Senate Daily Digest
May 8, 2019
3:00 p.m.
Senate Chamber

Adjourned
 

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Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR119LUNEAUCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Peabody Magnet High School girls powerlifting team on winning the 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl LHSAA Division III State championship
 SR120FRED MILLSSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates Tuesday, May 7, 2019, as Hospital Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.
 SR121BODI WHITECOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Global Bodybuilding Organization (GBO) on its impact on bodybuilding and fitness in Louisiana.
 SR122GREGORY TARVERCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Carl E. Stewart on the end of his term as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and his return to the bench.
 SR123W.BISHOPCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Dillard University on its 150th anniversary.
 SR124MILKOVICHCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Father Peter Mangum and Dr. Cheryl White on the success of their hard work to bring the replica of the Shroud of Turin to be displayed in Shreveport.
 SR125BOUDREAUXCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Don Vallien.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SCR92CHABERTPOSTSECONDARY ED - Requests the Board of Regents to create the Higher Education Maritime Campus Consortium Task Force.
 SCR93MORRISHCOASTAL PROTECT/RES AUTH - Requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to form a subcommittee to coordinate the state's involvement in the National Flood Insurance Program.
 SCR94LONGCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Peyton Manning upon his induction into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
 SCR95LONGCOMMENDATIONS - Designates June 2019 as Nephrotic Awareness Month in Louisiana, and commends NephCure for their continued efforts in finding a cure for diseases and conditions of the kidneys.

House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred
 HB14CARPENTERRETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS - Prohibits certain employees from rejoining the Firefighters' Retirement System and Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (EN DECREASE APV)
 HB22BACALARETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL - Provides relative to the calculation of benefits of certain employees of the Baton Rouge Police Department who are members of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (EN INCREASE APV)
 HB24STAGNIRETIREMENT/PAROCHIAL EMP - Provides for the enrollment of additional employees in the Parochial Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE APV)
 HB42BROWNPARKS/RECREATION COMMN - Provides relative to the Iberville Parks and Recreation District
 HB132CREWSTRAFFIC/ACCIDENTS - Modifies postaccident drug testing requirements
 HB176BROWNDISTRICTS/SEWERAGE - Provides relative to the governance of sewerage districts created by certain parishes
 HB230MIKE JOHNSONHEALTH CARE - Provides relative to prohibited employment of licensed ambulance personnel or nonlicensed persons convicted of certain offenses
 HB246SIMONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to brewing facilities
 HB254LEGERCHILDREN/CUSTODY - Provides relative to an award of custody to a person other than a parent
 HB264HILFERTYDISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Increases the maximum parcel fee authorized to be levied in the Lakeshore Crime Prevention District and provides relative to the purpose of the district
 HB277LYONSALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMT - Requires the commissioner of alcohol and tobacco control to suspend or revoke permits of certain alcoholic beverage dealers for failure to pay taxes (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
 HB335GISCLAIRPUBLIC HEALTH - Requires food service establishments serving imported crawfish or shrimp to inform patrons that the seafood is of foreign origin (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB368MOSSPHYSICAL THERAPISTS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board
 HB406IVEYDISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Creates the Fairwood Crime Prevention and Improvement District

House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 HCR37P.SMITHLEGISLATION/RESOLUTIONS - To continue the Louisiana Women's Incarceration Task Force and to extend the task force's reporting deadline until January 1, 2020
 HCR61DUBUISSONCIVIL SERVICE - Requests state agencies to offer interviews to qualified veterans who apply to fill a job vacancy

Senate Bills Reported by Committee
 SB237COLOMBTAX/LOCAL - Provides relative to certain tax increment financing districts. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE RV See Note)

House Bills Reported by Committee
 HB9MARINOCRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to costs of expungement of a record (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB11BACALAJUVENILE PROCEDURE - Provides relative to the taking into custody of a seventeen-year-old who commits a misdemeanor-grade delinquent act
 HB25MCMAHENCRIME - Provides a universal definition of "serious bodily injury" for purposes of Title 14 of the La. Revised Statutes
 HB102SAM JONESHUMAN REMAINS - Provides relative to the disposition of the remains of a homicide victim
 HB111STEFANSKICRIME - Provides relative to the crime of disarming of a peace officer
 HB425JACKSON-ANDREWSABORTION - (Constitutional Amendment) Stipulates that no provision of the constitution protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of abortion

Reconsideration
 SB118MILKOVICHCIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides right of an oral argument in contradictory proceedings. (gov sig) (EGF INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Senate Concurrent Resolutions to be Adopted Subject to Call
 SCR2MORRELLWOMEN - Provides for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SCR3MORRISHBESE - Provides for legislative approval of the MFP formula for the 2019-2020 Fiscal Year. (EN +$145,214,142 GF EX See Note)
 SCR42APPELPOSTSECONDARY ED - Request the Board of Regents to create the Work-Based Learning Task Force
 SCR56LONGCHILDREN - Requests the Department of Children and Family Services to create the "Task Force on Protecting Children from Exposure to Pornography".
 SCR57W.BISHOPBESE - Requests BESE to work with the governor and legislature to develop a ten-year plan to increase teacher salaries to the highest in the nation.
 SCR77W.BISHOPNURSES - Requests the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Southern University School of Nursing, and Southern University at New Orleans to collaborate on the process and procedures required for the establishment of a nursing education program on the campus of Southern University at New Orleans.
 SCR81BRET ALLAINPOSTSECONDARY ED - Requests the Board of Regents to create the Postsecondary Education Agriculture Technology Study Commission.

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SB18HENSGENSPARISHES - Authorizes the governing authority of Acadia Parish to elect a secretary-treasurer. (8/1/19)
 SB35HEWITTSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the change in name of the the Northshore Harbor Center District. (8/1/19)
 SB81TROY CARTEREMPLOYMENT - Provides relative to definition of fire employee. (8/1/19)
 SB88LUNEAUWORKERS' COMPENSATION - Provides relative to the workers' compensation medical treatment schedule. (8/1/19)
 SB92FRED MILLSLOCAL AGENCIES - Provides relative to the board of commissioners of the Iberia Parish Hospital Service District No. 1. (8/1/19)
 SB96W.BISHOPLOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for membership of the board of commissioners for the Gentilly Development District in Orleans Parish. (gov sig)
 SB142HENSGENSTAX/LOCAL - Authorizes the governing authority for the city of Abbeville to submit a sales tax proposition to its electors to fund salary raises for its full-time employees. (gov sig)
 SB161ERIC LAFLEURECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the Lafayette Economic Development Authority. (see Act)
 SB165COLOMBMUNICIPALITIES - Provides relative to promotional and competitive tests provided by municipal fire and police civil service boards. (2/3 - CA10s18) (gov sig)
 SB168ERIC LAFLEURMUNICIPALITIES - Provides for the appointment of the chief of police for the town of Basile. (8/1/19)
 SB223BRET ALLAINTAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to state income taxation of Subchapter S corporations and other flow through entities. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 SB225FANNINTAX EXEMPTIONS - Exempts certain purchases by student farmers from state sales and use tax. (8/1/19) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

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)
 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)
 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)
 SB112CLAITORCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Constitutional amendment to abolish the death penalty. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))
 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)
 SB154WARDLIABILITY - Provides relative to certain civil liability damages and prescription. (8/1/19)
 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))
 SB166ERIC LAFLEURHEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to physician assistants. (8/1/19)
 SB177BODI WHITEPHYSICIANS - Provides relative to prohibited restraint of certain professions. (8/1/19)
 SB192CHABERTLEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Provides relative to state symbols. (8/1/19)
 SB193MORRISHOBLIGATIONS - Enacts the Louisiana Structured Settlement Protection Act. (7/1/20)
 SB196MORRELLGAMING - Authorizes local governments to charge a fee on certain gaming winnings to fund local early childhood programs. (8/1/19)
 SB214BODI WHITEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the Department of Economic Development and the Board of Commerce and Industry. (gov sig)
 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
 HCR7KENNY COXVETERANS - Memorializes congress to authorize the garnishment of veterans' disability benefits to fulfill child support obligations