Senate Daily Digest
May 2, 2019
9:00 a.m.
Senate Chamber

Adjourned
 

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Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR104HEWITTCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Kid Energy USA on their efforts to educate children on safety and awareness in the petroleum industry.
 SR106TROY CARTERCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Judge Edwin A. Lombard for being inducted into the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame.
 SR107CORTEZCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Ascension Episcopal High School Blue Gators girls' tennis team from Youngsville, Louisiana on winning the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Division IV State Tennis Championship.
 SR108HEWITTSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates May 8, 2019, as NASA Day at the state capitol.
 SR109W.BISHOPSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Commends Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated upon the celebration of its 112th anniversary as and organization an recognizes May 8, 2019, as Alpha Phi Alpha Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SCR82PRICECOMMENDATIONS - Commends Expert Maintenance & Construction Services, LLC, and its president, James J. Moore, on being named the Minority Small Business Champion of the Year for Louisiana.
 SCR83PEACOCKCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Women's Department Club of Shreveport on its 100th Anniversary.
 SCR84APPELMEDICAID - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to take all steps necessary to approve peer support services as a Medicaid covered service.

House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred
 HB7DWIGHTCRIME - Creates the crime of communication interference (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB36STEFANSKIDOMESTIC ABUSE - Provides relative to temporary restraining orders and protective orders in domestic abuse cases
 HB74T.LANDRYCRIME - Provides relative to computer-related crimes committed against the state (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB89MCMAHENCOLLEGES/COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL - Renames the Northwest La. Technical College as the Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College and provides for an expansion of its mission and educational program (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 HB111STEFANSKICRIME - Provides relative to the crime of disarming of a peace officer
 HB125LYONSENVIRONMENT/ENFORCEMENT - Provides for the enforcement of environmental violations through the expedited enforcement program (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
 HB163CREWSCONSERVATION/COMMISSR - Relative to responsibilities for actions related to sequestration of carbon dioxide (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Senate Bills Reported by Committee
 SB7HENSGENSPHARMACEUTICALS - Provides for the repeal of Medicaid prepaid coordinated care network pharmaceutical and therapeutics committees. (gov sig)
 SB39THOMPSONHEALTH DEPARTMENT - Prohibits the mislabeling of milk products. (8/1/19)
 SB42MARTINYAPPRAISERS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Law. (8/1/19)
 SB48FRED MILLSMEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid pharmacy services. (8/1/19)
 SB54FRED MILLSHEALTH CARE - Provides relative to the Louisiana Health Works Commission. (8/1/19)
 SB119COLOMBHEALTH SERVICES - Creates the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council. (8/1/19) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
 SB160BOUDREAUXCONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE - Provides relative to programs and professional training to fight the opioid crisis. (8/1/19)
 SB166ERIC LAFLEURHEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to physician assistants. (8/1/19)
 SB173FRED MILLSHEALTH CARE - Provides for the Healthcare Coverage for Louisiana Families Protection Act. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB177BODI WHITEPHYSICIANS - Provides relative to prohibited restraint of certain professions. (8/1/19)
 SB182HEWITTSUITS AGAINST STATE - Provides for the participation of a sexual harasser in a settlement or judgment in a sexual harassment claim. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE OF EX See Note)
 SB197W.BISHOPINSURERS - Provides for disclosures in homeowners' insurance policies. (See Act)
 SB208RISERECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides for the Small Business Protection Act. (7/1/19)
 SB214BODI WHITEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the Department of Economic Development and the Board of Commerce and Industry. (gov sig)

Reconsideration
 SB79TROY CARTERTAX/AD VALOREM - Constitutional amendment to authorize ad valorem tax exemptions in Orleans Parish to promote affordable housing. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EN DECREASE LF RV See Note)

Senate Resolutions Reported by Committee to be Adopted
 SR45COLOMBSENATE - Senate rule which authorizes designation or referral of certain former senators.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee
 SCR33WALSWORTHECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Encourages closer economic ties between the United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan) and supports its meaningful participation in various international organizations.
 SCR78BOUDREAUXHEALTH SERVICES - Requests the Louisiana State Board of Nursing and the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners to report on the number of advanced practice registered nurses and the number of physician assistants that provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in Louisiana.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions to be Adopted Subject to Call
 SCR2MORRELLWOMEN - Provides for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
 SCR31BARROWLEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Designates a lead agency over the Interagency Heroin and Opioid Coordination Plan.

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SB22JOHNSFUNDS/FUNDING - Dedicates funds from certain litigation filed by the state to recover damages. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 SB25WARDSHERIFFS - Provides for insurance benefits for retirees of the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office. (7/1/19)
 SB33THOMPSONSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Authorizes expansion of scope of projects and extension of use of state sales tax for certain tax increment financing districts. (8/1/19) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 SB49FANNINTRUSTS - Provides relative to activities of out-of-state trust companies. (gov sig)
 SB55RISERAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES - Provides for an exemption to the Louisiana Weights and Measures Law. (8/1/19)
 SB61BOUDREAUXAGRICULTURE/FOREST DEPT - Creates the Louisiana Commission on Medicinal Plants. (gov sig) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB112CLAITORCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Constitutional amendment to abolish the death penalty. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))
 SB154WARDLIABILITY - Provides relative to certain civil liability damages and prescription. (8/1/19)
 SB156RISERDOMESTIC VIOLENCE - Provides for access to criminal history information in civil cases of domestic abuse, dating violence, human trafficking, and sexual assault. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 SB159DONAHUELEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Provides for review and reports on cost recovery budget request forms completed by certain budget units. (gov sig) (EG1 NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB181HEWITTFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to the classification, revision, dedication, or repeal of certain funds in the state treasury. (7/1/19) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
 SB184MILKOVICHABORTION - Prohibits the abortion of an unborn human being with a detectable heartbeat. (See Act)
 SB193MORRISHOBLIGATIONS - Enacts the Louisiana Structured Settlement Protection Act. (7/1/20)
 SB217WALSWORTHSEIZURES/SALES - Exempts the refundable portion of the child tax credit from seizure. (gov sig)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 SB4MORRELLTAX/SALES - Constitutional amendment to exempt diapers and feminine hygiene products from state sales and use tax. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (RE DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 SB5MORRELLTAX/SALES - Exempts diapers and feminine hygiene products from sales and use tax. (1/1/21) (RRF -$14,500,000 GF RV See Note)
 SB9PETERSONSTATE EMPLOYEE RET - Removes certain future employees of the Regional Transit Authority from the system and state civil service. (6/30/19) (EN DECREASE APV)
 SB23PRICECRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to temporary detention of a person in custody pending a bail hearing. (8/1/19)
 SB41FRED MILLSPHARMACEUTICALS - Provides relative to the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers. (See Act) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 SB45JOHNSTAX/SALES - Provides for a state sales tax exemption for certain purchases of motor vehicles for the use or transportation of persons with permanent orthopedic disabilities. (10/1/19) (EG -$60,000 GF RV See Note)
 SB50FANNINMUNICIPALITIES - Provides relative to the petition for incorporation. (gov sig)
 SB58TROY CARTERVOTERS/VOTING - Provides for automatic voter registration by making an application for issuance or renewal of a driver's license or state identification card. (1/1/20) (EG +$90,842 GF EX See Note)
 SB80TROY CARTERTAX/AD VALOREM - Provides relative to the ad valorem tax exemption in Orleans Parish for affordable housing. (See Act) (EN DECREASE LF RV See Note)
 SB107GATTIPUBLIC EMPLOYEES - Adds post traumatic stress disorder to the list of injuries which are compensable for injured public employees. (8/1/19) (EN NO IMPACT APV)
 SB111CLAITORCOURTS - Provides relative to court costs in suits involving the state and state agencies in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court. (8/1/19) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB118MILKOVICHCIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides right of an oral argument in contradictory proceedings. (gov sig) (EGF INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 SB136MORRELLEMPLOYMENT - Provides with respect to wage secrecy and pay discrimination. (8/1/19)
 SB146MORRELLDOMESTIC VIOLENCE - Limits the incarceration of victims of domestic violence and sex offenses who refuse to testify against their abusers. (gov sig)
 SB155TROY CARTEREMPLOYMENT - Constitutional amendment to establish a state minimum hourly wage of nine dollars, effective July 1, 2020, and authorize the legislature to increase the minimum wage by law. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))
 SB163CORTEZTRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT - Provides relative to special permits for the operation of vehicles issued by the Department of Transportation and Development. (8/1/19)
 SB180BRET ALLAINMINERALS - Provides relative to the recovery of certain monies expended from the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund. (8/1/19) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB192CHABERTLEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Provides relative to state symbols. (8/1/19)
 SB196MORRELLGAMING - Authorizes local governments to charge a fee on certain gaming winnings to fund local early childhood programs. (8/1/19)
 SB216CHABERTFUNDS/FUNDING - Creates the State Land Office Reforestation Fund. (8/1/19) (EN +$60,000 SD RV See Note)

House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee to be adopted
 HCR25HOLLISSEWERAGE - Urges and requests the Department of Environmental Quality to study sewer systems