MORNING HOUR |
1. Roll Call |
2. Prayer |
3. Pledge of Allegiance |
4. Reading of Journal |
5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
6. Introduction of Resolutions |
7. Introduction of Bills |
8. Senate Bills on First Reading |
9. Reports of Committees |
10. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | | HCR61 | LEGER | EDUCATION/FINANCE - Urges and requests BESE to develop a statewide funding model for early childhood care and educational services |
| | | HCR62 | HARRISON | COASTAL RES/COASTAL ZONE - Urges and requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to study Lake Verret as an alternative drinking water source for Bayou Lafourche |
11. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | | SCR5 | E.GUILLORY | CONGRESS - Memorializes Congress to reduce or eliminate the reductions in federal law applicable to social security benefits for those receiving public retirement system benefits. (EN NO IMPACT APV) |
| | | SCR20 | HEITMEIER | HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT - Directs Department of Health and Hospitals to submit a state plan amendment to the federal government that will permit WIC cash value vouchers to be used at farmers' markets. |
| | | SCR49 | CROWE | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Kalani Brown of Salmen High School for being named Gatorade Louisiana Girls Basketball Player of the Year. |
| | | SCR50 | CROWE | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Salmen High School Lady Spartan basketball team for winning its second consecutive state championship in Class 4A. |
| | | SCR51 | BRET ALLAIN | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of former Louisiana State Representative and United States Congressman, Patrick T. Caffery Sr. |
| | | SCR52 | CORTEZ | LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Recognizes May 2014 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month and memorializes Congress to enact legislation to provide addition funding for research in order to find a treatment and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. |
12. House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | | HB94 | LEGER | RETIREMENT/LOCAL - Provides relative to the minimum retirement age, accrual rate, and benefits for new members of the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans hired after January 1, 2015 (EN INCREASE APV) |
| | | HB95 | LEGER | RETIREMENT/LOCAL - Provides for a minimum contribution by the city of New Orleans to the city firefighters' pension and relief fund |
| | | HB1135 | SEABAUGH | PUBLIC RECORDS - Exempts certain records and information pertaining to selection or service of a grand or petit jury from the Public Records Law |
| | | HB1136 | JIM MORRIS | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Authorizes acceptance of an out-of-state identification card for purposes of selling or serving alcoholic beverages |
| | | HB1137 | HOFFMANN | TAX/INCOME TAX - Creates individual income tax checkoffs for The Louisiana Association for the Blind, the Louisiana Center for the Blind, and Affiliated Blind of Louisiana, Inc. (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB1138 | B.ADAMS | ENVIRONMENT/HAZ MATERIAL - Provides for the electronic notification of hazardous materials incidents
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| | | HB1139 | BURRELL | MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE - Provides for a reduced convenience fee for mobility impaired persons at public license tag agents |
| | | HB1140 | GAINES | HIGHWAYS - Renames a portion of Louisiana Highway 3179 in St. John Parish as "Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard" |
| | | HB1141 | ARNOLD | OPTOMETRISTS - Provides relative to the practice of optometry and the regulation of such profession |
| | | HB1142 | BURRELL | CRIMINAL/BAIL - Provides relative to bail restrictions for offenses against a family or household member or dating partner |
| | | HB1143 | DOVE | COURTS - Authorizes the collection of court costs in all district and parish courts to fund certain specialized divisions |
| | | HB1144 | W.BISHOP | HOUSING - Provides relative to fees charged by the La. Housing Corporation |
| | | HB1145 | SEABAUGH | INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE - Enacts the Omnibus Premium Reduction Act of 2014 |
| | | HB1146 | RICHARD | MTR VEHICLE/BUSES - Requires vehicles in adajcent lanes to stop for all buses loading or unloading passengers |
| | | HB1147 | PYLANT | APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT - Appropriates funds for payment of interest on future medical expenses in the judgment entitled "John M. Byrd, Eugene Moore, Chris Navarro and Joseph Michael Williams v. State of Louisiana DOTD" c/w "Jerry Starr, individually and on behalf of his minor daughter Jamie Starr v. State of Louisiana DOTD" |
| | | HB1148 | LORUSSO | SANITARY CODE - Provides with respect to certain food service establishment permits |
| | | HB1149 | LORUSSO | INSURANCE - Adds a representative of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies to the Louisiana Property and Casualty Insurance Commission |
| | | HB1150 | LORUSSO | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to military honor license plates for service during the Cold War |
| | | HB1151 | PONTI | REAPPORTIONMENT/JUDGES - Provides relative to the election of judges for the City Court of Baton Rouge |
| | | HB1152 | FOIL | BOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Revises membership of the board which manages the Research Park Corporation |
| | | HB1153 | HARRISON | STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP - Provides relative to Taylor Opportunity Program for Students |
| | | HB1154 | GISCLAIR | FISHING/CRABS - Provides for the size and number of escape rings on crab traps |
| | | HB1155 | HILL | MENTAL HEALTH - Provides conditions for licensing of therapeutic group homes for youth suffering from mental illness |
| | | HB1156 | CHAMPAGNE | LEVEES/BDS & DISTRICTS - Provides relative to deposit of funds received as a result of lawsuits filed for damages to the coastal wetlands of the state |
| | | HB1157 | BADON | CORRECTIONS - Amends provisions of law regarding intensive parole supervision |
| | | HB1158 | BADON | CRIME - Creates the crime of solicitation of funds or transportation for certain unlawful purposes |
| | | HB1159 | BADON | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to the sampling of alcoholic beverages |
| | | HB1160 | GAROFALO | FISHING/CRABS - To require the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to establish a program to enhance and elevate professionalism in the commercial crab industry |
| | | HB1161 | LEBAS | PHARMACISTS - Provides relative to vaccinations and immunizations |
| | | HB1162 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | PILOTS - Provides relative to pilotage fees and rates |
| | | HB1163 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | INSURANCE - Requires an insurer who obtains a consumer's credit report to provide a copy of the credit report to the applicant |
| | | HB1164 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | LOCAL FINANCE - Provides relative to fiscal administrators, including provisions for their powers and duties and prohibition of retroactive application of certain provisions of law relative to fiscal administrators |
| | | HB1165 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | CIVIL/ACTIONS - Provides for liability for civil damages against persons alleging certain unsubstantiated acts of malfeasance in office against elected officials |
| | | HB1166 | ARNOLD | REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to tobacco enforcement |
| | | HB1167 | ARNOLD | CIVIL SERVICE/MUNICIPAL - Provides with respect to testing for civil service entrance and promotion for certain city civil service employees (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB1168 | NORTON | ETHICS - Provides an exception to allow certain elected officials who serve on the board of a nonprofit organization to participate in transactions involving the governmental entity and the nonprofit organization |
| | | HB1169 | B.ADAMS | INSURANCE/POLICIES - Provides with respect to insurance premium finance companies |
| | | HB1170 | W.BISHOP | BONDS - Provides relative to the issuance of bonds to finance capital improvements for the Southern University System (OR +$1,800,000 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB1171 | W.BISHOP | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Provides with respect to penalties for possession of marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids |
| | | HB1172 | W.BISHOP | TEACHERS - Provides relative to due process rights for teachers |
| | | HB1173 | CHAMPAGNE | BUDGETARY CONTROLS - Prohibits certain types of funding for nongovernmental organizations if the continuation budget indicates a deficit |
| | | HB1174 | ABRAMSON | STUDENTS - Provides relative to student participation in interscholastic athletic activities |
| | | HB1175 | BROADWATER | BONDS - Provides with respect to the issuance of bonds, notes, or other indebtedness of certain political subdivsisions (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB1176 | BROADWATER | TANF - Provides for restrictions on use of TANF cash assistance and electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards |
| | | HB1177 | STEVE CARTER | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to the governance of schools in large school systems |
| | | HB1178 | HONORE | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to the membership and election of members of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board |
| | | HB1179 | HONORE | SEIZURES/SALES - Provides relative to the hours of operation for repossession agents |
| | | HB1180 | HOFFMANN | MEDICAID - Provides for a feasibility study concerning a pharmaceutical and therapeutics committee for Medicaid managed care |
| | | HB1181 | SHADOIN | CIVIL/JURY TRIALS - Provides relative to the jurisdictional limitation of certain city courts |
| | | HB1182 | SAM JONES | HIGHWAYS - Requires a traffic signal on LA Hwy. 182 and Flagship Drive in Berwick, Louisiana |
| | | HB1183 | SAM JONES | STUDENT/TUITION - Requires the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to reduce tuition amounts for students at institutions under its supervision and management |
| | | HB1184 | HUNTER | JUDGES/DISTRICT - Authorizes certain judges to practice law |
| | | HB1185 | HUNTER | SUNSET LAW - Provides relative to legislation re-creating statutory entities |
| | | HB1186 | HUNTER | STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP - Places certain residency and program of study requirements on Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) award recipients and authorizes use of TOPS awards for postgraduate study in certain circumstances |
| | | HB1187 | HUNTER | CONSUMERS - Provides relative to consumer credit transactions |
| | | HB1188 | DIXON | PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Requires state contractors and subcontractors to pay workers performing such contract a minimum wage |
| | | HB1189 | NORTON | WEAPONS/FIREARMS - Creates the crime of unlawful exposure of unsafe firearms to children |
| | | HB1190 | GAINES | WORKERS COMPENSATION - Provides with respect to the medical treatment schedule |
| | | HB1191 | BURRELL | TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY - Authorizes the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau to levy and collect an additional hotel occupancy tax within the jurisdiction of the bureau (EN +$2,380,700 LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB1192 | HUVAL | INSURANCE - Repeals the right of direct action against an insurer |
| | | HB1193 | HUVAL | RACING - Provides relative to the authority of the Louisiana State Racing Commission |
| | | HB1194 | KLECKLEY | LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES - Makes appropriations for the expenses of the legislature for FY 2014-2015 |
| | | HB1195 | LORUSSO | INSURERS/AGENTS - Provides relative to unfair trade practices in the business of insurance |
| | | HB1196 | LOPINTO | JUDGES/JUSTICE OF PEACE - Authorizes retired justices of the peace to perform certain duties relative to waivers (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB1197 | SCHRODER | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Creates the Save the Tchefuncte River Lighthouse special prestige license plate |
| | | HB1198 | SCHRODER | PUBLIC BUILDINGS/ST CAPL - Provides relative to the state capitol complex |
| | | HB1199 | SCHRODER | EDUCATION - Provides relative to parents' access to information about schools and instructional materials used by schools |
| | | HB1200 | STOKES | MEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid recovery audit contractors and procedures |
| | | HB1201 | TALBOT | INSURANCE/LIFE - Provides for an alternative long-term care benefit option for Medicaid applicants with life insurance policies who enter into certain viatical settlement contracts |
| | | HB1202 | STOKES | TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Provides for procedures and requirements relative to the supplemental assessment roll for omitted or erroneously assessed properties |
| | | HB1203 | STOKES | INSURANCE CLAIMS - Provide that insurers may not use claims that did not exceed the insured's deductible to cancel coverage |
| | | HB1204 | REYNOLDS | MINERALS/RIGHTS - Provides for alternate unit well permits |
| | | HB1205 | REYNOLDS | TEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS - Provides relative to textbooks and other instructional materials |
| | | HB1206 | LEGER | COURTS - Provides for the consolidation of the New Orleans Traffic and Municipal Courts (EN SEE FISC NOTE) |
| | | HB1207 | PIERRE | PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides references in the Public Records Law to exemptions applicable to certain records relative to insurance |
| | | HB1208 | PIERRE | SCHOOLS/CHARTER - Requires that students attending a charter school be provided free transportation in certain parishes. |
| | | HB1209 | PUGH | REAL ESTATE - Creates the Appraisal Management Company Advisory Committee |
| | | HB1210 | MORENO | TAX/LOCAL - Authorizes the parish of Orleans to levy a sales tax on tobacco products sold in the parish (OR +$25,000,000 LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB1211 | T.BURNS | ELECTIONS - Provides relative to precinct changes and annexations for election purposes |
| | | HB1212 | JAMES | MUNICIPAL/INCORPORATION - Provides relative to the election on a question of municipal incorporation |
| | | HB1213 | JEFFERSON | SNAP/FOOD STAMPS - Provides for continuance of nutrition assistance for certain retirees (EG +$540,870 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB1214 | JEFFERSON | PROPERTY/IMMOVABLE - Provides relative to the partition of immovable property |
| | | HB1215 | ROBERT JOHNSON | HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS - Provides relative to collaborative practice agreements between advanced practice registered nurses and physicians |
| | | HB1216 | ROBERT JOHNSON | SEX OFFENSE/REGISTRY - Amends the crime of unlawful presence of a sex offender relative to a former victim |
| | | HB1217 | LAMBERT | ENVIRONMENT/AIR - Provides for carbon dioxide emissions from certain electric generating units |
| | | HB1218 | GREENE | INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE - To provide with respect to notice of uninsured motorist coverage |
| | | HB1219 | BARROW | MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Provides for the waiver of any increase in the renewal fee of a driver's license for persons returning from military service |
| | | HB1220 | BARROW | MILITARY AFFAIRS - Establishes the Military Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry |
| | | HB1221 | BARROW | GAMBLING/RIVERBOAT - Provides with respect to the payment of certain employees in certain riverboat gaming facilities |
| | | HB1222 | BARROW | ADMINISTRATION DIVISION - Requires the commissioner of administration to submit reports on amendments to the state action plan relative to funding for hurricane recovery programs |
| | | HB1223 | CONNICK | GAMING/REVENUE - Provides relative to the expenditure of slot machine proceeds for capital improvements and maintenance of the horse racing facility in Orleans Parish |
| | | HB1224 | THIBAUT | RACING/HORSE - Provides relative to minimum live racing dates |
| | | HB1225 | ROBIDEAUX | RETIREMENT/STATE SYSTEMS - Provides relative to payment of system liabilities and limits creation of additional liabilities (EN DECREASE APV) |
| | | HB1226 | NORTON | ELECTED OFFICIALS - Requires a former elected official to remove certain signs and avoid using certain letterhead following the termination of the holding of elected public office |
| | | HB1227 | STOKES | TAX/TAX REBATES - Establishes the Fly Louisiana Incentive Program to provide rebate incentives for air carriers transporting international passengers |
| | | HB1228 | FOIL | SCHOOLS/CHOICE - Provides relative to a program for educating students with exceptionalities |
| | | HB1229 | LEGER | FUNDS/FUNDING - Establishes the Louisiana Sporting, Special Events, and Major Conventions Fund as a special treasury fund |
| | | HB1230 | MORENO | RACING/HORSE - Provides relative to funds distributed to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association |
| | | HB1231 | N.LANDRY | BESE - Provides relative to BESE enforcing compliance of certain laws applicable to local school boards |
| | | HB1232 | N.LANDRY | SCHOOLS/BOARDS - Provides relative to the powers of local school boards and local superintendents with respect to the hiring, salaries, and dismissal of school employees |
| | | HB1233 | SEABAUGH | TRAFFIC/VIOLATIONS - Prohibits municipalities from issuing citations on an interstate highway unless at least one-half linear mile in each direction of the travel lane of the interstate highway is included within the city limits |
| | | HB1234 | PONTI | SECURITIES - Provides relative to the registration of securities |
| | | HB1235 | THIBAUT | RACING/TRACKS - Provides relative to horse racing facilities |
| | | HB1236 | MONTOUCET | UTILITIES - Provides relative to nonprofit water utility cooperatives and corporations wholly owned by water users |
| | | HB1237 | WOODRUFF | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Provides for parochial school prestige license plates and creates such for Saint Katharine Drexel Preparatory School and the Academy of Sacred Heart |
| | | HB1238 | MORENO | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Provides for a "For Hire" special license plate (EN +$42,375 SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB1239 | GAROFALO | DISTRICTS/TAXING - Requires parish approval of expropriations by special taxing districts governed by boards that include appointed members |
| | | HB1240 | BURRELL | CHILDREN/SUPPORT - Dedicates a portion of support enforcement collections to fatherhood initiatives |
| | | HB1241 | CAMERON HENRY | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for deposits of monies from certain settlement proceeds as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill into the Budget Stabilization Fund and the Medicaid Trust Fund for the Elderly (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB1242 | ORTEGO | BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS - Authorizes the use of kayaks, canoes, and pirogues at the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge |
| | | HB1243 | HODGES | SCHOOLS/CHARTER - Provides conditions and prohibitions relative to approval of certain charter school proposals |
| | | HB1244 | WILLMOTT | AIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS - Repeals the Southeast Regional Airport Authority |
| | | HB1245 | PIERRE | TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY - Requires the approval of legislators representing Lafayette Parish prior to issuance of bonds secured by state sales tax monies collected from hotel occupancy taxes in Lafayette Parish |
| | | HB1246 | SCHEXNAYDER | COMMERCE - Prohibits tire distributors from engaging in certain practices regarding the return or exchange of tires |
| | | HB1247 | ABRAMSON | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Establishes a special prestige license plate for the Academy of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans |
| | | HB1248 | GREENE | TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL - Provides relative to St. George incorporation, creates the St. Geroge Transition District, and provides for the interim continuation of services and interim collection of certain sales taxes |
| | | HB1249 | MONTOUCET | UTILITIES - Provides relative to inspection and supervision fees paid by certain motor carriers and public utilities doing business in this state (EN NO IMPACT SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB1250 | SEABAUGH | HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Interstate 49 as the "Slow Down Speed Trap Area" |
| | | HB1251 | THIBAUT | TRANSPORTATION - Authorizes inspection stations to conduct motor vehicle inspection checks when it rains |
| | | HB1252 | FOIL | MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Provides that drivers' licenses be renewed every six years (EN +$10,100,000 SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB1253 | N.LANDRY | SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES - Provides relative to the powers of local public school boards and superintendents with respect to extended sick leave for school bus drivers, teachers, and school employees |
13. Senate Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | | SB11 | ERIC LAFLEUR | JUDGES - Constitutional amendment to remove the age beyond which judges shall not remain in office. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EG DECREASE FC SG EX) |
| | | SB14 | E.GUILLORY | SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RET - Provides for the determination of liabilities of the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System and the payment therefor. (6/30/14) (EN +$4,613,318 FC LF EX) |
| | | SB38 | MORRISH | CLERKS OF COURT - Includes the clerk of each district court to receive an automobile expense allowance. (8/1/14) (EN +$724,000 LF EX See Note) |
| | | SB55 | KOSTELKA | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Adds vehicular homicide to the list of crimes of violence.
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| | | SB75 | MORRELL | PUBLIC HEALTH - Provides relative to the minimum disinfectant residual levels of free or total chlorine throughout public and private water systems. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB141 | LONG | WATER/WATERWAYS - Extends the time when the state may enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement for the sale of surface water. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB147 | DORSEY-COLOMB | CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Provides relative to the notice of an execution required to be given to the victim's family. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB168 | WALSWORTH | PUBLIC DEFENDER - Provides relative to appointments to the Louisiana Public Defender Board. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB178 | MORRISH | HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides with respect to health care sharing ministries. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB203 | MORRELL | COURTS - Authorizes 24th Judicial District Court to assign certain divisions as a reentry division. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB204 | MORRELL | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to containers of beverages of high alcoholic content and prohibits the sale and shipment into this state of containers of powdered alcohol. (gov sig) |
| | | SB208 | WARD | ELECTION CODE - Prohibits a public officer who has been removed from office pursuant to a recall election from qualifying for the same office at a special election to fill the position. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB240 | NEVERS | CLERKS OF COURT - Provides relative to notice of decisions in criminal appeals. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB244 | MORRISH | INSURANCE RATES - Provides with respect to rate filings with the commissioner of insurance. (gov sig) |
| | | SB247 | MORRISH | INSURANCE DEPARTMENT - Provides with respect to insurance fraud. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB248 | MORRISH | CHILDREN - Requires certain factors be considered when a court orders visitation between a minor child and an incarcerated parent. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB291 | MORRELL | CIVIL PROCEDURE - Authorizes exemplary damages in certain suits arising from domestic abuse. (8/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | | SB309 | BROOME | HEALTH CARE - Provides for screening of pregnant women for HIV and syphilis in the third trimester of pregnancy. (gov sig) |
| | | SB318 | SMITH | WARRANTIES - Provides relative to the performance of warranty repairs on motor vehicles. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB331 | MORRISH | SHERIFFS - Provides with respect to the payment of insurance premiums for retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office. (gov sig) |
| | | SB394 | MORRELL | ETHICS - Prohibits persons having outstanding fines, fees, or penalties pursuant to Code of Governmental Ethics from serving on any boards and commissions. (8/1/14) |
| | | SB503 | HEITMEIER | HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT - Provides for the Department of Health and Hospitals to create an upper payment limit mechanism for ambulatory surgical centers. (gov sig) |
14. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | | HCR35 | PONTI | COMMERCE - Repeals the plumbing provisions of the state Sanitary Code |
16. House Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | | HB133 | ANDERS | PORTS/VIDALIA - Provides with respect to the Vidalia Port Commission (EN NO IMPACT LF See Note) |
| | | HB153 | HUVAL | CIVIL/TRIALS - Provides relative to expedited jury trials |
| | | HB167 | GREENE | BOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists
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| | | HB303 | HENSGENS | MTR VEHICLE/TRUCK REGS - Provides with respect to overhang for trucks and trailers hauling heavy equipment |
| | | HB370 | J.THOMPSON | MOTOR VEHICLES - Prohibits drivers from using certain cellular devices while traveling through school zones during effective hours |
| | | HB482 | SHADOIN | CIVIL/VENUE - Provides relative to venue for actions involving latent disease |
| | | HB537 | ST.GERMAIN | MTR VEHICLE/REGISTRATION - Provides notification to new resident vehicle owners of the time limit for paying vehicle license taxes (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB613 | ABRAMSON | CIVIL/JURY TRIALS - Provides relative to the monetary amount in controversy necessary for a jury trial |
| | | HB618 | ABRAMSON | CIVIL/DAMAGES - Provides a peremptive period for action for certain damages |
| | | HB623 | ABRAMSON | CIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to special masters |
| | | HB624 | ABRAMSON | EVIDENCE - Provides relative to expert testimony |
| | | HB905 | ANDERS | DISTRICTS/WATER CONSERVN - Provides relative to the boundaries of the Black River Lake Recreation and Water Conservation District |
| | | HB917 | GAROFALO | CIVIL/JURY TRIALS - Provides with respect to the availability of jury trials in certain civil matters |
| | | HB919 | PONTI | CONTRACTORS - Permits a licensed municipal and public works contractor to work on certain utility lines |
| | | HB932 | ST.GERMAIN | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides for acts of donation of a motor vehicle without an authentic act |
| | | HB1005 | ANDERS | MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Exempts drivers who possess valid military licenses from the knowledge and skills test requirements to obtain a Class "A", "B", and "C" commercial driver's license |
| | | HB1020 | HARRISON | MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Authorizes removal of license plates on motor vehicles driven by persons with suspended or revoked driver's licenses (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB1048 | PONTI | COMMERCE - Requires the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council to adopt certain codes relative to plumbing |
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 4/2/2014 |
| | | HB300 | GREENE | FAMILY LAW - Provides with respect to interim and final spousal support (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB319 | FOIL | CORPORATIONS - Provides for revisions to business corporation law |
| | | HB355 | DANAHAY | TAX/ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE - Authorizes the secretary of the Department of Revenue to waive certain penalties associated with the payment of taxes on certain alcoholic beverages (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB357 | GREENE | CHILDREN/CUSTODY - Provides relative to ex parte orders of temporary child custody (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB419 | MONTOUCET | DISTRICTS/DRAINAGE - Provides relative to access to public drainage for maintenance purposes |
| | | HB484 | SIMON | MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Provides for a deaf or hard of hearing designation to be placed on the registration of a motor vehicle (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB588 | STEVE CARTER | HIGHER EDUCATION - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for members of the postsecondary education management boards and the Board of Regents to have qualifications provided by law |
| | | HB602 | ABRAMSON | TAX/INCOME TAX - Creates an individual income tax checkoff for The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, Inc. (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB656 | GREGORY MILLER | PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION - Provides relative to the authority to expropriate (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB814 | JAMES | MEDICAID - Extends right of Medicaid recovery in cases of third party liability for injury, illness, or death to Medicaid managed care organizations that provide covered services to Medicaid enrollees |
| | | HB840 | N.LANDRY | FAMILY LAW - Provides relative to the transfer of actions in custody proceedings |
| | | HB841 | LEGER | CORPORATIONS - Provides for voting trusts as holders of limited liability company certificates |
| | | HB863 | DANAHAY | TAX APPEALS/BOARD - Authorizes and provides for the adjudication of certain state and local tax disputes by the Board of Tax Appeals (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB868 | PONTI | UTILITIES - Makes changes to the La. Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law |
| | | HB994 | PONTI | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to financing requirements of the Louisiana Business and Industrial Development Company Act |
| | | HB168 | HOFFMANN | HEALTH/SMOKING - Prohibits outdoor smoking within 25 feet of certain exterior locations of state office buildings (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB180 | DOVE | SCHOOLS - Authorizes Montessori programs to extend through high school (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB186 | CAMERON HENRY | HUNTING - Provides for the use of sound suppressors in hunting |
| | | HB242 | ARMES | SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES - Provides relative to compensation for school support personnel for substitute teaching (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB320 | GREENE | INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE - Requires notice to an employee when an employer has declined certain insurance coverage |
| | | HB332 | LOPINTO | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Amends criminal penalties for certain offenses involving Schedule I narcotic substances (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB344 | ARMES | WILDLIFE & FISHERIES - Provides relative to fees for hunting and fishing licenses paid by surviving spouses of members of the military killed in action (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB353 | BURFORD | HUNTING - Allows year-round day or night hunting of hogs on private property |
Scheduled for floor debate on 4/3/2014 |
| | | HB401 | BARRAS | LEGISLATION - Provides for technical corrections to various provisions of the Constitution Ancillaries, the La. Revised Statutes, the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Code of Criminal Procedure |
| | | HB409 | CHAMPAGNE | LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Provides relative to the authority and duties of the legislative auditor (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB439 | GREENE | AUDITS/AUDITING - Provides with respect to misappropriation of public funds and restitution and recovery related thereto |
| | | HB447 | PYLANT | WATERWAYS - Prohibits waterskiing and use of personal watercraft on a portion of Lake Louis in Catahoula Parish |
| | | HB513 | CAMERON HENRY | EXCEP PERSON/DISABLED - Requires the Department of Health and Hospitals to provide information concerning velocardiofacial syndrome and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | | HB514 | CAMERON HENRY | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Restricts the sale of dextromethorphan (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB555 | CAMERON HENRY | STUDENTS - Provides for limitations and prohibitions on the collection and sharing of student information and provides penalties for violations |
| | | HB610 | ABRAMSON | RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS - Provides relative to licensed radiologic technologists |
| | | HB690 | BROADWATER | PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS - Permits public school districts and schools to participate in group purchasing for materials, equipment, and supplies (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | HB728 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | PUBLIC LANDS/SCHOOLS - Provides for the transfer of certain sixteenth section land in Ouachita Parish |
| | | HB741 | LOPINTO | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides for a contradictory hearing for a motion to withdraw a guilty plea |
| | | HB747 | MORENO | CRIME/BATTERY - Provides relative to domestic abuse battery and other offenses involving domestic abuse (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB750 | MORENO | FAMILY VIOLENCE - Provides relative to restraining orders, protective orders, and injunctions issued in conjunction with domestic abuse cases |
| | | HB753 | MORENO | FAMILY VIOLENCE - Provides relative to the possession of firearms as it relates to persons convicted of domestic abuse battery or subject to a protective order (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB820 | HUVAL | INSURANCE/FIRE-CASUALTY - Clarifies that the valued policy clause provisions apply to all policies providing fire coverage |
| | | HB874 | BISHOP | LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT - Requires annual and quarterly reports to the legislature regarding litigation instituted by a state agency |
| | | HB944 | FANNIN | CURRICULA - Provides relative to the high school career option program (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB975 | W.BISHOP | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) |
| | | HB1016 | PIERRE | SCHOOLS/HIGH SCHOOL - Provides for State Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high school graduates who meet certain academic eligibility criteria relative to language proficiency (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | HB1072 | MONTOUCET | WILDLIFE & FISHERIES - Provides for reduced hunting and fishing license fees for certain retired members of the U.S. Armed Forces (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB1073 | HAZEL | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to the recording of statements of protected persons outside of the courtroom (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB1074 | WHITNEY | PHYSICIANS - Provides for a limited exemption to state licensure requirements for visiting physicians (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB1075 | CONNICK | ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING - Defines cigarettes, cigarette butts, cigarillos, cigar or cigarillo tips as litter and provides for littering penalties (EN INCREASE RV See Note) |
| | | HB1076 | SCHRODER | STUDENTS - Provides for limitations and prohibitions on the collection and sharing of student information and provides penalties for violations (EN +$651,000 SD EX See Note) |
| | | HB1077 | LEBAS | CRIME/BATTERY - Provides with respect to criminal offenses relative to certain medical personnel and emergency services personnel (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB6 | PEARSON | RETIREMENT/TEACHERS - Establishes a minimum employer contribution rate for the Optional Retirement Plan in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE FC SG LF EX) |
| | | HB24 | PEARSON | RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL - Provides relative to amortization schedules for credits and liabilities of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (EN +$2,920,733 FC LF EX) |
| | | HB46 | H.BURNS | JUDGMENTS - Requires judges to sign and print their names on all judgments (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB65 | MONTOUCET | RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS - Authorizes the board of trustees of the Firefighters' Retirement System to adopt group trust provisions pursuant to Internal Revenue Service rulings (EN NO IMPACT APV) |
| | | HB75 | MONTOUCET | RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS - Requires court order be provided to the Firefighters' Retirement System before the system can seize or garnish benefits of a member (RE NO IMPACT APV) |
| | | HB76 | MONTOUCET | RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS - Provides relative to the removal of a former spouse as a designated beneficiary of an active member of the Firefighters' Retirement System (EN NO IMPACT APV) |
| | | HB77 | MONTOUCET | RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS - Provides for conversion of leave to service credit in the Firefighters' Retirement System (EN INCREASE APV) |
| | | HB98 | P.WILLIAMS | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the distribution of the monies in the Shreveport Riverfront and Convention Center and Independence Stadium Fund |
| | | HB119 | HOFFMANN | ANIMALS/LIVESTOCK AT LG - Revises a certain highway intersection designation in the statutory list of public highways prohibiting livestock at large |
| | | HB154 | LEGER | COURTS - Provides for a statewide increase in court costs in city, parish, district, appellate, and supreme courts (EN +$648,000 SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB177 | CHAMPAGNE | PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Requires reporting certain information on contracts awarded without competitive bid or negotiation (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB272 | A.WILLIAMS | WEAPONS/FIREARMS - Provides relative to firearms buyback programs for parishes and municipalities (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | HB314 | ARNOLD | SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Dept. of Justice |
| | | HB315 | BISHOP | UNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Repeals provisions relative to shared-work plans (EG NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB339 | LEGER | PARISH/ORLEANS - Provides relative to the powers granted to the governing authority of the city of New Orleans to remove weeds and other deleterious growths |
| | | HB340 | JAMES | PRIVACY/COMPUTERS - Creates the Personal Online Account Privacy Protection Act (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB364 | SHERMAN MACK | MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Provides for suspension and seizure of a person's driver's license |
| | | HB371 | BADON | DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD - Provides relative to the parcel fee levied within the Kingswood Subdivision Improvement District in Orleans Parish |
| | | HB395 | A.WILLIAMS | COURTS - Provides relative to penalties for contempt of court (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB436 | FANNIN | REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Provides for the payment methods for refunds of overpayments of individual income tax (EN +$21,000 SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB460 | ARNOLD | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to mailing of official correspondence by the office of alcohol and tobacco control (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB496 | ARNOLD | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMT - Provides relative to wine and malt beverage permits |
| | | HB527 | PEARSON | COURTS - Relative to Family Court in the 22nd Judicial District Court (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB534 | SHADOIN | CLERKS OF COURT - Provides relative to requirements for clerks of court |
| | | HB535 | SHADOIN | CLERKS OF COURT - Provides relative to processing fees associated with reporting requirements for clerks of court (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB538 | ST.GERMAIN | MTR VEHICLE/DEALERS - Authorizes the vehicle commissioner to extend the time to remit taxes and to waive certain tax penalties (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB569 | STOKES | COURTS - Relative to human trafficking courts (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB574 | BADON | DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD - Provides relative to the Seabrook Neighborhood Improvement and Security District in Orleans Parish (EN DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB578 | KENNY COX | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Authorizes the city of Mansfield to conduct local option elections regarding the sale of alcohol in restaurants (EN +$1,800 LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB581 | HAVARD | TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY - Authorizes the governing authority of the city of Zachary to levy a hotel occupancy tax (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB586 | THIBAUT | ASSESSORS - Requires the assessor in certain parishes to pay the cost of certain insurance premiums for eligible retirees from the assessor's office (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | HB611 | ABRAMSON | COMMERCIAL LAWS/LA.(UCC) - Provides for revisions relative to the electronic transfer of funds |
| | | HB621 | ABRAMSON | CORPORATIONS - Provides relative to the authority to act on behalf of a deceased or incompetent member of a limited liability company |
| | | HB692 | BROADWATER | EMPLOYMENT/UNEMPLOYMENT - Provides with respect to payroll reports (EN DECREASE See Note) |
| | | HB698 | KENNY COX | EMPLOYMENT/UNEMPLOYMENT - Provides with respect to the ability to file quarterly reports by magnetic media (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB708 | GAROFALO | TAX/TAX REBATES - Defines "qualified capital expenditures" eligible for a project facility expense rebate through the Competitive Projects Payroll Incentive Program (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB709 | GAROFALO | JUDGES/JUSTICE OF PEACE - Provides relative to the duties and authority of justices of the peace (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB765 | PIERRE | EMPLOYMENT - Provides relative to membership of Workers' Compensation Advisory Council (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB766 | PONTI | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - Provides relative to consumer credit transactions |
| | | HB780 | TALBOT | TAX/TAX REBATES - Provides relative to the requirements of certain school tuition organizations and the definition of a "qualified student" for purposes of the rebate (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB798 | STOKES | TAX/STATE - Provides relative to the enforcement and adjudication of state taxes (EN -$120,000 SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB801 | ARNOLD | TRAFFIC/VIOLATIONS - Limits the types of citations which can be issued from automated speed enforcement systems |
| | | HB807 | BARRAS | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - Makes changes to residential mortgage brokers and lenders law |
| | | HB859 | ARNOLD | TRAFFIC/VIOLATIONS - Requires automated traffic enforcement systems to use a standardized caution light time |
| | | HB864 | TALBOT | MTR VEHICLE/COMPULS INS - Creates a penalty for school bus drivers operating buses without insurance |
| | | HB878 | LEBAS | AGRICULTURE/SOYBEANS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board |
| | | HB880 | STOKES | EMPLOYMENT/UNEMPLOYMENT - Provides with respect to unemployment insurance tax delay periods (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB886 | MONTOUCET | AGRICULTURE/RICE - Provides relative to assessments levied by the Louisiana Rice Research Board |
| | | HB888 | ARNOLD | CLERKS OF COURT - Creates a statewide portal for secure remote access to certain records maintained by district clerks of court (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB912 | BARROW | REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Requires the Department of Revenue to allow no less than twelve months to activate debit cards for the payment of tax refunds (EN NO IMPACT SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB916 | LEGER | JUDGES - Provides for extending the collection of increased filing fees by the civil district court judges (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB918 | BARROW | DISTRICTS/REDEVELOPMENT - Authorizes redevelopment authorities to create public benefit corporations |
| | | HB951 | FOIL | DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Creates the University Acres Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish |
| | | HB984 | PIERRE | UNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Provides for technical corrections to various unemployment compensation provisions |
| | | HB1019 | GAROFALO | DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Creates the St. Bernard Parish Economic Development Commission (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB1033 | KLECKLEY | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for enactment of the Workforce and Innovation for a Stronger Economy (WISE) Fund (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB1036 | ARNOLD | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides for the donation of alcoholic beverages to certain organizations |
| | | HB1042 | RITCHIE | TAX COMMISSION, STATE - Extends authorization for the La. Tax Commission to levy and collect certain fees (EN +$648,889 SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB1045 | LEBAS | AGRICULTURE/RICE - Provides relative to assessments levied by the Louisiana Rice Promotion Board |
| | | HB1056 | LAMBERT | AGRICULTURE - Provides relative to assessments levied by the Louisiana Crawfish Promotion and Research Board |
NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 4/3/2014 |
| | | HB869 | PONTI | REAL ESTATE/REALTORS - Provides for changes to the post-license education requirements of real estate brokers and salespersons |
Scheduled for floor debate on 4/7/2014 |
| | | HB600 | ABRAMSON | SCHOOLS/TRANSPORTATION - Requires public school governing authorities and charter schools to adopt policies or provide in bus transportation service agreements relative to the location of the loading or unloading of students |
Scheduled for floor debate on 4/8/2014 |
| | | HB193 | RICHARD | POLITICAL PARTIES - Repeals the prohibition against the recognition of certain political parties (EN +$52,000 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB225 | CHAMPAGNE | APPROPRIATIONS - Requires nongovernmental entities to submit additional information for line item appropriation requests (RE NO IMPACT See Note) |
RETURNED TO THE CALENDAR |
Morning Hour |
12. House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | | HB100 | DIXON | COURTS/COURT COSTS - Establishes court costs to pay for settlements to wrongfully convicted individuals |
Regular Order |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | | HB9 | J.EDWARDS | INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE - Provides for liability for damages caused by an excluded driver (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB11 | J.EDWARDS | HOLIDAYS - Designates the seventh day of August as "Purple Heart Recognition Day" (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB25 | TALBOT | RETIREMENT/STATE SYSTEMS - Provides relative to membership in the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EG DECREASE APV) |
| | | HB137 | HAVARD | STATE EMPLOYEES - Authorizes payroll deductions for dues for membership in the Louisiana Engineering Society (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB390 | SHERMAN MACK | STATE SYMBOL - Provides for fox pens as part of Louisiana's folklife heritage |
| | | HB524 | N.LANDRY | CONDOMINIUMS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Condominium Act |
| | | HB563 | LORUSSO | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Creates the "Mount Carmel Academy" special prestige license plate (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB667 | SIMON | HEALTH - Reorganizes and recodifies the Miscellaneous Health Provisions chapter of Title 40 of the La. Revised Statutes |
| | | HB961 | PYLANT | TRANSPORTATION - Provides for the labeling of speed traps |