Senate Committee on Finance
June 3, 2021
Upon Adjournment of the Senate
Room A-B

Recessed Until TBD
 
* Agenda Revised June 3, 2021, 7:11 pm *
Revision Notes: Meeting Time changed to Upon Adjournment of the Senate

 




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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
 HB193MARCELLEHEALTH/LDH - Creates the office on women's health within the La. Department of Health (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB40WRIGHTFUNDS/FUNDING - Limits certain monies from being used to pay for certain Dept. of Transportation and Development expenses (EG +$31,007,763 GF EX See Note)
 HB58COUSSANMINERALS/MINERAL BOARD - Extends certain funding for the Mineral and Energy Operation Fund (EN +$900,000 SD EX See Note)
 HB130ROBBY CARTERMTR VEHICLE/BUSES-SCHOOL - Provides relative to occupant restraint systems on school buses (RE1 INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 HB138FARNUMVOTING/REGISTRATION - Provides for a supplemental annual canvass of registered voters (EN +$215,125 GF EX See Note)
 HB157GREENLAW ENFORCEMENT - Provides for the financial security of surviving spouses and children of certain firemen and law enforcement officers who suffer death by heart attack or stroke (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB204TURNEREXCEPTIONAL PERSONS - Provides relative to the delivery of Medicaid-funded services for persons with disabilities (EG1 +$292,964 GF EX See Note)
 HB273BEAULLIEUBUDGETARY CONTROLS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for changes in the expenditure limit calculation (RE SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)
 HB276BEAULLIEUBUDGETARY CONTROLS - Provides for changes in the expenditure limit calculation (EG SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)
 HB364MALINDA WHITESCHOOLS/BUS OPERATORS - Provides relative to the compensation of school bus operators (RE INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 HB398BUTLERATTORNEY GENERAL - Creates an occupational licensing board review program within the office of the attorney general (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
 HB410LANCE HARRISSTUDENT/TUITION - Authorizes the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors to impose course fees associated with the aviation program at Louisiana State University at Alexandria (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
 HB428GEYMANNBUDGETARY CONTROLS - Prohibits the use of federally declared disaster funds for increases in recurring state expenditures (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB452DAVISDOMESTIC ABUSE - Creates a domestic violence fatality review team within the Louisiana Department of Health (EN +$160,823 GF EX See Note)
 HB459FREIBERGEMPLOYMENT - Provides relative to the reporting and sharing of occupational information and employment information (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB468MANDIE LANDRYMEDICAID - Provides relative to extension of medicaid coverage for an individual experiencing postpartum (RE +$738,954 GF EX See Note)
 HB487ECHOLSBUDGETARY CONTROLS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to deficit avoidance procedures (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
 HB511MCFARLANDBUDGETARY CONTROLS - Provides relative to budgetary operations and funding for the Department of Transportation and Development (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB566JORDANFUNDS/FUNDING - Dedicates a portion of the taxes collected on certain surplus lines of insurance (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 HB570LYONSMEDICAID - Provides for payment enhancements to compensate nonemergency medical transportation providers for cost increases in that industry (EG1 +$1,045,080 GF EX See Note)
 HB574TRAVIS JOHNSONCOURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides relative to fees dedicated to the operational costs of the office of the coroner in Concordia Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB597MIGUEZCONTRACTS - Provides relative to prohibition on certain governmental entity contracts with companies that discriminate against firearm and ammunition industries (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB604JAMESCRIMINAL/RECORDS - Provides relative to expungement of records (RR1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB618DUSTIN MILLERPROCUREMENT - Provides with respect to fiscal intermediary services contracts in state information technology procurement (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
 HB621PIERREMTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Provides relative to the issuance of identification cards (EN +$1,000,000 SD RV See Note)
 HB622THOMPSONRURAL/DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the office of rural development and the Rural Development Program (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB671TRAVIS JOHNSONCOURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides relative to fees dedicated to the operational costs of the office of the coroner in certain parishes (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB691BACALAWILDLIFE/FEES - Provides relative to fee increases for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (EN +$16,611,750 SD RV See Note)
 HB698BACALASTATE AGENCIES - Provides for state agency partnerships to improve Medicaid administration and program integrity (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

DISCUSSION

CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

ADJOURNMENT
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