Senate Daily Digest
May 16, 2019
9:00 a.m.
Senate Chamber

Adjourned
 

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Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR149MORRISHLEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Provides that certain liability insurance restatements are not statements of public policy.
 SR150PEACOCKCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the championship performance of C. E. Byrd High School boys and girls golf team in the 2019 LHSAA tournaments.
 SR152JOHNSCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Glen James for 50 years of dedicated service to the West Calcasieu Port.
 SR155LONGCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Rapides Parish for being declared by the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports as the Most Physically Fit parish in the state.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SCR105PEACOCKCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Donald W. Washington upon his appointment as director of the United States Marshals Service.
 SCR106PEACOCKCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Chief Judge Felicia Toney Williams upon her ascension to the position in the Second Circuit Court of Appeal.
 SCR107MIZELLCOUNSELING/GUIDANCE - Creates the Task Force on Incentives for Premarital and Pre-Divorce Counseling.
 SCR108COLOMBCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Robert A. Bogan Baton Rouge Fire Museum for educating the public on fire safety and the rich history of firefighters and emergency responders across the state and nation.

House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred
 HB54ANDERSDISTRICTS/HOSPITAL SERVC - Provides relative to the board of commissioners of Concordia Parish Hospital Service District Number One
 HB99FALCONERCRIMINAL/RECORDS - Provides relative to background checks for certain head coaches of youth athletes
 HB142LEOPOLDFISHING/OYSTERS - Authorizes additional means of harvesting oysters on the oyster seed grounds under the oyster seed ground vessel permit
 HB146CREWSPUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to public geographic data (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB149MARINOPAROLE - Provides relative to various provisions affecting parole (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB156PUGHMTR VEHICLE/BUSES-SCHOOL - Provides relative to regulations for the construction, design, equipment, and operation of school buses
 HB177PUGHVITAL STATISTICS - Provides relative to certificates of stillbirth
 HB206HILFERTYPROPERTY/PUBLIC - Authorizes the lease of property in the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson
 HB274GARY CARTERTAX CREDITS - Establishes a tax credit pilot program for certain Louisiana-based manufacturing industries (RE1 -$1,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB294CARPENTERHIGHER EDUCATION - Provides for anonymous sexual assault climate surveys at public postsecondary educational institutions
 HB307MIKE JOHNSONCRIME - Provides relative to bribery and intimidation of public officials and law enforcement officers (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB326HILLPROPERTY/PUBLIC - Authorizes the transfer of state property in Rapides Parish
 HB333CONNICKPURCHASING/PROCUREMT CD - Creates the State Use Council for the Purchase of Goods and Services Provided by Individuals with Disabilities and institutes "supported employment provider" in laws on public procurement, public contracts, taxation, and work release programs (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB351CARPENTERCRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Provides relative to pleas of guilty or nolo contendere in felony cases
 HB355GISCLAIRFISHING/CRABS - Prohibits the taking of immature female crabs and provides for enhanced penalties for certain crab fishing violations
 HB358JAMESDRUGS/CONTROLLED - Provides relative to marijuana for therapeutic use
 HB376HUVALCRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to sentencing when a defendant possessed, used, or discharged a firearm in the commission of certain offenses
 HB389STOKESPUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Provides for naming the supreme court building after Pascal F. Calogero, Jr.
 HB393LEGERSCHOOLS/FINANCE - Provides relative to the school facilities preservation and systemwide needs programs in certain school districts (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 HB408DAVISINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to group health insurance renewals
 HB409FRANKLINMEDICAID - Prohibits Medicaid managed care organizations from denying opportunities to behavioral health services providers for enrollment in provider networks (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB411T.LANDRYINSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE - Provides for insureds to have the option to choose a particular motor vehicle repair shop
 HB452TURNERCONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Provides relative to the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law
 HB466DAVISPROPERTY/RIGHTS - Provides relative to notice requirements for property that is subject to tax sales (REC SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB478BAGLEYWEAPONS/FIREARMS - Authorizes a family member of a law enforcement officer to purchase his duty firearm upon death
 HB479GARY CARTERFUNDS/FUNDING - Establishes the New Orleans Ferry Fund and provides for the use of the monies in the fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 HB482GARY CARTEREDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY - Provides relative to the development and presentation of school academic improvement plans
 HB517P.SMITHSTUDENTS - Provides relative to fees charged to students in elementary and secondary schools

Senate Bills Reported by Committee
 SB27MARTINYJUDGES - Provides relative to salaries for judges as recommended by the Judicial Compensation Commission. (gov sig) (EN +$1,802,964 OF EX See Note)
 SB109BARROWCHILDREN/FAMILY SERVICES DEPT - Provides relative to youth in the foster care program. (gov sig) (EN +$1,575,758 GF EX See Note)
 SB117WALSWORTHPOSTSECONDARY ED - Provides relative to postsecondary textbooks and instructional materials. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 SB174JOHNSAGED PERSONS - Provides relative to the annual appropriation for the councils on aging. (8/1/19) (EN +$3,972,082 GF EX See Note)

House Bills Reported by Committee
 HB49MALINDA WHITEPUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Authorizes the naming of the education building at the B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Correctional Center as the Deborah "Andi" Cook Memorial Education Building
 HB69ZERINGUEDENTISTRY - Provides relative to the membership of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry
 HB112STEFANSKICHILDREN/CARE - Provides relative to criminal convictions which disqualify a person from becoming a foster or adoptive parent or relative guardian of a child
 HB133HOFFMANNABORTION - Revises the definition of abortion
 HB143MALINDA WHITEHEALTH/ANATOMICAL GIFTS - Provides for rights of qualified organ transplant candidates who have a disability
 HB172PIERREFIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL - Provides relative to the training, registration, and certification of fire-resistant material applicators (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
 HB250DAVISHEALTH/BEHAVIORAL - Requires residential treatment facilities to provide access to medication-assisted treatment for patients with opioid use disorder (REF NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB273CARMODYCONTRACTORS/CONSTRUCTION - Provides relevant updates and technical corrections to statutes relative to contractors
 HB322TURNERFIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL - Provides for the inspection and investigation of premises by a fire prevention bureau
 HB336LYONSHEALTH/BEHAVIORAL - Exempts certain school-based behavioral health service providers from the Behavioral Health Services Provider Licensing Law
 HB423EMERSONLICENSING - Repeals the ability of a professional board or commission to revoke an occupational or professional license for failure to pay student loans (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
 HB424STAGNIMEDICAID - Provides relative to denials of provider claims and prior authorization requests by Medicaid managed care organizations (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB484CREWSABORTION - Establishes requirements for physicians and abortion facilities relative to medical records of women upon whom abortions are performed
 HB536HILFERTYHEALTH CARE/FACILITIES - Provides relative to the licensing of free standing birth centers (EN +$1,800 SG RV See Note)

Reconsideration
 SB219BARROWHEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Requires health insurance policies to adhere to certain standards. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

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

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SB172COLOMBMARRIAGE - Provides for parental consent and judicial limitations and authorization for a minimum age for marriage. (8/1/19)
 SB185WALSWORTHCHILDREN/FAMILY SERVICES DEPT - Provides relative to amendments of child support orders. (8/1/19)
 SB242BRET ALLAINMINERALS - Provides for a continuing security interest clause in mineral leases. (8/1/19)
 SB243MORRISHCURRICULA - Creates the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX 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)
 SB23PRICECRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to temporary detention of a person in custody pending a bail hearing. (8/1/19)
 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)
 SB112CLAITORCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Constitutional amendment to abolish the death penalty. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))
 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)
 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))
 SB177BODI WHITEPHYSICIANS - Provides relative to prohibited restraint of certain professions. (8/1/19)
 SB192CHABERTLEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Provides relative to state symbols. (8/1/19)
 SB195GATTILOCAL AGENCIES - Provides relative to promotional seniority in the Bossier City Police Department. (gov sig)
 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)
 SB218BARROWHOUSING - Provides relative to rental housing. (gov sig)
 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)

House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee to be adopted
 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

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 HB425JACKSON-ANDREWSABORTION - (Constitutional Amendment) Stipulates that no provision of the constitution protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of abortion
 HB123HILLPUBLIC RECORDS - Exempts from the Public Records Law information relative to certain activities associated with stocking and breeding of alligators
 HB145COUSSANBANKS/BANKING - Provides for the disclosure of certain financial records to law enforcement pursuant to a search warrant
 HB464BERTHELOTAMUSEMENT PARKS - Provides relative to inflatable amusement devices, amusement attractions, and amusement rides (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)
 HB68THOMASMTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Creates the "War of 1812" specialty license plate
 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)
 HB90MOSSTAX/TAX REBATES - Establishes "The Angela Downs Act" which authorizes a state sales tax rebate for purchases of motor vehicles with certain modifications related to orthopedic disabilities" (EN -$60,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB115WRIGHTMTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Creates the "Purple Heart Disabled Veteran" special prestige license plate
 HB205HILFERTYLEVEES/BDS & DISTRICTS - Renames the Non-Flood Protection Asset Management Authority
 HB209DAVISTAX EXEMPTIONS - Authorizes a sales and use tax exemption for new automobiles, aircraft, boats, vessels or other water craft used as demonstrators (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
 HB317HOWARDMTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Creates the "Louisiana REALTORS" special prestige license plate (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB343STEVE CARTERLEGISLATION - Provides for technical corrections to various provisions of Title 17 of the La. Revised Statutes
 HB365DUSTIN MILLERMTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Creates the "Disabled Peace Officer" specialty license plate
 HB481GARY CARTERMTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Provides relative to specialty prestige license plates
 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)