Senate Daily Digest
May 6, 2019
3:00 p.m.
Senate Chamber

Adjourned
 

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Senate Bills on Second Reading
 SB239FRED MILLSMEDICAID - Provides relative to the Medicaid prescription drug benefit program. (8/1/19) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB240BOUDREAUXCONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE - Provides relative to the provision of medication-assisted treatment (MAT). (8/1/19)
 SB241RISERECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides for the Small Business Protection Act. (2/1/20)

Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR110TROY CARTERCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Bivian "Sonny" Lee III for founding the Son of a Saint organization and for enhancing the lives of 100 fatherless boys in the city of New Orleans.
 SR111HEWITTCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Leadership Northshore and welcomes the 2019 class to the state capitol.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SCR85PEACOCKCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Wanda Bennett on her many contributions to public service.

House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred
 HB127PIERRETRANSPORTATION DEPT - Updates the classifications within the state highway system
 HB180BAGLEYCRIME - Creates the crime of interfering with emergency communication
 HB184CAMERON HENRYCRIME/ASSAULT - Provides relative to offenses committed at school or recreation athletic contests (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 HB241MIKE JOHNSONJUVENILES - Provides relative to certain crimes and delinquency provisions when the offender is under the age of eighteen (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB271ANDERSINSURERS/ALIEN - Provides relative to the procedure following the merger or consolidation of foreign or alien insurers
 HB288HOLLISINSURANCE/POLICIES - Provides relative to the administration of large deductible policies and collateral
 HB297HOWARDSECRETARY OF STATE - Provides relative to the secretary of state's office
 HB308JORDANINSURANCE/HEALTH - Prohibits lifetime and annual limits on health insurance benefits (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB319PIERREINSURERS/AGENTS - Provides relative to the appointment of an insurance producer as an agent for an insurer
 HB325BISHOPELECTION CODE - Prohibits the registrar of voters, clerk of court, and Dept. of State from disclosing specified computer system information
 HB328MORRISELECTIONS - Provides for restitution as part of the penalties for a person convicted of bribery of voters
 HB343STEVE CARTERLEGISLATION - Provides for technical corrections to various provisions of Title 17 of the La. Revised Statutes
 HB494ABRAMSONTAX/SALES & USE - Provides relative to the determination of where sales and use taxes are due on purchases of certain raw materials converted into asphaltic concrete (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB507ABRAMSONTAX - Levies a 7% tax on the gross sales of therapeutic marijuana and dedicates the avails into the Community and Family Support System Fund (RE1 INCREASE SD RV See Note)
 HB545JIM MORRISMINERALS - Provides for the disposal of produced waters

House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 HCR49BERTHELOTSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates May 8, 2019, as LMA Municipal Day at the state capitol
 HCR51DAVISSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates September 1 through 7, 2019, as Resiliency Week to raise awareness about the importance of disaster preparation

Senate Resolutions 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SR45COLOMBSENATE - Senate rule which authorizes designation or referral of certain former senators.

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)
 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)
 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)
 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)
 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)
 SB197W.BISHOPINSURERS - Provides for disclosures in homeowners' insurance policies. (See Act)
 SB214BODI WHITEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the Department of Economic Development and the Board of Commerce and Industry. (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)
 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)
 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