House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure
June 1, 2015
10:00 a.m.
Room 4
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HCR184
J.EDWARDS
LEASES
- Directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations to the legislature regarding the Louisiana Lease of Movables Act
HB235
ARNOLD
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes the legislature to provide, by local law, for the incorporation of any area located within a single parish (RR INCREASE LF RV See Note)
HB323
LEGER
EDUCATION/FINANCE
- (Constitutional Amendment) Prohibits the supplanting of state funds for tuition and fee increases for institutions of higher education (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
SCR45
ERIC LAFLEUR
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
- Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations regarding Civil Code Article 2628 and contracts predating such article that contain no specified term for an option or right of first refusal.
SCR102
BROOME
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS
- Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations regarding whether an assignment or transfer of a mortgage loan on residential real property should be required to be recorded in the appropriate mortgage or conveyance records in order to be effective as to third parties.
SB174
BROOME
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- Provides certain accommodations upon reasonable documentation presented by domestic abuse victims who lease residential dwellings. (8/1/15) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
SB206
NEVERS
CIVIL PROCEDURE
- Provides the option of a right of direct action against the insurer alone when the insured is a small business employing fifty or fewer full-time employees. (8/1/15) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
SB263
THOMPSON
COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS
- Provides relative to agriculture, forestry, and industrial equipment and certain dealer agreements. (8/1/15)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT