Senate Daily Digest
June 3, 2019
9:00 a.m.
Senate Chamber

Adjourned
 

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Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR230HEWITTCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Lena R. Torres for her many years of public service.
 SR231JOHNSCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Shelley Johnson upon her retirement as executive director of the Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau.
 SR232MILKOVICHCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Randy Lucky upon the occasion of his retirement from the Caddo Parish Commission.
 SR233MILKOVICHCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Lottie Beebe as an education warrior.
 SR234PETERSONCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Calvin Mills Jr. on being the National Small Business Association 2019 Lew Shattuck Small Business Advocate of the Year recipient.
 SR235DONAHUECOURTS - Creates a task force to study the advisability of creating a statewide business court.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SCR136LUNEAUCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of James Donald "Don" Lincoln and posthumously commends him on his contributions to Louisiana cinema, culture, and the arts.
 SCR137BARROWSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Declares October 1, 2019 as World Peace Day in Louisiana.

House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading Subject to Call
 HCR98GAROFALOCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Henry Joseph "Junior" Rodriguez, Jr.
 HCR99GAROFALOCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Mr. William E. "Bill" Crawford on his retirement from the Louisiana State Law Institute
 HCR100GAROFALOCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Charles DiGange on his retirement as headmaster of Holy Cross School in New Orleans

Reconsideration
 HB131COUSSANCRIMINAL/VICTIMS - Provides relative to interviewing crime victims and family members
 HB358JAMESDRUGS/CONTROLLED - Provides relative to marijuana for therapeutic use
 HB503EDMONDSLICENSING - Provides relative to licensing qualifications

Senate Bills Returned from House Subject to Call
 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)
 SB165COLOMBMUNICIPALITIES - Provides relative to promotional and competitive tests provided by municipal fire and police civil service boards. (2/3 - CA10s18) (gov sig)

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 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)
 SB218BARROWHOUSING - Provides relative to rental housing. (gov sig)
 SB219BARROWHEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Requires health insurance policies to adhere to certain standards. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 HB578MAGEEFUNDS/FUNDING - Dedicates the economic proceeds from the Deepwater Horizon litigation to transportation projects and redirects funding to the Construction Subfund of the Transportation Trust Fund (EN -$24,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB179JIM MORRISFIRE PROTECTION - Authorizes Caddo Parish Fire District No. 3 to levy and collect a sales and use tax (EN +$623,000 LF RV See Note)
 HB168HODGESCRIME - Amends the crime of filing or maintaining false public records
 HB169HOFFMANNHEALTH CARE - Authorizes a data system for collection of information on health effects and outcomes associated with medical marijuana (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 HB220MUSCARELLOCOURTS - Provides relative to the collection of fines
 HB279MARINODOMESTIC ABUSE - Provides relative to the transfer of firearms of persons who are prohibited from possessing a firearm in domestic abuse cases
 HB284ABRAHAMDRUGS/PRESCRIPTION - Provides relative to prescribing and dispensing of opioid drugs
 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
 HB352DUBUISSONINSURANCE - Authorizes health insurance issuers to establish healthcare costs and quality programs
 HB364MCFARLANDFORESTRY - Provides relative to the harvest or sale of forest products
 HB426HILFERTYCONDOMINIUMS - Provides with respect to insurance coverage in condominium units
 HB454ZERINGUEANIMALS - Provides relative to animal shelters
 HB459TALBOTGAMING - Provides relative to fantasy sports contests (EN +$94,000 SG EX See Note)
 HB466DAVISPROPERTY/RIGHTS - Provides relative to notice requirements for property that is subject to tax sales (REC SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB487CAMERON HENRYADOPTION - Limits the amount of adoption fees in certain cases
 HB582BACALAANIMALS/LIVESTOCK AT LG - Provides for fees for impounded livestock found roaming at large
 HB596STEFANSKITAX/SALES-USE-EXEMPT - Defines a commercial farmer for purposes of certain sales and use tax exemptions (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 HB614MIGUEZPUBLIC RECORDS - Exempts certain information from the Public Records Law (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB381MIGUEZRAILROADS - Provides relative to the board of commissioners of the Vermilion and Iberia Railroad Development District
 HB455T.LANDRYMOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to autonomous commercial motor vehicles (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 HB558HODGESDISTRICTS/DRAINAGE - Provides relative to the Statewide Flood Control Program
 HB100GISCLAIRSCHOOLS/BOARDS - Provides relative to the maximum and minimum size of school boards
 HB160BOUIESCHOOLS - Provides for the collection and reporting of certain information relative to school safety and discipline
 HB208BRASSDISTRICTS/SPECIAL - Provides relative to educational facilities improvement districts (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB218MARCELLECOURTS/CITY - Provides relative to Baton Rouge City Court probation officers (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB225EDMONDSSCHOOLS/CHARTER - Provides relative to the sale or transfer of charter school facilities financed through tax exempt bonds
 HB244PIERREALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to vapor products and alternative nicotine products
 HB266EMERSONSTUDENT/ASSESSMENT - Provides relative to remediation programs and requirements for pupil progression (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 HB321SIMONSTUDENT/SCH ATTENDANCE - Authorizes school boards and chartering authorities to adopt policies relative to virtual school attendance
 HB489DUBUISSONEVIDENCE - Provides relative to hearsay
 HB600TALBOTTAX/GAMING - Levies a state tax on the net gaming proceeds of fantasy sports contests, and authorizes a fee for issuance of certain licenses or permits (RE2 +$346,500 SD EX See Note)
 HB618LANCE HARRISSCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES - Revises requirements for certification, hiring, and dismissal of teachers and other school employees with respect to criminal history
 HB295HILLCOURTS/MAGISTRATES - Provides for a magistrate judge in the 14th JDC (EN +$165,000 GF EX See Note)

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 HB62STEVE CARTERSCHOOLS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for appropriations from the Education Excellence Fund for certain schools (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 HB132CREWSTRAFFIC/ACCIDENTS - Modifies postaccident drug testing requirements
 HB181BRASSMTR VEHICLE/SEAT BELTS - Provides relative to safety belt use in certain vehicles
 HB196FALCONERBOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Exempts the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board and the State Board of Architectural Examiners from time limitations for disciplinary proceedings by professional and occupational boards and commissions
 HB245HODGESPROCUREMENT - Authorizes a public entity to reject the lowest bid on a procurement contract when a vendor engages in a boycott of Israel (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB248BROWNCHILDREN/CUSTODY - Provides for parenting coordinators in child custody proceedings
 HB254LEGERCHILDREN/CUSTODY - Provides relative to an award of custody to a person other than a parent
 HB290PUGHMOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to shippers of hazardous material
 HB482GARY CARTEREDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY - Provides relative to the development and presentation of school academic improvement plans
 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)

Instruments Pending Senate Conference
 SB5MORRELLTAX/SALES - Exempts diapers and feminine hygiene products from sales and use tax. (1/1/21) (RRF -$14,500,000 GF RV See Note)
 SB36FRED MILLSHEALTH CARE - Provides relative to emergency departments. (8/1/19) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB146MORRELLDOMESTIC VIOLENCE - Limits the incarceration of victims of domestic violence and sex offenses who refuse to testify against their abusers. (gov sig)
 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)
 SB171HEWITTSTATE AGENCIES - Provides relative to reports required of boards or commissions authorized to issue a license, permit, or certificate. (6/30/19)
 SB190CHABERTCOASTAL PROTECT/RES AUTH - Provides with respect to the membership of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board. (1/13/20)
 SB242BRET ALLAINMINERALS - Provides for a continuing security interest clause in mineral leases. (8/1/19)
 HB27SAM JONESRETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL EMP - Provides relative to elected officials who are members of the Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE APV)
 HB85BILLIOTCRIMINAL/VICTIMS - Provides relative to criteria for making awards to crime victims
 HB105CAMERON HENRYAPPROPRIATIONS - Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2019-2020
 HB119BISHOPINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to the denial of a prescription based upon step therapy or fail first protocols or nonformulary status
 HB127PIERRETRANSPORTATION DEPT - Updates the classifications within the state highway system
 HB133HOFFMANNABORTION - Revises the definition of abortion
 HB250DAVISHEALTH/BEHAVIORAL - Requires residential treatment facilities to provide access to medication-assisted treatment for patients with opioid use disorder (REF NO IMPACT See Note)
 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)
 HB286CAMERON HENRYFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the transfer, deposit, and use of monies among state funds (REF SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
 HB392CAMERON HENRYAPPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML - Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018-2019
 HB425JACKSON-ANDREWSABORTION - (Constitutional Amendment) Stipulates that no provision of the constitution protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of abortion