House Committee on Judiciary
March 31, 2016
9:30 a.m.
Room 1
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB31
SHADOIN
HOLIDAYS
- Establishes a legal holiday in Union Parish
HB55
DWIGHT
COURTS
- Provides for the dismissal of certain criminal charges upon completion of the Veterans Court program
HB68
BACALA
FAMILY LAW
- Authorizes the use of electronic signatures on temporary restraining orders and protective orders
HB70
TERRY BROWN
COURTS
- Provides for a mayor's court in the village of Creola
HB76
HAVARD
CIVIL/JURIES
- Provides for the functions of jury commissions in East Feliciana Parish and West Feliciana Parish
HB79
TERRY BROWN
COURTS/DISTRICT
- Provides relative to the use of certain court funds in the Thirty-Ninth Judicial District
HB91
HILL
COURTS/MAYORS
- Provides for a mayor's court in the village of Elizabeth
HB92
JAMES
COURTS/COURT COSTS
- Repeals the warrant recall fees collected to fund a misdemeanor jail in East Baton Rouge Parish (EN -$722,000 LF RV See Note)
HB136
SHERMAN MACK
INDIGENT DEFENSE
- Extends the collection of the special cost assessed in criminal cases for the district indigent defender fund (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
HB408
HAZEL
COURTS
- Provides relative to persons eligible for veterans courts
HB463
BILLIOT
VETERANS
- Amends eligibility requirements to participate in the Veterans Court program
HB549
JACKSON-ANDREWS
CLERKS OF COURT
- Provides relative to clerks of courts of district courts as ex officio recorders (RE LF RV See Note)
HB627
JACKSON-ANDREWS
COURTS/MAYORS
- Provides relative to court costs in Mayor's Courts (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
HB633
B.ADAMS
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Provides relative to size limitations on containers of wine sold or shipped in this state
HB667
REYNOLDS
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Provides relative to distribution of alcoholic beverages (EN +$150,000 SG RV See Note)
HB715
B.ADAMS
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Exempts certain products from the size limitations on containers of beverages of high alcoholic content
HB773
MARCELLE
COURTS/COURT COSTS
- Provides for court costs collected in criminal cases (EN +$427,610 LF RV See Note)
HB827
HILFERTY
COURTS
- Provides for public contempt proceedings
HB834
BERTHELOT
JUDGMENTS
- Authorizes temporary deferral of court costs by certain governmental parties and agents and provides for the collection of such deferred costs (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
HB893
THIBAUT
TOBACCO/TOBACCO PRODUCTS
- Provides relative to tobacco dealers
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT