Senate Committee on Judiciary A
April 22, 2014
9:00 a.m.
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room

Adjourned		 
* Agenda Revised April 22, 2014, 8:38 am *
Revision Notes: Removed: SB 233, SB 308, SB 607 Added: SCR 78, SB 459

 		 




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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
 SCR78CLAITORWATER/WATERWAYS - Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to create a Water Code Committee.
 SB216MURRAYJUDGES - Provides relative to courts and vacancies in the office of a judge. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB217MURRAYJUDGES - Provides relative to vacancy in the office of a judge. (8/1/14) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB306MORRISHCOURTS - Provides relative to prescriptive periods and civil jury thresholds for delictual actions arising from vehicular accidents. (8/1/14) (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 SB445CROWEJUDGES - Provides for the elimination of two judges from the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court. (See Act) (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB459CLAITORATTORNEYS - Provides that contingency fee contracts for private attorneys handling civil actions under the Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law shall be public records. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB559CLAITORMALPRACTICE - Provides relative to continuous representation of a client in action for legal malpractice. (8/1/14) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB578BROOMEFAMILY LAW - Provides relative to an award of visitation rights. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB620J.AMEDEEMOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to nonresident self-insurers and self-insurance plans involving certain motor vehicle accident claims. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB628MURRAYJUDGES - Provides relative to powers of the Judiciary Commission. (8/1/14) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB634CLAITORWATER/WATERWAYS - Provides relative to groundwater and surface water. (8/1/14) (OR SEE FISC NOTE)
 HB156SHERMAN MACKCOURTS - Provides with respect to the transfer of surplus monies from jury funds to the Criminal Court Fund of the 21st Judicial District Court (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB218TALBOTCIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to special civil proceedings (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB462BERTHELOTNOTARIES - Provides with respect to ex officio notaries public for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB527PEARSONCOURTS - Relative to Family Court in the 22nd Judicial District Court (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)

CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

ADJOURNMENT