Senate Daily Digest
May 15, 2014
9:00 a.m.
Senate Chamber

Adjourned
 

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Senate Bills on Second Reading
 SB684NEVERSCOMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Requires a study by the office of state fire marshal to determine the cost of requiring regulation and inspection of elevators and other conveyance devices. (8/1/14)

Senate Bills on Second Reading Subject to Call
 SB632RISERTAX/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
 SR135DORSEY-COLOMBCOMMENDATIONS - Commends LSU gymnast Rheagan Courville upon being named the NCAA Vault National Champion for the second consecutive year.
 SR136DORSEY-COLOMBCOMMENDATIONS - Commends LSU gymnastics head coach D-D Breaux upon being named National Coach of the Year and assistant coaches, Jay Clark and Bob Moore, upon being named National Assistant Coaches of the Year.
 SR137PETERSONINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - Condemns the April 14, 2014, abduction of two hundred thirty-four Nigerian school girls who were kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram.

Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading Subject to Call
 SR130ERIC LAFLEURCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana for its many contributions to the state of Louisiana.
 SR131THOMPSONCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the passing of Reverend Willie Minor Jr.
 SR132THOMPSONLEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Designates May 28, 2014, as 4-H Day at the legislature and commends the state officers of 4-H.
 SR133HEITMEIERSENATE - Recognizes September 2014 as "Pain Awareness Month" in Louisiana.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SCR136THOMPSONLEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Reactivates the Ancient Mounds Heritage Area and Trails Advisory Commission.

House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 HCR160BERTHELOTCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Mr. Chester Diez for forty years of service to the Republican Party
 HCR161BERTHELOTCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Kermit "Hart" Bourque for his more than fifty years of public service

Senate Bills Reported by Committee
 SB91TROY BROWNCAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides an exception to the time limit on filing capital outlay requests for filings resulting from a declared disaster where there is an public need for the project. (7/1/14) (2/3 - CA7s11(C)) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
 SB271MURRAYJUDGES - Provides relative to vacancy in the office of a judge. (See Act)
 SB446BUFFINGTONPUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to public records. (gov sig)

House Bills Reported by Committee
 HB68T.BURNSADMIN LAW/DIVISION - Provides that certain appeals and hearings formerly conducted by the bureau of appeals of the Dept. of Health and Hospitals shall be conducted by the division of administrative law (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB154LEGERCOURTS - Provides for a statewide increase in court costs in city, parish, district, appellate, and supreme courts (EN +$648,000 SG RV See Note)
 HB168HOFFMANNHEALTH/SMOKING - Prohibits outdoor smoking within 25 feet of certain exterior locations of state office buildings (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB230PONTISUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Economic Development
 HB248PONTIECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Repeals the requirement that the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation have a coordinator position
 HB267PONTIECONOMIC 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)
 HB296CONNICKELECTIONS - Provides for an automatic recount in elections when the number of absentee by mail and early voting ballots could make a difference in the outcome of the election (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB322SAM JONESADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Requires rulemaking agencies to publish on the Internet certain information concerning proposed rules and fees (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB355DANAHAYTAX/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)
 HB400BADONTRADEMARKS/TRADE NAMES - Provides relative to using Jazzland as a trademark
 HB404H.BURNSSUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Veterans Affairs
 HB436FANNINREVENUE DEPARTMENT - Provides for the payment methods for refunds of overpayments of individual income tax (EN +$21,000 SG EX See Note)
 HB465BROADWATERTAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Provides with respect to ad valorem taxes on shares of bank stock (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 HB466H.BURNSHUMAN REMAINS - Provides for requirements relative to the disposal of human remains
 HB469LANCE HARRISSECONDHAND DEALERS - Prohibits the payment of cash for the purchase of aluminum-copper air conditioning coils
 HB487A.WILLIAMSHEALTH CARE - Provides relative to criminal background checks of ambulance personnel
 HB488BERTHELOTTAX/PROPERTY - (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes agents of the tax collector to sell property for delinquent taxes and requires the fee of the authorized agent to be included within the costs recoverable in the tax sale (EN DECREASE LF EX See Note)
 HB538ST.GERMAINMTR 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)
 HB551T.BURNSPRIVATE SECURITY - Makes changes to the Private Security Regulatory and Licensing Law
 HB611ABRAMSONCOMMERCIAL LAWS/LA.(UCC) - Provides for revisions relative to the electronic transfer of funds
 HB614ABRAMSONPUBLIC MEETINGS - Provides relative to certain deadlines relative to meetings of public bodies
 HB616ABRAMSONPUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to public records requests
 HB691BROADWATERATHLETICS/TRAINERS - Provides relative to athletic trainers
 HB708GAROFALOTAX/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)
 HB764PEARSONINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides for the licensing and regulation of health insurance navigators and similar individuals and entities
 HB780TALBOTTAX/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)
 HB786N.LANDRYSCHOOLS/BOARDS - Provides relative to the election of members of the Lafayette Parish School Board (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 HB788LEGERCONVENTION FACILITIES - Provides with respect to the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority (EN +$71,650,000 LF EX See Note)
 HB814JAMESMEDICAID - 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
 HB824LEGERTAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the application fee for projects applying for the rehabilitation of historic structures tax credit applicable to nonresidential property (EN +$552,000 SG RV See Note)
 HB841LEGERCORPORATIONS - Provides for voting trusts as holders of limited liability company certificates
 HB852TALBOTINSURANCE/GROUP - Provides relative to the disclosure of insurance claims data
 HB879THIBAUTINSURANCE - Provides relative to insurance holding companies
 HB909LEOPOLDINSURANCE - Provides for the Property Insurance Clarity Act (EN +$72,000 SG EX See Note)
 HB916LEGERJUDGES - Provides for extending the collection of increased filing fees by the civil district court judges (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
 HB1058HARRISONHEALTH/DHH - Requires the Dept. of Health and Hospitals to provide information concerning Down syndrome to healthcare providers and on its website
 HB1060THIERRYINSURANCE/HOMEOWNERS - Provides relative to homeowners' insurance
 HB1062HOFFMANNSNAP/FOOD STAMPS - Provides for a task force to make recommendations concerning electronic issuance of SNAP benefits
 HB1065POPEOPTOMETRISTS - Provides relative to the practice of optometry and the regulation of such profession
 HB1074WHITNEYPHYSICIANS - Provides for a limited exemption to state licensure requirements for visiting physicians (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB1089BILLIOTMTR VEHICLE/DEALERS - Provides with respect to insurance requirements for rental motor vehicle dealers
 HB1105HODGESCOMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Requires posting of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline in outpatient abortion facilities
 HB1137HOFFMANNTAX/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)
 HB1169B.ADAMSINSURANCE/POLICIES - Provides with respect to insurance premium finance companies
 HB1249MONTOUCETUTILITIES - 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)
 HB1254SIMONHEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT - Provides relative to the right to treatment for a person with a terminal condition (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB1268MONTOUCETBOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Establishes a task force to study a prospective requirement for service by certain physicians on the State Medical Disability Board upon request of the Firefighters' Retirement System
 HB1273LEGERLICENSING - Provides relative to the issuance of provisional licenses to ex-offenders in order to work in certain fields

Conference Committee Report Received
 HB173JAMESDISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD - Provides relative to the Sherwood Forest Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District

Reconsideration
 HCR106NORTONHEALTH CARE - Acknowledges the historic milestones in U.S. healthcare reform reached since enactment of the Affordable Care Act

Senate Bills Returned from House Subject to Call
 SB12GALLOTENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - Prohibits the sale of electronic cigarettes and vapor pens to persons under age 18. (gov sig)

Senate Resolutions Reported by Committee to be Adopted
 SR42CROWECOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Republic of China, known as Taiwan, for economic relations with Louisiana.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee
 SCR90MARTINYBANKS/BANKING - Recognizes the importance and superiority of electronic payments over cash and encourages the use of electronic payments.
 SCR127MORRELLHEALTH CARE - Requests DHH to develop a plan for the creation of a demonstration program to coordinate and integrate the health care for an individual eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SB143KOSTELKACIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to civil injunctions and restraining orders. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB683MORRELLSCHOOLS - Provides relative to student application and enrollment procedures in the Recovery School District and certain other school systems. (gov sig)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 SB69MURRAYINSURERS - Prohibits insurers from excluding from coverage the intentional acts of policy holders' minor child. (8/1/14) (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note)
 SB70CLAITORCURRICULA - Repeals the Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science Act. (8/1/14)
 SB79ADLEYFLOOD PROTECTION AUTH - Provides relative to flood protection authorities. (8/1/14) (RE NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
 SB84NEVERSCONSUMERS - Provides relative to consumer credit transactions. (8/1/14) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB90DORSEY-COLOMBSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the creation of the "Neighborhood Watch Act". (gov sig)
 SB130MORRELLVIDEO POKER - Provides relative to fuel sale requirements at qualified truck stops. (8/1/14)
 SB213WARDLEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Designates the American Paint Horse as the state horse. (8/1/14)
 SB221ERDEYGROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM - Provides relative to premiums. (7/1/14) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 SB301MARTINYFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - Provides relative to financial institutions and production of documents. (8/1/14) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB303J.AMEDEEETHICS - Provides relative to the Code of Governmental Ethics. (gov sig)
 SB334PETERSONEMPLOYMENT - Provides that the Louisiana Equal Pay for Women Act be applicable to men, private employers and requires government contractors to verify equal pay practices. (8/1/14) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB340DONAHUETOPS - Provides relative to TOPS award amounts. (gov sig) (EG -$24,600,000 GF EX See Note)
 SB354BODI WHITESCHOOLS - 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))
 SB355FRED MILLSFUNDS/FUNDING - Constitutional amendment to establish a budget stabilization program for Medicaid programs, certain elderly services, rehabilitation services, and other health care services. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 SB368MORRELLLOCAL AGENCIES - Provides relative to the New Orleans Regional Business Park. (8/15/14)
 SB426ERIC LAFLEURCOMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Prohibits required use of settlement service providers in residential real estate transactions. (8/1/14)
 SB434ERIC LAFLEURCLERKS OF COURT - Provides for automobile expense allowance for certain clerks of court. (8/1/14)
 SB492HEITMEIERENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - Provides for smoking and tobacco products. (8/1/14)
 SB499HEITMEIERHEALTH SERVICES - Provides for authorized procedures provided by direct service workers. (gov sig)
 SB505HEITMEIERPHYSICIANS - Provides for an automatic suspension of a physician's license. (gov sig)
 SB512HEITMEIERPUBLIC HEALTH - Provides for chain restaurant menu labeling. (1/1/15)
 SB520DONAHUEPOSTSECONDARY ED - Revises academic requirements for initial eligibility to receive certain TOPS awards and allocates additional funding to the La. GO Grant program. (gov sig) (EG -$24,000,000 GF EX See Note)
 SB530BROOMEPARISHES - Requires parishes to establish and maintain a registry of foreclosed properties. (gov sig)
 SB568NEVERSOPTOMETRISTS - Provides relative to the practice of optometry and the regulation of such profession. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB584FRED MILLSSALT DOMES - Prohibits the issuance of certain permits to create or convert a solution mined cavern in Vermilion and Iberia parishes. (gov sig)
 SB619HEITMEIERHEALTH SERVICES - Transfers the powers, duties, and functions relative to regulating pain management clinics from the Department of Health and Hospitals to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. (1/1/15)
 SB628MURRAYJUDGES - Provides relative to powers of the Judiciary Commission. (8/1/14) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB652E.GUILLORYSTUDENTS - Provides for the Classroom Protection Act. (gov sig)
 SB654MORRELLFEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Authorizes the issuance of certain alcoholic beverage permits to commercial film theaters. (7/1/14)
 SB665CORTEZFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to the Lafayette Parish Visitors Enterprise Fund. (7/1/14)
 SB672BODI WHITESCHOOLS - Provides relative to the membership and election of members of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. (8/1/14)

House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee to be adopted
 HCR54ST.GERMAINSALT DOMES - Requests the office of conservation to study the effect of implementing certain requirements for operators of salt dome caverns
 HCR70HARRISONU.S. CONSTITUTION - Applies to congress under U.S. Const. Art. V to call a convention of the states to propose a U.S. constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget
 HCR98JEFFERSONTAX CREDITS - Urges and requests the secretary and staff of the Dept. of Economic Development to advise businesses receiving tax and other financial incentives that the legislature requests that hiring decisions be focused on Louisiana residents
 HCR99HARRISONPUBLIC HEALTH - Requests a study and recommendations by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners concerning over-prescribing of pain medication
 HCR104LORUSSOINSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE - Requests the Louisiana Department of Insurance to study the feasibility of providing a discount on motor vehicle insurance to retired military members
 HCR136P.SMITHECONOMIC DEVEL/TRAINING - Requests the Department of Economic Development to encourage new and existing Louisiana companies to create strategies that would increase the number of women employed in STEM positions

House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee Subject to Call
 HCR68DIXONINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - Recognizes the contributions of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the importance of promoting and fostering relationships with the people of Azerbaijan

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 HB6PEARSONRETIREMENT/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)
 HB22PEARSONRETIREMENT/LOCAL - Provides generally relative to the Harbor Police Retirement System in the city of New Orleans (EN DECREASE APV)
 HB65MONTOUCETRETIREMENT/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)
 HB76MONTOUCETRETIREMENT/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)
 HB171PEARSONSCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES - Requires school boards and charter school governing authorities to offer to their employees the opportunity to participate in the La. Public Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
 HB242ARMESSCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES - Provides relative to compensation for school support personnel for substitute teaching (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 HB244BROADWATERCOLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides with respect to the lease of property at public postsecondary education institutions to nonprofit corporations or associations to hold fundraisers that include the auctioning and sale of firearms
 HB289PONTIDISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Creates the Tara Subdivision Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish (EN +$75,348 LF RV See Note)
 HB291JIM MORRISDISTRICTS/FIRE PROTECT - Authorizes Caddo Fire District No. 1 to levy and collect a sales and use tax, subject to voter approval (EN +$409,000 LF RV See Note)
 HB347BADONMOTOR VEHICLES - Exempts boat trailers from the requirement to have inspection stickers
 HB402BARRASHIGHWAYS - Designates an overpass on U. S. Highway 90 in Iberia Parish as the "George Rodrigue Memorial Overpass"
 HB415HOFFMANNTEACHERS/EVALUATION - Requires the convening of a subcommittee of the Accountability Commission to make recommendations relative to the evaluation of teachers and administrators (EN +$67,144 GF EX See Note)
 HB437FANNINPUBLIC CONTRACTS - Requires prior approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget of requests for proposals and contracts over a specific dollar amount (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB455IVEYDISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Provides relative to the Wedgewood Civic Association District in East Baton Rouge Parish (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
 HB457PIERREDISTRICTS/REDEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the boundaries and governance of the North Lafayette Redevelopment Authority
 HB479PONTIPROCUREMENT - Requires the commissioner of administration to develop policies and procedures for notification of the Louisiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center regarding public bid and other competitive opportunities for state procurements and public contracts (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB542WILLMOTTCURRICULA - Requires instruction relative to CPR and automated external defibrillators to be integrated into the curriculum of an existing required course of study in public high schools (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB568ST.GERMAINFIRE PROTECT/FIREMEN - Provides relative to financial security benefits for surviving spouses and children of fire operation personnel
 HB577TERRY BROWNDISTRICTS/WATERWORKS - Authorizes Waterworks District No. 3 of Rapides Parish to acquire a privately owned water system located in Grant Parish (EN +$18,000 LF RV See Note)
 HB582SAM JONESDISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Creates the Morgan City Development District (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB584PUGHPUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Provides relative to the naming of the Tangipahoa Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau building
 HB684ABRAMSONDISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Exempts certain security districts and similar districts from certain requirements for public notice and for recording or broadcast of certain meetings
 HB690BROADWATERPUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS - Permits public school districts and schools to participate in group purchasing for materials, equipment, and supplies (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB762ORTEGOHIGHWAYS - Amends the spelling of the "Hadley J. Castille-Pecanaire Highway"
 HB768PRICEMUNICIPAL/INCORPORATION - Provides relative to incorporation petitions
 HB792REYNOLDSASSESSORS - Authorizes the Webster Parish Assessment District to provide for an automobile expense allowance for the office of the assessor (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 HB851TALBOTMTR VEHICLE/COMPULS INS - Increases penalties for driving with a cancelled auto liability policy
 HB864TALBOTMTR VEHICLE/COMPULS INS - Creates a penalty for school bus drivers operating buses without insurance
 HB888ARNOLDCLERKS 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)
 HB929BADONMOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to the booting of motor vehicles parked on private property
 HB954LEGEREDUCATION/PRE-K - Provides relative to the Cecil J. Picard LA 4 Early Childhood Program (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
 HB963GAROFALOMTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Prohibits novelty or unofficial credentials intended to simulate valid state or federal credentials
 HB967GAROFALOMTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Provides for international driver's licenses
 HB998ORTEGOTRANSPORTATION - Requires DOTD to supplement the manual on uniform traffic control devices to permit certain guide signs to appear in English and Louisiana French
 HB1086BARRASECONOMIC DEVEL/COMMUNITY - Authorizes economic development districts or authorities to approve the creation of nonprofit economic development corporations
 HB1091WILLMOTTANIMALS - Prohibits the transportation of dogs in pickup truck beds on certain roadways unless humanely secured
 HB1109POPEPLANNING/ZONING - Provides with respect to meetings of planning commissions located in certain municipalities
 HB1197SCHRODERMTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Creates the Save the Tchefuncte River Lighthouse special prestige license plate
 HB1228FOILSCHOOLS/CHOICE - Provides relative to a program for educating students with exceptionalities
 HB1237WOODRUFFMTR 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
 HB1244WILLMOTTAIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS - Repeals the Southeast Regional Airport Authority
 HB1271LEGERSCHOOLS/FINANCE - Provides for allocations of certain local tax revenue to building renovation and replacement purposes in certain school districts (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 HB186CAMERON HENRYHUNTING - Provides for the use of sound suppressors in hunting
 HB332LOPINTOCONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Amends criminal penalties for certain offenses involving Schedule I narcotic substances (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB419MONTOUCETDISTRICTS/DRAINAGE - Provides relative to access to public drainage for maintenance purposes
 HB600ABRAMSONSCHOOLS/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
 HB602ABRAMSONTAX/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)
 HB621ABRAMSONCORPORATIONS - Provides relative to the authority to act on behalf of a deceased or incompetent member of a limited liability company
 HB850DOVECOASTAL COMMISSION - Provides relative to clean up of hazardous materials found in integrated coastal protection projects
 HB869PONTIREAL ESTATE/REALTORS - Provides for changes to the post-license education requirements of real estate brokers and salespersons
 HB904ROBERT JOHNSONHOUSING/AUTHORITIES - Provides relative to the civil service status of employees of the Cottonport Housing Authority
 HB919PONTICONTRACTORS - Permits a licensed municipal and public works contractor to work on certain utility lines
 HB1013SCHEXNAYDERBOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Provides relative to boards and commissions
 HB1020HARRISONMTR 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)
 HB1024JACKSON-ANDREWSCONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Provides with respect to drug free zones
 HB1085SCHEXNAYDERPROPERTY/PUBLIC - Provides for the lease of certain state property in Iberville Parish
 HB1195LORUSSOINSURERS/AGENTS - Provides relative to unfair trade practices in the business of insurance
 HB1200STOKESMEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid recovery audit contractors and procedures
 HB1264HOFFMANNREVENUE DEPARTMENT - Prohibits the sale of electronic cigarettes and vapor products to persons under the age of eighteen (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

Instruments Pending Senate Conference
 HB54JAMESCRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Authorizes the designation of specialized divisions or sections in city or municipal courts (EN +$161,950 LF RV See Note)
 HB63LEGEREXCEPTIONAL PERSONS - Revises terminology referring to persons with disabilities and other persons with exceptionalities (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB569STOKESCOURTS - Relative to human trafficking courts (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB793ST.GERMAINWATER/RESOURCES - Provides for the membership of the Capital Area Groundwater Commission
 HB1036ARNOLDALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides for the donation of alcoholic beverages to certain organizations