Senate Daily Digest
April 3, 2018
3:00 p.m.
Senate Chamber

Adjourned		 

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Senate Bills on Second Reading to be Referred
 SB500FRED MILLSCLERKS OF COURT - Provides relative to group insurance expenses for certain clerks of court. (8/1/18)
 SB501WALSWORTHPROBATION/PAROLE - Provides relative to violations of probation and parole. (8/1/18)
 SB502PERRYPRESCRIPTION - Provides relative to prescription for tuition fees. (8/1/18)
 SB503WARDMALPRACTICE - Provides relative to medical malpractice and certain limitations of liability and procedures. (8/1/18) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB504WARDSTATE AGENCIES - Enacts the Louisiana Right to Earn a Living Act. (8/1/18)
 SB505GATTISCHOOLS - Allows certain peace officers, with the approval of the principal, to patrol schools. (gov sig)
 SB506FRED MILLSHEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to the clinical laboratory personnel committee. (8/1/18)
 SB507FRED MILLSMEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid managed care organizations. (8/1/18)
 SB508MORRELLALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to the direct shipment of wine. (8/1/18)
 SB509MORRELLSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Reduces the membership of the board of commissioners for the University Neighborhood Security and Improvement District in Orleans Parish. (gov sig)
 SB510CHABERTSCHOOLS - Provides for the number of members on the Lafourche Parish School Board. (gov sig)
 SB511BARROWIMMOVABLE PROPERTY - Provides relative to tax sales and post-sale notice. (8/1/18) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
 SB512GATTISCHOOLS - Provides relative to school employee participation in student-initiated prayer. (gov sig)
 SB513BODI WHITEFLOODS/FLOODING - Prohibits the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District from establishing a trust to provide health benefits to its retired employees. (8/1/18)
 SB514BODI WHITEMUNICIPAL POL EMPS RET - Provides relative to employee and employer contributions under certain circumstances. (6/30/18) (OR INCREASE APV)
 SB515MORRISHROADS/HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of LA 377 as the "Sgt. S. E. Howell, Jr. Memorial Highway". (gov sig)
 SB516PRICEGAMING - Provides with respect to the payment of certain employees in certain riverboat gaming facilities. (8/1/18)
 SB517FRED MILLSPHARMACEUTICALS - Provides relative to qualified health plan prescription drug coverage. (8/1/18)
 SB518APPELSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the collection of proceeds of fees from the University Neighborhood Security and Improvement District. (gov sig)
 SB519LUNEAUHEALTH CARE - Provides relative to behavioral health services providers. (gov sig)

Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR59BARROWSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes April as Sarcoidosis Awareness Month in Louisiana and designates April 2, 2018, as Sarcoidosis Awareness Day at the state capitol.
 SR60GATTICOMMENDATIONS - Commends Dennis J. O'Callaghan, PhD, for nearly 34 years of service as Chairman of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at LSU Health Shreveport.
 SR61MIZELLCOMMENDATIONS - Welcomes Michael Lebert to Louisiana and to the state capitol.
 SR62W.BISHOPCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Jesseca Dupart on her many accomplishments.
 SR63BOUDREAUXCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Carencro High School Golden Bears basketball team on winning the LHSAA Class 4A state championship.
 SR64PRICECOMMENDATIONS - Commends First Mount Carmel Baptist Church for 150 years of service to its community and the members of its congregation.

Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading Subject to Call
 SR33MILKOVICHCOMMENDATIONS - Commends former Louisiana state Senator Bill Keith upon his support and endorsement of teaching creationism in public schools.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SCR51WALSWORTHCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Quentin D. Dastugue upon his induction into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame.
 SCR52THOMPSONCOMMENDATIONS - Commends NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility on being awarded the "Certified Louisiana" logo by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred
 HB47BISHOPWATER/RESOURCES - Extends cooperative endeavor agreements for use of surface waters
 HB91THIBAUTGAMING - Provides with respect to the designated gaming area and the conducting of gaming tournaments at live horse racing facilities (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 HB104JIM MORRISENERGY/PIPELINES - Increases the ceiling on penalties for pipeline safety violations (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
 HB112SHERMAN MACKLAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS - Provides relative to blood and saliva testing of persons who expose certain persons to serious infectious diseases (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
 HB118BILLIOTFISHING - Extends the Fishermen's Gear Compensation Fund and extends payments into the Underwater Obstruction Removal Fund (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB119BISHOPMINERALS - Prohibits the commissioner of conservation from regulating the hours of operation of certain facilities receiving exploration and production waste
 HB120BISHOPENERGY/OIL & GAS - Authorizes the commissioner of conservation to certify to the U.S. Department of Transportation his regulatory authority over underground natural gas storage facilities
 HB188GREGORY MILLERETHICS/CODE - Provides relative to acceptance by a public servant of transportation, admission, and lodging given by a third party
 HB193COUSSANSCHOOLS/FINANCE-MFP - Provides relative to funding for university laboratory schools (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 HB227ANDERSINSURANCE - Provides relative to reapplication for a producer license subsequent to revocation
 HB246THIBAUTINSURANCE - Authorizes the commissioner of insurance to apply for a state innovation waiver to establish and implement a reinsurance program
 HB255FALCONERPUBLIC RECORDS - Provides for a public records exception for certain records of the State Board of Architectural Examiners concerning the fitness of a person to receive or hold a license or certificate of registration to practice architecture
 HB270FOILPUBLIC RECORDS - Exempts specified personally identifying information related to reports of violations of student codes of conduct or other policies intended for the safety of students or employees of postsecondary education institutions from the Public Records Law
 HB298BROWNGAMING - Provides relative to non-gaming supplier permits (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
 HB299BROWNGAMING - Provides relative to servicing of video draw poker devices
 HB306THOMASSCHOOLS - Provides relative to foreign language immersion programs in public schools (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB325GISCLAIRDAIRY INDUSTRY - Establishes a permit fee for milk, dairy farms, and milk processing plants (EN +$55,740 SG RV See Note)
 HB333TALBOTINSURANCE/PROPERTY - Provides relative to the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Policy Take-Out Program
 HB370TALBOTINSURANCE - Authorizes electronic delivery of insurance coverage notices (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB421LEGERACUPUNCTURISTS - Provides for the licensing of acupuncturists
 HB422LYONSNATURAL RESOURCES DEPT - Corrects statutory references remaining from the transfer of the State Land Office from the Department of Natural Resources to the Division of Administration
 HB426HUVALPROPERTY/PUBLIC - Authorizes the transfer of state property in St. Martin Parish
 HB436ROBERT JOHNSONINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB446FALCONERCRIME/MISDEMEANOR - Provides relative to the failure to seek medical assistance when reckless behavior results in serious bodily injury (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB451PIERREINSURANCE - Provides relative to the licensing of foreign and alien insurers
 HB539LEGERFEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Provides for an expedited licensing process and associated fees for facilities and providers licensed by the La. Department of Health (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 HB550MAGEECIVIL/DISCOVERY - Provides relative to the delays for responding to discovery requests in certain proceedings
 HB553BARRASGAMING/CASINO - Provides with respect to the casino operating contract (REF +$25,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB577LEGERVITAL STATISTICS - Provides relative to disclosure of certain vital records to organ procurement organizations
 HB591LEGERECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Creates the Louisiana Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB644PIERREINSURANCE - Provides relative to the licensing of third party administrators
 HB658LEGERCHILDREN/NEWBORNS - Provides for a neonatal opiate withdrawal syndrome pilot project to improve outcomes associated with neonatal abstinence syndrome
 HB680LEGERECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the Major Events Incentive Program Fund and Louisiana Economic Development (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)

House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 HCR23FALCONERSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes April 9, 2018, as Louisiana Drug and Specialty Court Day at the state capitol and commends the Louisiana Supreme Court Drug and Specialty Court Office and the Louisiana Association of Drug Court Professionals
 HCR26HOFFMANNSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Commends Louisiana's pregnancy resource centers, adoption agencies, social services, and pro-life organizations and citizens and recognizes April 4, 2018, as Pro-Life Day at the state capitol

Senate Bills Reported by Committee
 SB474COLOMBCAPITAL OUTLAY - Authorizes certain projects to be undertaken by state agencies outside of the capital outlay process, and increases the amount exempt from professional service rules for contracts related to these activities. (gov sig) (RE1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB488MORRELLFUNDS/FUNDING - Limits expenditure of motor vehicle license tax proceeds dedicated to State Highway Fund No. 2. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee
 SCR6MORRELLCRIMINAL RECORDS - Directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations relative to expungement fees.
 SCR8MORRELLEDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Requests the Dept. of Education to investigate the feasibility and cost of installing silent alarms in all elementary and secondary school classrooms.
 SCR9CORTEZROADS/HIGHWAYS - Extends creation of the Louisiana Supply Chain and Transportation Council.
 SCR12ERDEYTRAFFIC - Requests study of options to reduce traffic congestion in the Baton Rouge area.
 SCR14WARDWATER/WATERWAYS - Approves the Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2018-2019, as adopted by the Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
 SCR42APPELROADS/HIGHWAYS - Creates a task force to study the problem of trash and litter on state highways and waterways.
 SCR5MIZELLWATER/WATERWAYS - Expresses opposition to the "One Lake" project proposing to dam the Pearl River and to build a 1,500 acre lake near Jackson, Mississippi and requests the United States Army Corps of Engineers to deny a pending permit for the project.
 SCR7MORRELLJOINT RULES - Requires that all legislative instruments creating tax preferences include a sunset date.
 SCR13TROY CARTERCONGRESS - Memorializes Congress to pass the Disability Integration Act of 2017.
 SCR39JOHNSCHILDREN - Creates and provides for the Child Protection Act Advisory Commission.
 SCR45TROY CARTERCONSTITUTION CONVENTION - Creates a commission to study the feasibility of a constitutional convention and make recommendations relative thereto. (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SB382HEWITTMOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to safety belts. (8/1/18)
 SB422BODI WHITEFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the distribution of certain contractor fees to each accredited public university's and community college's school of construction management or construction technology. (8/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
 SB426ERIC LAFLEURBONDS - Provides relative to the Consolidated Local Government Public Finance Act. (See Act) (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
 SB68CLAITORCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides relative to careless operation of a motor vehicle during flood conditions. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 SB70MIZELLCRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to permissible warrantless searches of the residences of defendants on probation or parole. (8/1/18)
 SB102MORRELLCHILDREN'S CODE - Provides relative to disposition of children after adjudication of certain felony-grade delinquent acts. (8/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB103MORRELLCHILDREN'S CODE - Provides for use of restraints in juvenile court proceedings. (8/1/18)
 SB106MORRELLCHILDREN'S CODE - Provides relative to the duration of a disposition on a felony-grade adjudication. (8/1/18)
 SB120PERRYSHERIFFS - Provides relative to premium costs for retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office. (7/1/18)
 SB231MORRELLWEAPONS - Provides relative to the transfer of firearms for the violation of a protective order. (10/1/18)
 SB233MORRELLCRIMINAL JUSTICE - Provides for nullification of nondisclosure agreements to conceal criminal activity. (8/1/18)
 SB243MORRELLCRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Constitutional amendment to require unanimous juries for felonies. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))
 SB262GATTIGOVERNOR - Provides relative to powers of the governor during times of a disaster or emergency. (gov sig)
 SB316JOHNSRIVERBOAT GAMING - Provides relative to riverboat gaming. (gov sig)
 SB317CLAITORPUBLIC DEFENDER - Provides procedure for expulsion of members of the Louisiana Public Defender Board for unexcused absences at board meetings. (gov sig)
 SB318MARTINYGAMING - Provides relative to riverboat gaming. (8/1/18)
 SB321MARTINYGAMING - Provides relative to the relocation of the gaming operations of a riverboat licensee. (8/1/18)
 SB335MIZELLCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides for penalties for persons convicted for soliciting prostitutes. (8/1/18)
 SB362WARDSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Creates regional authority for certain infrastructure needs and provides relative to taxing powers and uses. (gov sig) (RE1 INCREASE LF RV See Note)
 SB411BODI WHITECRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to persons found not guilty by reason of insanity. (8/1/18)
 SB417BODI WHITEGAMING - Provides for a referendum election in Tangipahoa Parish regarding riverboat gaming. (gov sig)
 SB441MORRELLCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides penalties for reckless operation of certain all-terrain vehicles on public roadways. (8/1/18)
 SB62MARTINYGOVERNOR - Re-creates entities transferred to or placed within the office of the governor. (6/30/18) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB111CORTEZAMUSEMENTS/SPORTS - Provides relative to the State Boxing and Wrestling Commission. (8/1/18)
 SB171THOMPSONFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - Provides relative to consumer loans. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
 SB196FANNINSAFETY REGULATIONS - Provides relative to the state uniform construction code and the powers of the state fire marshal. (8/1/18)
 SB198PEACOCKHEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact ("REPLICA"). (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
 SB202PEACOCKNURSES - Provides relative to the Nurse Licensure Compact. (gov sig) (EG2 INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 SB203PEACOCKPHYSICAL THERAPISTS - Provides relative to the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. (gov sig) (EG DECREASE SG RV See Note)
 SB222LAMBERTAUTOMOBILE INSURANCE - Provides an insurance premium discount for members of the Louisiana National Guard who have not been activated. (8/1/18) (EG -$1,100,000 GF RV See Note)
 SB235COLOMBHEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides for insurance coverage for hearing aids. (8/1/18)
 SB242MORRELLLEGISLATIVE SESSIONS - Constitutional amendment to provide for consideration of certain matters during regular sessions in even-numbered years. (2/3 - CA3s2(A))
 SB265MORRELLCOURTS - Provides for minimum standards for elevator access to multistory courthouses for the disabled community. (8/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB282FRED MILLSHEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides relative to prescription drug pricing. (8/1/18) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB283FRED MILLSHEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers. (See Act) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB306BARROWMENTAL HEALTH - Provides relative to Assistive Outpatient Treatment. (8/1/18)
 SB312ERIC LAFLEURPUBLIC MEETINGS - Revises procedure regarding meetings to propose or renew taxes and to call an election. (8/1/18)
 SB442MORRELLCOMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Requires companies who sell DNA testing kits to inform a purchaser of certain information. (8/1/18)
 SB459BARROWCHILDREN - Provides relative to child welfare information. (gov sig)
 SB477ERIC LAFLEURPHARMACEUTICALS - Provides for electronic prescribing of noncontrolled legend drugs. (8/1/18)
 SB49MORRELLCORRECTIONAL FACILITIES - Provides for family member visitation with offenders who have sustained serious injuries while in custody. (gov sig)
 SB60MARTINYDOMESTIC VIOLENCE - Provides relative to civil actions for domestic abuse. (gov sig)
 SB72MARTINYMENTAL HEALTH - Provides relative to the execution of an order for protective custody and examination. (gov sig)
 SB81CLAITORCORONERS - Authorizes the coroner to obtain blood, urine, or other biological fluids or samples relevant to an investigation. (8/1/18)
 SB97MORRELLCIVIL PROCEDURE - Extends the prescriptive period for instituting certain claims. (gov sig)
 SB156TROY CARTERLIABILITY - Provides immunity from liability for person providing gratuitous emergency care to a minor or domestic animal. (8/1/18)
 SB163PERRYTAX EXEMPTIONS - Constitutional amendment to extend special assessment for, and exemptions for disabled veterans and their spouses, and for surviving spouses of military personnel, law enforcement and fire protection officers, and first responders from, ad valorem tax purposes on homesteads to apply to persons with usufruct when naked ownership is in trust. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 SB177WALSWORTHLEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Authorizes the legislative auditor to obtain certain information about employees with access to federal tax records of auditees. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
 SB178WALSWORTHSTUDENTS - Allows students to wear bulletproof backpacks. (gov sig)
 SB236MORRELLCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Creates the crime of sexual abuse of an animal. (gov sig)
 SB253MILKOVICHSCHOOLS - Provides relative to school employee participation in student-initiated prayer. (gov sig)
 SB254APPELBESE - Require BESE to establish criteria whereby a teacher may be issued a dyslexia practitioner or dyslexia therapist ancillary certificate. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 SB257MILKOVICHCIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to appellate records. (gov sig)
 SB289PERRYTAX/AD VALOREM - Provides relative to the special assessment level for, and exemptions for disabled veterans and their spouses, and for surviving spouses of military personnel, law enforcement and fire protection officers, and first responders from, ad valorem tax purposes on homesteads when naked ownership is in trust. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 SB308MIZELLHEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to the creation of a volunteer and employee criminal history system. (1/1/19)
 SB372CORTEZFLOOD PROTECTION AUTH - Provides for Rural Grant Opportunity Program in the Statewide Flood Control Program. (8/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 SB377BRET ALLAINMINERALS - Establishes procedures for review of future utility of well sites that have been inactive for more than ten years. (8/1/18) (RE INCREASE SD EX See Note)
 SB378APPELPOSTSECONDARY ED - Requires public school governing authorities to share certain student data with the Board of Regents. (gov sig)
 SB402RISERWEAPONS - Clarifies that both volunteer and paid security guards may serve churches or houses of worship and provides for tactical training requirements for certain concealed handgun permittees. (8/1/18)
 SB425ERIC LAFLEURSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the creation of special service districts by parishes and municipalities, and for the raising of revenues by such special service districts. (gov sig) (REF NO IMPACT LF See Note)
 SB460TROY CARTERFUNDS/FUNDING - Repeals termination date of New Orleans Ferry Fund. (gov sig) (EGF SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
 SB461LONGROADS/HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 117 as the "Caroline Dormon Memorial Highway". (8/1/18)
 SB470BARROWLOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for an increase of commissioners to the Recreation and Park Commission for the parish of East Baton Rouge. (gov sig)
 SB471RISERCRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to the functions of jury commissions in Caldwell Parish. (8/1/18)
 SB473JOHNSLAW ENFORCEMENT - Authorizes Louisiana Property Assistance Agency to make surplus bulletproof vests available for purchase to certain part-time and reserve peace officers under the same requirements as the vests are made available to certain full-time employees. (8/1/18)
 SB32HEWITTHOSPITALS - Provides relative to the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 2. (8/1/18) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 SB33COLOMBPUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Names the LSU Health North Clinic and Urgent Care facility in Baton Rouge the "Willie F. Hawkins Emergency Care Center". (gov sig)
 SB43APPELPOSTSECONDARY ED - Constitutional Amendment to abolish the Board of Regents and the postsecondary management boards and transfer their powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities to a newly created Board of Trustees for Postsecondary Education. (2/3-CA13sl(A)) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB75BOUDREAUXHEALTH CARE - Provides relative to the prescription monitoring program. (8/1/18)
 SB135FRED MILLSHOSPITALS - Provides relative to hospital service districts. (8/1/18)
 SB144FRED MILLSHOSPITALS - Provides for the repeal of the hospital prospective reimbursement methodology. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB146FRED MILLSHEALTH CARE - Provides relative to health care emergency visit alternative treatment reimbursement. (8/1/18)
 SB168THOMPSONPUBLIC RECORDS - Exempts certain Department of Agriculture and Forestry records from the Public Records Law. (gov sig)
 SB194W.BISHOPPUBLIC CONTRACTS - Provides for an exception relative to contracts in which public entities are participants. (8/1/18)
 SB199W.BISHOPPOSTSECONDARY ED - Creates the Advisory Council on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB209BARROWEMPLOYMENT - Requires advance notice of mass layoffs and closure of certain businesses. (8/1/18)
 SB227MORRELLLOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for the membership of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans. (See Act)
 SB264TROY CARTERTELECOMMUNICATIONS - Requires public safety telecommunicators who provide dispatch for emergency medical conditions be trained in the delivery of telephone CPR. (8/1/18)
 SB278CLAITORJUDGES - Constitutional amendment to remove the mandatory retirement age for judges. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))
 SB304WALSWORTHATTORNEY GENERAL - Provides relative to "going-out-of-business sale" deposits. (7/1/18) (EN INCREASE GF RV See Note)
 SB375BARROWSANITARY CODE - Requires retail food establishments to maintain and promote community hygiene as part of standardized business practices. (8/1/18) (RE +$75,000 SG RV See Note)
 SB380W.BISHOPTOPS - Creates the TOPS Second Chance Award. (gov sig) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB394BODI WHITETOPS - Creates the TOPS-Tech 2Plus2 Award. (gov sig) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB414BODI WHITEHEALTH CARE - Provides relative to emergency medical services transporting patients to alternative destinations. (8/1/18)
 SB456JOHNSPRIVILEGES/LIENS - Amends the definition of operations in the Louisiana Oil Well Lien Act. (8/1/18)
 SB462MARTINYPLANNING/ZONING - Provides relative to the Louisiana Inclusionary Zoning and Workforce Affordable Housing Act. (gov sig)
 SB464RISERHEALTH DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to death certificates. (1/1/19)
 SB469WARDMOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to towable equipment. (8/1/18)
 SB472JOHNSMOTOR VEHICLES - Provides for a special prestige license plate for "Autism" and one for the Louisiana Motor Transport Association. (1/1/19)
 SB475RISERMILITARY AFFAIRS - Provides for military educational training to be used in lieu of college educational training in the licensure of physicians assistants. (8/1/18)
 SB489MORRISHALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to the delivery of alcoholic beverages. (8/1/18)
 SB490BODI WHITEWATER/WATERWAYS - Exempts the Comite River from certain provisions of the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act for a set period of time. (8/1/18)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 SB94APPELPUBLIC CONTRACTS - Provides that public entities are liable for interest due for failure to pay progressive stage or final payments on public contracts under certain conditions. (8/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 SB99MORRELLHEALTH CARE - Extends legislative authority for the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board. (7/1/18) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB117MORRELLPUBLIC CONTRACTS - Requires that any contractor who enters into a contract with a state entity comply with the Louisiana Equal Pay for Women Act. (8/1/18)
 SB122PERRYMUNICIPALITIES - Repeals provision authorizing the city of Kaplan's elected police chief to manage police personnel. (8/1/18)
 SB142PETERSONSUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of State Civil Service and the statutory entities made a part of the department by law. (6/30/18)
 SB148MORRELLTAX EXEMPTIONS - Constitutional amendment to require local government approval of the industrial property tax exemption. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 SB149MORRELLEMPLOYMENT - Prohibits employers from requiring prospective employees to disclose wage information. (8/1/18)
 SB158COLOMBEMPLOYMENT - Requires employers who receive economic development incentives from the state to designate no less than two percent of the man-hours in any apprenticeable occupation to registered apprentices for a new construction project or the expansion of an existing construction project. (8/1/18)
 SB162TROY CARTEREMPLOYMENT - Provides for an increase in the state minimum wage. (2/3 - CAs2.1)(8/1/18)
 SB219TROY CARTERDISCRIMINATION - Enacts the Louisiana Employment Non-Discrimination Act. (See Act)
 SB221TROY CARTERWORKFORCE COMMISSION - Changes the name of the Louisiana Workforce Commission to the Louisiana Department of Labor. (gov sig) (EG FF EX See Note)
 SB229MORRELLPORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Provides relative to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. (8/1/18)
 SB230MORRELLVIDEO POKER - Provides relative to qualified truck stop facility amenities. (8/1/18)
 SB232MORRELLPORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Provides relative to contracts for projects by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. (8/1/18)
 SB234COLOMBEMPLOYMENT - Requires a contractor for a state construction project to designate no less than two percent of man-hours in any apprenticeable occupation to registered apprentices. (8/1/18)
 SB319GATTISTATE AGENCIES - Abolishes boards and commissions, authorities, districts, and like entities that are inactive. (8/1/18) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB390CLAITORSUITS AGAINST STATE - Provides for the order of payment of judgments and compromises against the state, subject to funding. (gov sig) (EGF INCREASE SD EX See Note)
 SB419PETERSONETHICS - Repeals provision for recusal for members of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans and changes provisions permitting certain persons to serve on the board. (8/1/18)