OFFICIAL JOURNAL Message from the House OF THE CONCURRING IN SENATE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OF THE June 22, 2005 STATE OF LOUISIANA _______ To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: THIRTY-EIGHTH_______ DAY'S PROCEEDINGS I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Representatives has finally concurred in the following Senate Thirty-First Regular Session of the Legislature Concurrent Resolutions: Under the Adoption of the Constitution of 1974 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 86— _______ BY SENATOR B. GAUTREAUX A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Senate Chamber State Capitol To create and provide with respect to the Hospital-acquired Infection Baton Rouge, Louisiana Reporting Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding the requirement that all hospitals report the incidence Thursday, June 23, 2005 of hospital-acquired infections to the Department of Health and Hospitals. The Senate was called to order at 9:30 o'clock A.M., by Hon. Donald E. Hines, President of the Senate. Reported with amendments. ROLL CALL SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 129— BY SENATOR MURRAY The roll being called, the following members answered to their A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION names: To express the intent of the legislature regarding the increased fee on criminal bail bonds in Orleans Parish contained in House Bill PRESENT No. 76 of the 2005 Regular Session. Mr. President Dupre Marionneaux Reported with amendments. Adley Ellington McPherson SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 113— Amedee Fields Michot BY SENATOR DUPLESSIS Bajoie Fontenot Mount A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Barham Gautreaux B Murray To urge and request the assessors of Orleans Parish, individually and Boasso Gautreaux N Nevers collectively, to undertake a comprehensive and continuing effort Broome Heitmeier Romero to locate all property owned or leased by a nonprofit corporation Cain Hollis Schedler or association that is owned, operated, leased, or used for a Chaisson Jackson Smith commercial purpose unrelated to the exempt purposes of the Cheek Jones Theunissen corporation or association and to assess such property for ad Cravins Kostelka Ullo valorem tax purposes. Dardenne Lentini Duplessis Malone Reported with amendments. Total - 37 ABSENT SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 104— BY SENATOR ELLINGTON AND REPRESENTATIVE MCVEA Shepherd A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Total - 1 To express the support of the Legislature of Louisiana for the potential location of an advanced nuclear energy plant at The President of the Senate announced there were 37 Senators Entergy Nuclear's River Bend Station. present and a quorum. Reported without amendments. Prayer SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 139— The prayer was offered by Senator Jones, following which the BY SENATOR DARDENNE AND REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL Senate joined in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION of America. To recognize Louisiana State University as the "Ole War Skule" and to officially recognize and designate it as Louisiana's Military Reading of the Journal School. Reported without amendments. On motion of Senator Jones, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with and the Journal of yesterday was adopted. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 140— BY SENATOR HINES Morning Hour A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To create and establish a group to conduct an assessment of the Rules Suspended security, evacuation and emergency procedures for the Capitol Complex and make recommendations to the Legislative Senator Romero asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules Budgetary Control Council for implementation of such for the purpose of invoking 5 minute cloture. procedures. Messages from the House Reported without amendments. Respectfully submitted, The following Messages from the House were received and read ALFRED W. SPEER as follows: Clerk of the House of Representatives Page 2 SENATE 38th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS June 23, 2005 Message from the House Messages from the House ASKING CONCURRENCE IN The following Messages from the House were received and read HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS as follows: June 22, 2005 Message from the House To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: HOUSE CONFEREES APPOINTED I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of June 22, 2005 Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the following House Concurrent Resolutions: To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 217— I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of BY REPRESENTATIVE BURNS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION the House of Representatives has appointed the following members, To urge and request the House Committee on Ways and Means and on the part of the House of Representatives, to confer, with a like the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs to meet committee from the Senate, on the disagreement to Senate and to function as a joint committee to study impediments to the Concurrent Resolution No. 71 by Senator Smith: state of Louisiana becoming a retirement destination. Representatives Fannin, Quezaire and Dove. Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives Clerk of the House of Representatives House Concurrent Resolutions Message from the House Senator Bajoie asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to take up at this time the following House Concurrent Resolutions HOUSE CONFEREES APPOINTED just received from the House which were taken up, read a first and second time by their titles and acted upon as follows: June 22, 2005 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 217— To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: BY REPRESENTATIVE BURNS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of To urge and request the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House of Representatives has appointed the following members, the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs to meet on the part of the House of Representatives, to confer, with a like and to function as a joint committee to study impediments to the committee from the Senate, on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. state of Louisiana becoming a retirement destination. 157 by Senator Chaisson: The resolution was read by title. Senator Schedler moved to Representatives LaFleur, Martiny and Wooton. concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER ROLL CALL Clerk of the House of Representatives The roll was called with the following result: Message from the House YEAS HOUSE CONFEREES APPOINTED Mr. President Dupre Marionneaux Adley Ellington McPherson June 22, 2005 Amedee Fields Michot Barham Gautreaux B Mount To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: Broome Heitmeier Murray Cain Hollis Nevers I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of Chaisson Jackson Romero the House of Representatives has appointed the following members, Cheek Jones Schedler on the part of the House of Representatives, to confer, with a like Dardenne Kostelka Smith committee from the Senate, on the disagreement to House Bill No. Duplessis Malone Theunissen 2 by Representative Hammett: Total - 30 NAYS Representatives Hammett, Alario and Salter. Total - 0 Respectfully submitted, ABSENT ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives Bajoie Fontenot Shepherd Boasso Gautreaux N Ullo Message from the House Cravins Lentini Total - 8 HOUSE CONFEREES APPOINTED The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House June 22, 2005 Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: 38th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 3 SENATE June 23, 2005 I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: the House of Representatives has appointed the following members, on the part of the House of Representatives, to confer, with a like I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of committee from the Senate, on the disagreement to House Bill No. Representatives has adopted the Report of the Conference Committee 877 by Representative Townsend: on the disagreement to House Bill No. 33. Representatives Townsend, Hammett and DeWitt. Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER Respectfully submitted, Clerk of the House of Representatives ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives Message from the House Message from the House ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT HOUSE CONFEREES APPOINTED June 22, 2005 June 22, 2005 To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of Representatives has adopted the Report of the Conference Committee the House of Representatives has appointed the following members, on the disagreement to House Bill No. 187. on the part of the House of Representatives, to confer, with a like committee from the Senate, on the disagreement to House Bill No. Respectfully submitted, 558 by Representative LaBruzzo: ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives Representatives LaBruzzo, Durand and Walker. Message from the House Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER ADOPTION OF Clerk of the House of Representatives CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Message from the House June 22, 2005 REJECTION OF To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT I am directed to inform