Emerson Landry, T. Wright OFFICIAL JOURNAL Falconer LeBas Zeringue Foil Leger OF THE Total - 101 HOUSE OF The Speaker announced that there were 101 members present and a quorum. REPRESENTATIVES Prayer OF THE Prayer was offered by Rep. Connick. STATE OF LOUISIANA Pledge of Allegiance Rep. Jim Morris led the House in reciting the Pledge of FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. Petitions, Memorials, and Forty-fourth Regular Session of the Legislature Communications Under the Adoption of the The following petitions, memorials, and communications were Constitution of 1974 received and read: Motion House of Representatives On motion of Rep. Leger, the Speaker appointed the following State Capitol special committee to notify the Governor that the House is convened Baton Rouge, Louisiana and prepared to transact business: Reps. Talbot, Havard, Bagneris, Carpenter, and McFarland. Monday, March 12, 2018 Motion The House of Representatives was called to order at 12:00 On motion of Rep. Leger, the Speaker appointed the following noon, by the Honorable Taylor Barras, Speaker of the House of special committee to notify the Senate that the House is convened and Representatives. prepared to transact business: Reps. Thibaut, Amedee, Marcelle, Zeringue, and Wright. Morning Hour Reports of Special Committees ROLL CALL The special committee appointed to notify the Governor that the The roll being called, the following members answered to their House had convened and was prepared to transact business reported names: that it had performed that duty. PRESENT The special committee appointed to notify the Senate that the House had convened and was prepared to transact business reported Mr. Speaker Franklin Leopold that it had performed that duty. Abraham Gaines Lyons Abramson Garofalo Mack The Speaker thanked and discharged the committees. Amedee Gisclair Magee Anders Glover Marcelle Committee from the Senate Armes Guinn Marino Bacala Hall McFarland A special committee from the Senate notified the House that the Bagley Harris, J. Miguez Senate has convened and is prepared to transact business. Bagneris Harris, L. Miller, D. Berthelot Havard Miller, G. The Speaker thanked and dismissed the committee. Billiot Hazel Moreno Bishop Henry Morris, Jay Message from the Senate Bouie Hensgens Morris, Jim ASKING CONCURRENCE IN Brass Hilferty Norton SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS Brown, C. Hill Pearson Brown, T. Hodges Pierre March 12, 2018 Carmody Hoffmann Pope Carpenter Hollis Pugh To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Carter, G. Horton Pylant Representatives: Carter, R. Howard Reynolds Carter, S. Hunter Richard I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Chaney Huval Schexnayder adopted and asks your concurrence in the following Senate Connick Ivey Seabaugh Concurrent Resolutions: Coussan Jackson Simon Cox James Smith Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1 Crews Jefferson Stagni Cromer Jenkins Stefanski Respectfully submitted, Davis Johnson Stokes DeVillier Jones Talbot GLENN A. KOEPP Dwight Jordan Thibaut Secretary of the Senate Edmonds Landry, N. Thomas 1 Page 2 HOUSE 1st Day's Proceedings - March 12, 2018 Senate Concurrent Resolutions provide for a certification by the elected official; and to provide Lying Over for related matters. The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions contained in the Read by title. message were taken up and acted upon as follows: Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1— BY SENATOR LONG A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HOUSE BILL NO. 8— BY REPRESENTATIVE IVEY To invite the Honorable John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, AN ACT to address a joint session of the legislature. To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1513(A) and (B) and to repeal R.S. 11:1513(C) and (D), relative to the reemployment of retirees of Read by title. the Clerks' of Court Retirement and Relief Fund; to provide for the number of days a retiree may be reemployed without benefit On motion of Rep. Leger, and under a suspension of the rules, reduction; to require payment of employer contributions during the resolution was concurred in. reemployment; and to provide for related matters. Introduction of House Bills Read by title. and Joint Resolutions Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on The following named members introduced the following House Retirement. Bills and Joint Resolutions, which were read the first time by their titles and, pursuant to House Rule 7.2(E), referred to committee: HOUSE BILL NO. 9— BY REPRESENTATIVE IVEY HOUSE BILL NO. 4— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2254(D), relative to the Firefighters' AN ACT Retirement System; to provide relative to direct rollovers of To amend and reenact R.S. 56:302.1(C)(1)(c), relative to saltwater sums from qualified plans into the system; to provide for fishing licenses; to extend the applicability of an additional fee definitions; and to provide for related matters. for purchase of a saltwater fishing license; and to provide for related matters. Read by title. Read by title. Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on Retirement. Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on HOUSE BILL NO. 10— Natural Resources and Environment. BY REPRESENTATIVE IVEY AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 5— To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2256(E)(1) and (3), relative to the BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNICK AN ACT Firefighters' Retirement System; to provide relative to refunds To amend and reenact Civil Code Article 3463, relative to of accumulated contributions; to require board approval of prescription; to provide for the effect of dismissal of a party in requested refunds; to provide relative to the timing of such certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters. refunds; and to provide for related matters. Read by title. Read by title. Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. Retirement. HOUSE BILL NO. 11— HOUSE BILL NO. 6— BY REPRESENTATIVE IVEY BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNICK AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:264.1 and to enact R.S. 11:264(3), To enact Code of Civil Procedure Article 1551(D), relative to pretrial relative to members of the Public Retirement Systems' Actuarial procedure; to provide for the setting of a pretrial conference in Committee; to impose a fiduciary duty on members of the certain circumstances; to provide for the method of conducting committee; and to provide for related matters. the pretrial conference; and to provide for related matters. Read by title. Read by title. Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on Retirement. Civil Law and Procedure. HOUSE BILL NO. 12— HOUSE BILL NO. 7— BY REPRESENTATIVE IVEY BY REPRESENTATIVE GREGORY MILLER AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:127(C), relative to the Public To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1111(E)(2), relative to certain required Retirement Systems' Actuarial Committee, to provide for the statements filed by elected officials regarding certain duties of the committee; to require the committee to report to the transactions with their governmental entity or its officials or legislature; and to provide for related matters. agencies; to remove the requirement for a sworn statement; to Read by title. 2 Page 3 HOUSE 1st Day's Proceedings - March 12, 2018 Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on Retirement. Retirement. HOUSE BILL NO. 13— HOUSE BILL NO. 18— BY REPRESENTATIVE GREGORY MILLER BY REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:710(A)(9) and to enact R.S. To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1402(6)(a) and to repeal R.S. 11:231, 11:710(A)(5)(e), relative to reemployment in the Teachers' relative to calculation of average compensation for members of Retirement System of Louisiana; to provide for reemployment the Registrars of Voters Employees' Retirement System; and to in a position for presenter of professional development; and to provide for related matters. provide for related matters. Read by title. Read by title. Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on Retirement. Retirement. HOUSE BILL NO. 19— HOUSE BILL NO. 14— BY REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2165.5(A), relative to the annual To amend and reenact R.S. 11:710(A)(3) and (4)(b) and (F)(3), amount of retirement allowance for members of the Registrars relative to the reemployment of retirees of the Teachers' of Voters Employees' Retirement System; to provide relative to Retirement System of Louisiana in positions covered by the the accrual rate applicable to creditable service; and to provide system; to authorize the reemployment of interpreters, for related matters. educational transliterators, and certified educators of the hearing impaired in critical shortage positions; and to provide for related Read by title. matters. Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on Read by title. Retirement. Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on HOUSE BILL NO. 20— Retirement. BY REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 15— To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2094, relative to the Registrars of BY REPRESENTATIVE MORENO Voters Employees' Retirement System; to provide for the AN ACT appointment of a natural or juridical person as director; and to To enact R.S.