Senate Daily Digest
April 10, 2018
2:00 p.m.
Senate Chamber

Adjourned		 

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Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR76CLAITORCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Lucille "Lucy" H. McDonald on 42 years of service with the Louisiana Department of Education.
 SR77PERRYCOMMENDATIONS - Commends and congratulates Vermilion Bank on its sixtieth anniversary.
 SR78FRED MILLSSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes Tuesday, April 10, 2018, as Dental Hygiene Day and commends the Louisiana Dental Hygienists' Association on celebrating 105 years of Dental Hygienists Profession.
 SR79W.BISHOPCOMMENDATIONS - Commends former State Senator Donald R. Cravins Jr. on being inducted into the Southern University Law Center Hall of Fame.
 SR80PETERSONCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Professor Cynthia N. Reed on her being inducted into the Southern University Law Center Hall of Fame.
 SR81BOUDREAUXCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Lafayette Christian Academy on winning the 2017 Division IV state football championship.
 SR82THOMPSONCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Rayville High School Hornets boys basketball team upon winning the 2018 Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Tournament Class 2A State Championship.
 SR83THOMPSONCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Rayville Junior High School Lady Hornets basketball team upon winning the 2017 Louisiana State Games Middle School 8th Grade Championship.
 SR84HEWITTSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell and designates April 15-21 as Junior Auxiliary Week at the Louisiana Senate.
 SR85THOMPSONCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the passing of Grady Wyly "Bubber" Brown Sr.
 SR86THOMPSONCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawk Water Ski team upon winning the 2017 National Collegiate Water Ski Association National Championship.
 SR87HEWITTCOMMENDATIONS - Commends and recognizes Alyssa Carson on her many accomplishments.

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
 SCR63ERDEYCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Walker High School boys basketball team upon winning the LHSAA Class 5A state championship.

House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred
 HB12IVEYRETIREMENT/BDS - COMMISSIONS - Requires the Public Retirement Systems' Actuarial Committee to report to the legislature (RE +44,300 FC GF EX)
 HB58ABRAHAMINSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS - Provides relative to payment of group insurance premiums for retirees from the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
 HB70JENKINSCIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL - Provides relative to the classified fire service in the city of Shreveport
 HB72ZERINGUECIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL - Provides relative to the classified fire service in the city of Houma
 HB82STEFANSKIINSURANCE/GROUP - Provides relative to group insurance benefits for the office of the Acadia Parish clerk of court
 HB93BAGNERISDISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD - Provides relative to the Lake Bullard Neighborhood Improvement District in Orleans Parish
 HB103LEBASDISTRICTS/WATERWORKS - Provides relative to the compensation of the commissioners of the Evangeline Parish Waterworks District No. 1 (EN +$3,840 LF EX See Note)
 HB106STEFANSKIPARISHES - Provides relative to the term of office of the Acadia Parish treasurer
 HB187MARINOJUVENILES - Provides relative to the use of restraints on juveniles during court proceedings
 HB197REYNOLDSWILDLIFE & FISHERIES - Prohibits the importation of live cervid
 HB205STAGNIPUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Authorizes the governing authority of the city of Kenner to name the Kenner police complex in honor of a living person
 HB210JACKSON-ANDREWSLAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS - Provides relative to revocation of P.O.S.T. certification
 HB219JACKSON-ANDREWSCLERKS OF COURT - Provides relative to Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority membership (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
 HB313ANDERSAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES - Provides for the frequency of meetings of the Louisiana Agricultural Commodities Commission
 HB393TERRY BROWNANIMALS/LIVESTOCK - Provides for the issuance and administration of market agency and livestock dealer permits
 HB394KENNY COXVETERANS - Establishes the Post-Conviction Veterans Mentor Program (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB402EDMONDSEMPLOYMENT - Provides for the reimbursement of the cost of certain preemployment examinations, testing, or background checks (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
 HB404ROBBY CARTERDISTRICTS/RECREATION - Provides relative to per diem paid to commissioners of Tangipahoa Parish Recreation District No. 3
 HB411SCHEXNAYDERWATERWAYS/SCENIC RIVERS - Exempts the Tickfaw River and Blind River from certain restrictions of the Natural and Scenic Rivers Program
 HB425ZERINGUEFISHING/COMMERCIAL - Includes charter fishing guides in the certification program as earning more than half of their income from charter fishing guide activities (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB435MORRISBOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS - Authorizes the regulation or prohibition of boat traffic in certain circumstances
 HB442THIBAUTWATERWAYS/LAKES - Delineates the boundary between state ownership and private ownership of the land adjacent to False River
 HB447MORRISSUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Justice and provides relative to its structure
 HB460STOKESINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides that mammography examinations may be conducted through digital tomosynthesis (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 HB494HAZELSUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs
 HB522DAVISINSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE - Provides relative to motor vehicle service contracts
 HB529LEGERALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to controlled dangerous substances on the premises of alcoholic beverage outlets
 HB537MARINOCRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Provides relative to persons participating in certain specialty court programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB549MALINDA WHITEBOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS - Registration of non-motorized house boats (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
 HB557HARRISSTATE DEPARTMENT - Creates and provides for the Advisory Board of the La. State Archives within the Dept. of State (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB607SEABAUGHINSURANCE - Provides relative to the commissioner of insurance's examination and investigation authority
 HB608SEABAUGHINSURERS - Provides relative to persons subject to the examination authority of the commissioner of insurance
 HB609SEABAUGHINSURANCE - Provides relative to the administration of large deductible policies and collateral
 HB615JORDANINSURANCE - Provides relative to administrative hearings involving actions of the commissioner of insurance
 HB622MAGEECRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to the payment of fines, fees, costs, restitution, and other monetary obligations related to an offender's conviction
 HB624SCHEXNAYDERAGRICULTURE - Provides relative to the Commission of Weights and Measures
 HB627LYONSEXCEP PERSON/DEV DISABLE - Authorizes the recommendation of medical marijuana for treating certain health conditions of persons with autism
 HB661JAMESDRUGS - Provides relative to drug paraphernalia
 HB665GREGORY MILLERPUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to records of port economic development negotiations
 HB688LYONSENVIRONMENT/LITTERING - Correct statutory references for the litter program from the Department of Environmental Quality to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
 HB690STOKESINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides for coverage for subsequent preventive tests for certain individuals diagnosed with breast cancer
 HB706ZERINGUEFISHING/RECREATIONAL - Relative to possession limits of filleted red drum, spotted sea trout, or Southern flounder on board a vessel while on the water
 HB711JAMESBOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Provides for changes to the Louisiana Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys
 HB716LEGERSTUDENTS - Provides relative to sharing of student information with certain postsecondary education institutions conducting academic research
 HB717IVEYMUSEUMS - Provides for the membership of certain museum boards
 HB747EMERSONMARRIAGE - Provides relative to the waiting period before performing a marriage ceremony (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 HCR19FOILCHILDREN/NEWBORNS - Requests the La. Department of Health to add Severe Combined Immunodeficiency to the state's newborn screening panel
 HCR32LEGERSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes April 11, 2018, as Louisiana Entrepreneur Day at the state capitol and commends entrepreneurs and small business owners

Senate Bills Reported by Committee
 SB89W.BISHOPSCHOOLS - Provides relative to the composition of charter school boards in certain parishes. (gov sig)
 SB129GATTIFAMILY LAW - Provides relative to foster care children in high school. (gov sig) (EN +$961,264 GF EX See Note)
 SB143BRET ALLAINFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the transfer, deposit, and use of monies among state funds. (7/1/18) (EG INCREASE GF RV See Note)
 SB224BARROWSCHOOLS - Requires instruction and display of the national motto "In God We Trust" in public schools. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
 SB287MILKOVICHTRAFFIC - Provides relative to compulsory motor vehicle liability security. (8/1/18) (OR DECREASE SD RV See Note)
 SB310CLAITOREDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to the collection and reporting of certain data regarding students with exceptionalities. (gov sig) (EG1 NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
 SB364WARDCOLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides relative to free expression on college campuses. (gov sig)
 SB427CHABERTCOASTAL PROTECT/RES AUTH - Transfers the responsibilities of the Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board and the Atchafalaya Basin Program from within the Department of Natural Resources to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. (7/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 SB432CHABERTCOASTAL PROTECT/RES AUTH - Requires the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board to develop a coastal master plan, at a minimum every six years. (8/1/18)
 SB433CHABERTCOASTAL PROTECT/RES AUTH - Provides with respect to the membership of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board. (gov sig)
 SB479LUNEAUMOTOR VEHICLES - Provides for blue lights on licensed ambulances. (8/1/18)
 SB486BARROWMOTOR VEHICLES - Creates the "Scotlandville Magnet High School" special prestige license plate. (8/1/18)
 SB493LUNEAUTAX/TAXATION - Makes permanent reductions to certain tax incentive rebate programs. (gov sig) (RE INCREASE GF RV See Note)
 SB511BARROWIMMOVABLE PROPERTY - Provides relative to tax sales and post-sale notice. (8/1/18) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
 SB515MORRISHROADS/HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of LA 377 as the "Sgt. S. E. Howell, Jr. Memorial Highway". (gov sig)
 SB526ERIC LAFLEURREVENUE DEPARTMENT - Establishes reporting requirements for businesses and governmental entities using service providers. (8/1/18) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 SB529APPELTAX/SALES - Provides for direct payment of state and local sales tax due on purchases by certain nonprofit subsidiaries. (7/1/18) (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
 SB555ERIC LAFLEURBONDS - Authorizes the securitization of the economic damage portion of the Deepwater Horizon income stream. (gov sig) (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)

House Bills Reported by Committee
 HB129REYNOLDSCAPITAL OUTLAY - Exempts certain Department of Wildlife and Fisheries projects from the capital outlay process (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB132ZERINGUECAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to the local match requirements for nonstate entities applying for capital outlay funding (EG NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
 HB341ABRAMSONTAX/CORP FRANCHISE - Changes the due date for filing corporate franchise tax returns (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
 HB342ABRAMSONREVENUE DEPARTMENT - Changes the deadline for agencies which administer tax incentives to submit reports to the legislature (EN +$110,000 GF EX See Note)
 HB375ABRAMSONTAX/TAX REBATES - Changes eligibility requirements for the Quality Jobs Program for employers in parishes with relatively low per capita income (RE NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)

Reconsideration
 SB156TROY CARTERLIABILITY - Provides immunity from liability for person providing gratuitous emergency care to a minor or domestic animal. (8/1/18)
 SB257MILKOVICHCIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to appellate records. (gov sig)
 SB278CLAITORJUDGES - Constitutional amendment to remove the mandatory retirement age for judges. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))

Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee
 SCR43WALSWORTHHISTORIC PRESERVATION - Creates the Louisiana Historical Archives Task Force.
 SCR48MORRISHBESE - Provides for legislative approval of the MFP formula for the 2018-2019 Fiscal Year. (EN +$3,045,000 SD EX See Note)

Senate Concurrent Resolutions to be Adopted Subject to Call
 SCR7MORRELLJOINT RULES - Requires that all legislative instruments creating tax preferences include a sunset date.

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SB54MARTINYARSON - Creates the crime of negligent arson. (gov sig)
 SB160TROY CARTERANIMALS - Prohibits tying or tethering a dog or cat in extreme weather conditions. (8/1/18)
 SB274TROY CARTERWEAPONS - Prohibits sale of assault weapons to any person under the age of twenty-one. (8/1/18)
 SB288PERRYCHILDREN - Provides relative to child support orders. (10/1/18)
 SB313ERIC LAFLEURGAMING - Provides relative to the designated gaming area at live horse racing facilities. (8/1/18)
 SB330COLOMBFAMILY LAW - Provides for the modification of support orders when the Department of Children and Family Services is providing support enforcement services. (gov sig)
 SB337RISERAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES - Provides for an exemption to the Louisiana Weights and Measures Law. (8/1/18)
 SB358LUNEAUNOTARIES - Authorizes and provides relative to certain electronic notarial acts. (8/1/19)
 SB361WALSWORTHATTORNEY GENERAL - Provides relative to the protection of computerized data that contains personal information and requires notification of data breaches. (8/1/18)
 SB366WARDCHILDREN - Provides relative to visitation rights of grandparents and siblings. (8/1/18)
 SB384CLAITORCRIMINAL RECORDS - Prohibits the publication of certain criminal information or juvenile record information. (8/1/18)
 SB410BODI WHITESEX OFFENSES - Provides relative to early release of offenders for "good time" and parole. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB458GATTICRIME/PUNISHMENT - Prohibits medical treatment furlough to any offender serving a sentence for a conviction of first degree murder. (8/1/18)
 SB476LONGLOCAL OFFICIALS - Increases the salary of the marshal of the City Court of Natchitoches. (gov sig)
 SB481WALSWORTHCEMETERIES - Provides for authorization to move human remains. (gov sig)
 SB62MARTINYGOVERNOR - Re-creates entities transferred to or placed within the office of the governor. (6/30/18) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB66CLAITORMENTAL HEALTH - Provides relative to admission to treatment facility for mental illness pursuant to emergency certificate. (8/1/18)
 SB74GATTIINSURANCE MANDATES - Requires insurance for persons handling explosives. (8/1/18)
 SB108JOHNSMEDICAID - Provides relative to the Medicaid managed care annual report. (gov sig)
 SB127HEWITTCREDIT - Prohibits credit reporting agencies from charging a fee to place, reinstate, temporarily lift, or revoke a security freeze. (gov sig)
 SB153MORRISHINSURANCE DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to the insurance fraud investigation unit within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. (7/1/18)
 SB260MILKOVICHSTATE AGENCIES - Provides relative to disciplinary hearings by professional and occupational licensing boards and commissions. (8/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
 SB277CLAITORHEALTH CARE - Provides relative to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. (8/1/18)
 SB286MILKOVICHPHYSICIANS - Provides relative to the Physician's Bill of Rights. (8/1/18) (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 SB297CLAITORSTUDENTS - Authorizes the state Dept. of Education and the Dept. of Health to survey students regarding certain risk behavior associated with chronic health conditions. (8/1/18)
 SB365WARDLOANS - Creates the Louisiana Credit Access Loan Act. (8/1/19)
 SB404HEWITTEMPLOYMENT - Provides relative to sexual harassment prevention policies and training for public servants. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB435FRED MILLSNURSES - Provides relative to advanced practice registered nursing. (8/1/18)
 SB445HEWITTSTATE AGENCIES - Provides relative to reports required of the executive branch by statute or resolution. (7/1/18) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
 SB447BARROWPUBLIC EMPLOYEES - Requires annual sexual harassment training for all public servants. (gov sig)
 SB480JOHNSGROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM - Provides with respect to the Office of Group Benefits. (8/1/18) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB482RISERCONTRACTORS - Provides relative to licensed mechanical contractors. (gov sig)
 SB558BARROWCORRECTIONAL FACILITIES - Provides relative to incarcerated women. (8/1/18)
 SB559MORRISHGAMING - Authorizes public institutions of higher education, when licensed, to conduct raffles. (8/1/18)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 SB68CLAITORCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides relative to careless operation of a motor vehicle during flood conditions. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 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)
 SB97MORRELLCIVIL PROCEDURE - Extends the prescriptive period for instituting certain claims. (gov sig)
 SB99MORRELLHEALTH CARE - Extends legislative authority for the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board. (7/1/18) (EG NO IMPACT 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)
 SB111CORTEZAMUSEMENTS/SPORTS - Provides relative to the State Boxing and Wrestling Commission. (8/1/18)
 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)
 SB120PERRYSHERIFFS - Provides relative to premium costs for retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office. (7/1/18)
 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)
 SB146FRED MILLSHEALTH CARE - Provides relative to health care emergency visit alternative treatment reimbursement. (8/1/18)
 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)
 SB194W.BISHOPPUBLIC CONTRACTS - Provides for an exception relative to contracts in which public entities are participants. (8/1/18)
 SB209BARROWEMPLOYMENT - Requires advance notice of mass layoffs and closure of certain businesses. (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)
 SB242MORRELLLEGISLATIVE SESSIONS - Constitutional amendment to provide for consideration of certain matters during regular sessions in even-numbered years. (2/3 - CA3s2(A))
 SB262GATTIGOVERNOR - Provides relative to powers of the governor during times of a disaster or emergency. (gov sig)
 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)
 SB316JOHNSRIVERBOAT GAMING - Provides relative to riverboat gaming. (gov sig)
 SB318MARTINYGAMING - Provides relative to riverboat gaming. (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)
 SB321MARTINYGAMING - Provides relative to the relocation of the gaming operations of a riverboat licensee. (8/1/18)
 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)
 SB417BODI WHITEGAMING - Provides for a referendum election in Tangipahoa Parish regarding riverboat gaming. (gov sig)
 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)
 SB469WARDMOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to towable equipment. (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)
 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)
 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)
 SB489MORRISHALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to the delivery of alcoholic beverages. (8/1/18)

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 HB524CARPENTERPUBLIC OFFLS/EMPS - Requires policies prohibiting sexual harassment and annual training on preventing sexual harassment (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)