SB6 Peacock
Provides relative to contributions of members out of service for five years. (6/30/16) SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RET
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB7 Peacock
Provides relative to certain purchases of service credit. (2/3 - CA10s29(F)) (6/30/16) SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RET
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB8 Peacock
Provides relative to deferred retirement option plan subaccount disbursements. (6/30/16) SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RET
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB12 Peacock
Removes redundant provisions of law and makes technical changes. (6/30/16) STATE POLICE RET FUND
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB16 Peacock
Provides for a benefit for survivors of members of the Sheriff'sPension and Relief Fund killed in the line of duty by an intentional violent act. (2/3 - CA10s29(F)) (6/30/16)
SHERIFFS PEN/RELIEF FUND
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB22 Chabert
To change the chair of the Multimodal Commerce Advisory Commission to the commissioner of multimodal commerce. (7/1/16)
TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB26 Allain
Provides relative to servitudes of natural drainage. (gov sig) SERVITUDES
Senate conference committee members appointed: Allain, Ward, and Fannin.
-SB31 Mills
Provides relative to the Greater Krotz Springs Port Commission. (gov sig) PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB50 Smith, G.
Amends definition of autocycle applicable to operator's helmet exemption and driver's license endorsement requirement. (8/1/16)
MOTOR VEHICLES
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB57 Bishop, W.
Prohibits the increase in salary of unclassified employees in the executive branch for a period commencing on the gubernatorial election day and concluding on inauguration day. (gov sig)
GOVERNOR
Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
-SB58 Martiny
Repeals certain requirements relative to home service contract providers. (8/1/16) CONTRACTS
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB60 Martiny
Provides relative to the crime of organized retail theft. (gov sig) CRIME/PUNISHMENT
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB72 Peacock EMPLOYMENT
Authorizes private employers to provide employment preferences for veterans. (8/1/16) Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB74 Thompson
Provides relative to the official logo for state products and authorizes civil penalties. (gov sig) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB75 Thompson
Repeals the Pest Control Compact. (gov sig)
AGRICULTURE/FOREST DEPT
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB82 Morrish
Creates the Cameron Parish Port, Harbor, and Terminal District. (1/1/17) PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB84 Gatti
Provides relative to the sanctions for engaging in political activities for municipal fire and police civil service classified employees. (8/1/16)
CIVIL SERVICE
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB94 Colomb
Enacts Louisiana Uniform Adult Guardianship Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act. (8/1/16) CIVIL PROCEDURE
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB96 Smith, G.
Repeals the expungement fee assessed by Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court. (8/1/16) CLERKS OF COURT
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB100 Smith, G.
Includes trailer safety education in driver's education courses and materials. (8/1/16) DRIVER EDUCATION
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB102 Smith, G.
Provides relative to firearm-free zones. (8/1/16) WEAPONS
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB107 Barrow
Provides for the re-creation of the Department of Health and Hospitals and changes the name to Louisiana Department of Health. (See Act)
HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB111 Barrow
Creates the Parkwood Terrace Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish. (gov sig)
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
Conference committee report received.
-SB114 LaFleur
Requires approval by the governing board for any salary adjustments or cost of living adjustments for employees or board members of certain boards under the authority of the Department of Health and Hospitals and employees of certain human service districts. (gov sig)
HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB117 Mills MEDICAID
Provides for the Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee. (gov sig)
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB120 Martiny
Provides relative to Ascension Parish Court. (gov sig) JUDGES
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
-SB122 Barrow
Prohibits certain forms of untrue or misleading advertisements. (8/1/16) ADVERTISING
Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
-Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-SB123 Claitor
Revises and reorganizes Code of Criminal Procedure articles and Revised Statutes relative to bail. (1/1/17)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Senate conference committee members appointed: Claitor, Perry, and White.
-SB140 Walsworth
Provides for the organization of the Department of Environmental Quality. (8/1/16) ENVIRONMENT QUALITY DEPT
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB153 Claitor
Removes certain provisions regarding prosecution of the possession of a firearm with obliterated, removed, changed or altered number or mark which were declared unconstitutional. (8/1/16)
WEAPONS
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB154 Claitor
Repeals certain provisions relative to jury trials that were declared unconstitutional. (gov sig) CIVIL PROCEDURE
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB161 Chabert
Provides for exceptions from the retail seafood dealer's license. (8/1/16) SEAFOOD
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB165 Allain
Requires landowner notification when an operator transfers an oil or gas well and provides for orphaned oilfield sites. (8/1/16)
CONSERVATION
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
-SB180 Mills
Provides exemption from prosecution for anyone lawfully in possession of medical marijuana. (8/1/16) CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 29 yeas and 7 nays.
-SB199 Gatti
Provides for prior approval by the commissioner of insurance for the merger of a domestic insurer or health maintenance organization. (8/1/16)
INSURERS
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB205 Carter, T.
Provides relative to required sales of tobacco wholesale dealers. (gov sig) COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB216 Carter, T.
Creates the Louisiana Animal Shelter Registry. (8/1/16) ANIMALS
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB217 Bishop, W.
Provides for the confidentiality of records disclosed to or by the commissioner of insurance during the course of an insurance receivership. (8/1/16)
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB222 Claitor
Provides that certain records in the custody of the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors are exempt from the Public Records Law. (8/1/16)
PUBLIC RECORDS
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB224 Claitor
Repeals provisions regarding parking violations on campus declared unconstitutional. (gov sig) COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB236 Barrow
Provides relative to admissions by emergency certificate of persons suffering from mental illness and substance abuse. (8/1/16)
CORONERS
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB238 Thompson
Establishes procedure if immediate jeopardy violation is identified in a nursing home survey. (8/1/16) NURSING HOMES
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB241 Milkovich
Provides right of access to autopsy records, coroner's reports and similar documents. (gov sig) PUBLIC RECORDS
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
-SB255 Morrell
Provides relative to sucessors of alcoholic beverage suppliers, importers, brokers, or wholesalers. (8/1/16)
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB313 Barrow
Provides relative to the Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. (gov sig) CHILDREN
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB319 Perry
Provides relative to advanced police and service dog training programs. (8/1/16) LAW ENFORCEMENT
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB320 Morrell
Provides for designated seating in a courtroom. (8/1/16) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB325 Claitor
Makes changes to judicial building fund as it relates to juvenile court matters and certain child welfare proceedings. (7/1/16)
FUNDS/FUNDING
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-SB326 Claitor
Provides relative to reporting of child abuse and neglect. (8/1/16) CRIME/PUNISHMENT
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB329 Claitor
Increases the minimum GPA required for the Performance and Honors Awards. (gov sig) TOPS
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 5 nays.
-SB334 Claitor
Repeals certain provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure declared unconstitutional. (8/1/16) CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB335 Claitor
Prohibits charter schools from requiring disclosure of certain student information and provides for the submission of petitions by certain students with exceptionalities. (gov sig)
STUDENTS
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
-SB350 Luneau
Increases the fee issuance of long-form birth certificates and death certificates. (8/1/16) VITAL STATISTICS
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB355 Cortez
Requires contracts to comply with local public school board policy. (8/1/16) SCHOOLS
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB357 Carter, T.
Requires posting of notification of red light camera locations. (8/1/16) TRAFFIC
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB363 Appel
Provides relative to fees for filing a civil suit or proceeding in 24th Judicial District Court. (2/3 -CA7s2.1)(gov sig)
COURTS
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB376 Colomb
Creates the Louisiana Family Caregiver Act. (8/1/16) HEALTH CARE
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
-SB377 Peacock
Requires National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline information to be posted at hotels. (8/1/16)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
-SB381 Martiny
Provides for appointment of ex officio notaries for the Causeway Police Department. (gov sig) LOCAL AGENCIES
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB382 Thompson
Prohibits local governmental entities and other local governing authorities from regulating the registration, distribution, sale, or planting of seeds. (gov sig)
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB389 Erdey
Creates "100% DAV" military honor license plate. (8/1/16) MOTOR VEHICLES
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB391 Erdey
Adds Livingston Parish president to the Coastal Louisiana Levee Consortium. (8/1/16) LEVEES
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB403 Morrish
Provides relative to facilities providing housing to individuals referred by judicial agencies. (8/1/16) CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
-SB407 Milkovich
Requires publication of certain contracts and reports on the Internet and and creates task force which is authorized to study and make annual assessments of state contracts. (7/1/16)
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-SB436 Carter, T.
Provides with respect to discrimination regarding sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. (gov sig)
DISCRIMINATION
Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
-SB444 Erdey
Provides for placing "100% DAV" designation on Louisiana driver's license and special identification card. (8/1/16)
MOTOR VEHICLES
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SB453 White, Bodi
Adds Medicaid fraud to crimes governed by racketeering laws. (gov sig) CRIME/PUNISHMENT
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SB468 Johns
Prohibits establishments that sell alcoholic beverages from employing persons under twenty-one years of age for certain purposes. (8/1/16)
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
-SCR4 Barrow
Continues the task force to study and make recommendations concerning health services delivery and financing in the Baton Rouge region.
HEALTH SERVICES
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SCR15 Claitor
Amends Joint Rules of Order relative to conference committee reports. JOINT RULES
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
-SCR37 Brown, Troy
Creates a task force to study the installation and maintenance of lighting on the Sunshine Bridge and the Veteran's Memorial Bridge in Gramercy.
ROADS/HIGHWAYS
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
SCR38 Bishop, W.
Requests the DPS&C committee on parole to conduct a comprehensive review of the last ten years of parole matters and report its findings.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SCR47 Colomb
Establishes and provides for the State Capitol Accessibility Advisory Commission. PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SCR48 Colomb
Requests steps be taken to preserve the State Capitol Building. PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS
Received from the House without amendments.
-SCR52 Claitor
Calls for convention to amend United States Constitution. CONSTITUTION CONVENTION
Received from the House without amendments.
-SCR75 Chabert
Requests the Judicial Council to study the Thirty-Second Judicial District and make recommendations to the legislature regarding the creation of a minority election section.
JUDGES
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SCR77 Thompson
Extends the sunset of the Lake Providence Watershed Council until December 31, 2018 WATER/WATERWAYS
Received from the House without amendments.
-SCR100 Bishop, W.
Requests Louisiana State Law Institute study the award of child support for adult children with disabilities.
LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
-Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
-Read by title and adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
-SCR101 Walsworth
Requests the Department of Environmental Quality to study the removal of certain Reid vapor pressure requirements in certain parishes.
ENVIRONMENT QUALITY DEPT
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
-SCR102 Walsworth
Requests the Department of Environmental Quality to study including above ground bulk storage facilities in the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
ENVIRONMENT QUALITY DEPT
Read by title and adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
-SCR128 Alario
Expresses condolences upon the death of former Lieutenant Governor Bobby Freeman. CONDOLENCES
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
-SCR129 Long
Commends Jim Hawthorne upon receiving the 2016 Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism and for being named to the 2016 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
COMMENDATIONS
Read by title and adopted by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
-SCR130 Long COMMENDATIONS
Commends Dr. Julian Bailes Jr. on receiving the 2016 Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadership Award and being named to the 2016 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class.
Read by title and adopted by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
-SCR131 Colomb
Commends the Catholic High School of Baton Rouge football team on winning the state championship.
COMMENDATIONS
Read by title and adopted by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
-SCR132 Peacock
Commends Gary Loftin, Clerk of Court for the parish of Caddo, on his well-deserved retirement. COMMENDATIONS
Read by title and adopted by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
-SCR133 Colomb
Commends the Parkview Baptist High School football team on winning the state championship. COMMENDATIONS
Read by title and adopted by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
-SCR134 Morrell
Creates the Louisiana Workplace Wellness Study Commission to study the importance of healthy vending on state-operated properties.
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
-SR129 Bishop, W.
Requests the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission to provide a detailed report on the status of reopening Pradat Playground and Pool.
LOCAL AGENCIES
Reported favorably.
-SR132 Barrow
Requests a special committee to study the feasibility of requiring two-way cameras with captioning for hearing impaired and hard of hearing individuals at Louisiana businesses with drive-thru windows.
COMMITTEE STUDIES
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
-Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
-Read by title and adopted.
-SR155 Peterson
Commends Veronica "Ms. V" Downs-Dorsey on 25 years of teaching vocal music at McDonogh 35 Senior High School and on 35 years as an educator in the Orleans Parish school system.
COMMENDATIONS
Read by title and adopted.
-SR156 Thompson
Designates June 1, 2016, as "4-H Day" at the legislature and commends the state 4-H officers. COMMENDATIONS
Read by title and adopted.
-SR157 Johns
Commends Willie Landry Mount on being conferred an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by McNeese State University.
COMMENDATIONS
Read by title and adopted.
-SR158 Peterson
Designates June 2016 as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month in Louisiana. SENATE
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
HB14 Pearson
Replaces the chairman of the House Committee on Retirement with a member of the House Committee on Retirement appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives as trustee on each state and statewide retirement system board
RETIREMENT/BDS - COMMISSIONS
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB19 Dwight
Prohibits use of an unmanned aircraft system to conduct surveillance or collect information about a school, school premises, or correctional facilities
CRIME
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB37 Jones
Provides relative to the board of trustees of the Municipal Employees' Retirement System RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL EMP
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB39 Pearson
Provides relative to the maximum benefits for members of the Registrars of Voters Employees' Retirement System hired on or before December 31, 2012
RETIREMENT/REGISTR VOTER
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB40 Reynolds
Provides relative to the reemployment of retirees in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL EMP
Conference committee report received.
-HB42 Dwight
Provides for time limitations for prosecution of video voyeurism CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB53 Foil
Provides relative to Deferred Retirement Option Plan accounts in the Parochial Employees' Retirement System and interest on such accounts
RETIREMENT/PAROCHIAL EMP
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB54 Foil
Reamortizes the initial unfunded accrued liability (IUAL) of the Clerks of Court Retirement and Relief Fund as a level-dollar payment over the remaining life of the original IUAL amortization schedule
RETIREMENT/CLERKS COURT
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB56 Leger
Provides relative to retirement eligibility and benefits for new hires in the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans
RETIREMENT/LOCAL
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB57 Leger
Provides relative to the assessment and remittal of employee contributions to the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans
RETIREMENT/LOCAL
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
HB58 Leger
Provides relative to the Deferred Retirement Option Plan in the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans
RETIREMENT/LOCAL
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB59 Leger
Provides relative to conversion of sick and annual leave to retirement credit in the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans
RETIREMENT/LOCAL
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB60 Miguez
Provides relative to the reemployment of retired school nurses in positions covered by the Teachers' Retirement System of La.
RETIREMENT/TEACHERS
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB78 Pearson
Requires the executive director of each of the state and statewide retirement systems to file annual financial disclosure statements
ETHICS/FINANCIAL DISCLOS
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB92 James
Repeals the warrant recall fees collected to fund a misdemeanor jail in East Baton Rouge Parish COURTS/COURT COSTS
Called from the Calendar.
-Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB111 Pylant
Designates a bridge located on Louisiana Highway 4 as the "Chief Warrant Officer Brian Henderson Memorial Bridge"
HIGHWAYS
Conference committee report received.
-HB117 Montoucet
Provides relative to the classified police service in the city of Crowley CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB135 Landry, T.
Provides for the reporting of information concerning persons prohibited from possessing firearms WEAPONS/FIREARMS
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB140 Howard
Adds current and retired attorney generals and designated assistant attorneys general to list of officials who can carry concealed weapons
WEAPONS/FIREARMS
Conference committee report received.
-HB141 Leger
Provides for the content of actuarial notes
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB144 Miller, G.
Removes requirement of an affidavit and instead requires a certification to accompany Tier 1 and Tier ETHICS/FINANCIAL DISCLOS
2 personal financial disclosure statements
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB146 Moreno
Provides a limitation of liability for certain persons mentoring an offender on probation LIABILITY/CIVIL
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB158 Montoucet
Provides relative to the secretary for the municipal fire and police civil service board in the city of Lafayette
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
Called from the Calendar.
-Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB182 Foil
Provides with respect to the possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under the age of 21 years ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB187 Bishop, S.
Authorizes an automobile expense allowance for the assessor in Lafayette Parish ASSESSORS
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB198 Pylant
Adds two ex officio members affiliated with the La. District Attorneys Association to the council of the Louisiana State Law Institute
LEGISLATIVE AGCY/LAW INST
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB204 Lyons
Provides an exception for Jefferson Parish from certain time limitations on submission of information with public bids
PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB206 Thibaut
Provides for an automobile expense allowance for the assessors in Assumption, Iberville, and Pointe Coupee parishes
ASSESSORS
Called from the Calendar.
-Motion to reconsider the adoption of Senate floor amendments. So ordered. Amendments withdrawn.
-Read by title, passed by a vote of 20 yeas and 13 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB226 Moreno
Provides relative to revocation or suspension of a video draw poker device license for certain violations
GAMBLING/VIDEO POKER
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB232 Stokes
Adds limitation of liability provisions to the Right To Try Act HEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB254 Havard
Provides with respect to certain electronic tracking devices CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB264 Mack
Provides with respect to sentencing of juvenile offenders sentenced to life imprisonment for certain offenses
JUVENILES/DELINQUENTS
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB266 Marcelle
Prohibits certain questions regarding criminal history during the employment process for certain positions
CIVIL SERVICE
Called from the Calendar.
-Read by title, passed by a vote of 30 yeas and 6 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB271 Price
Provides relative to the regulation of used motor vehicles MOTOR VEHICLES
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB280 Broadwater
Provides with respect to group self-insurance funds for workers' compensation WORKERS COMPENSATION
Reported favorably.
-HB283 Emerson
Requires screening of newborns for Krabbe disease CHILDREN/NEWBORNS
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
-HB293 Havard
Increases the maximum per diem authorized to be paid to members of the board of commissioners of gas utility districts located in certain parishes
DISTRICTS/SPECIAL
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB335 Schexnayder
Provides for the establishment of an unmanned aerial system registration and licensing fees AGRICULTURE
Called from the Calendar.
-The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB340 Stokes
Prohibits certain sales or offers for sale of extended service agreements for motor vehicles CONSUMERS/PROTECTION
Senate conference committee members appointed: Martiny, Claitor, and Peacock.
-HB385 Hazel
Creates the crime of providing false, nonexistent, or incomplete declaration of residence for bail CRIME
Conference committee report received.
-HB388 Jefferson
Provides for the filiation of children CHILDREN
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB398 Moreno
Provides relative to the application of certain limitations on the admissibility of character evidence in civil cases
EVIDENCE
Signed by the President of the Senate.
HB410 Miller, G.
Provides relative to the calculation of child support when the parents have shared or split custody CHILDREN/CUSTODY
Called from the Calendar.
-Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB431 Carmody
Increases and provides for inspection and supervision fees for common and contract motor carriers and public utilities
PUBLIC SERVICE COMN
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB440 Jackson
Provides relative to parole for persons convicted of crimes of violence and provides for the creation and administration of the Programs to Reduce Recidivism Fund
CRIMINAL/SENTENCING
Reconsidered.
-Read by title. Failed to pass by a vote of 18 yeas and 18 nays. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB446 LeBas
Establishes an application fee for a new marijuana pharmacy permit and limits eligibility for the permit FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS
Called from the Calendar.
-Read by title. By a vote of 23 yeas and 13 nays, the bill failed to receive the required two-thirds vote. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB449 Miller, G.
Provides for the completion of a birth certificate VITAL STATISTICS
Called from the Calendar.
-Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB454 Richard
Provides for reporting, review, and approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget of certain professional, personal, and consulting service contracts
CONTRACTS
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB459 Danahay
(Constitutional Amendment) Provides that the manner of appointment and qualifications of the registrar are to be provided by law
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB464 Bishop, S.
Provides for pipeline safety inspection fees MINERALS
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB470 Danahay
Provides that an appeal of an evaluation of a registrar of voters is conducted by the State Board of Elections Supervisors
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB471 Danahay
Provides qualifications for the office of registrar of voters REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB486 Johnson, R.
Provides for administrative hearings for property or assets frozen by the Department of Children and Family Services
CHILDREN/SUPPORT
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB505 Johnson, M.
(Constitutional Amendment) Establishes a total ad valorem property tax exemption for the surviving spouse of a member of the armed forces of the Unites States, the La. National Guard, the La. State Police, or a law enforcement or fire protection officer killed in the line of duty
TAX/AD VALOREM TAX
Reported favorably.
-HB518 Broadwater
Provides relative to information concerning the fitness of a person to be certified by the Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB537 Garofalo
Provides relative to applicable fees and costs incurred for the production of records CIVIL/DISCOVERY
Called from the Calendar.
-Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB539 Hazel
Authorizes the use of human biological matter for purposes of training cadaver dogs HUMAN REMAINS
Called from the Calendar.
-Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB546 Hunter
Creates the crime of homestead exemption fraud CRIME
Called from the Calendar.
-Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB570 Schroder
Provides relative to the practice of telemedicine HEALTH SERVICES
Conference committee report received.
-HB572 Smith, P.
Provides relative to the special college and university license plates MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES
Reported favorably.
-HB579 Johnson, R.
Provides relative to the delivery of nutrition services DIETITIANS
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB585 Broadwater
Requires lobbyists to report certain information LOBBYING
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB593 Danahay REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Provides relative to the appointment of registrars of voters Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB595 Johnson, R.
Provides relative to the delivery of nutrition services through telehealth DIETITIANS
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB600 Leger
Provides for the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans COURTS
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB602 Shadoin
Provides relative to notary exam and study material fees NOTARIES
Called from the Calendar.
-Read by title, passed by a vote of 24 yeas and 13 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB606 Hoffmann
Prohibits entities that perform abortions from receiving public funding for any purpose FUNDS/FUNDING
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB608 Adams
Increases the fee imposed by the Louisiana Tax Commission for the mandated assessment of public service properties
TAX COMMISSION, STATE
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB614 Moreno
Provides for the electronic transmission of voting materials and procedures and requirements for voting absentee using such materials
VOTERS/VOTING
Conference committee report received.
-HB625 Landry, T.
Provides relative to transporters of hazardous material MTR VEHICLE/COMMERCIAL
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB627 Jackson
Provides relative to court costs in Mayor's Courts COURTS/MAYORS
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB631 Miguez
Provides for types of tires and penalties for failure to comply with the Waste Tire Program ENVIRONMENT/WASTE TIRES
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
-HB632 Morris, Jim
Provides for financial security required by applicants for drilling permits CONSERVATION
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB635 Hunter
Adds the use of unmanned aircraft systems as elements of certain crimes involving the invasion of privacy
CRIME
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB640 Leger
Authorizes the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board to develop a natural resource damages restoration bank program and oil spill compensation schedule
COASTAL COMMISSION
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB642 Johnson, R.
Provides relative to the Louisiana State Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition DIETITIANS
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB662 Barras
Provides for a fee on emergency ground ambulance service providers MEDICAID
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB667 Reynolds
Provides relative to distribution of alcoholic beverages ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Called from the Calendar.
-The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 30 yeas and 6 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB678 Carmody
Provides for the assessment of a surcharge fee on prepaid 911 services TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Reported with amendments.
-HB689 Jones
Provides relative to indigent defense services in certain city courts COURTS/CITY
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB709 Hunter
Authorizes the insurance commissioner to appoint employees of the Department of Insurance as ex officio notaries
NOTARIES
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB710 Hollis
Changes the time period in which cigarettes must be stamped SALES/TOBACCO DEALERS
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB711 Shadoin
Provides relative to release of legislative audits
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB712 Jackson
Provides relative to assignment of students with exceptionalities to schools requested by their parents CHILDREN/EXCEPTIONAL
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB714 Foil
Provides relative to the Business Corporation Act CORPORATIONS
Called from the Calendar.
-Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB717 Stokes REVENUE DEPARTMENT
Provides relative to the funding of the operations of the Department of Revenue
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB722 Moreno
Provides relative to registration of certain online hotel marketplaces with the Dept. of Revenue REVENUE DEPARTMENT
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
-HB727 Miller, G.
Specifies that the filing of certain supplemental lobbyist disclosure reports is not required during the registration renewal period
LOBBYING
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB735 Abramson
Provides relative to the deadlines for the payment of certain taxes and the time and place for the filing of certain income tax returns
TAX RETURN
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB737 Abramson
Changes the deadline for the submission of annual reports to the Department of Revenue regarding deductions and withholdings of employee wages
REVENUE DEPARTMENT
Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB738 Abramson
Provides relative to the enforcement and supervision of the collection of certain inspection and supervision fees
REVENUE DEPARTMENT
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB751 Leger
Increases penalties for noncompliance with the compulsory seat belt law MTR VEHICLE/SEAT BELTS
Read by title, passed by a vote of 22 yeas and 14 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB756 Abramson
Requires the electronic filing of certain claims for refunds REVENUE DEPARTMENT
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB758 Pugh
Provides relative to school bus inspection fees
MTR VEHICLE/INSPECTION
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB763 Carpenter
Authorizes and provides for behavioral health intervention and stabilization units HUMAN SERVICES
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB772 Abramson
Provides relative to contracts for procurement processing company rebates TAX/TAX REBATES
Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
HB784 Abramson
Provides relative to the capital outlay budget submission REVENUE DEPARTMENT
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB792 Adams
Provides relative to the regulation of massage therapists MASSAGE THERAPISTS
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB795 Stokes
Provides relative to the organization of the Tax Exemption Budget TAX EXEMPTIONS
Senate conference committee members appointed: Gary Smith, Morrell, and LaFleur.
-HB802 Jackson
Creates a procedure for designating certain crimes in the court minutes as a crime of violence and provides relative to the benefits and restrictions based on such designation
CRIMINAL/SENTENCING
Called from the Calendar.
-Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 21 yeas and 15 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB805 Broadwater
Provides relative to communication districts
DISTRICTS/COMMUNICATIONS
Reported with amendments.
-HB809 Schroder
Provides with respect to representation of indigent or absent parents CHILDREN/WELFARE SVCS
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB815 Stokes
Prohibits post-abortion harvesting of fetal remains and requires burial or cremation of such remains HUMAN REMAINS
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB819 Morris, Jim
Provides for the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund CONSERVATION
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB830 Seabaugh
Provides relative to criminal background checks for owners, employees, volunteers, and inspectors of early learning centers
CHILDREN/CARE
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB832 Seabaugh
Provides for exemptions relative to the Department of Insurance and certain provisions applicable to employment and criminal records
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
Called from the Calendar.
-Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB844 James
Provides for an extension of driving privileges pending hearing by a court MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB858 Montoucet
Provides relative to the members of the municipal fire and police civil service board CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
-HB859 Montoucet
Provides relative to the appointment and removal of employees of the municipal fire and police civil service
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB861 Montoucet
Provides relative to defined terms within the provisions governing the municipal fire and police civil service
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
-HB873 Montoucet
Provides relative to officers and employees of the municipal fire and police civil service CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
-HB886 Gaines
Increases the membership of the Port of South Louisiana Commission PORTS/SOUTH LOUISIANA
Called from the Calendar.
-Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB887 Carter, S.
Creates a residential school for certain at-risk students in grades six through twelve SCHOOLS
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
-HB898 Miller, G.
Changes the definition of motor vehicles relative to the prohibition on purchasing motor vehicles with campaign funds to provide that such prohibition does not apply to trailers
CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOS
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB900 Leopold
Authorizes an increase in fees collected by the Department of Environmental Quality ENVIRONMENT/FEES
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB902 Leopold
Provides a process by which the oyster lease moratorium can be lifted FISHING/OYSTERS
Reported with amendments.
-HB915 Huval
Provides relative to the sale of policies issued by the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
INSURERS/AGENTS
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB918 Willmott
Provides relative to background checks for persons applying for licensure by the La. State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners
NURSES/PRACTICAL
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB922 Hensgens
Revises provider fees assessed on nursing homes by the Department of Health and Hospitals NURSING HOMES
Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
-Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
-HB931 White, Malinda
Amends provisions of law regarding domestic abuse battery CRIME
Called from the Calendar.
-Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB933 Miller, G.
Provides for the schedule of basic child support obligations CHILDREN/SUPPORT
Called from the Calendar.
-The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB934 Hoffmann
Provides relative to judicial review of administrative decisions rendered by the La. State Board of Dentistry
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB937 Havard
Provides relative to background checks of certain persons who perform services relative to motor vehicles
MOTOR VEHICLES
Called from the Calendar.
-Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB947 Pope
Requires certain state entities to report to the legislature information concerning administration of the entities
STATE DEPARTMENTS
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB964 Smith, P.
Provides relative to the treatment and care of students with diabetes SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB989 Shadoin
Provides relative to tuition and fees applicable to nonresident students HIGHER EDUCATION
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB992 Connick
Amends certain definitions for purposes of sex offender registration and notification requirements CRIME/SEX OFFENSES
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB998 Brown, Chad
Provides relative to payment of group health insurance premium costs for retirees of Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office
SHERIFFS
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB1001 Jefferson
Provides with respect to limitations in apprenticeship law LABOR
Reported with amendments.
-HB1007 Moreno
Provides relative to the storing and dispensing of naloxone and other opioid antagonists DRUGS
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB1008 Connick
Amends the sex offender registration and notification form used by courts CRIME/SEX OFFENSES
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB1009 Havard
Requires certain public entities to provide a secure electronic interactive system for submission of competitive sealed bids and proposals as an alternative bidding option
PROCUREMENT
Called from the Calendar.
-Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB1016 Gisclair
Authorizes ready-mixed concrete trucks to exceed the maximum permissible gross vehicle weight, under certain conditions, until 2018
WEIGHTS/MEASURES
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB1019 Edmonds
Prohibits abortion based on genetic abnormality ABORTION
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB1031 Brown, Chad
Provides relative to certain investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts by domestic insurers INSURERS
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB1032 Carter, S.
Creates the Cypress Point Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
-HB1042 Bagley
Authorizes certain local and private entities to accept electronic payments for local charges LOCAL AGENCIES
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB1044 Zeringue
Provides an exception to the prohibition on closed specification of products for construction of certain integrated coastal protection projects
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB1056 Leger
Provides relative to the New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Economic Growth and Development District
DISTRICTS/SPECIAL
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
HB1057 Havard
Provides for conditions that may be placed on the transfer of roads from the state highway system to a parish or municipality
TRANSPORTATION DEPT
Called from the Calendar.
-Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB1058 Thibaut
Creates annual permits for ready-mix concrete trucks TRANSPORTATION
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
-HB1059 Davis
Provides relative to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission FUELS/LIQ PETROLEUM GAS
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB1060 Stokes
Provides relative to the Sales Tax Streamlining and Modernization Commission TAX/SALES & USE
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB1066 Magee
Authorizes political subdivisions, governmental entities, or state agencies to purchase items through an existing public contract of another political subdivision
PURCHASING/PUB BID LAW
Reported with amendments.
-HB1086 Harris, L.
Provides relative to contract limits for certain public contracts PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
-HB1087 Miller, G.
Provides relative to the Lafourche Basin Levee District LEVEES
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB1093 Ivey
Provides with respect to reporting requirements of the legislative auditor regarding public retirement systems
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB1103 Stokes
Provides relative to extensions of time for filing Louisiana individual income tax returns TAX/INCOME-INDIV/RETURN
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
-HB1126 Brown, Chad
Clarifies that the Office of Risk Management and certain other insurance providers are exempt from the Louisiana Insurance Code
RISK MANAGEMENT
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB1127 Howard
Provides relative to requirements of auto title companies MOTOR VEHICLES
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
-HB1130 Garofalo
Allows for dual leasing of water bottoms for oyster cultivation and harvest FISHING/OYSTERS
Reported with amendments.
-HB1142 Horton
Provides for unemployment compensation for military spouses who resign employment to relocate pursuant to a permanent change of station order
UNEMPLOYMENT COMP
Reported favorably.
-HB1145 Lopinto
Provides sanctions for violations of drug division probation programs COURTS/DISTRICT
Called from the Calendar.
-Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 6 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB1146 Henry
Provides relative to the registration information required to be provided by sex offenders and the authority to disclose this information
SEX OFFENSE/REGISTRY
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB1147 Smith, P.
Provides relative to incorporation petitions
MUNICIPAL/INCORPORATION
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HB1149 Leger
Provides relative to the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East and Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank
LEVEES
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
-HB1150 Harris, L.
Provides relative to the disposition of land acquired by the Department of Transportation and Development
TRANSPORTATION DEPT
Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB1155 Hodges
Provides with respect to temporary concealed carry permits for certain victims of domestic violence WEAPONS/FIREARMS
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB1156 Landry, N.
Provides relative to the reduction of teacher salaries under certain circumstances TEACHERS/SALARY
Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-HB1157 Stokes
Provides relative to the Medicaid provider claims review process MEDICAID
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB1161 Miller, D.
Provides relative to the composition of the La. State Board of Nursing NURSES
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
HB1163 Garofalo
Provides relative to clerks of court as ex officio recorders CLERKS OF COURT
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-HB1165 Huval
Exempts mobile construction equipment from compulsory motor vehicle security requirements INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
-HCR12 Franklin
Memorializes congress to consider eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) Social Security benefit reductions
SOCIAL SECURITY SYS
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HCR37 Connick
Provides relative to the promotion of trade relations between Louisiana and Cuba COMMERCE
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HCR54 Stokes
Provides for the legislative intent of Act No. 451 of the 2015 Regular Session REVENUE DEPARTMENT
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HCR69 Leger
Continues the Louisiana Justice Reinvestment Task Force to develop certain sentencing and corrections policy recommendations
CORRECTIONS
Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
-HCR93 Ivey
Requests a feasibility study of a prospective program to limit uses of SNAP benefits by Medicaid enrollees with certain health conditions
SNAP/FOOD STAMPS
Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
-Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
-HCR94 Billiot
Extends the Task Force on Youth Aging Out of Foster Care to study public policy and financing options for youth aging out of foster care
CHILDREN/FOSTER CARE
Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
-HCR102 Leger
Creates the Louisiana Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative Statewide Leadership Collaborative JUVENILES
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
-HCR105 Havard
Creates the Special Permit Task Force
TRANSPORTATION
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
-HCR107 Willmott
Establishes a consortium of emergency care facilities designated in the Safe Haven Law and provides for a registry of such facilities
CHILDREN/DCFS
Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
-HCR108 Hoffmann
Requests the Dept. of Health and Hospitals to create a Medicaid transformation plan MEDICAID
Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
-HCR112 Carpenter
Requests a study of systems for providing appropriate mental health and behavioral health treatment in the capital region
MENTAL HEALTH
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
-Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
-HCR113 LeBas
Establishes the Commission on Preventing Opioid Abuse DRUGS/PRESCRIPTION
Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
-HCR118 Reynolds
Provides for environmental study of conditions present when munitions are burned for destruction ENVIRONMENT/AIR
Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
-HCR127 Foil
Expresses support for the U.S. Land and Water Conservation Fund PARKS
Reported favorably.
-HCR138 Bagley
Commends Logansport and the Logansport Lions Club for their Christmas fundraiser and Christmas Pageant Tour
COMMENDATIONS
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HCR140 Leger
Expresses condolences upon the death of former state representative and lieutenant governor Robert L. "Bobby" Freeman
CONDOLENCES
Signed by the President of the Senate.
-HCR142 Jefferson
Commends Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., upon the celebration of its upcoming 110th anniversary COMMENDATIONS
Signed by the President of the Senate.