorably. house; to authorize the parish school board in certain parishes to name a high school athletic field house in honor of a former parish Page 12 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

president and football director; to provide limitations; and to REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON provide for related matters. COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION Reported favorably. Senator Hollis, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on Respectfully submitted, Commerce and Consumer Protection, submitted the following report: GERALD J. THEUNISSEN Chairman April 4, 2002 REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON To the President and Members of the Senate: NATURAL RESOURCES I am directed by your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection to submit the following report: Senator Romero, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the following report: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 27— BY SENATOR JOHNSON April 4, 2002 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To establish a small business task force to study the various programs, To the President and Members of the Senate: incentives, credits, inducements, and other assistance programs available to small businesses in Louisiana. I am directed by your Committee on Natural Resources to submit the following report: Reported favorably. SENATE BILL NO. 102— SENATE BILL NO. 71— BY SENATOR MALONE BY SENATORS B. JONES AND DARDENNE AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2501 and to enact R.S. 38:2607, relative To enact R.S. 51:935.1, relative to economic development activities; to to the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation require the Department of Economic Development to issue District; to authorize the district commission to prohibit the use of biennial reports on certain economic development activities in the nets and traps for fishing purposes in Cypress Bayou Reservoir and state; to require the division of administration to prepare the report; Black Bayou Reservoir; to require the commission to maintain to provide for review and certification of the report; to provide for public access to both reservoirs; and to provide for related matters. certain performance audits by the legislative auditor; and to provide for related matters. Reported with amendments. Reported with amendments. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 25— BY REPRESENTATIVE FAUCHEUX SENATE BILL NO. 114— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY SENATOR HOLLIS To urge and request the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and the AN ACT Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to allow individuals to To amend and reenact R.S. 25:315(A), relative to the Louisiana Music continue to use their existing camps on the Reserve Relief Canal Commission; to provide for the domicile of the Louisiana Music and Mississippi Bayou in the Maurepas Wildlife Management Area Commission; and to provide for related matters. until July of 2003. Reported favorably. Reported favorably. HOUSE BILL NO. 58— HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 34— BY REPRESENTATIVE BRUNEAU BY REPRESENTATIVES WALSWORTH AND KATZ AN ACT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To amend and reenact R.S. 12:1364(A)(4) and (B)(4), relative to To memorialize the United States Congress and the United States limited liability companies; to increase filing fees for annual Department of the Interior to rename the Tensas River National reports; and to provide for related matters. Wildlife Refuge the Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge. Reported favorably. Reported favorably. HOUSE BILL NO. 62— HOUSE BILL NO. 109— BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC BY REPRESENTATIVE QUEZAIRE AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 51:911.22(11) and 911.24(I), relative to the Louisiana To amend and reenact Section 3(C) of Act No. 113 of the 1950 Regular Manufactured Housing Commission; to provide for definitions; to Session of the Legislature as amended by Act No. 186 of the 1970 authorize the collection of criminal history record information on Regular Session of the Legislature, Act. No. 196 of the 1992 applicants for licensure; to provide for fees; and to provide for Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 953 of the 1995 related matters. Regular Session of the Legislature, and Act No. 2 of the 1998 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature, to provide relative to the Reported favorably. per diem paid to members of the Bayou Lafourche Freshwater District; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 116— BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC AN ACT Reported favorably. To enact R.S. 47:843(D)(2)(f), relative to tobacco tax regulations; to provide for certain cigarettes to which tax stamps shall not be Respectfully submitted, affixed; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related CRAIG F. ROMERO matters. Chairman 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 13 SENATE April 4, 2002

Reported favorably. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT J. BARHAM HOUSE BILL NO. 118— Chairman BY REPRESENTATIVES GLOVER, HAMMETT, DEWITT, PINAC, ALARIO, BAYLOR, HILL, L. JACKSON, MONTGOMERY, AND ODINET AN ACT REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON To amend and reenact R.S. 51:1784(C) and Section 4 of Act No. 46 of the 2000 Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to economic LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS development activities of the state; to provide for the source of data used in applying criteria for qualifying for the enterprise zone Senator Bajoie, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on Local program; to provide for certain tax credits available to employers and Municipal Affairs, submitted the following report: for new jobs created in the state; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. April 4, 2002 Reported favorably. To the President and Members of the Senate: Respectfully submitted, I am directed by your Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs KEN HOLLIS to submit the following report: Chairman HOUSE BILL NO. 11— BY REPRESENTATIVE KENNEY REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON AN ACT To enact R.S. 33:1236(65), relative to the governing authority of REVENUE AND FISCAL AFFAIRS Franklin Parish; to authorize the governing authority to enact an ordinance requiring the clerk of court to collect an additional fee in Senator Barham, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on certain cases; to provide for uses of the fee; to require the fee be Revenue and Fiscal Affairs, submitted the following report: remitted to the parish, to authorize the clerk of court to retain a percentage of the fee to defray costs; to require the police jury to April 4, 2002 hold public hearings prior to enacting the ordinance; and to provide for related matters. To the President and Members of the Senate: Reported favorably. I am directed by your Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs to submit the following report: HOUSE BILL NO. 32— BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHWEGMANN HOUSE BILL NO. 44— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE TRICHE To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9075(A), (C), (E), (F)(1)(a) and (b), and AN ACT (H), relative to the Lake Oaks Subdivision Improvement District; To enact R.S. 47:322.45 and 332.51, relative to the disposition of to change the name of the district; to provide relative to the certain sales tax collections on hotel occupancy in Lafourche purpose and powers of the district and the plan for the district; to Parish; to establish the Lafourche Parish Association for Retarded change the method for imposing a parcel fee in the district; to Citizens (ARC) Training and Development Fund in the state provide relative to the election to authorize such fee and the term treasury; to provide for deposit of monies into the fund; to provide of the fee; to provide for redesignation of the law relative to the for the use of the monies in the fund; and to provide for related district; and to provide for related matters. matters. Reported favorably. Reported favorably. HOUSE BILL NO. 43— HOUSE BILL NO. 127— BY REPRESENTATIVE JANE SMITH BY REPRESENTATIVE HAMMETT AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact Section 1 of Article 2 of Act 189 of the 1954 To amend and reenact R.S. 47:306(A)(1)(c) and to enact R.S. Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to the Bossier City- 47:306(A)(1)(d), relative to the sales tax filing requirements of the Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission; to increase the state through any department, agency, board, commission, or other membership of the commission; and to provide for related matters. state entity; to provide that the state and local sales tax returns shall be filed annually; to provide for an effective date; and to provide Reported favorably. for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 49— Reported favorably. BY REPRESENTATIVE POWELL AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 128— To enact R.S. 33:2476.3, relative to the compensation of members of BY REPRESENTATIVE HAMMETT the fire and police civil service board in the city of Hammond; to AN ACT provide for compensation of members of the board for attendance To amend and reenact R.S. 47:306(A)(3)(a) and (B)(4), relative to the at meetings; to provide limitations; and to provide for related compensation allowed to dealers, manufacturers, wholesalers, matters. jobbers, and suppliers for remitting sales taxes; to provide that compensation shall be allowed to dealers, manufacturers, Reported favorably. wholesalers, jobbers, and suppliers who timely remit taxes to the secretary of the Department of Revenue; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably. Page 14 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

HOUSE BILL NO. 77— On page 1, delete line 14, and insert “Article XIV VI of the Constitution BY REPRESENTATIVE FRITH of the State state of Louisiana for the” AN ACT To enact R.S. 33:2738.83, relative to the creation of a hospital sales tax AMENDMENT NO. 7 district in Vermilion Parish; to create Hospital Sales Tax District On page 1, line 15, delete “year 1921" No. 2; to provide relative to the governing authority of the sales tax district; to authorize the governing authority of the sales tax district AMENDMENT NO. 8 to levy and collect a sales and use tax, subject to voter approval; On page 2, line 3, before “The” insert “(2)” and delete “continue to” and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 9 Reported favorably. On page 2, delete line 4, and insert “members appointed for six-year” HOUSE BILL NO. 150— BY REPRESENTATIVE PRATT AND SENATOR BAJOIE AMENDMENT NO. 10 AN ACT On page 2, line 6, change “(1)” to “(1) (a)” To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9092(A), (D)(2), and (F)(1), relative to neighborhood security districts; to change the name of the Garden AMENDMENT NO. 11 District's Security Special Taxing District; to change the On page 2, line 7, change “(2)” to “(2) (b)” qualifications for membership on the board of directors of the district; to authorize the renewal of the district's special tax or fee; AMENDMENT NO. 12 to provide for the term of the district's special tax or fee; and to On page 2, line 10, change “(3)” to “(3) (c)” provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 13 Reported favorably. On page 2, line 13, change “(4)” to “(d)” Respectfully submitted, AMENDMENT NO. 14 DIANA E. BAJOIE On page 2, line 16, before “The” insert “(3)” Chairwoman AMENDMENT NO. 15 Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions On page 2, delete lines 17 through 19, and insert “presently in office on the date this Act becomes effective shall continue to serve the on Second Reading balance” Reported by Committees AMENDMENT NO. 16 Senator Cain asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to On page 2, at the end of line 20, change “present” to “present such” take up at this time the following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions just reported by Committees. AMENDMENT NO. 17 On page 3, delete line 3, and insert: SENATE BILL NO. 3— BY SENATORS DUPRE AND GAUTREAUX “B. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States and AN ACT a qualified voter of Terrebonne Parish and the State state of Louisiana. To amend and reenact R.S. 34:2201(A) and (D), relative to the No person who holds an elective public office of any kind in the federal, Terrebonne Parish Port Commission; to provide for the state, or local governments shall be appointed or serve as a member of membership of the commission; and to provide for related matters. the commission. Any member of the commission who, during his term of office, is elected to any such public office shall be deemed to have Reported with amendments by the Committee on Transportation, resigned from the commission by virtue of being elected to such public Highways, and Public Works. office. C. Any member of the commission may be removed therefrom by SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS a vote of the parish governing authority in which two-thirds of the membership of the governing authority which appointed the member Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, vote in favor of removal; provided, however, that the governing Highways, and Public Works to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 3 by Senator authority may only remove a member appointed by the parish Dupre president upon recommendation of the president. the The parish governing authority shall first give the member thirty days written notice AMENDMENT NO. 1 of its intention to act upon his removal.” On page 1, line 2, delete “(A) and (D)” On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the committee amendment was AMENDMENT NO. 2 adopted. The amended bill was read by title and ordered reengrossed On page 1, line 3, delete “for the membership of” and insert “with and passed to a third reading. respect to appointment and removal of members to” SENATE BILL NO. 26— AMENDMENT NO. 3 BY SENATOR HAINKEL On page 1, line 6, delete “(A) and (D) are” and insert “is” AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2212(A)(3)(a), 2212(D)(2) and the AMENDMENT NO. 4 introductory paragraph of 2212(O), R.S. 38:2212.1(A)(1)(b), On page 1, line 9, after “A.” insert “(1)” 2212.1(B)(1) and 2212.1(M), R.S. 38:2237(A)(6), and R.S. 38:2238.2(A)(2)(a) and (b), relative to public contracts; to AMENDMENT NO. 5 authorize certain advertisements by electronic media; to provide for On page 1, line 13, change “31" to “31 43" electronic bids and digital signatures; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 6 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 15 SENATE April 4, 2002

Reported with amendments by the Committee on Transportation, On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the committee amendment was Highways, and Public Works. adopted. The amended bill was read by title and ordered engrossed and passed to a third reading. SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS SENATE BILL NO. 52— Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, BY SENATOR CAMPBELL Highways, and Public Works to Original Senate Bill No. 26 by Senator AN ACT Hainkel To amend and reenact R.S. 32:169(E), relative to railroads; to provide for cross buck, stop and warning signs; to require traffic control AMENDMENT NO. 1 devices at all public railroad grade crossings located within one-half On page 1, line 2, after “R.S. 38:2212(A)(3)(a),” delete the remainder mile of any elementary or secondary school; to authorize of the line and delete lines 3 and 4 and insert “2212.1(B)(1), agreements between railroad companies and the Department of 2237(A)(6), and 2238.2(A)(2)(a) and (b),” Transportation and Development concerning such control devices; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, line 6, after “media;” delete the remainder of the line Reported favorably by the Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the bill AMENDMENT NO. 3 was read by title, ordered engrossed, and passed to a third reading. On page 1, delete lines 9 through 11, and insert: SENATE BILL NO. 71— BY SENATORS B. JONES AND DARDENNE “Section 1. R. S. 38:2212(A)(3)(a), 2212.1(B)(1), 2237(A)(6), AN ACT and 2238.2(A)(2)(a) and (b) are hereby amended” To enact R.S. 51:935.1, relative to economic development activities; to require the Department of Economic Development to issue AMENDMENT NO. 4 biennial reports on certain economic development activities in the On page 2, delete lines 8 through 27, and on page 3, delete lines 1 state; to require the division of administration to prepare the report; through 10 to provide for review and certification of the report; to provide for certain performance audits by the legislative auditor; and to provide AMENDMENT NO. 5 for related matters. On page 3, delete lines 13 through 23 Reported with amendments by the Committee on Commerce and AMENDMENT NO. 6 Consumer Protection. On page 4, delete lines 4 through 9 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 7 On page 5, line 7, change “This” to “In addition to the newspaper Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Commerce and advertisement, this” Consumer Protection to Original Senate Bill No. 71 by Senators B. Jones and Dardenne On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the committee amendment was adopted. The amended bill was read by title and ordered engrossed and AMENDMENT NO. 1 passed to a third reading. On page 1, line 14, after "prepared by" delete the remainder of the line and delete line 15, and on line 16, delete "resources of" and insert: "an SENATE BILL NO. 51— BY SENATOR CAMPBELL independent economist selected by and under contract with the division AN ACT of administration, who shall approve the methodologies and To enact R.S. 48:386.1, relative to railroads; to provide for the assumptions used in preparation of the report, and where it is maintenance of railroad rights of way; to provide for notice for appropriate, after consultation with the Louisiana Economic failure to maintain rights of way; to provide for penalties; and to Development Council," provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 2 Reported with amendments by the Committee on Transportation, On page 2, line 5, after "Estimating Conference," insert "and" and on Highways, and Public Works. line 6, after "office" delete ", and the legislative auditor" SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 2, line 9, after "conference" delete the comma "," and insert Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, "or" and after "office" delete ", or auditor" Highways, and Public Works to Original Senate Bill No. 51 by Senator Campbell AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 2, delete lines 11 through 14, and insert: AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, line 14, after "highway" insert "which does not have a "(c) No employer, whether participating in economic development warning device or which has only a passive warning device" programs or otherwise, shall be required to supply any additional report, information, or data necessary to prepare the report." AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, line 15, after "the view of" insert "oncoming railroad traffic AMENDMENT NO. 5 by" On page 2, line 21, after "administration shall" delete "make a" and insert: AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 1, line 16, after "highways" insert: "to the extent that the "provide the following by November 15, 2003 to the individuals obstruction presents a danger to the pedestrians and vehicle operators" and library specified in Paragraph (A)(2): (a) A list of all the state economic development programs which shall be included in the report, as recommended by the Louisiana Page 16 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

Economic Development Council and the division, and submitted only AMENDMENT NO. 21 after it has been subjected to pubic comment at a public meeting held On page 6, line 20, after "payroll of" change "an" to "such" before November 1, 2003. (b) A" On motion of Senator Hollis, the committee amendment was adopted. The amended bill was read by title and ordered engrossed and AMENDMENT NO. 6 passed to a third reading. On page 2, line 23, after "Section" insert a period "." and delete the remainder of the line and delete line 24 SENATE BILL NO. 101— BY SENATOR SMITH AND REPRESENTATIVE TOWNSEND AMENDMENT NO. 7 AN ACT On page 4, at the end of line 7, delete "as" and insert a period "." and To authorize the Natchitoches Parish School Board to sell, transfer, delete line 8 assign, exchange, or otherwise negotiate the disposal of a certain parcel of land to the state of Louisiana or to the city of AMENDMENT NO. 8 Natchitoches; and to provide for related matters. On page 4, line 10, change "two" to "three" Reported favorably by the Committee on Education. On motion AMENDMENT NO. 9 of Senator Theunissen, the bill was read by title, ordered engrossed, and On page 4, line 15, after "shall prepare" insert: ", in consultation with passed to a third reading. the Louisiana Economic Development Council," SENATE BILL NO. 102— BY SENATOR MALONE AMENDMENT NO. 10 AN ACT On page 5, line 2, after "audit" insert "designed to evaluate the To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2501 and to enact R.S. 38:2607, relative management controls, accuracy, and reliability of the reported to the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation information" District; to authorize the district commission to prohibit the use of nets and traps for fishing purposes in Cypress Bayou Reservoir and AMENDMENT NO. 11 Black Bayou Reservoir; to require the commission to maintain On page 5, line 3, at the beginning of the line after "programs" insert "as public access to both reservoirs; and to provide for related matters. defined in this Section" Reported with amendments by the Committee on Natural AMENDMENT NO. 12 Resources. On page 5, line 6, after "provide" delete "him with" SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 13 On page 5, line 7, change "he" to "the auditor" Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Natural Resources to Original Senate Bill No. 102 by Senator Malone AMENDMENT NO. 14 On page 5, line 12, after "require," insert: "and only where such AMENDMENT NO. 1 programs require that such data be reported," On page 1, line 2, delete "amend and reenact R.S. 38:2501 and to" AMENDMENT NO. 15 AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, line 4, change "district commission" to "Wildlife and On page 5, line 17, after "requires," insert: Fisheries Commission" "and only where such departments oversee economic development AMENDMENT NO. 3 programs that require such data be reported," On page 1, line 6, change "commission" to "Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District Commission" AMENDMENT NO. 16 On page 5, line 21, change "his" to "the" and after "audit" change "an AMENDMENT NO. 4 opinion" to "a conclusion" On page 1, line 9, after "Section 1. R.S." delete the remainder of the line in its entirety AMENDMENT NO. 17 On page 6, line 6, after "in the state" delete the remainder of the line and AMENDMENT NO. 5 delete lines 7 through 9, and insert: On page 1, delete lines 11 through 16 in their entirety "for the purpose of retaining and creating jobs and growing the AMENDMENT NO. 6 state's economy. Such programs may include grants, loan guarantees, On page 2, delete line 1 in its entirety and training programs. It may include tax exemptions, exclusions, credits, or rebates, but only to the extent that such tax benefits are used AMENDMENT NO. 7 by an identifiable employer or group of employers in the same or a On page 2, line 4, change "board of commissioners" to "Wildlife and similar business." Fisheries Commission" AMENDMENT NO. 18 AMENDMENT NO. 8 On page 6, line 13, change "an employer's payroll" to "the payroll of the On page 2, line 7, after "commissioners" insert "of the Cypress-Black employer who is participating in the economic development program" Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District" AMENDMENT NO. 19 On motion of Senator Cain, the committee amendment was On page 6, line 14, after "payroll of" change "an" to "such" adopted. The amended bill was read by title and ordered engrossed and passed to a third reading. AMENDMENT NO. 20 On page 6, line 19, change "an employer's payroll" to "the payroll of the employer who is participating in the economic development program" 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 17 SENATE April 4, 2002

SENATE BILL NO. 110— HOUSE BILL NO. 11— BY SENATOR FONTENOT BY REPRESENTATIVE KENNEY AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:64(E) and 72(G), relative to the powers To enact R.S. 33:1236(65), relative to the governing authority of of certain school boards; to authorize the Zachary Community Franklin Parish; to authorize the governing authority to enact an School Board and the Baker School Board to borrow money to ordinance requiring the clerk of court to collect an additional fee in fund budgeted expenditures for fiscal year 2002-2003; to authorize certain cases; to provide for uses of the fee; to require the fee be the board to execute notes or other evidences of indebtedness; and remitted to the parish, to authorize the clerk of court to retain a to provide for related matters. percentage of the fee to defray costs; to require the police jury to hold public hearings prior to enacting the ordinance; and to provide Reported with amendments by the Committee on Education. for related matters. SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Reported favorably by the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Education to Original Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Senate Bill No. 110 by Senator Fontenot HOUSE BILL NO. 24— AMENDMENT NO. 1 BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTGOMERY On page 1, line 5, change "board" to "boards" AN ACT To enact R.S. 9:203(D), relative to justices of the peace; to provide On motion of Senator Theunissen, the committee amendment was relative to the authority to perform marriage ceremonies in certain adopted. The amended bill was read by title and ordered engrossed and parishes; to provide authority to justices of the peace within the passed to a third reading. parishes of DeSoto, Bossier, Caddo, Bienville, Webster, or Red River to perform marriage ceremonies within these parishes; and SENATE BILL NO. 113— to provide for related matters. BY SENATORS HEITMEIER AND HAINKEL AND REPRESENTATIVES ANSARDI, ALARIO, DAMICO, GREEN, MARTINY, AND SNEED Reported favorably by the Committee on Judiciary A. Under the AN ACT provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was To enact R.S. 17:85.1, relative to naming a high school athletic field read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. house; to authorize the parish school board in certain parishes to name a high school athletic field house in honor of a former parish HOUSE BILL NO. 25— president and football director; to provide limitations; and to BY REPRESENTATIVE JANE SMITH provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:621.26, relative to district judges; to Reported favorably by the Committee on Education. On motion provide for an additional judgeship for the Twenty-Sixth Judicial of Senator Theunissen, the bill was read by title, ordered engrossed, and District Court; to provide for compensation of the additional judge; passed to a third reading. to provide for the election and term of office and those of the successors in office; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 114— BY SENATOR HOLLIS Reported favorably by the Committee on Judiciary A. Under the AN ACT provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was To amend and reenact R.S. 25:315(A), relative to the Louisiana Music read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Commission; to provide for the domicile of the Louisiana Music Commission; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 28— BY REPRESENTATIVES GALLOT AND MCCALLUM Reported favorably by the Committee on Commerce and AN ACT Consumer Protection. On motion of Senator Hollis, the bill was read by To enact R.S. 13:2583.2, relative to justice of the peace courts in Union title, ordered engrossed, and passed to a third reading. Parish; to authorize each constable of a justice of the peace court to appoint a deputy constable for that ward; and to provide for House Bills and Joint Resolutions related matters. on Second Reading Reported favorably by the Committee on Judiciary A. Under the Reported by Committees provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Senator Bajoie asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to take up at this time the following House Bills and Joint Resolutions just HOUSE BILL NO. 29— reported by Committees. BY REPRESENTATIVE CURTIS AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 4— To enact R.S. 13:1899(C)(15), relative to the office of the marshal of BY REPRESENTATIVE DARTEZ the City Court of Alexandria; to increase court costs in criminal AN ACT and traffic violation cases for the purpose of defraying the expenses To designate a bridge located along old U.S. 90, in Amelia, Louisiana, of office; and to provide for related matters. which crosses Bayou Boeuf in Assumption and St. Mary parishes, as the Earl "Tuttum" Bergeron and Janet Marcel Bridge; and to Reported favorably by the Committee on Judiciary A. Under the provide for related matters. provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Reported favorably by the Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. 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HOUSE BILL NO. 32— HOUSE BILL NO. 55— BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHWEGMANN BY REPRESENTATIVE MURRAY AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9075(A), (C), (E), (F)(1)(a) and (b), and To enact R.S. 13:1312(D), relative to the Judicial Expense Fund of the (H), relative to the Lake Oaks Subdivision Improvement District; Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans and the First and to change the name of the district; to provide relative to the Second City Courts of the city of New Orleans; to authorize the purpose and powers of the district and the plan for the district; to judges en banc to utilize the fund for the planning, designing, and change the method for imposing a parcel fee in the district; to construction of a new courthouse; and to provide for related provide relative to the election to authorize such fee and the term matters. of the fee; to provide for redesignation of the law relative to the district; and to provide for related matters. Reported with amendments by the Committee on Judiciary A. Reported favorably by the Committee on Local and Municipal SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Affairs. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary A to Engrossed House Bill No. 55 by Senator Fields HOUSE BILL NO. 41— BY REPRESENTATIVE R. ALEXANDER AND SENATOR B. JONES AMENDMENT NO. 1 AN ACT On page 1, line 2, change "13:1312(D)" to "13:992(B) and 1312(D)" To designate a portion of Louisiana Highway 167 in Jonesboro, Louisiana, as the Richard Zuber Thruway; and to provide for AMENDMENT NO. 2 related matters. On page 1, line 3, after "Orleans" delete "and" and insert a comma "," Reported favorably by the Committee on Transportation, AMENDMENT NO. 3 Highways, and Public Works. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. On page 1, line 4, after "Orleans" insert ", and the Nineteenth Judicial 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the District Court" Legislative Bureau. AMENDMENT NO. 4 HOUSE BILL NO. 43— On page 1, line 8, change "13:1312(D)" to "13:992(B) and 1312(D)" BY REPRESENTATIVE JANE SMITH AN ACT and change "is" to "are" To amend and reenact Section 1 of Article 2 of Act 189 of the 1954 Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to the Bossier City- AMENDMENT NO. 5 Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission; to increase the On page 1, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following: membership of the commission; and to provide for related matters. "§992. Judicial expense fund; disbursements Reported favorably by the Committee on Local and Municipal * * * Affairs. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the B. The judges, en banc, may utilize the monies in the judicial Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. expense fund to pay all or any part of the cost of planning, designing, and constructing a new courthouse for the parish of East Baton Rouge. HOUSE BILL NO. 44— * * *" BY REPRESENTATIVE TRICHE AN ACT On motion of Senator Ellington, the committee amendment was To enact R.S. 47:322.45 and 332.51, relative to the disposition of adopted. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the certain sales tax collections on hotel occupancy in Lafourche Senate, the amended bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Parish; to establish the Lafourche Parish Association for Retarded Bureau. Citizens (ARC) Training and Development Fund in the state treasury; to provide for deposit of monies into the fund; to provide HOUSE BILL NO. 58— for the use of the monies in the fund; and to provide for related BY REPRESENTATIVE BRUNEAU matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 12:1364(A)(4) and (B)(4), relative to Reported favorably by the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal limited liability companies; to increase filing fees for annual Affairs. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the reports; and to provide for related matters. Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Reported favorably by the Committee on Commerce and HOUSE BILL NO. 49— Consumer Protection. The bill was read by title and recommitted to the BY REPRESENTATIVE POWELL Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. AN ACT To enact R.S. 33:2476.3, relative to the compensation of members of HOUSE BILL NO. 62— the fire and police civil service board in the city of Hammond; to BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC provide for compensation of members of the board for attendance AN ACT at meetings; to provide limitations; and to provide for related To enact R.S. 51:911.22(11) and 911.24(I), relative to the Louisiana matters. Manufactured Housing Commission; to provide for definitions; to authorize the collection of criminal history record information on Reported favorably by the Committee on Local and Municipal applicants for licensure; to provide for fees; and to provide for Affairs. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the related matters. Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Reported favorably by the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 19 SENATE April 4, 2002

HOUSE BILL NO. 69— HOUSE BILL NO. 116— BY REPRESENTATIVE DEWITT BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1299.41(J), 1299.44(A)(5)(c) through To enact R.S. 47:843(D)(2)(f), relative to tobacco tax regulations; to (g) and (D)(2)(b)(v) and (vii), and 1299.47(A)(2)(b) and provide for certain cigarettes to which tax stamps shall not be (3)(introductory paragraph), relative to the Patient's Compensation affixed; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related Fund; to provide for procedures for contracting for services; to matters. provide for minimum qualifications and standards for lawyers; to provide for the payment of expenses; to provide for the Reported favorably by the Committee on Commerce and employment and delegation of authority to a claims manager; to Consumer Protection. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the provide certain procedures for the filing of claims; and to provide Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the for related matters. Legislative Bureau.

Reported favorably by the Committee on Judiciary A. Under the HOUSE BILL NO. 118— provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was BY REPRESENTATIVES GLOVER, HAMMETT, DEWITT, PINAC, ALARIO, BAYLOR, HILL, L. JACKSON, MONTGOMERY, AND ODINET read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 51:1784(C) and Section 4 of Act No. 46 of HOUSE BILL NO. 77— BY REPRESENTATIVE FRITH the 2000 Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to economic AN ACT development activities of the state; to provide for the source of data To enact R.S. 33:2738.83, relative to the creation of a hospital sales tax used in applying criteria for qualifying for the enterprise zone district in Vermilion Parish; to create Hospital Sales Tax District program; to provide for certain tax credits available to employers No. 2; to provide relative to the governing authority of the sales tax for new jobs created in the state; to provide for an effective date; district; to authorize the governing authority of the sales tax district and to provide for related matters. to levy and collect a sales and use tax, subject to voter approval; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably by the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Reported favorably by the Committee on Local and Municipal Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Affairs. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Legislative Bureau. Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. HOUSE BILL NO. 127— HOUSE BILL NO. 99— BY REPRESENTATIVE HAMMETT BY REPRESENTATIVE DAMICO AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:306(A)(1)(c) and to enact R.S. To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2205(D), relative to the Hazardous 47:306(A)(1)(d), relative to the sales tax filing requirements of the Waste Site Cleanup Fund; to remove cap on expenditures from the state through any department, agency, board, commission, or other fund; to provide for use of the fund for costs associated with state entity; to provide that the state and local sales tax returns shall nonhazardous waste sites; to provide for promulgation of rules and be filed annually; to provide for an effective date; and to provide regulations; and to provide for related matters. for related matters. Reported favorably by the Committee on Environmental Quality. Reported favorably by the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the Affairs. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. HOUSE BILL NO. 100— HOUSE BILL NO. 128— BY REPRESENTATIVE DAMICO BY REPRESENTATIVE HAMMETT AN ACT AN ACT To rename Lafitte-LaRose Highway, Louisiana Highway 3134, the Des To amend and reenact R.S. 47:306(A)(3)(a) and (B)(4), relative to the Familles Parkway; and to provide for related matters. compensation allowed to dealers, manufacturers, wholesalers, jobbers, and suppliers for remitting sales taxes; to provide that Reported favorably by the Committee on Transportation, compensation shall be allowed to dealers, manufacturers, Highways, and Public Works. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. wholesalers, jobbers, and suppliers who timely remit taxes to the 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the secretary of the Department of Revenue; to provide for an effective Legislative Bureau. date; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 109— Reported favorably by the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal BY REPRESENTATIVE QUEZAIRE Affairs. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the AN ACT Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. To amend and reenact Section 3(C) of Act No. 113 of the 1950 Regular Session of the Legislature as amended by Act No. 186 of the 1970 HOUSE BILL NO. 143— Regular Session of the Legislature, Act. No. 196 of the 1992 BY REPRESENTATIVE DAMICO Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 953 of the 1995 AN ACT Regular Session of the Legislature, and Act No. 2 of the 1998 First To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2412(1) and to enact R.S. 30:2412(1.1), Extraordinary Session of the Legislature, to provide relative to the (9.1), and (24.1) and 2418(M), relative to the disposal of waste per diem paid to members of the Bayou Lafourche Freshwater tires; to provide for definitions; to provide for criminal penalties for District; and to provide for related matters. fraudulent violations of the Waste Tire Program; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably by the Committee on Natural Resources. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the Reported favorably by the Committee on Environmental Quality. bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. 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HOUSE BILL NO. 148— ROLL CALL BY REPRESENTATIVE TUCKER AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:820.5(B)(2)(a)(x), relative to the Greater The roll was called with the following result: New Orleans Mississippi River Bridges; to authorize the use of certain revenues from the Greater New Orleans Mississippi River YEAS Bridges to upgrade the Peters Road rail corridor; and to provide for related matters. Bajoie Fields Malone Barham Fontenot McPherson Reported favorably by the Committee on Transportation, Bean Gautreaux Michot Highways, and Public Works. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. Boissiere Hines Mount 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Cain Hollis Romero Legislative Bureau. Campbell Hoyt Schedler Chaisson Irons Smith Cravins Johnson Theunissen HOUSE BILL NO. 150— BY REPRESENTATIVE PRATT AND SENATOR BAJOIE Dardenne Jones, B Thomas AN ACT Dupre Jones, C Ullo To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9092(A), (D)(2), and (F)(1), relative to Ellington Lentini neighborhood security districts; to change the name of the Garden Total—32 District's Security Special Taxing District; to change the NAYS qualifications for membership on the board of directors of the district; to authorize the renewal of the district's special tax or fee; Dean to provide for the term of the district's special tax or fee; and to Total—1 provide for related matters. ABSENT Reported favorably by the Committee on Local and Municipal Mr. President Holden Marionneaux Affairs. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Heitmeier Lambert Tarver Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Total—6 Senate Concurrent Resolutions The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Dupre moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill on Second Reading was passed and laid the motion on the table. Reported by Committees SENATE BILL NO. 27— The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions reported by BY SENATOR HAINKEL Committees were taken up and acted upon as follows: A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to enact Article X, Section 25.1 of the Constitution of SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1— Louisiana, relative to state or local public officials or employees; to BY SENATOR FIELDS require that the legislature provide by law for the removal of a state A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION or local public official or employee upon conviction of a felony; To request submission of insurance company balance sheets for review and to specify an election for submission of the proposition to by the legislative insurance committees and review by such electors and provide a ballot proposition. committees of Insurance Rating Commission practices in approving rate increases. Floor Amendments Sent Up Reported unfavorably by the Committee on Insurance. Senator Hainkel sent up floor amendments which were read. On motion of Senator Fields, the resolution was read by title and SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Amendments proposed by Senator Hainkel to Engrossed Senate Bill No. Senator Lambert in the Chair 27 by Senator Hainkel Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on AMENDMENT NO. 1 Third Reading On page 1, line 3, change the first "or" to "and" and delete "officials or" and Final Passage AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, lines 5, delete "official or" The following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on third reading and final passage were taken up and acted upon as follows: AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 1, line 13, change "or Local Public Officials or" to ", District, SENATE BILL NO. 15— Parochial, Ward, or Municipal" BY SENATOR DUPRE AN ACT To enact R.S. 44:1(A)(4) and 4(36), relative to public records; to AMENDMENT NO. 4 provide for definitions; to exempt from public records any On page 1, line 15, change "constitution" to "Article" vulnerable assessment plans of publicly owned water utility companies developed due to possible terrorist attacks; and to AMENDMENT NO. 5 provide for related matters. On page 2, line 1, change "or local public official or" to ", district, parochial, ward, or municipal" The bill was read by title. Senator Dupre moved the final passage of the bill. AMENDMENT NO. 6 On page 2, line 2, change "upon" to "for commission or" 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 21 SENATE April 4, 2002

AMENDMENT NO. 7 Ellington Malone On page 2, at the end of line 3, add the following: "Conviction", as used Total—32 in this Section, means a conviction that is final and all appellate review NAYS of the original trial court proceedings is exhausted." Total—0 AMENDMENT NO. 8 ABSENT On page 2, line 12, delete "official or", on line 14, change "or office, upon" to "for commission or", and on line 15, delete "or office" Mr. President Heitmeier Tarver Boissiere Holden On motion of Senator Hainkel, the amendments were adopted. Fields Jones, C Total—7 The bill was read by title. Senator Hainkel moved final passage of the amended bill. The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Dupre moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill ROLL CALL was passed and laid the motion on the table. The roll was called with the following result: Mr. President in the Chair YEAS SENATE BILL NO. 66— BY SENATOR SCHEDLER Mr. President Ellington Lentini AN ACT Bajoie Fields Malone To enact R.S. 44:4(36), relative to public records; to provide relative to Barham Fontenot Marionneaux the confidentiality of supplemental rebate information contained in Bean Gautreaux McPherson the records of the Department of Health and Hospitals and its Boissiere Hines Michot agents; to provide an exemption of such information from the Cain Hollis Mount Public Records Act; to provide for an effective date; and to provide Campbell Hoyt Romero for related matters. Chaisson Irons Schedler Cravins Johnson Smith The bill was read by title. Senator Schedler moved the final Dardenne Jones, B Theunissen passage of the bill. Dean Jones, C Thomas Dupre Lambert Ullo ROLL CALL Total—36 NAYS The roll was called with the following result:

Total—0 YEAS ABSENT Mr. President Hollis Mount Heitmeier Holden Tarver Barham Hoyt Schedler Total—3 Boissiere Johnson Smith Chaisson Jones, B Theunissen The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was Dardenne Lambert Thomas read and adopted. Senator Hainkel moved to reconsider the vote by Ellington Lentini Ullo which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Fontenot McPherson Heitmeier Michot SENATE BILL NO. 65— Total—22 BY SENATOR DUPRE AND REPRESENTATIVE BALDONE NAYS AN ACT To enact R.S. 18:532.1(H), relative to precincts; to allow parish Bean Dupre Jones, C governing authorities to consolidate certain precincts; and to Cain Fields Malone provide for related matters. Campbell Gautreaux Marionneaux Cravins Hines Romero The bill was read by title. Senator Dupre moved the final passage Dean Irons of the bill. Total—14 ABSENT ROLL CALL Bajoie Holden Tarver The roll was called with the following result: Total—3 YEAS The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Schedler moved to reconsider the vote by which the Bajoie Fontenot Marionneaux bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Barham Gautreaux McPherson Bean Hines Michot SENATE BILL NO. 74— Cain Hollis Mount BY SENATOR MOUNT AND REPRESENTATIVE HILL Campbell Hoyt Romero AN ACT Chaisson Irons Schedler To amend and reenact R.S. 42:66(L)(1), relative to dual officeholding; Cravins Johnson Smith to allow a deputy sheriff to hold the office of mayor or alderman of Dardenne Jones, B Theunissen a municipality with a population of two thousand five hundred or Dean Lambert Thomas less; and to provide for related matters. Dupre Lentini Ullo Page 22 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

Floor Amendments Sent Up Dupre Jones, C Thomas Ellington Lambert Ullo Senator Marionneaux sent up floor amendments which were read. Total—36 NAYS SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Total—0 Amendments proposed by Senator Marionneaux and Fontenot to ABSENT Engrossed Senate Bill No. 74 by Senator Mount Mr. President Holden Tarver AMENDMENT NO. 1 Total—3 On page 1, line 2 after "R.S. 42:66(L)(1)" insert "and to enact R.S. The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was 42:1123(32)" read and adopted. Senator Mount moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, line 2 after "relative to" delete "dual office holding" and SENATE BILL NO. 76— BY SENATOR C. JONES insert "public officers and employees" AN ACT To amend and reenact Chapter 4-A of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised AMENDMENT NO. 3 Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 51:1021 through 1024, On page 1, line 4 after "or less;" insert " to provide exceptions for relative to the Tri-State Delta Economic Compact; to modify such members of certain political governing authorities with a population of compact; to provide for an alliance between states; to provide for one hundred thousand or less;" economic development in regions of poverty and high unemployment; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 1, after line 16 insert the following: The bill was read by title. Senator C. Jones moved the final passage of the bill. "Section 2. R.S. 42:1123(32) is hereby enacted to read as follows: §1123 Exceptions This Part shall not preclude: ROLL CALL * * * R.S. 42:1123(32) is all proposed new law. The roll was called with the following result: (32) A member of a planning or zoning commission or municipal or parish governing authority in a parish with a population not in excess YEAS of one hundred thousand, according to the latest federal decennial census, or member of his immediate family, or legal entity in which he Mr. President Ellington Malone has a controlling interest from making application to a planning or Bajoie Fields Marionneaux zoning commission or governing authority for approval of the Barham Fontenot McPherson subdivision or resubdivision of property, provided that the member files Bean Gautreaux Michot a written notice with the Board of Ethics and the body of which he is a Boissiere Heitmeier Mount member prior to any hearing pertaining to the application and provided Cain Hines Romero that the member recuses himself from any vote of the commission or Campbell Hollis Schedler governing authority related to such application. An appointed member Chaisson Hoyt Smith of a board or commission shall have the ability to recuse himself for the Cravins Irons Theunissen purpose of complying with this Paragraph." Dardenne Johnson Thomas Dean Jones, C Ullo AMENDMENT NO. 5 Dupre Lambert On page 2, line 1 change "Section 2." to "Section 3." Total—35 NAYS On motion of Senator Marionneaux, the amendments were adopted. Total—0 ABSENT The bill was read by title. Senator Mount moved final passage of the amended bill. Holden Lentini Jones, B Tarver ROLL CALL Total—4 The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and The roll was called with the following result: adopted. Senator C. Jones moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. YEAS SENATE BILL NO. 77— Bajoie Fields Lentini BY SENATOR C. JONES Barham Fontenot Malone AN ACT Bean Gautreaux Marionneaux To enact R.S. 6:124.1(C)(4) and (D) and Chapter 4-B of Title 51 of the Boissiere Heitmeier McPherson Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. Cain Hines Michot 51:1030 through 1031, 1035 through 1037, and 1040, relative to Campbell Hollis Mount the creation of a strategic plan to combat poverty; to provide for Chaisson Hoyt Romero priorities in investment of public funds; to provide for the Cravins Irons Schedler definition of a financial institution; to provide for statewide Dardenne Johnson Smith application; to provide for the inclusion of certain parishes within Dean Jones, B Theunissen the plan; to provide for creation of priority economic development 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 23 SENATE April 4, 2002

zones; to provide for creation of priority health care zones; to Cravins Johnson Theunissen provide for creation of utility economic development and Dardenne Jones, B Thomas conservation; to provide for economic and tax relief within certain Dean Jones, C Ullo parishes; to provide for the renewal of communities; to provide for Dupre Lambert criterion; to provide for the office of community programs; to Ellington Lentini provide for reports to the legislature; and to provide for related Total—37 matters. NAYS

Floor Amendments Sent Up Total—0 ABSENT Senator Lambert sent up floor amendments which were read. Holden Tarver SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Total—2 Amendments proposed by Senator Lambert on behalf of the Legislative The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 77 by Senator C. Jones read and adopted. Senator C. Jones moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 4, line 5, following "and" and before "proven", change "well SENATE BILL NO. 78— BY SENATOR C. JONES coordinated, has" to "well-coordinated, have" AN ACT To enact Chapter 4-B of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of AMENDMENT NO. 2 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 51:1030 through 1031, relative to On page 8, line 15, following "census" and before "which", change the creation of a strategic plan to combat poverty; to provide for "track" to "tract" economic and tax relief within certain parishes; to provide for the renewal of communities; to provide for criterion; to provide for the On motion of Senator Lambert, the amendments were adopted. office of community programs; to provide for reports to the legislature; and to provide for related matters. Floor Amendments Sent Up Senator C. Jones sent up floor amendments which were read. Floor Amendments Sent Up Senator Lambert sent up floor amendments which were read. SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Amendments proposed by Senator C. Jones to Engrossed Senate Bill SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS No. 77 by Senator C. Jones Amendments proposed by Senator Lambert on behalf of the Legislative Bureau to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 78 by Senator C. Jones AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 6, between lines 26 and 27, insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 3, line 25, following "census" and before "which" change "(5) The Louisiana Workforce Commission shall aid in the "track" to "tract" development and implementation of the Strategic Plan to Combat Poverty by coordinating and integrating a workforce development AMENDMENT NO. 2 system. On page 3, line 27, following "tenths" and before "or" insert "percent" (6) The Louisiana Board of Regents shall aid in the development and implementation of the Strategic Plan to Combat Poverty in an On motion of Senator Lambert, the amendments were adopted. attempt to reduce poverty by improving educational opportunities." The bill was read by title. Senator C. Jones moved final passage of AMENDMENT NO. 2 the amended bill. On page 8, line 22, between "all" and "parishes" insert "census tracks or" ROLL CALL On motion of Senator C. Jones, the amendments were adopted. The roll was called with the following result: The bill was read by title. Senator C. Jones moved final passage of the amended bill. YEAS Mr. President Fields Malone ROLL CALL Bajoie Fontenot Marionneaux Barham Gautreaux McPherson The roll was called with the following result: Bean Heitmeier Michot Boissiere Hines Mount YEAS Cain Hollis Romero Campbell Hoyt Schedler Mr. President Fields Malone Chaisson Irons Smith Bajoie Fontenot Marionneaux Cravins Johnson Theunissen Barham Gautreaux McPherson Dardenne Jones, B Thomas Bean Heitmeier Michot Dean Jones, C Ullo Boissiere Hines Mount Dupre Lambert Cain Hollis Romero Ellington Lentini Campbell Hoyt Schedler Total—37 Chaisson Irons Smith NAYS Page 24 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

Floor Amendments Sent Up Total—0 ABSENT Senator Fontenot sent up floor amendments which were read. Holden Tarver SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Total—2 Amendments proposed by Senator Fontenot to Engrossed Senate Bill The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was No. 97 by Senator Cain read and adopted. Senator C. Jones moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 2, line 4, after "effective" delete the remainder of the line and SENATE BILL NO. 79— delete lines 5 through 9 and insert "on December 31, 2003." BY SENATOR C. JONES AN ACT To enact Chapter 4-B of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of Senator Fontenot moved adoption of the amendments. 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 51:1030 through 1033, relative to the creation of a strategic plan to combat poverty through health Senator Ellington objected. care services and economic development; to provide for statewide application; to provide for the inclusion of certain parishes; to ROLL CALL provide for creation of priority economic development zones; to provide for creation of priority health care zones; to provide for The roll was called with the following result: coordination from the Department of Economic Development and the Department of Health and Hospitals; to provide for creation of YEAS utility economic development and conservation; to provide for reports to the legislature; and to provide for related matters. Chaisson Hoyt Smith Cravins Lentini Theunissen The bill was read by title. Senator C. Jones moved the final Dean Malone Thomas passage of the bill. Fontenot Michot Total—11 ROLL CALL NAYS The roll was called with the following result: Barham Gautreaux Lambert Bean Heitmeier Marionneaux YEAS Cain Hines McPherson Campbell Hollis Mount Mr. President Fields Malone Dardenne Johnson Romero Bajoie Fontenot Marionneaux Ellington Jones, B Schedler Barham Gautreaux McPherson Fields Jones, C Ullo Bean Heitmeier Michot Total—21 Boissiere Hines Mount ABSENT Cain Hollis Romero Campbell Hoyt Schedler Mr. President Dupre Tarver Chaisson Irons Smith Bajoie Holden Cravins Johnson Theunissen Boissiere Irons Dardenne Jones, B Thomas Total—7 Dean Jones, C Ullo Dupre Lambert The Chair declared the amendments were rejected. Ellington Lentini Total—37 Floor Amendments Sent Up NAYS Senator McPherson sent up floor amendments which were read. Total—0 ABSENT SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Holden Tarver Amendments proposed by Senator McPherson to Engrossed Senate Bill Total—2 No. 97 by Senator Cain The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and AMENDMENT NO. 1 adopted. Senator C. Jones moved to reconsider the vote by which the On page 1, line 11, between "funds" and "which" insert"contributed" bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. and delete "derived from contributions" Senator Lambert in the Chair On motion of Senator McPherson, the amendments were adopted. SENATE BILL NO. 97— Floor Amendments Sent Up BY SENATOR CAIN AN ACT Senator Dean sent up floor amendments which were read. To enact R.S. 18:1505.2(Q), relative to campaign finance; to prohibit the contribution, loan, expenditure, transfer, or other use of certain SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS funds; to provide for penalties; and to provide for related matters. Amendments proposed by Senator Dean to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 97 by Senator Cain 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 25 SENATE April 4, 2002

AMENDMENT NO. 1 Total—23 On page 2, line 3, after "candidacy." insert the following: NAYS "Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no person Barham Fields Mount shall contribute to the political campaign of a candidate running for Cravins Fontenot Schedler office in this state unless that person can vote for that candidate in that Dardenne Lentini Theunissen election." Dean Malone Thomas Dupre Michot Senator Heitmeier asked for a ruling from the Chair as to whether Total—14 the amendment was germane to the call. ABSENT The Chair ruled that the amendment was not germane to the call. Holden Tarver Total—2 The amendment was withdrawn. The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was Motion read and adopted. Senator Cain moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Senator Fontenot moved the previous question on the entire subject matter. SENATE BILL NO. 112— BY SENATORS HOLLIS, HAINKEL, LENTINI, HEITMEIER AND ULLO AND REPRESENTATIVES ANSARDI, BOWLER, GREEN, SCALISE, SNEED AND Senator Dean objected. TOOMY AN ACT ROLL CALL To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1367(E)(2)(a)(iv), R.S. 47:820.2(B)(3)(d), and to enact R.S. 39:1367(E)(2)(a)(v), relative The roll was called with the following result: to the state debt limit; to provide for the use of funds subject to the state debt limit; to provide for the definition of net state tax YEAS supported debt; to authorize the Department of Transportation and Development to enter into cooperative endeavor agreements with Barham Gautreaux Michot certain local governing authorities for completion of certain Bean Hollis Mount projects; to authorize certain reimbursements from the TIMED Campbell Hoyt Romero program; and to provide for related matters. Chaisson Irons Schedler Cravins Jones, B Smith The bill was read by title. Senator Hollis moved the final passage Ellington Jones, C Theunissen of the bill. Fields Malone Fontenot Marionneaux ROLL CALL Total—22 NAYS The roll was called with the following result: Bajoie Dean Lentini YEAS Boissiere Dupre McPherson Cain Heitmeier Thomas Bajoie Fields Lentini Dardenne Hines Ullo Barham Fontenot Marionneaux Total—12 Bean Gautreaux McPherson ABSENT Boissiere Heitmeier Michot Cain Hines Mount Mr. President Johnson Tarver Campbell Hollis Romero Holden Lambert Chaisson Hoyt Schedler Total—5 Cravins Irons Smith Dardenne Johnson Theunissen The Chair declared the previous question was called on the entire Dean Jones, B Thomas subject matter. Dupre Jones, C Ullo Ellington Lambert The bill was read by title. Senator Cain moved final passage of the Total—35 amended bill. NAYS

ROLL CALL Total—0 ABSENT The roll was called with the following result: Mr. President Malone YEAS Holden Tarver Total—4 Mr. President Gautreaux Jones, C Bajoie Heitmeier Lambert The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Bean Hines Marionneaux adopted. Senator Hollis moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill Boissiere Hollis McPherson was passed and laid the motion on the table. Cain Hoyt Romero Campbell Irons Smith Chaisson Johnson Ullo Ellington Jones, B Page 26 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

House Concurrent Resolutions Mr. President Holden Tarver Dardenne Schedler on Second Reading Total—5 Reported by Committees The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the amended The following House Concurrent Resolutions reported by House Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Committees were taken up and acted upon as follows: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 32— HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 14— BY REPRESENTATIVES THOMPSON AND WELCH BY REPRESENTATIVE GALLOT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board to examine To authorize and request the House Committee on Insurance and the the six YouthBuild programs currently existing in Louisiana, to Senate Committee on Insurance to study the practice of excluding determine which are the most successful and why, to make named persons from coverage of automobile liability policies. recommendations for the expansion of the YouthBuild program to other areas of the state, and to report its findings to the legislature Reported favorably by the Committee on Insurance. prior to the convening of the 2003 Regular Session. On motion of Senator Lambert the resolution was read by title and Reported favorably by the Committee on Health and Welfare. returned to the Calendar, subject to call. The resolution was read by title. Senator C. Jones moved to HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 31— concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. BY REPRESENTATIVE BROOME A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To memorialize the United States Congress to support the Act to Leave ROLL CALL No Child Behind. The roll was called with the following result: Reported with amendments by the Committee on Health and Welfare. YEAS SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Bajoie Fields Lentini Barham Fontenot Malone Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to Bean Gautreaux Marionneaux Original House Concurrent Resolution No. 31 by Representative Boissiere Heitmeier McPherson Broome Cain Hines Michot Campbell Hollis Mount AMENDMENT NO. 1 Chaisson Hoyt Romero On page 1, line 15, delete"Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Cravins Irons Schedler (TANF)" and insert "cash assistance" Dardenne Johnson Smith Dean Jones, B Thomas AMENDMENT NO. 2 Dupre Jones, C Ullo On page 1, line 16, delete "TANF" and insert "cash assistance" Ellington Lambert Total—35 On motion of Senator Ullo, the committee amendment was NAYS adopted. Total—0 The resolution was read by title. Senator Fields moved to concur ABSENT in the amended House Concurrent Resolution. Mr. President Tarver ROLL CALL Holden Theunissen Total—4 The roll was called with the following result: The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House YEAS Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Bajoie Fontenot Malone Mr. President in the Chair Barham Gautreaux Marionneaux Bean Heitmeier McPherson House Bills and Joint Resolutions on Boissiere Hines Michot Third Reading and Final Passage, Cain Hollis Mount Campbell Hoyt Romero Subject to Call Chaisson Irons Smith Cravins Johnson Theunissen The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions on third reading Dean Jones, B Thomas and final passage, subject to call, were taken up and acted upon as Dupre Jones, C Ullo follows: Ellington Lambert Fields Lentini Called from the Calendar Total—34 NAYS Senator Dardenne asked that House Bill No. 104 be called from the Calendar at this time for its final passage. Total—0 ABSENT 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 27 SENATE April 4, 2002

HOUSE BILL NO. 104— Senator Lambert in the Chair BY REPRESENTATIVES HAMMETT, DEWITT, PINAC, ALARIO, BAYLOR, GLOVER, HILL, L. JACKSON, AND MONTGOMERY AN ACT Floor Amendments Sent Up To enact R.S. 47:301(10)(a)(v), relative to sales and use taxes; to provide for exclusions from the tax for certain capital expenditures Senator Bajoie sent up floor amendments which were read. by biotechnology companies; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters. SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS On motion of Senator Dardenne, the bill, which is a duplicate of Amendments proposed by Senator Bajoie to Reengrossed House Bill Senate Bill No. 91 was read by title and returned to the Calendar, No. 46 by Representative Murray subject to call. AMENDMENT NO. 1 Called from the Calendar On page 6, after line 27, insert the following: Senator Lambert asked that House Bill No. 105 be called from the "D. No monies shall be appropriated from the State General Fund Calendar at this time for its final passage. for the provisions of this Act." HOUSE BILL NO. 105— AMENDMENT NO. 2 BY REPRESENTATIVES HAMMETT, DEWITT, PINAC, ALARIO, K. On page 7, line 1, after "2." delete the remainder of the line and insert CARTER, DANIEL, DURAND, FARRAR, HILL, L. JACKSON, MONTGOMERY, ODINET, AND TOWNSEND the following: AN ACT To enact Part VI of Chapter 39 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised "Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 51:2351 through 2354, Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District shall cease and desist relative to providing for the Technology Commercialization Credit providing grants as authorized in R.S. 47:322.38, which are payable Program; to provide legislative findings and purposes; to provide from funds generated during the 2002 fiscal year, on the effective date definitions; to provide for the establishment of the Technology of this Section. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Commercialization Credit Program; to provide for the technology Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District shall use and expend any commercialization credit; to provide for an effective date; and to surplus carryover funds of the district which are not otherwise provide for related matters. encumbered, to the extent necessary to fund any shortfall in the contractual obligations of the state to any National Football League or On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill, which is a duplicate of National Basketball Association franchise located in Orleans or Senate Bill No. 88 was read by title and returned to the Calendar, Jefferson Parishes. The Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District may subject to call. use and expend any unobligated and unencumbered funds allocated from New Orleans Area Tourism and Economic Development Fund for the grant program on the effective date of this Section to provide for the Called from the Calendar contractual obligations, if and only if, monies from any surplus carryover funds of the district which are not otherwise encumbered are Senator Lambert asked that House Bill No. 106 be called from the insufficient to fund such obligations. Any remaining grant funds may Calendar at this time for its final passage. be used in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 47:322.38. HOUSE BILL NO. 106— BY REPRESENTATIVES HAMMETT, DEWITT, PINAC, ALARIO, HILL, Section 3. Section 1 of this Act shall become effective on July 1, MONTGOMERY, AND ODINET 2002. Sections 2 and 3 of this Act shall become effective upon AN ACT signature by the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon To enact R.S. 47:6015, relative to tax exemptions; to authorize the expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the Department of Economic Development to award certain tax credits governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of to qualified taxpayers for increasing research activities; to provide Louisiana. If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the for certain rules and procedures for awarding credits; to provide for legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such the maximum amount of the tax credits awarded; and to provide approval." for related matters. Senator Bajoie moved adoption of the amendments. On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill, which is a duplicate of Senate Bill No. 96 was read by title and returned to the Calendar, Senator Gautreaux objected. subject to call. ROLL CALL Called from the Calendar The roll was called with the following result: Senator Bajoie asked that House Bill No. 46 be called from the Calendar at this time for its final passage. YEAS HOUSE BILL NO. 46— Mr. President Ellington Lentini BY REPRESENTATIVES MURRAY, ALARIO, LANDRIEU, K. CARTER, Bajoie Fields Malone HEATON, AND CLARKSON Barham Fontenot McPherson AN ACT Bean Heitmeier Michot To amend and reenact R.S. 47:322.38, relative to the state sales and use Boissiere Hines Mount tax on hotel occupancy levied in Orleans Parish; to provide for the Cain Hollis Romero use of the avails of the tax; to provide for an effective date; and to Campbell Hoyt Schedler provide for related matters. Chaisson Irons Smith Cravins Johnson Theunissen Dardenne Jones, B Thomas Dean Jones, C Ullo Page 28 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

Dupre Lambert Hines Marionneaux Total—35 Hoyt Smith NAYS Total—7 NAYS Gautreaux Total—1 Mr. President Dardenne Lentini ABSENT Bajoie Dean Mount Barham Heitmeier Romero Holden Marionneaux Tarver Bean Hollis Schedler Total—3 Boissiere Irons Thomas Cain Johnson Ullo The Chair declared the amendments were adopted. Chaisson Jones, B Cravins Jones, C Mr. President in the Chair Total—22 ABSENT Floor Amendments Sent Up Campbell Fontenot Michot Senator Gautreaux sent up floor amendments which were read. Dupre Holden Tarver Ellington Lambert Fields McPherson SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Total—10 Amendments proposed by Senator Gautreaux to Reengrossed House Bill No. 46 by Representative Murray The Chair declared the amendments were rejected. AMENDMENT NO. 1 The bill was read by title. Senator Bajoie moved final passage of Delete Senate Committee Amendment Nos. 2 through 6 proposed by the amended bill. the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on April 2, 2002. ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 2 The roll was called with the following result: On page 3, delete lines 26 and 27, and delete pages 4 through 6 and insert the following: YEAS "in a fiscal year shall be transferred by the treasurer into the state Mr. President Dupre Jones, C general fund for as many fiscal years as may be necessary to reimburse Bajoie Ellington Lambert the state for the amount expended on the capital outlay project for Barham Heitmeier Lentini planning and construction of the New Orleans training facility, related Bean Hines Mount facilities and equipment provided for in that Act which originated as Boissiere Hollis Romero House Bill No. 67 in the 2002 First Extraordinary Session of the Cain Hoyt Schedler legislature. Chaisson Irons Theunissen Cravins Johnson Ullo (c)(i) After satisfying the requirement of Subparagraph (b) of this Total—24 Paragraph, the remainder of such unexpended and unencumbered NAYS monies in a fiscal year shall be deposited by the treasurer into the New Orleans Professional Athletic Development Fund, a special fund hereby Campbell Gautreaux McPherson created in the state treasury. The monies in the fund shall be Dardenne Jones, B Smith appropriated each year by the legislature solely for the purposes provided Dean Malone Thomas in Item (ii). Fontenot Marionneaux Total—11 (ii) The monies in the fund shall be used solely and exclusively for ABSENT expansion of professional athletics in the city of New Orleans. Fields Michot (iii) The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer Holden Tarver in the manner provided by law for state funds and all interests earned on Total—4 such monies shall be deposited in the fund after satisfying the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B). All unexpended and The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the year shall remain in read and adopted. Senator Bajoie moved to reconsider the vote by the fund." which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Senator Gautreaux moved adoption of the amendments. Rules Suspended Senator Bajoie objected. Senator Ullo asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of reverting to the Morning Hour. ROLL CALL Introduction of Senate Bills The roll was called with the following result: and Joint Resolutions YEAS Senator Lambert asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of introducing and reading the following Senate Bills Gautreaux Malone Theunissen 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 29 SENATE April 4, 2002 and Joint Resolutions a first and second time and referring them to HOUSE BILL NO. 164— committee. BY REPRESENTATIVES DANIEL AND DEWITT AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 118— To amend and reenact R.S. 31:149(A) and to repeal R.S. 31:149(B)(3), BY SENATOR THEUNISSEN (C), and (D) and 149.1 through 151, relative to prescription of AN ACT mineral rights; to provide for the imprescriptibility of mineral rights To enact R.S. 23:1660(G), relative to employment records and reports; on land acquired by government agencies or other specified to provide for data sharing among agencies for the purposes of nongovernmental entities; and to provide for related matters. performance accountability and reporting; to provide for confidentiality of data; to provide for penalties for breach of HOUSE BILL NO. 167— confidentiality; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE MARTINY AN ACT On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and To amend and reenact R.S. 15:569.1, relative to hours for the execution referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations. of death sentences; to amend the hours during which death sentences shall be executed; and to provide for related matters. Messages from the House HOUSE BILL NO. 163— BY REPRESENTATIVE TOWNSEND AND SENATOR SMITH The following Messages from the House were received and read AN ACT as follows: To authorize the Natchitoches Parish School Board to sell, transfer, assign, exchange, or otherwise negotiate the disposal of a certain Message from the House parcel of land to the state of Louisiana or to the city of Natchitoches; and to provide for related matters. ASKING CONCURRENCE IN HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS HOUSE BILL NO. 154— BY REPRESENTATIVES PIERRE, DEWITT, DANIEL, BAYLOR, FRITH, AND HUDSON April 4, 2002 AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 30:124, 125, 126, 127(C), 128(A), 129(A), To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: 130, 136.3(B), and 209(2) and (4), relative to functions of the office of mineral resources, Department of Natural Resources; to I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of authorize the office to perform certain functions and to charge a Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the fee for performance of such functions; to provide for the deposit of following House Bills and Joint Resolutions: such fees; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 146— BY REPRESENTATIVE NEVERS HOUSE BILL NO. 60— BY REPRESENTATIVES WALSWORTH, DURAND, GUILLORY, L. AN ACT JACKSON, KATZ, MCDONALD, AND SCHWEGMANN To authorize and provide for the transfer or lease of certain state AN ACT property in Washington Parish to the city of Bogalusa from the To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2009.20(B)(1) and to enact R.S. Department of Health and Hospitals; and to provide for related 14:403.2(D)(4), relative to reporting incidents of abuse or neglect; matters. to require agencies to notify local law enforcement of certain reports of abuse or neglect; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 152— BY REPRESENTATIVES PIERRE, DEWITT, AND DANIEL HOUSE BILL NO. 47— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE SCALISE To amend and reenact R.S. 30:21(B)(1)(a), relative to fees charged by AN ACT the office of conservation, Department of Natural Resources; to To enact R.S. 15:709, relative to prisons and correctional institutions; increase the maximum amount which may be generated by certain to prohibit prisoners convicted in other states from being housed fees on oil and gas production; and to provide for related matters. in certain correctional facilities in Louisiana; to require that certain prisoners convicted in other states housed in local jails in Louisiana HOUSE BILL NO. 157— be returned to the state where convicted for release in that state; to BY REPRESENTATIVE CRANE provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; and to provide AN ACT for related matters. To enact R.S. 39:98.1(E), relative to tobacco settlement proceeds; to authorize the state treasurer to establish a trust or other fund in the HOUSE BILL NO. 161— state treasury into which funds shall be deposited on behalf of BY REPRESENTATIVE POWELL certain school systems; to authorize the establishment within such AN ACT trust or fund of separate accounts for each such school system; to To authorize and provide for the transfer or lease of certain state authorize investment of monies in such trust or fund; to provide for property in Tangipahoa Parish to the city of Hammond from the the deposit and allowable use of monies in the trust or fund; to Southeastern Louisiana University; and to provide for related establish a program to assist investing school systems to stabilize matters. earnings from the Education Excellence Fund and to expand programs for preparation of certain at-risk children for school; and HOUSE BILL NO. 114— to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 159— To amend and reenact R.S. 11:602(A), 603(A) and (B), and 604(B) and BY REPRESENTATIVE JACK SMITH (C), relative to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System; AN ACT to provide with respect to the public safety services component To repeal Act No. 142 of the 2001 Regular Session and to authorize and thereof; to establish additional retirement eligibility requirements; provide for the transfer or lease of certain state property in St. Mary to provide with respect to disability retirement benefits; to provide Parish to the Port of West St. Mary from the division of with respect to survivor benefits; and to provide for related matters. administration; and to provide for related matters. Page 30 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

HOUSE BILL NO. 50— HOUSE BILL NO. 146— BY REPRESENTATIVE BALDONE BY REPRESENTATIVE NEVERS AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 56:643(B) and to enact R.S. 56:302.2(C), To authorize and provide for the transfer or lease of certain state relative to recreational fishing licenses; to exempt Louisiana property in Washington Parish to the city of Bogalusa from the residents on active military duty from the requirement for purchase Department of Health and Hospitals; and to provide for related of a basic recreational fishing license and a saltwater license; and matters. to provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and Respectfully submitted, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives HOUSE BILL NO. 152— BY REPRESENTATIVES PIERRE, DEWITT, AND DANIEL AN ACT House Bills and Joint Resolutions To amend and reenact R.S. 30:21(B)(1)(a), relative to fees charged by the office of conservation, Department of Natural Resources; to Senator Lambert asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules increase the maximum amount which may be generated by certain to take up at this time the following House Bills and Joint Resolutions fees on oil and gas production; and to provide for related matters. just received from the House which were taken up, read a first and second time by their titles and acted upon as follows: On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. HOUSE BILL NO. 47— BY REPRESENTATIVE SCALISE AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 154— BY REPRESENTATIVES PIERRE, DEWITT, DANIEL, BAYLOR, FRITH, AND To enact R.S. 15:709, relative to prisons and correctional institutions; HUDSON to prohibit prisoners convicted in other states from being housed AN ACT in certain correctional facilities in Louisiana; to require that certain To amend and reenact R.S. 30:124, 125, 126, 127(C), 128(A), 129(A), prisoners convicted in other states housed in local jails in Louisiana 130, 136.3(B), and 209(2) and (4), relative to functions of the be returned to the state where convicted for release in that state; to office of mineral resources, Department of Natural Resources; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; and to provide authorize the office to perform certain functions and to charge a for related matters. fee for performance of such functions; to provide for the deposit of such fees; and to provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B. On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. HOUSE BILL NO. 50— BY REPRESENTATIVE BALDONE HOUSE BILL NO. 157— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE CRANE To amend and reenact R.S. 56:643(B) and to enact R.S. 56:302.2(C), AN ACT relative to recreational fishing licenses; to exempt Louisiana To enact R.S. 39:98.1(E), relative to tobacco settlement proceeds; to residents on active military duty from the requirement for purchase authorize the state treasurer to establish a trust or other fund in the of a basic recreational fishing license and a saltwater license; and state treasury into which funds shall be deposited on behalf of to provide for related matters. certain school systems; to authorize the establishment within such trust or fund of separate accounts for each such school system; to On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and authorize investment of monies in such trust or fund; to provide for referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. the deposit and allowable use of monies in the trust or fund; to establish a program to assist investing school systems to stabilize HOUSE BILL NO. 60— earnings from the Education Excellence Fund and to expand BY REPRESENTATIVES WALSWORTH, DURAND, GUILLORY, L. JACKSON, KATZ, MCDONALD, AND SCHWEGMANN programs for preparation of certain at-risk children for school; and AN ACT to provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2009.20(B)(1) and to enact R.S. 14:403.2(D)(4), relative to reporting incidents of abuse or neglect; On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and to require agencies to notify local law enforcement of certain referred to the Committee on Education. reports of abuse or neglect; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 159— BY REPRESENTATIVE JACK SMITH On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and AN ACT referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. To repeal Act No. 142 of the 2001 Regular Session and to authorize and provide for the transfer or lease of certain state property in St. Mary HOUSE BILL NO. 114— BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL Parish to the Port of West St. Mary from the division of AN ACT administration; and to provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 11:602(A), 603(A) and (B), and 604(B) and (C), relative to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System; On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and to provide with respect to the public safety services component referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. thereof; to establish additional retirement eligibility requirements; to provide with respect to disability retirement benefits; to provide HOUSE BILL NO. 161— BY REPRESENTATIVE POWELL with respect to survivor benefits; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To authorize and provide for the transfer or lease of certain state On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and property in Tangipahoa Parish to the city of Hammond from the referred to the Committee on Retirement. Southeastern Louisiana University; and to provide for related matters. 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 31 SENATE April 4, 2002

On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and House Concurrent Resolutions referred to the Committee on Education. Senator Lambert asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules HOUSE BILL NO. 163— to take up at this time the following House Concurrent Resolutions just BY REPRESENTATIVE TOWNSEND AND SENATOR SMITH AN ACT received from the House which were taken up, read a first and second To authorize the Natchitoches Parish School Board to sell, transfer, time by their titles and acted upon as follows: assign, exchange, or otherwise negotiate the disposal of a certain HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 45— parcel of land to the state of Louisiana or to the city of BY REPRESENTATIVE CLARKSON Natchitoches; and to provide for related matters. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Colonel John Francis Mulholland, Jr. for his remarkable On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill which is a duplicate of term of military service. Senate Bill No. 101 was read by title and lies over under the rules. The resolution was read by title. Senator Irons moved to concur in HOUSE BILL NO. 164— the House Concurrent Resolution. BY REPRESENTATIVES DANIEL AND DEWITT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 31:149(A) and to repeal R.S. 31:149(B)(3), ROLL CALL (C), and (D) and 149.1 through 151, relative to prescription of mineral rights; to provide for the imprescriptibility of mineral rights The roll was called with the following result: on land acquired by government agencies or other specified nongovernmental entities; and to provide for related matters. YEAS On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and Mr. President Fields Lentini referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. Barham Fontenot Malone Bean Gautreaux McPherson HOUSE BILL NO. 167— Boissiere Heitmeier Mount BY REPRESENTATIVE MARTINY Cain Hines Romero AN ACT Campbell Hollis Schedler To amend and reenact R.S. 15:569.1, relative to hours for the execution Chaisson Hoyt Smith of death sentences; to amend the hours during which death Cravins Irons Theunissen sentences shall be executed; and to provide for related matters. Dardenne Johnson Thomas Dean Jones, B Ullo On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill was read by title and Dupre Jones, C referred to the Committee on Judiciary B. Ellington Lambert Total—34 Motion to Recommit NAYS

Senator Schedler asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules Total—0 and recommitted House Bill No. 60 from the Committee on Judiciary ABSENT C to the Committee on Health and Welfare. Bajoie Marionneaux Tarver Messages from the House Holden Michot Total—5 The following Messages from the House were received and read as follows: The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Message from the House Rules Suspended ASKING CONCURRENCE IN HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS Senator Barham asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of taking up at this time. April 4, 2002 Senate Resolutions To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: on Second Reading to be Referred, Subject to Call I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the The following Senate Resolutions were read and referred, subject following House Concurrent Resolutions: to call to committees as follows: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 45— BY REPRESENTATIVE CLARKSON Called from the Calendar A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Colonel John Francis Mulholland, Jr. for his remarkable Senator Barham asked that Senate Resolution No. 18 be called term of military service. from the Calendar at this time. Respectfully submitted, SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 18— ALFRED W. SPEER BY SENATOR BARHAM Clerk of the House of Representatives A RESOLUTION To urge and request that all health-care providers receiving public tax funds, including but not limited to G.B. Cooley Services in Ouachita Parish, to end the practice of escorting or transporting Page 32 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

clients or patients to casinos or other gaming establishments when SENATE BILL NO. 116— the sole purpose of the trip is to gamble. BY SENATORS CAIN AND IRONS AN ACT To enact R.S. 18:1505.2(P), relative to campaign finance; to prohibit Floor Amendments Sent Up the expenditure of certain funds during an election; to require disclosure of the names of individuals who make contributions to Senator Hines sent up floor amendments which were read. federal political action committees, state political action committees, or corporations who make campaign expenditures; SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS and to provide for related matters. Amendments proposed by Senator Hines to Original Senate Resolution Reported with amendments. No. 18 by Senator Barham HOUSE BILL NO. 15— AMENDMENT NO. 1 BY REPRESENTATIVES DOWNER, FUTRELL, FAUCHEUX, AND PRATT On page 1, line 2, delete "health-care providers" and insert "care AN ACT providers for the developmentally disabled" To amend and reenact R.S. 29:422, relative to the Military Service Relief Act; to provide for benefits and rights of persons called to AMENDMENT NO. 2 service in the uniformed services; to provide for applicability; to On page 1, line 4, after "patients" insert "in publicly owned vehicles" provide for notice requirements; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 3 Reported with amendments. On page 1, line 12, delete "health-care providers" and insert "care providers for the developmentally disabled" Respectfully submitted, CHRIS ULLO AMENDMENT NO. 4 Chairman On page 1, line 14, delete "health-care providers" and insert "care providers for the developmentally disabled" REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON AMENDMENT NO. 5 FINANCE On page 1, line 16, after "provided" insert "publicly owned" Senator Dardenne, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on AMENDMENT NO. 6 Finance, submitted the following report: On page 2, line 7, after "transporting" insert "in publicly owned vehicles" April 4, 2002 AMENDMENT NO. 7 To the President and Members of the Senate: On page 2, line 10, delete "health-care providers" and insert "care providers for the developmentally disabled" I am directed by your Committee on Finance to submit the following report: AMENDMENT NO. 8 On page 2, line 11, after "escort," delete "provide transportation" and SENATE BILL NO. 28— insert "provide publicly owned transportation" BY SENATOR HAINKEL AN ACT AMENDMENT NO. 9 To amend and reenact R.S. 49:316.1(A), relative to user charges on On page 2, line 14, delete "health-care providers" and insert "care credit cards; to authorize the establishment of a fee by the state providers for the developmentally disabled" treasurer for payment of state charges by credit cards, debit cards or similar payment devices; and to provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Hines, the amendments were adopted. Reported favorably. On motion of Senator Barham, the amended resolution was read by title and adopted. SENATE BILL NO. 106— BY SENATOR DARDENNE Reports of Committees AN ACT To amend and reenact Paragraph (P)(1) and (2) of Article 14, Section The following reports of committees were received and read: 47 of the 1921 Constitution of Louisiana, as amended, continued as a statute pursuant to Article XIV, Section 16 of the 1974 REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District; to provide for the allocation of funds derived SENATE AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS by the district; and to provide for related matters. Reported with amendments. Senator Ullo, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs, submitted the following report: SENATE BILL NO. 109— BY SENATOR THEUNISSEN April 4, 2002 AN ACT To enact R.S. 39:98.1(E), relative to tobacco settlement proceeds; to To the President and Members of the Senate: authorize the state treasurer to establish a trust or other fund in the state treasury into which funds shall be deposited on behalf of I am directed by your Committee on Senate and Governmental certain school systems; to authorize the establishment within such Affairs to submit the following report: trust or fund of separate accounts for each such school system; to authorize investment of monies in such trust or fund; to provide for the deposit and allowable use of monies in the trust or fund; to 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 33 SENATE April 4, 2002

establish a program to assist investing school systems to stabilize SENATE BILL NO. 106— earnings from the Education Excellence Fund and to expand BY SENATOR DARDENNE programs for preparation of certain at-risk children for school; and AN ACT to provide for related matters. To amend and reenact Paragraph (P)(1) and (2) of Article 14, Section 47 of the 1921 Constitution of Louisiana, as amended, continued Reported by substitute. as a statute pursuant to Article XIV, Section 16 of the 1974 Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the Louisiana Stadium and HOUSE BILL NO. 132— Exposition District; to provide for the allocation of funds derived BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC, DEWITT, AND HAMMETT by the district; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:137(A) through (C) and (F) and to repeal Reported with amendments by the Committee on Finance. R.S. 39:137(E); relative to the Deficit Elimination/Capital Outlay Escrow Replenishment Fund; to provide for use of monies in the SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS fund; and to provide for related matters. Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to Original Reported with amendments. Senate Bill No. 106 by Senator Dardenne HOUSE BILL NO. 158— AMENDMENT NO. 1 BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC On page 2, line 6, change the second "and" to a comma "," AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 51:1286(C), relative to the tax levied by the AMENDMENT NO. 2 Louisiana Tourism Promotion District; to provide for deposit and On page 2, line 8, between "Foundation" and the comma "," insert ", use of such monies; to provide for appropriations for certain and such amount necessary to fund contractual obligations of the tourism purposes; and to provide for related matters. state to any National Football League or National Basketball Association franchise, or both, located in Orleans Parish" Reported favorably. AMENDMENT NO. 3 HOUSE BILL NO. 160— BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC On page 2, at the end of line 9, add "The surplus shall be distributed in AN ACT the following order:" To amend and reenact R.S. 39:2(11.1) and 75(A)(3) and to enact R.S. 39:2(5.1) and (48), relative to the avoidance of budget deficits; to AMENDMENT NO. 4 provide for certain definitions; to provide for the budget status On page 3, line 12, delete (2) and insert "(2 ) (a)" report; to provide for the presentation of the CAFR of the state to the committee; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 3, after line 26, insert the following: Reported favorably. "(b) After satisfying the requirements of Paragraph (2)(a) of this HOUSE BILL NO. 162— Section, any remaining surplus shall be distributed on a pro rata basis as BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTGOMERY follows: AN ACT (1) An amount equal to one and thirteen-one-hundredths percent To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1835(B) and 1838(4), relative to the Tax annually of the hotel occupancy tax to Jefferson Parish for tourism Commission Expense Fund; to provide that certain unexpended promotion. and unencumbered monies shall remain in the fund at the close of (2) Two million two hundred thousand dollars annually to the city each fiscal year; and to provide for related matters. of New Orleans to be used solely and exclusively by the New Orleans Recreation Department (NORD), or its successor. Reported favorably. (3) Two hundred fifty thousand dollars annually to Xavier University. Respectfully submitted, (4) Two hundred fifty thousand dollars annually to Southern JAY DARDENNE University -New Orleans to be used solely and exclusively for the Small Chairman Business Center; however, any such monies received shall not supplant, replace, or displace any monies received or otherwise made Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions available from the state by appropriation or otherwise. (5) Five hundred thousand dollars annually for the Westbank on Second Reading Sports and Civic Center in Jefferson Parish. Reported by Committees (6) Two hundred fifty thousand dollars to the University of New Orleans to be used solely to elevate the school of Hotel, Restaurant, and Senator Ullo asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to Tourism Administration into a Louisiana Center for Excellence in take up at this time the following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions just Hospitality Education, and to provide for the operation and maintenance reported by Committees. thereof; however, any such monies received by the University of New Orleans from this source shall not supplant, replace, or displace any SENATE BILL NO. 28— monies made available by the state by way of appropriation or BY SENATOR HAINKEL otherwise. AN ACT (7) Three hundred fifty thousand dollars annually to the New To amend and reenact R.S. 49:316.1(A), relative to user charges on Orleans Visitors and Information Center. credit cards; to authorize the establishment of a fee by the state (8) In the event the amount available is not sufficient to fully fund treasurer for payment of state charges by credit cards, debit cards the distributions in Subsubparagraphs (1) through (7), the amount or similar payment devices; and to provide for related matters. available shall be distributed on a pro rata basis." Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. On motion of On motion of Senator Dardenne, the committee amendment was Senator Dardenne, the bill was read by title, ordered engrossed, and adopted. The amended bill was read by title and ordered engrossed and passed to a third reading. passed to a third reading. Page 34 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

SENATE BILL NO. 109— accounts and only such as are established and approved in the same BY SENATOR THEUNISSEN manner as required for such fees charged to the Millennium Trust. AN ACT (8) Adopt such rules as are required or necessary for the efficient To enact R.S. 39:98.1(E), relative to tobacco settlement proceeds; to and effective administration of the contracts provided for in this Section. authorize the state treasurer to establish a trust or other fund in the C. Each contract entered into pursuant to this Section shall contain: state treasury into which funds shall be deposited on behalf of (1) A guarantee of at least the maintenance of the principal amount certain school systems; to authorize the establishment within such entrusted by the participating local school board, less any principal trust or fund of separate accounts for each such school system; to amounts withdrawn by the contracting school board as permitted in this authorize investment of monies in such trust or fund; to provide for Section and by terms of the contract. the deposit and allowable use of monies in the trust or fund; to (2) The authority necessary for the treasurer to invest any money establish a program to assist investing school systems to stabilize entrusted to his investment pursuant to this Section with the same earnings from the Education Excellence Fund and to expand authority and limitations applicable to his investment of the monies in programs for preparation of certain at-risk children for school; and the Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund. to provide for related matters. (3) A clear statement of the obligations of the local school board as provided in this Section at the time the contract is confected. Reported by substitute by the Committee on Finance. The bill was D. Each local school board which wishes to enter into such a read by title; the committee substitute bill was read. contract shall agree to: (1) Withdraw and expend monies from its account only as provided SENATE BILL NO. (Substitute for Senate Bill 109 by Senator in this Paragraph and in the following order of priority: Theunissen) (a) Withdraw and expend earnings and principal, if necessary, to BY SENATOR THEUNISSEN AN ACT stabilize the amount received in each year to be not less than that To enact R.S. 39:99, relative to the disposition of certain monies necessary to equal the total amount of money allocated and distributed accruing to city, parish, and other local public school systems; to to such school board pursuant to Article VII, Section 10.8 in the require the state treasurer to enter into contracts to invest such previous year. monies on behalf of such school boards; to provide for the (b) If, after withdrawing earnings pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of obligations of the state treasurer; to provide for the obligation of this Paragraph, any earnings remain, withdraw and expend earnings to the school boards; to provide for the required contractual provide or enhance the provision of age-appropriate early childhood inclusions; and to provide for related matters. education for four-year-old children at least equal to that provided Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: pursuant to the early childhood education program requirements in the Section 1. R.S. 39:99 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 2001-2002 school year of the program funded with Louisiana §99. Investment contracts; definitions; obligations of state treasurer; Education Quality Trust Fund money who would be eligible to attend obligations of participating school boards; contractual requirements kindergarten in a school over which the board has jurisdiction who are R.S. 39:99 is all proposed new law. at risk of academic failure until all such children are provided such A. As used in this Section the following terms shall have the services. meanings provided in this Subsection unless the context clearly requires (c) If, after withdrawing earnings pursuant to Subparagraphs (a) otherwise: and (b) of this Paragraph, any earnings remain, withdraw and expend (1) "Earnings" means the amount accruing to the credit of each earnings only for any purpose consistent with the limitations for the participating local school board as a result of the investment strategies expenditure of Education Excellence Fund monies in Article VII, of the state treasurer. Section 10.8 of the constitution. (2) "Local school board" means any city, parish, or other local (2) Submit a plan for approval as required in Article VII, Section public school board. 10.8 of the constitution which provides for entering into a contract with (3) "Principal" means the amount of tobacco money each the state treasurer as provided in this Section and the expenditure of participating local school board entrusts to the treasurer for investment. funds consistent with the provisions of this Section. (4) "Tobacco money" means all monies accruing to the credit of E. All monies in the account of any contracted local school boards each city, parish, or other local school board in the 2001-2002 Fiscal shall remain to the credit of such local school board. Year as a result of the operation of the provisions of Article VII, Section Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the 10.8(A)(1)(d). governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time B. The state treasurer shall: for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided (1) Offer each local school board the opportunity to enter into a by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed by contract to have its tobacco money invested and managed on its behalf the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall by the treasurer's office. become effective on the day following such approval. (2) Establish within his office the means to collectively invest such money to gain the maximum earnings for each local school board On motion of Senator Dardenne, the committee substitute bill was entering into a contract. adopted and becomes Senate Bill No. 117 by Senator Theunissen, (3) In administering any such contracts, maintain separate accounts substitute for Senate Bill No. 109 by Senator Theunissen. for each local school board entering into a contract pursuant to this Section. SENATE BILL NO. 117 (Substitute for Senate Bill 109 by Senator Theunissen) (4) Develop a contractual agreement, reviewed and approved by BY SENATOR THEUNISSEN the office of the attorney general, which establishes the obligations of AN ACT the treasurer and each participating school board as provided in this To enact R.S. 39:99, relative to the disposition of certain monies Section. accruing to city, parish, and other local public school systems; to (5) Provide each participating school board with quarterly reports require the state treasurer to enter into contracts to invest such regarding the results of investments and the school boards balance to monies on behalf of such school boards; to provide for the that time. obligations of the state treasurer; to provide for the obligation of (6) Transmit principal or earning amounts attributable to any the school boards; to provide for the required contractual participating local school board upon the warrant of that board in inclusions; and to provide for related matters. conformity with the contract and the requirements of this Section. (7) Charge only such investment and administrative fees to any The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules. account that are prorated to reflect the variation in balances among 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 35 SENATE April 4, 2002

SENATE BILL NO. 116— On motion of Senator Ullo, the committee amendment was BY SENATORS CAIN AND IRONS adopted. The amended bill was read by title and ordered engrossed and AN ACT passed to a third reading. To enact R.S. 18:1505.2(P), relative to campaign finance; to prohibit the expenditure of certain funds during an election; to require disclosure of the names of individuals who make contributions to House Bills and Joint Resolutions federal political action committees, state political action on Second Reading committees, or corporations who make campaign expenditures; Reported by Committees and to provide for related matters. Senator Ullo asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to Reported with amendments by the Committee on Senate and take up at this time the following House Bills and Joint Resolutions just Governmental Affairs. reported by Committees. SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS HOUSE BILL NO. 15— BY REPRESENTATIVES DOWNER, FUTRELL, FAUCHEUX, AND PRATT Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Senate and AN ACT Governmental Affairs to Original Senate Bill No. 116 by Senator Cain To amend and reenact R.S. 29:422, relative to the Military Service Relief Act; to provide for benefits and rights of persons called to AMENDMENT NO. 1 service in the uniformed services; to provide for applicability; to On page 1, delete lines 2 through 4 in their entirety and insert the provide for notice requirements; and to provide for related matters. following: Reported with amendments by the Committee on Senate and "To amend and reenact R.S. 18:1505.3(B), and to enact R.S. Governmental Affairs. 18:1505.3(E), relative to campaign finance; to prohibit the expenditure of certain funds during an election; to prohibit a SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS federal political action committee, a state political committee, or a corporation from being formed as a subterfuge to hide the names Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Senate and of individuals who make contributions to federal political" Governmental Affairs to Engrossed House Bill No. 15 by Representative Downer AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, line 8, after "Section 1." delete the remainder of the line and AMENDMENT NO. 1 delete lines 9 through 10 in their entirety and insert the following: On page 1, line 2, after "reenact" delete the remainder of the line and insert the following: "R.S. 29:38(A), 403(9) and 422 and to enact R.S. "R.S. 18:1505.3(B) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 29:403(3.1) and (3.2), relative to military affairs;" 18:1505.3 is hereby enacted to read as follows: §1505.3. Subterfuge to avoid compliance with Chapter " AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, line 5, after the semicolon ";" and before "and" insert "to AMENDMENT NO. 3 provide for reemployment rights of persons called to duty in the national On page 1, delete lines 12 through 14 in their entirety and insert the guard of this state and of any other state; to define certain terms under following: the Military Service Relief Act;" "B. As more specifically provided in R.S. 18:1491.2(B) no political AMENDMENT NO. 3 committee shall dissolve and reorganize under a modified name, charter, On page 1, line 7, change "R.S. 29:422 is" to "R.S. 29:38(A), 403(9), or organizational structure as a subterfuge to avoid the reporting and and 422 are" other requirements of this Chapter. No political action committee, whether the political action committee is" AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 1, line 7, after "reenacted" and before "to" insert "and R.S. AMENDMENT NO. 4 29:403(3.1) and (3.2) are hereby enacted" On page 1, line 16, delete "by" AMENDMENT NO. 5 AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 1, between lines 8 and 9 insert the following: On page 2, delete lines 1 through 3 in their entirety and insert the following: "§38. Reemployment of persons called to duty in state military forces and national guard of other states "shall be formed as a subterfuge to avoid accurately reporting the A. Any person who is called or ordered to active duty by the this actual source of contributions received by said committees or state, whether such person is a member in the service of the national corporations. The chairman of any committee(s) or corporations guard of the this state or of any other state, the state militia or any other which violates the provisions of said Subsection B shall be subject to the military force of this state and who has performed satisfactorily, shall, penalties provided in R.S. 18:1505.4, R.S. 18:1505.5, and R.S. upon his release and return from such military duty or recovery from 18:1505.6. disease or injury resulting therefrom, under honorable conditions, be * * * reinstated in or restored to the same or comparable position of R.S. 18:1505.3(E) is all proposed new law employment, except a temporary position, which he held at the time he E. Should a violation of Subsection B of this Section occur twenty- was called to such duty. Such person shall report to his place of nine days prior to an election, an action can be instituted in a court of employment within seventy-two hours after his release from duty or competent jurisdiction and venue by filing a petition and by posting a recovery from disease or injury resulting therefrom, as the case may be, copy of the petition in a conspicuous place at the entrance of the office and his employer or his employer's successor, whether an agency of the of the clerk of court. A trial shall be conducted in the manner set forth state or its political subdivision or a private employer, shall reinstate or in R.S. 18:1406(C). If the court finds that Subsection B of this Section restore such person in the same or comparable position which he left at has been violated, the court may order the defendant to immediately and the time of his call to duty at no less compensation than that which he accurately disclose the required documents to the petitioner and the was receiving at the time of his call to duty or to a position of like Board of Ethics." seniority, status, benefits, and pay. However, if such person is not Page 36 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002 qualified to perform the or capable of performing the essential Senate, the amended bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative functions and duties of the same position by reason of disability Bureau. sustained during his call to duty, but is otherwise qualified by reason of education, training, or experience to perform another position in the HOUSE BILL NO. 158— employ of the employer or his successor, the employer or his successor BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC shall employ such person in another that other or comparable position, AN ACT the essential functions and duties of which he is physically capable and To amend and reenact R.S. 51:1286(C), relative to the tax levied by the qualified to perform, that will provide like seniority, status, benefits, and Louisiana Tourism Promotion District; to provide for deposit and pay or the nearest approximation thereof consistent with the use of such monies; to provide for appropriations for certain circumstances of the case provided the employment does not pose a tourism purposes; and to provide for related matters. direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of the individual or others that cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation. Any Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. Under the such person called to duty shall, if he has performed satisfactorily and provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was has been released under honorable conditions, be entitled to a certificate read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. to that effect, signed by such person's commanding officer. * * * HOUSE BILL NO. 160— BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC §403. Definitions AN ACT As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the definitions To amend and reenact R.S. 39:2(11.1) and 75(A)(3) and to enact R.S. ascribed in this Section unless the context clearly requires otherwise: 39:2(5.1) and (48), relative to the avoidance of budget deficits; to * * * provide for certain definitions; to provide for the budget status (3.1) "Disability" means a physical or mental impairment, which report; to provide for the presentation of the CAFR of the state to substantially limits one or more of the major life activities, or a record of the committee; and to provide for related matters. such impairment. Major life activities include caring for one's self, walking, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, performing manual Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. Under the tasks, and working. provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was (3.2) "Essential functions" means the fundamental job duties of read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. the employment position the disabled person held or desires. * * * HOUSE BILL NO. 162— (9) "Service in the uniformed services" means the performance of BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTGOMERY duty on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service under AN ACT competent authority and includes active duty, active duty for training, To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1835(B) and 1838(4), relative to the Tax initial active duty for training, inactive duty training, full-time national Commission Expense Fund; to provide that certain unexpended guard duty, and a period for which a person is absent from a position of and unencumbered monies shall remain in the fund at the close of employment for the purpose of an examination to determine the fitness each fiscal year; and to provide for related matters. of the person to perform any such duty. "Service in the uniformed services" also means service in the armed forces of the United States Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. Under the pursuant to authorization by the United States Congress or presidential provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was proclamation pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. et seq.). "Service in the uniformed service services" also means state active duty by members of the national guard who are activated pursuant Rules Suspended to a call of the governor of this state or of any other state as provided for by law. Senator Dupre asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for * * *" the purpose of recalling House Bill No. 48 from the Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. On motion of Senator Ullo, the committee amendment was adopted. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the HOUSE BILL NO. 48— Senate, the amended bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative BY REPRESENTATIVE BALDONE AND SENATORS DUPRE AND Bureau. GAUTREAUX AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 132— To amend and reenact R.S. 34:2201, relative to the Terrebonne Parish BY REPRESENTATIVES LEBLANC, DEWITT, AND HAMMETT Port Commission; to provide with respect to appointment and AN ACT removal of members to the commission; and to provide for related To amend and reenact R.S. 39:137(A) through (C) and (F) and to repeal matters. R.S. 39:137(E); relative to the Deficit Elimination/Capital Outlay Escrow Replenishment Fund; to provide for use of monies in the On motion of Senator Lambert, the bill which is a duplicate of fund; and to provide for related matters. Senate Bill No. 3 was read by title and lies over under the rules. Reported with amendments by the Committee on Finance. Privilege Report of the Committee on SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Senate and Governmental Affairs Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to Engrossed ENROLLMENTS House Bill No. 132 by Representative LeBlanc Senator Ullo, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on Senate and AMENDMENT NO. 1 Governmental Affairs, submitted the following report: On page 2, line 7, delete ", up to an amount appropriated by the legislature," April 4, 2002 On motion of Senator Dardenne, the committee amendment was To the President and Members of the Senate: adopted. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 37 SENATE April 4, 2002

I am directed by your Committee on Senate and Governmental I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of the Affairs to submit the following report: House of Representatives has signed the following House Concurrent Resolutions: The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions have been properly enrolled: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 35— BY REPRESENTATIVE DOWNER SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY SENATORS SMITH, BARHAM, CAIN, ELLINGTON, HINES, To memorialize the United States Congress to empower the Department MCPHERSON AND ROMERO AND REPRESENTATIVE FARRAR of Transportation and the United States Postal Service to work A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION together to establish uniform standards for the construction and To urge and request the secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans placement of mailboxes along highways across America. Affairs to keep the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Pineville open, and to reinstate those programs and services which have HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 36— been reduced or eliminated at the hospital during the past several BY REPRESENTATIVE DOWNER years. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Transportation and SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 20— Development to work with the United States Postal Service to BY SENATOR HOLDEN develop uniform standards regarding the placement and design of A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION curbside mailboxes along state and federal highways, and to To memorialize the Louisiana congressional delegation and the United request that the Department of Transportation and Development States Congress to support the Act to Leave No Child Behind. create a pamphlet regarding such mailboxes, and to request otherwise relative to such mailboxes. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 23— BY SENATOR SCHEDLER AND REPRESENTATIVE STRAIN HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 43— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE L. JACKSON To designate March as Louisiana Nutrition Month. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To recognize all physicians who dedicate themselves and their careers SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 24— to the care of their patients and the advancement of medicine by BY SENATORS CRAVINS AND HINES AND REPRESENTATIVES HUDSON, DURAND AND BAUDOIN declaring March thirtieth as Doctors Day and to thank them for A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION their contributions to improving the quality of life for all of To commend and congratulate Joey and Denise Olivier of Arnaudville Louisiana's citizens. on being awarded the "Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement Award" by the Louisiana Farm Bureau in July, 2001 and by the and asked that the President of the Senate affix his signature to the American Farm Bureau in January, 2002. same. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 25— Respectfully submitted, BY SENATORS HINES ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request that funding be included in the budget for Fiscal The House Concurrent Resolutions contained herein were signed Year 2002-2003 for the prevention and treatment of stroke in by the President of the Senate. Louisiana, as recommended by the Louisiana Stroke Treatment Task Force. Message from the House SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 26— BY SENATORS BAJOIE, IRONS, BARHAM, BEAN, BOISSIERE, CAIN, SIGNED HOUSE BILLS AND CAMPBELL, CHAISSON, CRAVINS, DARDENNE, DEAN, DUPRE, JOINT RESOLUTIONS ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, GAUTREAUX, HAINKEL, HEITMEIER, HINES, HOLDEN, HOLLIS, HOYT, JOHNSON, B. JONES, C. JONES, LAMBERT, LENTINI, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, April 4, 2002 MOUNT, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SMITH, TARVER, THEUNISSEN, THOMAS AND ULLO To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Ms. Halle Berry, on her historical win of an Academy I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of the Award for an actress in a leading position for her role in "Monster's House of Representatives has signed the following House Bills and Ball"; the first such award made to an African-American woman. Joint Resolutions: Respectfully submitted, HOUSE BILL NO. 2— CHRIS ULLO BY REPRESENTATIVE BRUNEAU Chairman AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:5108.4(A)(9), relative to payment of The foregoing Senate Concurrent Resolutions were signed by the legal expenses of state officials and employees; to provide for President of the Senate. membership of the Attorney Fee Review Board; and to provide for related matters. Message from the House HOUSE BILL NO. 16— BY REPRESENTATIVE TOWNSEND AND SENATOR SMITH SIGNED HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 4843(H), relative April 4, 2002 to the City Court of Natchitoches; to increase the jurisdictional amount in dispute for civil jurisdiction; and to provide for related To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: matters. Page 38 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 4, 2002

HOUSE BILL NO. 27— MICHAEL S. BAER, III BY REPRESENTATIVES JOHNS, BOWLER, AND CLARKSON Secretary of the Senate AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 9:315.9(A) and 315.20, relative to child GAYE F. HAMILTON support; to provide for the calculation of child support obligations Journal Clerk in shared custodial arrangements, to provide a worksheet for the calculation of shared custody; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 38— BY REPRESENTATIVE ANSARDI AN ACT To amend and reenact Children's Code Article 1243(A)(introductory paragraph), relative to intrafamily adoptions; to specify that stepparents and stepgrandparents are eligible petitioners in intrafamily adoptions; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 45— BY REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO, MURRAY, LANDRIEU, K. CARTER, AND HEATON AN ACT To amend and reenact Sections 20 and 23 of Act No. 305 of the 1978 Regular Session of the Legislature, as amended by Act No. 657 of the 1979 Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 99 of the 1980 Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 9 of the 1980 Second Extraordinary Session of the Legislature, Act No. 287 of the 1982 Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 572 of the 1984 Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 390 of the 1987 Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 43 of the 1992 Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 1013 of the 1993 Regular Session of the Legislature, Act Nos. 13 and 42 of the 1994 Regular Session of the Legislature, and Act Nos. 1174 and 1176 of the 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to the Ernest N. Morial-New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority, to grant additional powers to the authority, including authorization for the levy and collection of an additional tax on hotel occupancy and a food and beverage tax; to provide for the issuance of bonds and other obligations of the authority to finance expansion projects; to provide for additional bonding capacity of the authority; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 51— BY REPRESENTATIVE HAMMETT AN ACT To enact R.S. 47:302.53, 322.45, and 332.51, relative to the disposition of certain sales tax collections in Concordia Parish; to establish the Concordia Parish Economic Development Fund in the state treasury; to provide for deposit of monies into the fund; to provide for the use of such monies; and to provide for related matters. and asked that the President of the Senate affix his signature to the same. Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives The House Bills and Joint Resolutions contained herein were signed by the President of the Senate. Leaves of Absence The following leaves of absence were asked for and granted: Holden 1 Day Tarver 1 Day Adjournment Senator Lambert moved that the Senate adjourn until Monday, April 8, 2002, at 10:00 o'clock A.M. The President of the Senate declared the Senate adjourned until 10:00 o'clock A.M. on Monday, April 8, 2002.