OFFICIAL JOURNAL ROLL CALL OF THE The roll was called with the following result: SENATE YEAS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA Mr. President Dardenne Lentini _______ Bajoie Ellington Robichaux Barham Guidry Romero FIFTY-FOURTH _______DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Bean Heitmeier Short Branch Hines Siracusa Twenty-Third Regular Session of the Legislature Cain Jordan Smith Under the Adoption of the Casanova Lambert Theunissen Constitution of 1974 Cox Landry _______ Total—23 Senate Chamber NAYS State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana Dean Malone Ullo Irons Schedler Monday, June 23, 1997 Total—5 ABSENT The Senate was called to order at 8:00 o'clock A.M., by Hon. Randy Ewing, President of the Senate. Bagneris Fields Johnson Campbell Greene Jones ROLL CALL Cravins Hainkel Tarver Dyess Hollis The roll being called, the following members answered to their Total—11 names: The Chair declared the rules were suspended and 3 minute PRESENT cloture was invoked. Mr. President Ellington Landry Messages from the House Bajoie Fields Lentini Barham Greene Malone The following Messages from the House were received and read Bean Guidry Robichaux as follows: Branch Hainkel Romero Cain Heitmeier Schedler Campbell Hines Short Message from the House Casanova Hollis Siracusa Cox Irons Smith ADOPTION OF Cravins Johnson Tarver CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Dardenne Jones Theunissen Dean Jordan Ullo June 23, 1997 Dyess Lambert Total—38 To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: ABSENT I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Bagneris Representatives has adopted the Report of the Conference Committee Total—1 on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2460: Respectfully submitted, The President of the Senate announced there were 38 Senators ALFRED W. SPEER present and a quorum. Clerk of the House of Representatives Prayer Message from the House The prayer was offered by Senator Barham, following which the ADOPTION OF Senate joined in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT of America. June 23, 1997 Reading of the Journal To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: On motion of Senator Barham, the reading of the Journal was I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of dispensed with and the Journal of yesterday was adopted. Representatives has adopted the Report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2395: Morning Hour Respectfully submitted, Rules Suspended ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives Senator Landry asked for a suspension of the rules for the purpose of invoking 3 minute cloture. Senator Malone objected. Page 2 SENATE 54th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS June 23, 1997 Message from the House Cain Hollis Short Casanova Irons Siracusa ADOPTION OF Cox Johnson Smith CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Cravins Jordan Tarver Dardenne Lambert Theunissen June 23, 1997 Dean Landry Ullo Total—33 To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: NAYS I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Total—0 Representatives has adopted the Report of the Conference Committee ABSENT on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1555: Bagneris Dyess Hainkel Respectfully submitted, Campbell Greene Jones ALFRED W. SPEER Total—6 Clerk of the House of Representatives The Chair declared the Conference Committee Report was adopted. Senator Landry moved to reconsider the vote by which the Reports of Committees report was adopted and laid the motion on the table. The following reports of committees were received and read: SENATE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 64 by Senator Lentini SENATE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 916 by Landry June 22, 1997 June 21, 1997 To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Representatives: We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill 64 by Senator Lentini between the two houses concerning Senate Bill 916 by Landry recommend the following concerning the Reengrossed bill: recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: 1. That House Committee Amendment Nos. 1 through 7 proposed 1. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative by the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice Marionneaux and adopted by the House on June 17, 1997, be and adopted by the House on May 30, 1997 be accepted. rejected. 2. That House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by 2. That all Legislative Bureau Amendments proposed by the Representative Windhorst and adopted by the House on June 11, Legislative Bureau and adopted by the House on June 9, 1997 1997 be rejected. be adopted. 3. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be 3. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be adopted: adopted: AMENDMENT NO. 1 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 2, line 4, change "the" to "this" On page 2, line 23, after "and the" delete the remainder of the line and delete lines 24 and 25 and insert the following: "applicant's right Respectfully submitted, to make future application for parole may be suspended for not more Senators: Representatives: than two years." Ron Landry Stephen J. Windhorst J. Lomax Jordan, Jr. Robert R. Faucheux, Jr. Respectfully submitted, Arthur J. "Art" Lentini Reggie Paul Dupre Senators: Representatives: Arthur J. "Art" Lentini Donald R. Kennard Francis Heitmeier Audrey A. McCain Rules Suspended J. Lomax Jordan, Jr. Stephen J. Windhorst Senator Landry asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of considering the Conference Committee Report. On Rules Suspended motion of Senator Landry, a vote was taken on the adoption of the Senator Lentini asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules report. for the purpose of considering the Conference Committee Report. On motion of Senator Lentini, a vote was taken on the adoption of ROLL CALL the report. The roll was called with the following result: ROLL CALL YEAS The roll was called with the following result: Mr. President Ellington Lentini Bajoie Fields Malone YEAS Barham Guidry Robichaux Bean Heitmeier Romero Mr. President Ellington Malone Branch Hines Schedler Bajoie Fields Robichaux 54th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 3 SENATE June 23, 1997 Barham Guidry Romero Campbell Johnson Short Bean Heitmeier Schedler Casanova Lambert Siracusa Branch Hines Short Cox Landry Theunissen Cain Hollis Siracusa Cravins Lentini Ullo Campbell Irons Smith Total—21 Casanova Johnson Tarver NAYS Cox Jordan Theunissen Cravins Lambert Ullo Guidry Irons Smith Dardenne Landry Hines Malone Dean Lentini Total—5 Total—34 ABSENT NAYS Bagneris Fields Jones Total—0 Bajoie Greene Jordan ABSENT Branch Hainkel Tarver Cain Heitmeier Bagneris Greene Jones Dyess Hollis Dyess Hainkel Total—13 Total—5 The Chair declared the Conference Committee Report was The Chair declared the Conference Committee Report was adopted. Senator Landry moved to reconsider the vote by which the adopted. Senator Lentini moved to reconsider the vote by which the report was adopted and laid the motion on the table. report was adopted and laid the motion on the table. SENATE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SENATE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 242 by Senator Lentini Senate Bill No. 222 by Senator Landry, et al. June 22, 1997 June 22, 1997 To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Representatives: We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill 242 by Senator between the two houses concerning Senate Bill 222 by Senator Lentini recommend the following concerning the Reengrossed bill: Landry, et al. recommend the following concerning the Reengrossed bill: 1. That House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative Murray and adopted by the House on May 30, 1997 be rejected. 1. That House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the House Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Respectfully submitted: Works and adopted by the House on May 15, 1997 be adopted. Senators: Representatives: 2. That Legislative Bureau Amendment No. 1 adopted by the Arthur J. Lentini Edwin R.Murray House on May 15, 1997 be adopted. John T. Schedler Joseph F. Toomy 3. That the following amendment to the reengrossed bill be J.Chris Ullo Jimmy N. Dimos adopted: Rules Suspended AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 2, line 21, after "of" change "sixty" to "fifty-five" Senator Lentini asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of considering the Conference Committee Report. Respectfully submitted, On motion of Senator Lentini, a vote was taken on the adoption of Senators: Representatives: the report. Ron Landry John Diez Arthur Lentini Robert Faucheux Warren Triche ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: Rules Suspended YEAS Senator Landry asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of considering the Conference Committee Report. On Mr. President Ellington Malone motion of Senator Landry, a vote was taken on the adoption of the Barham Fields Robichaux report. Bean Guidry Romero Branch Hines Schedler ROLL CALL Campbell Irons Short Casanova Johnson Siracusa The roll was called with the following result: Cox Jones Smith Cravins Lambert Theunissen YEAS Dardenne Landry Ullo Dean Lentini Mr. President Dardenne Robichaux Total—29 Barham Dean Romero NAYS Bean Ellington Schedler Page 4 SENATE 54th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS June 23, 1997 Total—0 Total—1 ABSENT ABSENT Bagneris Greene Jordan Bagneris Dyess Heitmeier Bajoie Hainkel Tarver Bajoie Greene Hollis Cain Heitmeier Cain Hainkel Tarver Dyess Hollis Total—9 Total—10 The Chair declared the Conference Committee Report was The Chair declared the Conference Committee Report was adopted.