OFFICIAL JOURNAL Bagneris Rule OF THE Senator Bean moved to suspend the rules to pass over controversial Senate and House Conference Committee Reports temporarily with the SENATE intention of taking them up later, in their regular order. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA Without objection, so ordered. _______ Introduction of FIFTY-FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS _______ Senate Concurrent Resolutions Twenty-Fifth Regular Session of the Legislature Under the Adoption of the Senator Bean asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for Constitution of 1974 the purpose of introducing and reading the following Senate Concurrent _______ Resolutions a first and second time and acting upon them as follows: Senate Chamber SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 171— State Capitol BY SENATOR EWING Baton Rouge, Louisiana A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Monday, June 21, 1999 To urge and request the Senate Committee on Judiciary C and the House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice to The Senate was called to order at 8:00 o'clock A.M., by Hon. function as a joint committee to study the dissemination of Randy Ewing, President of the Senate. materials harmful to minors by electronic mail, Internet, or commercial on-line services. ROLL CALL The resolution was read by title. Senator Ewing moved to adopt the Senate Concurrent Resolution. The roll being called, the following members answered to their names: ROLL CALL PRESENT The roll was called with the following result: Mr. President Dyess Lambert Bajoie Ellington Landry YEAS Barham Fields C Lentini Bean Fields W Malone Mr. President Fields W Robichaux Boissiere Greene Robichaux Barham Hainkel Romero Branch Hainkel Romero Bean Heitmeier Schedler Cain Heitmeier Schedler Cain Hines Smith Campbell Hines Smith Casanova Hollis Tarver Casanova Hollis Tarver Cox Irons Theunissen Cox Irons Theunissen Dardenne Landry Thomas Cravins Johnson Thomas Ellington Lentini Dardenne Jones Ullo Fields C Malone Dean Jordan Total—25 Total—38 NAYS ABSENT Total—0 Siracusa ABSENT Total—1 Bajoie Dean Jordan The President of the Senate announced there were 38 Senators Boissiere Dyess Lambert present and a quorum. Branch Greene Siracusa Campbell Johnson Ullo Cravins Jones Prayer Total—14 The prayer was offered by Senator Ewing, following which the The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate Concurrent Senate joined in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States of Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. America. Messages from the House Reading of the Journal The following Messages from the House were received and read On motion of Senator Lentini, the reading of the Journal was as follows: dispensed with and the Journal of yesterday was adopted. Message from the House Morning Hour ASKING CONCURRENCE IN Rules Suspended HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS Senator Barham asked for a suspension of the rules for the purpose June 21, 1999 of invoking 5 minute cloture. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: Without objection, so ordered. Page 2 SENATE 51st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS June 21, 1999 I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Ellington Lentini Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the Total—26 following House Concurrent Resolutions: NAYS HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 356— Total—0 BY REPRESENTATIVE SCALISE ABSENT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Bajoie Dyess Lambert Education to make special provisions in the minimum foundation Branch Greene Siracusa program formula adopted by the board for the 1999-2000 school Campbell Hainkel Ullo year to restore the level of funding through the minimum Casanova Jones foundation program formula to at least the 1998-1999 funding Cravins Jordan level for all "Hold Harmless" school systems. Total—13 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 357— The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House BY REPRESENTATIVES WILKERSON AND ALEXANDER A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. To commend and congratulate the Lincoln Parish Branch of the HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 357— National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for BY REPRESENTATIVES WILKERSON AND ALEXANDER its work in the voter registration movement in Lincoln Parish, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Louisiana. To commend and congratulate the Lincoln Parish Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 358— its work in the voter registration movement in Lincoln Parish, BY REPRESENTATIVES PRATT, COPELIN, FARVE, GREEN, MORRELL, MURRAY, AND WILLARD AND SENATORS BOISSIERE, BAJOIE, IRONS, Louisiana. AND JOHNSON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION The resolution was read by title. Senator Ewing moved to concur To commend Mr. Nat LaCour upon the occasion of his retirement as in the House Concurrent Resolution. president of United Teachers of New Orleans after twenty-eight years of service with that organization, to congratulate Mr. LaCour ROLL CALL upon his election in July of 1998 as executive vice president of the American Federation of Teachers, and to recognize his many The roll was called with the following result: accomplishments. YEAS Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER Mr. President Fields C Lentini Clerk of the House of Representatives Barham Fields W Malone Bean Hainkel Robichaux House Concurrent Resolutions Boissiere Heitmeier Romero Cain Hines Schedler Senator Bean asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to Casanova Hollis Smith take up at this time the following House Concurrent Resolutions just Cox Irons Tarver received from the House which were taken up, read a first and second Dardenne Johnson Theunissen time by their titles and acted upon as follows: Ellington Landry Thomas Total—27 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 356— NAYS BY REPRESENTATIVE SCALISE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Total—0 To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary ABSENT Education to make special provisions in the minimum foundation program formula adopted by the board for the 1999-2000 school Bajoie Dean Jordan year to restore the level of funding through the minimum Branch Dyess Lambert foundation program formula to at least the 1998-1999 funding Campbell Greene Siracusa level for all "Hold Harmless" school systems. Cravins Jones Ullo Total—12 The resolution was read by title. Senator Ellington moved to concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. ROLL CALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 358— The roll was called with the following result: BY REPRESENTATIVES PRATT, COPELIN, FARVE, GREEN, MORRELL, MURRAY, AND WILLARD AND SENATORS BOISSIERE, BAJOIE, IRONS, AND JOHNSON YEAS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Mr. Nat LaCour upon the occasion of his retirement as Mr. President Fields C Malone president of United Teachers of New Orleans after twenty-eight Barham Fields W Robichaux years of service with that organization, to congratulate Mr. LaCour Bean Heitmeier Romero upon his election in July of 1998 as executive vice president of the Boissiere Hines Schedler American Federation of Teachers, and to recognize his many Cain Hollis Smith accomplishments. Cox Irons Tarver Dardenne Johnson Theunissen The resolution was read by title. Senator Johnson moved to concur Dean Landry Thomas in the House Concurrent Resolution. 51st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 3 SENATE June 21, 1999 ROLL CALL Casanova Irons Theunissen Cox Johnson Thomas The roll was called with the following result: Dardenne Landry Ullo Dean Lentini YEAS Total—29 NAYS Mr. President Fields C Malone Barham Fields W Robichaux Total—0 Bean Heitmeier Romero ABSENT Boissiere Hines Schedler Cain Hollis Smith Branch Greene Lambert Casanova Irons Tarver Campbell Hainkel Siracusa Cox Johnson Theunissen Cravins Jones Dardenne Landry Thomas Dyess Jordan Ellington Lentini Total—10 Total—26 NAYS The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Total—0 ABSENT Rules Suspended Bajoie Dyess Lambert Senator Barham asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules Branch Greene Siracusa for the purpose of taking up at this time. Campbell Hainkel Ullo Cravins Jones Reports of Committees Dean Jordan Total—13 The following reports of committees were received and read: The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House SENATE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Senate Bill No. 855 by Dardenne Rules Suspended June 20, 1999 Senator Schedler asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of taking up at this time. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: House Concurrent Resolutions We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement to be Adopted, Subject to Call between the two houses concerning Senate Bill 855 by Dardenne The following House Concurrent Resolutions subject to call were recommend the following concerning the Reengrossed bill: read and acted upon as follows: 1. That House Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 6 proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure and adopted by Called from the Calendar the House on May 6, 1999 be adopted. Senator Schedler asked that House Concurrent Resolution No. 190 2. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 proposed be called from the Calendar at this time. by Representative DeWitt and adopted by the House on June 16, 1999 be adopted. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 190— BY REPRESENTATIVES SHAW AND WIGGINS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 3. That House Floor Amendment No. 3 proposed by Representative To direct the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the feasibility of DeWitt adopted by the House on June 16, 1999 be rejected. adopting the Uniform Transfer on Death Securities Registration Act in this state and make specific recommendations for revisions 4. That the following amendment to the reengrossed bill be adopted: to Louisiana laws in order to adopt the act in this state.