Senate Daily Digest
May 28, 2014
1:00 PM
Senate Chamber

Adjourned
 

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Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR166MURRAYINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - Expresses sympathy in support of the families of victims of massacres and atrocities perpetrated against the Armenian people in Azerbaijan.
 SR167ERDEYCOMMENDATIONS - Commends C. Earle Benton on the occasion of his 91st birthday.
 SR169FRED MILLSHOMELAND SECURITY - Requests the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to study the potential threats and consequences of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP).

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.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SCR170CORTEZCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the St. Thomas More softball team upon winning the Class 4A state championship.
 SCR171E.GUILLORYCOMMENDATIONS - Posthumously commends Al J. Ransome for his service to the state of Louisiana.
 SCR172LONGCONSERVATION - Requests the office of conservation, in conjunction with the Public Service Commission, to study landowner's rights concerning expropriation or condemnation for the purpose of construction and operation of pipelines transporting any form of hydrocarbon in a liquid or gaseous state.
 SCR173TROY BROWNPUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT - Requests strategies to provide offenders committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and confined in parish correctional facilities the necessary education, job skills and training, and needed behaviors, and to provide needed mental health care to all offenders committed to the department, to facilitate successful reentry upon release.

House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading Subject to Call
 HCR129HUVALCIVIL/CLAIMS - Authorizes the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the collateral source rule
 HCR160BERTHELOTCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Mr. Chester Diez for forty years of service to the Republican Party

Conference Committee Report Received
 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)
 HB173JAMESDISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD - Provides relative to the Sherwood Forest Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District
 HB793ST.GERMAINWATER/RESOURCES - Provides for the membership of the Capital Area Groundwater Commission

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)
 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)
 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)
 SB665CORTEZFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to the Lafayette Parish Visitors Enterprise Fund. (7/1/14)
 SB666CORTEZFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to charter school funding. (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 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
 HCR88SIMONHEALTH SERVICES - Creates the Task Force on Telehealth Access

House Concurrent Resolutions to be Adopted Subject to Call
 HCR106NORTONHEALTH CARE - Acknowledges the historic milestones in U.S. healthcare reform reached since enactment of the Affordable Care Act

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 HB1FANNINAPPROPRIATIONS - Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2014-2015
 HB3ROBIDEAUXCAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the Omnibus Bond Act
 HB94LEGERRETIREMENT/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)
 HB96J.EDWARDSJUDGES - (Constitutional amendment) Removes the mandatory retirement age of judges (EN DECREASE FC SG EX)
 HB262FANNINAPPROPRIATIONS/ANCILLARY - Provides for ancillary expenses of state government
 HB489W.BISHOPPROPERTY/ABANDONED - (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes the sale of certain property in the Lower Ninth Ward of the city of New Orleans by the city at a price set by the legislature (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB575ARNOLDDISTRICTS/SPECIAL - Provides with respect to the duration of taxes levied for the Orleans Parish Juvenile Services Financing District (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB663ROBIDEAUXREVENUE DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to the Louisiana Tax Delinquency Amnesty Act of 2013 (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
 HB712GREENETAX/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)
 HB733JACKSON-ANDREWSCURRICULA - Requires instruction on child assault awareness and prevention in public schools (EN INCREASE 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)
 HB799BISHOPATTORNEYS - Provides relative to the employment of special attorneys or counsel (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB872IVEYMTR VEHICLE/COMPULS INS - Provides relative to motor vehicle liability security (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
 HB912BARROWREVENUE 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)
 HB920ST.GERMAINENVIRONMENT - Provides for beneficial projects in settlements of Right-to-Know Law violations
 HB953LEGERSTUDENT/STANDARDS - Provides for the collection, sharing, and use of student assessment results and information by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
 HB968LEGERSTUDENTS - Provides relative to dropout prevention and recovery
 HB988SCHRODERSTUDENT/STANDARDS - Permits public school governing authorities to develop and implement curriculum, content, and methodology in lieu of that recommended by the state Dept. of Education or the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB1001W.BISHOPPROPERTY/ABANDONED - Authorizes the city of New Orleans to sell blighted property in the Lower Ninth Ward for a fixed price
 HB1015SCHRODEREDUCATION/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
 HB1019GAROFALODISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Creates the St. Bernard Parish Economic Development Commission (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
 HB1025ABRAMSONCRIMINAL/VICTIMS - Provides relative to human trafficking, trafficking of children for sexual purposes, and commercial sexual exploitation (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB1026FANNINFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the transfer and deposit of monies among state funds (EN +$176,317,171 SD RV See Note)
 HB1068P.SMITHSEX EDUCATION - Requires certain state agencies to meet biannually to discuss and make recommendations in an effort to reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases
 HB1069BROADWATERWORKERS COMPENSATION - Provides with respect to variable wage employment contracts (RE SEE FISC NOTE)
 HB1076SCHRODERSTUDENTS - 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)
 HB1080MONTOUCETENVIRONMENT/WASTE SITES - Prohibits landfill facilities used exclusively for the disposal or storage of waste tire material
 HB1081BISHOPPROPERTY/PUBLIC - Provides for the authority to transfer or lease certain state property in Lafayette Parish
 HB1082BISHOPFISHING/LICENSES - Imposes an additional fee on the sale of saltwater fishing licenses and dedicates the revenues (EN +$1,988,273 SD RV See Note)
 HB1094FANNINAPPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML - Provides for supplemental appropriations
 HB1095FANNINAPPROPRIATIONS - Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary for Fiscal Year 2014-2015
 HB1096FANNINREVENUE SHARING - Provides for revenue sharing distribution for Fiscal Year 2014-2015
 HB1115J.THOMPSONSTUDENT/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)
 HB1129THIERRYTEACHERS - Provides relative to professional development for teachers (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 HB1194KLECKLEYLEGISLATIVE EXPENSES - Makes appropriations for the expenses of the legislature for FY 2014-2015
 HB1199SCHRODEREDUCATION - Provides relative to parents' access to information about schools and instructional materials used by schools
 HB1252FOILMTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Provides that drivers' licenses be renewed every six years (EN +$10,100,000 SD RV See Note)
 HB1272CAMERON HENRYAPPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT - Appropriates funds for judgments against the state related to expropriation of property in the matter of "Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College v. 1732 Canal Street, LLC, et al"
 HB1277J.THOMPSONTEACHERS - Provides relative to teacher tenure and the removal of teachers
 HB1283IVEYSTUDENTS - Provides relative to transfers of student information by education agencies and the state Department of Education (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB1284J.THOMPSONHUNTING/DEER - Provides for a special season for Louisiana residents who have been honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 HB332LOPINTOCONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Amends criminal penalties for certain offenses involving Schedule I narcotic substances (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB439GREENEAUDITS/AUDITING - Provides with respect to misappropriation of public funds and restitution and recovery related thereto
 HB768PRICEMUNICIPAL/INCORPORATION - Provides relative to incorporation petitions
 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)
 HB1151PONTIREAPPORTIONMENT/JUDGES - Provides relative to the election of judges for the City Court of Baton Rouge
 HB1196LOPINTOJUDGES/JUSTICE OF PEACE - Authorizes retired justices of the peace to perform certain duties relative to waivers (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB1206LEGERCOURTS - Provides for the consolidation of the New Orleans Traffic and Municipal Courts (EN SEE FISC NOTE)
 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
 SB204MORRELLALCOHOLIC 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)
 SB242MORRELLSHERIFFS - Provides relative to sheriffs appointing non-licensed appraisers. (8/1/14)
 SB360RISERTAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to reimbursement of expenses for defending assessments. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
 SB560GALLOTMUNICIPALITIES - Establishes the Mayor's Court of the village of Creola. (gov sig)
 HB227CAMERON HENRYCRIME/BATTERY - Amends penalties for the crime of battery of a school or recreation athletic contest official (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
 HB422SHADOINMARRIAGE/LICENSE - Provides relative to the authority to perform a marriage ceremony (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB457PIERREDISTRICTS/REDEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the boundaries and governance of the North Lafayette Redevelopment Authority
 HB495B.ADAMSFIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL - Provides relative to the authority to investigate and make arrests for certain crimes
 HB527PEARSONCOURTS - Relative to Family Court in the 22nd Judicial District Court (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
 HB569STOKESCOURTS - Relative to human trafficking courts (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 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)
 HB951FOILDISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Creates the University Acres Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish
 HB1010A.WILLIAMSDISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Creates the Villa del Rey Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish
 HB1036ARNOLDALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides for the donation of alcoholic beverages to certain organizations
 HB1037HAZELCRIME - Amends criminal penalties for violations of the statute regarding Peeping Toms
 HB1048PONTICOMMERCE - Requires the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council to adopt certain codes relative to plumbing
 HB1052MORENOFAMILY VIOLENCE - Creates the Domestic Violence Prevention Commission
 HB1195LORUSSOINSURERS/AGENTS - Provides relative to unfair trade practices in the business of insurance
 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