Senate Committee on Judiciary A
June 1, 2021
10:00 a.m.
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
May 25, 2021
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SCR74
MORRIS
CLERKS OF COURT
- Creates a task force to study the electronic filing of public documents with the clerk of court of Ouachita Parish.
SCR68
MIZELL
COUNSELING/GUIDANCE
- Extends the reporting and termination deadlines of the Task Force on Benefits of Marriage and Incentives for Premarital and Pre-Divorce Counseling.
HCR86
GREGORY MILLER
PROPERTY/IMMOVABLE
- Directs the La. State Law Institute to study the adoption of the Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act
HCR92
DAVIS
PROPERTY/COMMUNITY
- Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study provisions of law on partition of community property
HCR61
KERNER
RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS
- Directs the Firefighters' Retirement System to form a committee to study issues related to allowing employees of private entities to participate in the system
HB45
FARNUM
COURTS/CITY
- Provides relative to the jurisdictional amount in dispute for the City Court of Sulphur
HB103
MCCORMICK
LIABILITY/CIVIL
- Provides for liability relative to the administration of COVID-19 vaccinations (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
HB267
DUBUISSON
COURTS
- Provides relative to the online dispute resolution pilot project for certain cases filed in the City Court of East St. Tammany
HB358
EDMONDS
COURTS
- Provides relative to the Online Judge Pilot Program (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
HB379
LARVADAIN
LIABILITY/TORTS
- Provides for liability for damages caused by sexual assault
HB386
FARNUM
COURTS
- Provides relative to appointment of special masters in certain civil actions arising within a parish included in a major disaster declaration (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB449
WILFORD CARTER
CHILDREN/SUPPORT
- Provides relative to the reduction of a child support obligation during the obligor's incarceration
HB498
EDMONSTON
DISCRIMINATION
- Prohibits discrimination by government agencies and officials on the basis of vaccination or immunity status
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT
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