Senate Daily Digest
June 25, 2020
1:00 p.m.
Senate Chamber

Adjourned
 

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Roll Call

Prayer

Pledge of Allegiance

Reading of Journal

Petitions, Memorials, and Communications

Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR27BARROWCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Shalika M. Scott, Middle School Principal of the Year for East Baton Rouge Schools and Semi-Finalist for the 2020-2021 Louisiana Principal of the Year.
 SR28JACKSON-ANDREWSCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Katina M. Semien for her service as South Central Regional Director of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
 SR29HARRISCONDOLENCES - Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Rosalie Hébert of New Orleans, Louisiana.
 SR31FRED MILLSSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes 2020 as the Year of the Nurse in honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, a visionary nurse and leader, and in recognition of the vital role of nurses in the provision of health services worldwide.
 SR32TALBOTSTATE AGENCIES - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health and Department of Veterans Affairs to implement policies for the health and safety of long-term care facility residents.
 SR33JOHNSCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of Bud Viator.

Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading Subject to Call
 SR23MILLIGANCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Taylor Lesniewski on the mature instincts exhibited when she placed a call to 911 and saved the lives of her mother and baby sister.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SCR27BOUDREAUXHEALTH DEPARTMENT - Directs the Louisiana Department of Health to seek independent consultant opinions and alternative options for the submission of the Managed Care Section 438.6(c) Preprint to CMS for FY22 prior to finalization.

House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred
 HB71DUPLESSISFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for a death benefit for certain public employees who die from COVID-19 (Item #11) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)

House Bills Reported by Committee
 HB50IVEYTAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Authorizes local taxing authorities to enter into cooperative endeavor agreements that provide for payments in lieu of taxes (Item #28) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB69DESHOTELTAX/TAX REBATES - To provide for a sales and use tax rebate on the sale of certain fiber-optic cable equipment (Item #31) (EN -$750,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB70JENKINSTAX/TAX REBATES - Extends Enterprise Zone Program incentives to essential critical infrastructure workers by authorizing the payment of a one-time hazard pay rebate (Item #18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)

Senate Concurrent Resolutions Returned from House With Amendments
 SCR3ROBERT MILLSINSURANCE RATES - Creates the Task Force on Log Truck and Agriculture Vehicle Liability Insurance.
 SCR7FIELDSLEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Establishes the Police Training, Screening, and De-escalation Task Force to study and make recommendations to the legislature.

Senate Bills Returned from House with Amendments
 SB10MIZELLINTERNET - Provides relative to rural broadband high-speed internet access. (Item #31) (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee
 SCR25REESEADMINISTRATION DIVISION - Requests the division of administration to review the eligibility of Louisiana district attorneys to obtain reimbursement under the "public safety" presumption of the CARES Act. (EN SEE FISC NOTE FF EX See Note)

Senate Concurrent Resolutions to be Adopted Subject to Call
 SCR15ROBERT MILLSLIABILITY INSURANCE - Suspends certain provisions of law relative to direct actions against insurers. (Item #40) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
 SCR16ROBERT MILLSCOURTS - Suspends certain provisions of law relative to the jury trial threshold. (Item #40) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 SB20BODI WHITEFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the creation, transfer, dedication, deposit, and use of certain funds in the state treasury. (Item #11) (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)

House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee to be adopted
 HCR1ZERINGUEFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for monies in the Budget Stabilization Fund to be available for appropriation in Fiscal Year 2020-2021 (Item #14) (EG +$90,062,911 GF RV See Note)
 HCR2SCHEXNAYDERHOSPITALS - Provides for a hospital stabilization formula (Item #12) (EN +$104,004,420 SD RV See Note)

House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee Subject to Call
 HCR6WRIGHTU.S. CONSTITUTION - Calls for a convention to amend the United States Constitution to establish a limitation on terms for members of congress

Instruments Pending Senate Conference
 HB57SCHEXNAYDERCIVIL/ACTIONS - Enacts the Civil Justice Reform Act of 2020 (Item #40)

Reconsideration of Vetoed Bills
 SB132CAMERON HENRYCONTRACTS - Provides for reporting to and approval of all state contracts valued at twenty-five million dollars or more annually by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. (7/1/20) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB395CLOUDADVERTISING - Provides relative to false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices and the award of certain costs and fees to the attorney general. (8/1/20) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB406MIZELLTELECOMMUNICATIONS - Provides for rural access to broadband high-speed internet service. (gov sig)
 SB418TALBOTLIABILITY INSURANCE - Enacts the Omnibus Premium Reduction Act of 2020. (1/1/21) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)