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 |
| | HCR127 | T.LANDRY | MTR VEHICLE/BUSES-SCHOOL - Urges and requests the office of public safety and corrections to study the feasibility of requiring oncoming traffic on a two lane road with a continuous left turn lane to stop for school buses |
| | HCR129 | HUVAL | CIVIL/CLAIMS - Authorizes the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the collateral source rule |
11. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | SCR73 | WARD | LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Establishes the Community Health Caucus of the Legislature of Louisiana.
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| | SCR75 | NEVERS | HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT - Requests that DHH study and develop a list of best practices suicide prevention training programs to make available in Louisiana to offer for training groups of Louisiana professionals and citizens on a voluntary basis. |
| | SCR81 | E.GUILLORY | LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Declares Sunset, Louisiana, the "Rubboard Capital of the World". |
| | SCR84 | BODI WHITE | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Southeastern Louisiana University men's indoor track and field team upon earning the 2014 Southland Conference Title and Coach Sean Brady on being named the Southland Conference Men's Indoor Coach of the Year. |
| | SCR87 | FRED MILLS | HEALTH CARE - Directs DHH to create a working group to study the future of state health care funding. |
| | SCR96 | HEITMEIER | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to submit jointly a report to the legislature regarding the availability of water for student consumption at elementary and secondary schools. |
| | SCR109 | WALSWORTH | LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Designates April 12, 2014, as "Oral Cancer Foundation Walk/Run for Awareness Day" in Louisiana. |
| | SCR110 | CROWE | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of former Southeastern Louisiana University president, Dr. J. Larry Crain. |
| | SCR111 | GALLOT | CONDOLENCES - Expresses sincere condolences upon the death of Irene Baldwin. |
13. Senate Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | SB133 | MORRELL | GAMING - Provides relative to significant influence for purposes of certain gaming licenses. (8/1/14) |
| | SB209 | WARD | SALT DOMES - Provides for permitting requirements of solution mining injection wells and solution mined caverns. (8/1/14) |
| | SB233 | BROOME | HOUSING - Provides relative to the Louisiana Equal Housing Opportunity Act. (8/1/14) (RE1 NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB294 | MORRELL | LAW ENFORCEMENT - Provides relative to rights of law enforcement officers while under investigation. (7/1/14) (EN +$300,000 APV) |
| | SB423 | BRET ALLAIN | MINERALS - Provides relative to alternative dispute resolution in suits involving oilfield sites and exploration and production sites. (8/1/14) |
| | SB480 | WALSWORTH | PROCUREMENT CODE - Provides relative to the merging of the Professional, Personal, Consulting and Social Services Procurement Code with the Louisiana Procurement Code. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB482 | HEITMEIER | VOCATIONAL REHAB - Provides relative to the Louisiana Rehabilitation Services.
(gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT SG RV See Note) |
| | SB589 | WALSWORTH | CHILDREN - Extends the termination date of the Children's Cabinet. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB594 | CROWE | UNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Prohibits an employer benefit account being relieved from payment when the employer failed to timely respond to request for information. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB607 | GALLOT | DIVORCE - Provides relative to effects of divorce and death upon an individual's designation of former spouse as beneficiary in certain agreements. (8/1/14) (EG NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB613 | SMITH | GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM - Provides relative to participation schedules. (6/30/14) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB614 | ERIC LAFLEUR | PUBLIC PROPERTY - Provides for the transfer of surplus electronic devices to certain nonprofit entities. (8/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | SB636 | BODI WHITE | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to the organization and management of large school systems. (8/1/14) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | SB661 | ERDEY | ROADS/HIGHWAYS - Provides authority to remove vehicles and cargo from roadways. (8/1/14) |
14. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | HCR91 | RICHARD | MTR VEHICLE/BUSES - Urges the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to study the safety implications and practicality of requiring vehicles in adjacent lanes to stop for all city buses loading or unloading passengers |
16. House Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | HB128 | HAVARD | PRIVATIZATION - Establishes the Privatization Review Act (RR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB148 | CHAMPAGNE | FUNDS/FUNDING - (Constitutional Amendment) Requires that monies received by the state from violations of certain federal and state laws associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill be deposited into the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note) |
| | HB262 | FANNIN | APPROPRIATIONS/ANCILLARY - Provides for ancillary expenses of state government |
| | HB373 | STEVE CARTER | LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to legislative sessions and bill introduction limits (EG DECREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB663 | ROBIDEAUX | REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to the Louisiana Tax Delinquency Amnesty Act of 2013 (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | HB733 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | CURRICULA - Requires instruction on child assault awareness and prevention in public schools (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | HB808 | CONNICK | RACING/TRACKS - Provides relative to requirements for a horse racing licensee to be granted a permit to operate a track for a period of ten years |
| | HB995 | A.WILLIAMS | TEACHERS/EVALUATION - Provides relative to teacher evaluations (EG +$67,144 GF EX See Note) |
| | HB1095 | FANNIN | APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 |
| | HB1096 | FANNIN | REVENUE SHARING - Provides for revenue sharing distribution for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 |
| | HB1115 | J.THOMPSON | STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP - Provides relative to high school graduation requirements and Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) core curriculum requirements (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | HB1194 | KLECKLEY | LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES - Makes appropriations for the expenses of the legislature for FY 2014-2015 |
| | 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 |
| | HB1251 | THIBAUT | TRANSPORTATION - Authorizes inspection stations to conduct motor vehicle inspection checks when it rains |
| | HB1255 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | CRIMINAL/SENTENCING - 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 (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB1282 | HODGES | SCHOOLS/CHARTER - Provides relative to requirements for the recruiting, employing, and training of charter school employees |
17. Senate Instruments Second Reading Returned from the Legislative Bureau |
| | SB37 | CORTEZ | COURTS - Increases the civil jurisdictional amount in dispute for the City Court of Lafayette. (8/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | 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) |
| | SB45 | MURRAY | COURTS - Provides relative to preparation of transcripts in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court for appeals. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | SB48 | J.SMITH | COURTS - Authorizes an increase in court costs in the mayor's court of the town of Rosepine. (2/3 - CA7s2.1) (8/1/14) (EN +$37,500 LF RV See Note) |
| | SB49 | J.AMEDEE | DISTRICT ATTORNEYS - Provides relative to the annual salary of certain assistant district attorneys payable by state. (8/1/14) |
| | SB52 | J.SMITH | COURTS - Increases authorized court costs for municipal ordinance violations in the mayor's court in the town of Anacoco. (8/1/14) (EN +$10,000 LF RV See Note) |
| | SB97 | NEVERS | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Repeals provisions relative to the Tangipahoa Parish Economic Development District. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT LF RV 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) |
| | SB142 | DORSEY-COLOMB | LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Designates the month of July as "Sarcoma Awareness Month". (7/1/14) |
| | SB152 | J.SMITH | LOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for increasing the board membership to ten on the War Memorial Civic Center Board in the town of DeRidder. (gov sig) |
| | SB206 | J.SMITH | LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Designates the mayhaw fruit tree as the official state fruit tree. (8/1/14) |
| | SB217 | MURRAY | JUDGES - Provides relative to vacancy in the office of a judge. (8/1/14) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB228 | APPEL | COURTS - Provides for environmental court procedures in Jefferson and Orleans parishes. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | SB232 | FRED MILLS | COURTS - Provides relative to deputy constables. (8/1/14) |
| | SB234 | J.SMITH | COURTS - Provides for remission to Indigent Defender Fund of certain court costs in mayor's court of the Town of New Llano. (gov sig) (EN +$60,000 LF RV See Note) |
| | SB240 | NEVERS | CLERKS OF COURT - Provides relative to notice of decisions in criminal appeals. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB242 | MORRELL | SHERIFFS - Provides relative to sheriffs appointing non-licensed appraisers. (8/1/14) |
| | SB253 | MORRISH | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for an increase in certain criminal court costs in the Thirty-First Judicial District Court. (8/1/14) (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | SB262 | NEVERS | LOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for a per diem for board members of the Washington Parish Gas Utility District No. 2. (gov sig) (EN +$1,500 LF EX See Note) |
| | 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) |
| | SB361 | RISER | LAW ENFORCEMENT - Provides for the carrying of concealed weapons by certain law enforcement officers in all public places. (8/1/14) |
| | SB398 | FRED MILLS | CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE - Provides relative to eligibility for a drug division probation program. (8/1/14) |
| | SB442 | MARTINY | MUNICIPALITIES - Provides relative to investments by political subdivisions. (8/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | SB560 | GALLOT | MUNICIPALITIES - Establishes the Mayor's Court of the village of Creola. (gov sig) |
| | SB572 | MURRAY | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides relative to the Lakeview Crime Prevention District.
(gov sig) |
| | SB580 | MURRAY | COURTS - Provides relative to fees in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. (gov sig) (2/3 -CA7s2.1) (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | SB590 | MORRELL | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides relative to the Oak Island Neighborhood Improvement District. (gov sig) |
| | SB606 | MARTINY | COURTS - Provides for the use of electronic signatures by judges and justices. (8/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB617 | J.AMEDEE | LOCAL AGENCIES - Provides relative to the creation of Ascension Parish Road Infrastructure Development Districts. (gov sig) |
| | SB624 | KOSTELKA | TAX/SALES - Authorizes by population certain municipalities to levy a sales tax not to exceed one percent. (gov sig) |
| | SB630 | MARTINY | PUBLIC PRINTING - Provides for the qualification of a newspaper to publish official proceedings, legal notices, or advertisements in Orleans Parish or Jefferson Parish. (gov sig) |
| | SB675 | RISER | LAW ENFORCEMENT - Authorizes the appointment of deputy constables in Caldwell Parish. (8/1/14) |
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | HCR21 | DIXON | STUDENT/TUITION - Requests that the Board of Regents study the feasibility of implementing a college tuition program that would allow students to pay tuition after leaving college |
2. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/7/2014 |
| | SCR24 | ERDEY | ROADS/HIGHWAYS - Requests DOTD to study improving LA 22 to three lanes between Springfield, LA, and I-55 in Tangipahoa Parish. |
| | SCR25 | ERDEY | ROADS/HIGHWAYS - Requests DOTD to study improving US 190 to three lanes between LA 16 and LA 63 in Livingston Parish. |
| | SCR26 | ERDEY | ROADS/HIGHWAYS - Requests DOTD to advance the project to construct roundabouts on LA 1026 at its intersections with Dunn and Eden Church Roads in Livingston Parish. |
| | SCR31 | ERDEY | ROADS/HIGHWAYS - Requests DOTD to study improving the LA 1020 Bend Road Bridge in Livingston Parish. |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
Not yet scheduled for concurrence |
| | HB55 | LOPINTO | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Revises provisions of law regarding expungement (EN SEE FISC NOTE RV See Note) |
| | HB63 | LEGER | EXCEPTIONAL PERSONS - Revises terminology referring to persons with disabilities and other persons with exceptionalities (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB173 | JAMES | DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD - Provides relative to the Sherwood Forest Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District |
| | HB218 | TALBOT | CIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to special civil proceedings (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB253 | T.BURNS | DISTRICTS/SPECIAL - Authorizes the governing authority of St. Tammany Parish to create a geographic information system district (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | HB254 | LORUSSO | LEASES - Provides relative to leasing of certain marina facilities operated by Jefferson Parish |
| | HB314 | ARNOLD | SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Dept. of Justice |
| | HB316 | BURFORD | MTR VEHICLE/INSPECTION - Exempts single axle two-wheel trailers from motor vehicle inspection requirements (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | HB324 | LEGER | SECRETARY OF STATE - Authorizes secretary of state to disclose certain electronic mail addresses or short message service numbers to other governmental entities, agencies, officials, and employees |
| | HB462 | BERTHELOT | NOTARIES - Provides with respect to ex officio notaries public for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB569 | STOKES | COURTS - Relative to human trafficking courts (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB641 | HARRISON | CORONERS - Relative to the office and duties of coroner (RE1 NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | HB736 | JAMES | BOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Commission on HIV, AIDS, and Hepatitis C |
| | HB746 | MORENO | TANNING FACILITIES - Prohibits the use of tanning equipment by a minor |
| | HB793 | ST.GERMAIN | WATER/RESOURCES - Provides for the membership of the Capital Area Groundwater Commission |
| | HB891 | STOKES | HEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT - Authorizes access to investigational treatments for terminally ill patients |
| | HB913 | LEOPOLD | FISHING/FINFISH - Creates the Louisiana Finfish Task Force |
| | HB1012 | LORUSSO | DISTRICTS/TAXING - Provides relative to a special taxing district in Jefferson Parish |
| | 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) |
| | HB1036 | ARNOLD | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides for the donation of alcoholic beverages to certain organizations |
| | 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) |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/6/2014 |
| | HB1089 | BILLIOT | MTR VEHICLE/DEALERS - Provides with respect to insurance requirements for rental motor vehicle dealers |
| | HB1093 | ARNOLD | DISTRICTS/TAXING - Authorizes certain development districts that receive TIF funding from a municipality to provide for an audit of related financial activities of the municipality and other entities that provide such funding (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | HB1104 | CARMODY | CLERKS OF COURT - Provides relative to group insurance expenses of the clerks of court in certain parishes |
| | HB1107 | CONNICK | COURTS/DISTRICT - Authorizes the collection of court costs in the 24th JDC and parish courts within Jefferson Parish to fund certain specialized divisions (EN +$171,300 LF RV See Note) |
| | HB1128 | JEFFERSON | HOLIDAYS - Authorizes higher education employees who are veterans to take paid leave on Veterans' Day to attend certain events (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB1130 | SHERMAN MACK | COURTS/CITY - Provides with respect to the collection and disposition of fines, forfeitures, penalties, and costs in city court |
| | HB1136 | JIM MORRIS | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Authorizes acceptance of an out-of-state identification card for purposes of selling or serving alcoholic beverages |
| | HB1159 | BADON | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to the sampling of alcoholic beverages |
| | HB1166 | ARNOLD | REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to tobacco enforcement |
| | HB1184 | HUNTER | JUDGES/DISTRICT - Authorizes certain judges to practice law |
| | 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) |
| | HB1212 | JAMES | MUNICIPAL/INCORPORATION - Provides relative to the election on a question of municipal incorporation |
| | HB1225 | ROBIDEAUX | RETIREMENT/STATE SYSTEMS - Provides relative to payment of system liabilities and limits creation of additional liabilities (EN DECREASE APV) |
| | HB1230 | MORENO | RACING/HORSE - Provides relative to funds distributed to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association |
| | HB150 | GISCLAIR | CRIME/HOMICIDE - Provides relative to the careless operation of a motor vehicle (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB178 | DIXON | CURRICULA - Provides relative to instruction on dating violence in public schools (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | HB179 | DIXON | SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES - Provides relative to employment contracts for school employees being promoted or employed in a position of higher salary |
| | HB350 | BISHOP | HEALTH CARE - Adds conditions and protections relative to use of patient healthcare data to the La. Health Care Consumers' Right to Know law (RE NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB407 | STEVE CARTER | STUDENT/SCH ATTENDANCE - Provides relative to eligibility criteria for admission or readmission to a public school and prohibits the denial of admission or readmission based on certain characteristics (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB665 | SEABAUGH | INSURANCE - Provides relative to liability limits |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/7/2014 |
| | HB909 | LEOPOLD | INSURANCE - Provides for the Property Insurance Clarity Act (EN +$72,000 SG EX See Note) |
| | HB953 | LEGER | STUDENT/STANDARDS - Provides for the collection, sharing, and use of student assessment results and information by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| | HB993 | SCHRODER | EDUCATION/SPECIAL - Provides relative to requirements for pupil progression, graduation, and issuance of diplomas for students with exceptionalities |
| | HB1015 | SCHRODER | EDUCATION/SPECIAL - Provides for determinations for grade level promotion of certain students with exceptionalities regarding performance on state tests and provides for calculations of school performance scores relative to such students |
| | HB1065 | POPE | OPTOMETRISTS - Provides relative to the practice of optometry and the regulation of such profession |
| | HB1069 | BROADWATER | WORKERS COMPENSATION - Provides with respect to variable wage employment contracts (RE SEE FISC NOTE) |
| | HB1081 | BISHOP | PROPERTY/PUBLIC - Provides for the authority to transfer or lease certain state property in Lafayette Parish |
| | HB1083 | BADON | TAX/LOCAL - Authorizes the governing authority of the city of New Orleans to levy an additional hotel occupancy tax |
| | HB1101 | BROADWATER | COURTS/COURT REPORTERS - Provides relative to court reporters |
| | HB1181 | SHADOIN | CIVIL/JURY TRIALS - Provides relative to the jurisdictional limitation of certain city courts |
| | HB1185 | HUNTER | SUNSET LAW - Provides relative to legislation re-creating statutory entities |
| | 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 |
| | HB1278 | PEARSON | RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS - Provides for enrollment of new hires of the Harbor Police Department of the Port of New Orleans in the Hazardous Duty Services Plan in the La. State Employees' Retirement System and for merger of the existing Harbor Police Retirement System into the La. State Employees' Retirement System (EN INCREASE APV) |
| | HB1279 | ORTEGO | AGRICULTURE/MILK - Provides relative to the sale or distribution of raw milk by a farmer to a consumer |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/8/2014 |
| | HB1 | FANNIN | APPROPRIATIONS - Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 |
| | HB1026 | FANNIN | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the transfer and deposit of monies among state funds (EN +$176,317,171 SD RV See Note) |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | HB1280 | SIMON | HEALTH SERVICES - Provides for the Louisiana Telehealth Access Act |
| | HB1281 | MONTOUCET | ENERGY/PIPELINES - Provides for pipeline disclosures and registrations |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/7/2014 |
| | SB32 | MORRISH | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides criminal penalties for the manufacture, importation, sale, and installation of counterfeit air bags. (gov sig) |
| | SB128 | MARTINY | PSYCHOLOGISTS - Provides for the licensure of specialist in school psychology by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. (8/1/14) (2/3-CA7s2.1) |
| | 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) |
| | SB157 | MARTINY | PSYCHOLOGISTS - Provides for the provisional licensure of psychologists by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. (8/1/14) (2/3-CA7s2.1) |
| | SB168 | WALSWORTH | PUBLIC DEFENDER - Provides relative to appointments to the Louisiana Public Defender Board. (8/1/14) |
| | SB260 | JOHNS | INSURANCE DEPARTMENT - Provides with respect to insurance producer license reinstatement. (8/1/14) |
| | SB279 | MARTINY | NURSES - Changes the domicile of the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners. (gov sig) |
| | SB281 | TROY BROWN | INSURANCE DEPARTMENT - Provides with respect to insurance anti-fraud plans. (8/1/14) |
| | 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) |
| | SB388 | THOMPSON | ARSON - Provides relative to the registration of arson offenders. (8/1/14) |
| | SB399 | FRED MILLS | PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT - Provides with respect to the parole eligibility. (8/1/14) |
| | SB433 | BODI WHITE | PUBLIC LANDS - Provides for the transfer of certain state properties in East Baton Rouge Parish. (gov sig) |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | SB7 | PEACOCK | MOTOR VEHICLES - Creates a prestige license plate for Sci-Port Discovery Center in Shreveport. (8/1/14) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | SB12 | GALLOT | ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - Prohibits the sale of electronic cigarettes and vapor pens to persons under age 18. (gov sig) |
| | SB16 | E.GUILLORY | STATE POLICE RET FUND - Grants a permanent benefit increase to eligible retirees in accordance with statutory procedure. (2/3 - CA10s29(F))(6/30/14) (EN +$9,474,040 APV) |
| | SB18 | E.GUILLORY | STATE EMPLOYEE RET - Grants a permanent benefit increase to eligible retirees in accordance with statutory procedure. (2/3 - CA10s29(F)) (6/30/14) (RE +$97,481,233 APV) |
| | SB19 | E.GUILLORY | SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RET - Grants a permanent benefit increase to eligible retirees in accordance with statutory procedure. (2/3 - CA10s29(F)) (6/30/14) (EN +$15,862,663 APV) |
| | SB21 | E.GUILLORY | TEACHERS RETIREMENT - Grants a permanent benefit increase to eligible retirees in accordance with statutory procedure. (2/3 - CA10s29(F))(6/30/14) (EN +$185,065,866 APV) |
| | SB39 | MURRAY | CIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to partitions of immovable property and minority interests. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | SB59 | J.SMITH | LOCAL AGENCIES - Repeals special provisions relative to the Beauregard Electric Cooperative. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | SB72 | BODI WHITE | CHILDREN'S CODE - Removes the requirement that certain petitions be verified. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB85 | MURRAY | FAMILY LAW - Provides for consideration of certain child care expenses for purposes of child support when the expenses are incurred by a parent receiving job training or education. (8/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX 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) |
| | SB99 | RISER | BANKS/BANKING - Provides for determining the fair market value of bank stock for purposes of tax assessment. (8/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | SB101 | MORRELL | FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Creates a special prestige license plate for HIV/AIDS Awareness. (8/1/14) |
| | SB106 | WALSWORTH | WORKFORCE COMMISSION - Reauthorizes the Incumbent Worker Training Program. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB131 | MORRELL | FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Provides with respect to "Animal Friendly" prestige license plates. (gov sig) |
| | SB174 | PETERSON | MUNICIPALITIES - Provides relative to condemnation procedures for the removal of dangerous structures in parishes and municipalities. (gov sig) |
| | SB189 | MORRISH | LOCAL AGENCIES - Revises route designation of the Creole Nature Trail and Creole Nature Trail Scenic Byway District in Cameron and Calcasieu parishes and adds route designation for the Flyway Byway in Jefferson Davis Parish. (gov sig) |
| | SB192 | MORRISH | WEIGHTS/MEASURES - Authorizes ready-mixed concrete trucks to exceed maximum allowable gross vehicle weight under certain conditions until 2016. (8/1/14) (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | SB198 | RISER | WORKERS' COMPENSATION - Ensures compliance with requirements for mandatory workers' compensation coverage. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | 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) |
| | SB222 | MURRAY | CIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to service of process. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB241 | THOMPSON | CREDIT - Provides relative to the Louisiana Consumer Credit Law. (8/1/14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note) |
| | 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) |
| | SB255 | MARTINY | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. (gov sig) |
| | SB266 | MARTINY | SECURITIES - Provides relative to the registration of certain investment adviser representatives. (gov sig) |
| | SB268 | CLAITOR | LIABILITY - Provides relative to civil liability for theft of goods from a merchant. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB269 | PEACOCK | DONATIONS - Provides relative to the annual limit on authorized donations that a curator may make on behalf of an interdict. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| | SB307 | CROWE | NOTARIES - Provides relative to hospital notaries.(8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB317 | SMITH | LAW ENFORCEMENT - Requires certain law enforcement agencies to establish procedures that prohibit checkpoints where the only vehicles subject to inspection are motorcycles. (8/1/14) |
| | SB318 | SMITH | WARRANTIES - Provides relative to the performance of warranty repairs on motor vehicles. (8/1/14) |
| | SB327 | SMITH | MOTOR VEHICLES - Creates a prestige license plate for Multiple Sclerosis. (8/1/14) |
| | SB342 | DONAHUE | LEVEES - Provides relative to the St. Tammany Levee, Drainage, and Conservation District. (gov sig) |
| | SB360 | RISER | TAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to reimbursement of expenses for defending assessments. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | SB363 | RISER | TAX/TAXATION - Provides for payment of taxes that are not in dispute. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT LF RV See Note) |
| | SB402 | FRED MILLS | CORONERS - Provide relative to coroners. (8/1/14) |
| | SB418 | SMITH | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to required credentials for registration of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, or other vehicle to be operated on public highways. (8/1/14) |
| | SB461 | PEACOCK | SUCCESSIONS - Provides relative to electronic assets of a decedent. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB476 | SMITH | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to driving school bond requirement and cease and desist orders. (8/1/14) |
| | SB478 | CLAITOR | COURTS - Authorizes the levy of a warrant recall fee in all courts in East Baton Rouge Parish to fund a misdemeanor jail. (8/1/14) (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | SB510 | HEITMEIER | SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Veterans Affairs. (6/30/14) |
| | SB525 | ADLEY | UTILITIES - Provides that abandonment of interstate pipeline segments located wholly in Louisiana are considered intrastate pipelines and are handled under the regulations of the Louisiana Public Service Commission. (gov sig) |
| | SB538 | J.SMITH | MILITARY AFFAIRS - Establishes the Military Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | SB567 | SMITH | TAX/AD VALOREM - Changes the date from June 1 of each year to September 1 of each year for information to be supplied to the assessor and legislative auditor by tax recipient agencies in St. Charles Parish. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | SB55 | KOSTELKA | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Adds vehicular homicide to the list of crimes of violence.
(gov sig) |
| | SB57 | BROOME | INSURERS - Mandates inclusion of lymphedema treatment as an option in health insurance coverage. (8/1/14) |
| | SB87 | CLAITOR | CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE - Increases the minimum mandatory sentence and maximum sentence for the manufacture, distribution, or possession with intent to distribute heroin. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB103 | MORRELL | GAMING - Provides relative to gaming suitability standards. (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) |
| | SB148 | DORSEY-COLOMB | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides relative to sentencing for certain homicides when there are multiple deaths. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB154 | LONG | WILDLIFE/FISHERIES DEPT - Provides relative to the importation of certain fish. (8/1/14) |
| | SB169 | LONG | INSURERS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association and structured settlement annuities. (8/1/14) |
| | SB170 | LONG | WILDLIFE/FISHERIES DEPT - Provides relative to the release of certain game, fowl, or fish. (8/1/14) |
| | SB187 | KOSTELKA | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Allows enhanced sentencing for drug offenses committed in a private residence located in a drug free zone. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB212 | WARD | HUNTERS/HUNTING - Allows the use of a firearm sound suppressor while hunting certain wild quadrupeds. (8/1/14) |
| | SB239 | WALSWORTH | SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Environmental Quality. (6/30/14) |
| | SB246 | MORRISH | SHRIMP/SHRIMPING - Changes the line of demarcation of the inside and outside waters for purposes of shrimping. (8/1/14) |
| | SB251 | WARD | WILDLIFE RESOURCES - Provides for the sale or purchase of wild birds and wild quadrupeds. (8/1/14) |
| | SB252 | NEVERS | CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Provides relative to the 22nd Judicial District Court's presentencing investigation assessment policy. (8/1/14) (EN +$50,000 LF EX See Note) |
| | SB276 | PERRY | CRIMINAL RECORDS - Provides relative to obtaining and filing fingerprint and identification data. (8/1/14) |
| | SB277 | PERRY | DWI - Provides for changes to DWI laws. (1/1/15) |
| | SB293 | MARTINY | DWI - Provides relative to operating a vehicle while intoxicated. (gov sig) |
| | SB305 | CHABERT | COASTAL RESOURCES - Provides relative to Coastal Louisiana Levee Consortium.
(gov sig) |
| | SB313 | BODI WHITE | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides for a five year minimum sentence for home invasions. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB369 | WALSWORTH | FISH/FISHING - Provides for the possession limits of crappie on Lake D'Arbonne. (8/1/14) |
| | SB410 | FRED MILLS | HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides for the transparency of Maximum Allowable Cost Lists for prescription drugs. (8/1/14) |
| | SB422 | BROOME | LIABILITY - Provides immunity for rendering assistance in medical emergencies involving alcohol consumption or drug overdose. (8/1/14) |
| | SB430 | WALSWORTH | PUBLIC LANDS - Authorizes the transfer of certain state land in Union Parish. (gov sig) |
| | SB462 | ADLEY | CONSERVATION - Creates the Cross-Unit Well Study Commission. (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) |
| | SB537 | MARTINY | HAZARD MITIGATION - Provides for the electronic or telephonic notification of hazardous materials incidents. (8/1/14) |
| | SB545 | FRED MILLS | HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to third party initiated medication substitutions. (1/1/15) |
| | SB557 | JOHNS | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides relative to the crime of "sexting" through computers and telecommunications devices. (gov sig) |
| | SB618 | HEITMEIER | CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE - Moves carisoprodol from Schedule IV to Schedule II. (8/1/14) |
| | SB662 | ERDEY | HUNTERS/HUNTING - Prohibits the taking of game birds and wild quadrupeds while riding or standing upon a moving land vehicle or aircraft. (8/1/14) |
NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL |
3. House Concurrent Resolutions Returned from the Senate with Amendments |
Scheduled for concurrence on 5/7/2014 |
| | HCR103 | HONORE | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Cameron Murray upon achieiving the rank of Eagle in the Boys Scouts of America |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/6/2014 |
| | HB351 | BROADWATER | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to single business entities |
| | HB852 | TALBOT | INSURANCE/GROUP - Provides relative to the disclosure of insurance claims data |
| | HB691 | BROADWATER | ATHLETICS/TRAINERS - Provides relative to athletic trainers |
| | HB801 | ARNOLD | TRAFFIC/VIOLATIONS - Limits the types of citations which can be issued from automated speed enforcement systems |
| | HB859 | ARNOLD | TRAFFIC/VIOLATIONS - Requires automated traffic enforcement systems to use a standardized caution light time |
| | HB920 | ST.GERMAIN | ENVIRONMENT - Provides for beneficial projects in settlements of Right-to-Know Law violations |
| | HB1155 | HILL | MENTAL HEALTH - Provides conditions for licensing of therapeutic group homes for youth suffering from mental illness |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/7/2014 |
| | HB1178 | HONORE | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to the membership and election of members of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/12/2014 |
| | HB628 | ST.GERMAIN | FUNDS/FUNDING - (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes the investment of public funds in a state infrastructure bank (REF NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | HB629 | ST.GERMAIN | FUNDS/FUNDING - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for the deposit of revenues into the Transportation Trust Fund (RRF SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB884 | ST.GERMAIN | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides with regard to dedications of certain excess mineral revenues and deposits into the Budget Stabilization Fund (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB979 | ST.GERMAIN | TRANSPORTATION - Provides for the creation of the Louisiana Transportation Infrastructure Bank (REF SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note) |
| | HB1275 | T.BURNS | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Provides specified procedures for notice, public hearings, and reports regarding permits from the office of conservation of the Dept. of Natural Resources for operations that involve hydraulic fracture stimulation in certain parishes (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD EX) |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/7/2014 |
| | SB384 | ERIC LAFLEUR | BONDS - Requires issuers of state municipal securities to comply with certain continuing disclosure rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (8/1/14) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX 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 |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
| | HB293 | B.ADAMS | GAMBLING - Prohibits gambling by electronic sweepstakes device (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | 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) |
| | HB98 | P.WILLIAMS | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the distribution of the monies in the Shreveport Riverfront and Convention Center and Independence Stadium Fund |
| | HB114 | CONNICK | PRESCRIPTION - Extends the time within which to commence a lawsuit in certain civil cases |
| | HB137 | HAVARD | STATE EMPLOYEES - Authorizes payroll deductions for dues for membership in the Louisiana Engineering Society (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB190 | GREGORY MILLER | ETHICS/NEPOTISM - Removes a nepotism exception for certain health professionals in a parish with a population of between four hundred thousand and four hundred forty thousand |
| | HB390 | SHERMAN MACK | STATE SYMBOL - Provides for fox pens as part of Louisiana's folklife heritage |
| | HB409 | CHAMPAGNE | LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Provides relative to the authority and duties of the legislative auditor (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | HB503 | CARMODY | STATE SYMBOL - Provides for the official state book |
| | HB524 | N.LANDRY | CONDOMINIUMS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Condominium Act |
| | HB555 | CAMERON HENRY | STUDENTS - Provides for limitations and prohibitions on the collection and sharing of student information and provides penalties for violations |
| | 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 |
| | HB667 | SIMON | HEALTH - Reorganizes and recodifies the Miscellaneous Health Provisions chapter of Title 40 of the La. Revised Statutes |
| | HB679 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | CRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Provides relative to the policies, duties, powers, and reports of the Louisiana Sentencing Commission (OR NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB712 | GREENE | TAX/SEVERANCE TAX - Prohibits the state from paying interest on refunds for the overpayment of certain severance taxes (EN +$4,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB873 | T.BURNS | ETHICS/CODE - Provides relative to the confidential and privileged nature of certain records of the Board of Ethics |
| | HB1131 | PYLANT | LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS - Provides relative to training for part-time law enforcement officers |
| | 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 |
| | HB1242 | ORTEGO | BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS - Authorizes the use of kayaks, canoes, and pirogues at the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge |
| | HB1276 | ABRAMSON | PROPERTY/PUBLIC - Provides for the use of the Superdome for interscholastic athletic activities in certain circumstances |
INSTRUMENTS PENDING IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | HB54 | JAMES | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Authorizes the designation of specialized divisions or sections in city or municipal courts (EN +$161,950 LF RV See Note) |