Senate Bills on Second Reading Subject to Call |
| | SB632 | RISER | TAX/TAXATION - Authorizes the secretary of the Department of Revenue to establish a Solar Credit Secured Refund Pilot Program to allow taxpayers who are eligible to receive a solar credit refund to authorize their refunds to be paid directly to a properly secured third party lender. (gov sig) |
Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading |
| | SR38 | E.GUILLORY | COMMENDATIONS - Posthumously commends Al J. Ransome for his service to the state of Louisiana. |
| | SR39 | SMITH | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Brandon Oubre of Norco on being awarded the Goldwater Scholarship from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. |
Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading |
| | SCR56 | CLAITOR | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Donna Lamonte of Baton Rouge upon receipt of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in mathematics. |
| | SCR57 | ERDEY | FEDERAL PROGRAMS - Requests that DHH and DCFS work to streamline the process of clearing the names of deceased recipients from the list of those eligible for SNAP benefits. |
| | SCR58 | GALLOT | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Tom Thompson on his retirement and for 20 years of meritorious and dedicated service as the chairman of Lincoln Parish Fire Protection District No. 1. |
| | SCR59 | DONAHUE | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Amanda Warren on being awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. |
Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading Subject to Call |
| | SCR8 | CLAITOR | HEALTH CARE - Expresses the sense of the Louisiana Legislature on the need for colorectal cancer screening examinations. |
| | SCR9 | CLAITOR | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Claney Duplechin, coach of the Episcopal High School Knights boys varsity cross country team, on being selected as a 2013 National Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations. |
House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred |
| | HB42 | PEARSON | RETIREMENT/SCHOOL EMPS - Provides for application of remaining funds in the La. School Employees' Retirement System's experience account, after payment of a permanent benefit increase to eligible retirees and beneficiaries, to specified debt of the system (EN DECREASE APV) |
| | HB54 | JAMES | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Authorizes the designation of specialized divisions or sections in city or municipal courts (EN +$161,950 LF RV See Note) |
| | HB126 | H.BURNS | MTR VEHICLE/COMPULS INS - Requires law enforcement officers to check for compliance with the compulsory motor vehicle liability security law during traffic stops |
| | HB180 | DOVE | SCHOOLS - Authorizes Montessori programs to extend through high school (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB187 | LOPINTO | CHILDREN - Provides for surrogacy regulation in Louisiana (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB194 | ROBIDEAUX | TAX/INCOME TAX - Creates an individual income tax checkoff for Louisiana State Troopers Charities, Inc. (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| | HB267 | PONTI | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Removes requirements of the State Board of Commerce and Industry and the secretary of the Department of Economic Development to approve the issuance of certain bonds (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | HB300 | GREENE | FAMILY LAW - Provides with respect to interim and final spousal support (EN NO IMPACT 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) |
| | HB349 | BARRAS | PROPERTY/PUBLIC - Relative to lease payments for leasing of property by public benefit corporations |
| | HB357 | GREENE | CHILDREN/CUSTODY - Provides relative to ex parte orders of temporary child custody (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB456 | SCHRODER | CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL - Provides that the position of police chief for the city of Covington is in the unclassified service |
| | 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) |
| | HB582 | SAM JONES | DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Creates the Morgan City Development District (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | HB641 | HARRISON | CORONERS - Relative to the office and duties of coroner (RE1 NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | HB656 | GREGORY MILLER | PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION - Provides relative to the authority to expropriate (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | HB832 | BROADWATER | TREASURER - Provides relative to permissible investment by the state treasurer of offshore revenues deposited into the Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note) |
| | HB840 | N.LANDRY | FAMILY LAW - Provides relative to the transfer of actions in custody proceedings |
| | HB896 | DANAHAY | TRAFFIC/VIOLATIONS - Prohibits the use of photo speed enforcement devices on interstates |
| | HB940 | ABRAMSON | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Provides relative to nuisance ordinances in the city of New Orleans (EN +$115,000 LF RV See Note) |
| | HB998 | ORTEGO | TRANSPORTATION - Requires DOTD to supplement the manual on uniform traffic control devices to permit certain guide signs to appear in English and Louisiana French |
| | HB1012 | LORUSSO | DISTRICTS/TAXING - Provides relative to a special taxing district in Jefferson Parish |
Senate Bills Reported by Committee |
| | SB28 | HEITMEIER | PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Provides relative to the implementation of the requirement that certain state-owned buildings be equipped with suitable accommodations for breastfeeding and lactation. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE EX See Note) |
| | SB60 | GALLOT | VOTERS/VOTING - Removes prohibition of recognition of an Independent party. (1/1/15) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | SB71 | MORRELL | HEALTH SERVICES - Provide relative to the Behavior Analyst Practice Act. (8/1/14) |
| | SB142 | DORSEY-COLOMB | LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Designates the month of July as "Sarcoma Awareness Month". (7/1/14) |
| | SB185 | FRED MILLS | MENTAL HEALTH - Provides for an emergency certificate for transportation and admission to a treatment facility. (8/1/14) |
| | SB194 | FRED MILLS | MENTAL HEALTH - Provides for mental health counselors. (5/1/15) |
| | SB235 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX/LOCAL - Requires written or emailed notice of a meeting concerning tax measures to be provided to certain officials and excludes certain meetings of political subdivisions concerning tax measures from certain notice requirements. (8/1/14) |
| | SB241 | THOMPSON | CREDIT - Provides relative to the Louisiana Consumer Credit Law. (8/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note) |
| | SB255 | MARTINY | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. (gov sig) |
| | SB258 | JOHNS | SANITARY CODE - Provides relative to the reporting of cases of communicable diseases and conditions under the Sanitary Code. (8/1/14) |
| | SB274 | CORTEZ | ETHICS - Provides relative to annual mandatory ethics training requirements. (8/1/14) |
| | SB410 | FRED MILLS | HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides for the transparency of Maximum Allowable Cost Lists for prescription drugs. (8/1/14) |
| | SB499 | HEITMEIER | HEALTH SERVICES - Provides for authorized procedures provided by direct service workers. (gov sig) |
| | SB505 | HEITMEIER | PHYSICIANS - Provides for an automatic suspension of a physician's license. (gov sig) |
| | SB532 | E.GUILLORY | COURTS - Provides for the creation of the Veterans Court Program. (8/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB556 | JOHNS | CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE - Amends frequency of reporting prescription dispensing of certain substances to the state prescription monitoring board. (8/1/14) |
Senate Resolutions Reported by Committee to be Adopted |
| | SR29 | HEITMEIER | HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT - Directs the Department of Health and Hospitals to create a working group to develop strategies to decrease primary care utilization in emergency rooms in hospitals across Louisiana. |
Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | SCR13 | CORTEZ | HEALTH CARE - Requests the Louisiana State Medical Society and the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians to educate its members of state and federal programs available to children with developmental disabilities and advise parents and guardians of such programs when such a diagnosis is made. |
| | SCR22 | FRED MILLS | HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT - Directs the Department of Health and Hospitals to create the Practice and Regulation of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Review Committee. |
| | SCR39 | HEITMEIER | HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT - Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to study the most effective means to ensure the proper utilization of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder medications in Louisiana and to report its findings to the legislature. |
| | SCR44 | DORSEY-COLOMB | PUBLIC HEALTH - Directs the Department of Health and Hospitals to declare youth violence a public health epidemic and the Department of Education to establish a statewide trauma-informed education program. |
| | SCR47 | HEITMEIER | HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT - Urges the Department of Health and Hospitals to study the feasibility, desirability, and practicality of alternative transportation sites (i.e. urgent care clinics) for certain patients. |
| | SCR48 | LONG | HEALTH CARE - Provides for legislative approval of and support to the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University for the strategic collaboration with the state in creating a new model of health care delivery in the Alexandria and Pineville area. |
Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage |
| | SB32 | MORRISH | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides criminal penalties for the manufacture, importation, sale, and installation of counterfeit air bags. (gov sig) |
| | SB49 | J.AMEDEE | DISTRICT ATTORNEYS - Provides relative to the annual salary of certain assistant district attorneys payable by state. (8/1/14) |
| | SB84 | NEVERS | CONSUMERS - Provides relative to consumer credit transactions. (8/1/14) (RE NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB89 | PEACOCK | PRIVILEGES/LIENS - Provides for revisions to the Civil Code and Revised Statutes that pertain to security, pledge, and recordation. (1/1/15) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB111 | MARTINY | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for fees and procedures for the receipt or issuance of certain documents by electronic means. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT LF RV See Note) |
| | SB276 | PERRY | CRIMINAL RECORDS - Provides relative to obtaining and filing fingerprint and identification data. (8/1/14) |
| | SB290 | JOHNS | CHILDREN'S CODE - Provides relative to safety plan order for child in need of care. (8/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | SB301 | MARTINY | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - Provides relative to financial institutions and production of documents. (8/1/14) (EG NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB326 | SMITH | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Authorizes certain individuals to view certain videotaped statements. (8/1/14) |
| | SB333 | JOHNS | CRIMINAL RECORDS - Provides relative to crime against nature and incest. (gov sig) |
| | SB351 | THOMPSON | CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Provides relative to burn injury reports. (8/1/14) |
| | SB383 | ERIC LAFLEUR | PROBATION/PAROLE - Provides with respect to parole eligibility. (8/1/14) |
| | SB398 | FRED MILLS | CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE - Provides relative to eligibility for a drug division probation program. (8/1/14) |
| | SB399 | FRED MILLS | PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT - Provides with respect to the parole eligibility. (8/1/14) |
| | SB472 | FRED MILLS | PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT - Provides with respect to the Board of Pardons. (8/1/14) |
| | SB473 | FRED MILLS | PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT - Provides with respect to the committee on parole. (8/1/14) |
| | SB523 | MORRELL | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides relative to the crime of cockfighting. (8/1/14) |
Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call |
| | SB70 | CLAITOR | CURRICULA - Repeals the Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science Act. (8/1/14) |
| | SB72 | BODI WHITE | CHILDREN'S CODE - Removes the requirement that certain petitions be verified. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB76 | MORRISH | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Creates the Cameron Parish Port, Harbor, and Terminal District. (1/1/15) |
| | SB90 | DORSEY-COLOMB | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the creation of the "Neighborhood Watch Act".
(gov sig) |
| | SB130 | MORRELL | VIDEO POKER - Provides relative to fuel sale requirements at qualified truck stops. (8/1/14) |
| | SB315 | DONAHUE | PROCUREMENT CODE - Provides relative to group purchasing and cooperative purchasing provisions of certain public postsecondary education institutions. (7/1/14). (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB354 | BODI WHITE | SCHOOLS - Constitutional Amendment to provide that any public school system created by the legislature shall have the authority granted parish school boards. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) |
| | SB368 | MORRELL | LOCAL AGENCIES - Provides relative to the New Orleans Regional Business Park.
(8/15/14) |
| | SB385 | ERIC LAFLEUR | SCHOOLS - Provides for empowered community schools. (7/1/14) |
| | SB422 | BROOME | LIABILITY - Provides immunity for rendering assistance in medical emergencies involving alcohol consumption or drug overdose. (8/1/14) |
| | SB434 | ERIC LAFLEUR | CLERKS OF COURT - Provides for automobile expense allowance for certain clerks of court. (8/1/14) |
| | SB512 | HEITMEIER | PUBLIC HEALTH - Provides for chain restaurant menu labeling. (1/1/15) |
| | SB518 | MARTINY | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to indemnification of motor carrier transportation contracts and construction contracts. (8/1/14) |
| | SB549 | GALLOT | LOCAL EMPLOYEES - Provides relative to firefighters including minimum wages and the reinstatement, reemployment, and seniority of firefighters who retire due to injury. (8/1/14) |
| | SB575 | MARTINY | APPRAISERS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board. (gov sig) |