Senate Daily Digest
May 30, 2018
3:00 p.m.
Senate Chamber

Adjourned
 

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Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR14J.SMITHCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Jerry C. Waller on being sworn in as the chief of police of Anacoco, La.
 SR15J.SMITHCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Fort Polk Fire Chief Emeritus Michael L. Kuk for being inducted into the Military Firefighter Heritage Foundation Hall of Fame.
 SR16MORRELLENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - Requests BP P.L.C. to institute medical monitoring and treatment, and to publish advisory medical protocols to all Louisiana residents and clean-up workers who were exposed to chemicals related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
 SR17WALSWORTHCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Lieutenant Julie Lewis and Captain Tommy Lewis upon their retirement.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SCR17MILKOVICHCOMMENDATIONS - Commends former Louisiana state Senator Bill Keith on his support and endorsement of teaching creationism in the public schools.

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SB1BRET ALLAINFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the transfer, deposit, and use of monies among state funds.(7/1/18) (EG INCREASE GF RV See Note)
 SB3JOHNSTAX/TAXATION - Provides for administration of incentive rebates under the Quality Jobs and Enterprise Zone programs. (Items #21 and 27)(gov sig) (REF -$3,128,880 GF RV See Note)
 SB4ERIC LAFLEURFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to the transfer, dedication, use, investment, and appropriation of funds in the state treasury. (Item #10) (gov sig)
 SB5ERIC LAFLEURBONDS - Authorizes the securitization of the economic damage portion of the Deepwater Horizon income stream. (Item #30) (gov sig) (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 SB7MORRELLTAX/TAXATION - Makes permanent reforms to the credit for individual income taxes paid in other states. (Item #17) (gov sig) (EG +$33,600,000 GF RV See Note)
 SB8MORRELLTAX/TAXATION - Defines the term dealer for purposes of collecting and remitting use tax on remote sales. (Item #26) (gov sig) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 SB13WARDFISCAL CONTROLS - Provides relative to reporting of state expenditures through the fiscal transparency website. (Item #32) (7/1/18) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB15DONAHUEBUDGET PROCEDURE - Provides for annual incentive expenditure program analysis. (Item #21) (gov sig) (EG +$109,600 GF EX See Note)
 SB20RISERFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to the Office of Workers' Compensation Administrative Fund. (Item #11) (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
 SB2CLAITORFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the dedication of certain local avails of the automobile rental tax collected in East Baton Rouge Parish, the use of the monies in the Deepwater Horizon Economic Damages Collection Fund, and deposits into and uses of the Overcollections Fund. (Item #11)(7/1/18) (EN +$53,333,333 LF RV See Note)
 SB6LUNEAUTAX/TAXATION - Makes permanent reductions to credits and rebates under the Enterprise Zone, Quality Jobs, and Competitive Project Payroll Incentive programs. (Items #26 and 27) (gov sig) (EG +$23,290,000 GF RV See Note)
 SB10MORRELLTAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Increases the earned income tax credit. (Item #21)(See Act) (RE -$21,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 SB16MORRELLTAX/AD VALOREM - Terminates the credit for ad valorem tax on offshore vessels. (Item #21)(8/1/18) (EG +$6,100,000 GF RV See Note)
 SB18MORRELLTAX/TAXATION - Creates a tax credit registry for tax credits with carryover provisions. (Item #21) (gov sig) (RE +$205,000 GF EX See Note)
 SB19TROY CARTERFUNDS/FUNDING - Repeals termination date of the New Orleans Ferry Fund. (Item #10 and 11) (gov sig) (RE SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)

Instruments Pending Senate Conference
 SCR4BRET ALLAINTAX/ENERGY - Requests the Louisiana State University Center for Energy Studies, Louisiana State University Public Administration Institute, and the Louisiana Tax Institute to analyze mineral revenues, taxes, and exemptions and to submit a written report of its findings to the legislature.