Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs
June 3, 2021
Upon adjournment of the Senate
Room F
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
May 13, 2021
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SR125
JACKSON-ANDREWS
ANIMALS
- Requests local governing authorities and animal shelters to adopt policies and programs to provide alternatives to euthanizing healthy dogs and cats.
SCR75
FRED MILLS
PARISHES
- Acknowledges the agreement entered into by Iberia and Vermilion parishes to reestablish the original parish line.
HB59
LACOMBE
DISTRICTS/WATERWORKS
- (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes a political subdivision to waive water charges incurred through damage not caused by the customer (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
HB62
BRASS
ASSESSORS
- Requires the St. James Parish assessor to pay the cost of certain insurance premiums for certain retirees of the assessor's office (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
HB134
CARRIER
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS
- Provides for the composition and authority of the Allen Parish Capital Improvements Board
HB135
CARRIER
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
- Provides relative to the position of deputy chief of police in the city of Oakdale
HB257
FREIBERG
DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT
- Creates the Plantation Trace Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish
HB261
STAGNI
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
- Provides relative to the qualifications of the members of the municipal fire and police civil service board (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
HB341
FREEMAN
DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT
- Provides relative to the parcel fee imposed within the Upper Audubon Security District in Orleans Parish (EN +$6,000 LF RV See Note)
HB342
WRIGHT
WATER/DRINKING WATER
- Authorizes St. Tammany Parish to require testing for secondary contaminants in drinking water
HB412
LACOMBE
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
- Provides relative to the reemployment of employees who have resigned or retired from the classified service due to injury or medical condition (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
HB415
GAINES
TOURISM
- Provides for the creation of tourism recovery and improvement districts (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
HB679
HILFERTY
SEWERAGE/N O WATER BD
- Provides relative to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
HB710
MCFARLAND
MUNICIPALITIES
- Provides relative to the chief of police in the village of Dodson
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT
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