House Committee on Judiciary
April 14, 2016
9:00 a.m.
Room 1
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB55
DWIGHT
COURTS
- Provides for the dismissal of certain criminal charges upon completion of the Veterans Court program
HB79
TERRY BROWN
COURTS/DISTRICT
- Provides relative to the use of certain court funds in the Thirty-Ninth Judicial District
HB124
PUGH
COURTS/MAYORS
- Requires certain fees collected in mayor's courts to be transmitted to fund law enforcement education and training
HB183
HUNTER
ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Provides for the powers and duties of the attorney general in certain officer-involved incidents
HB246
B.ADAMS
TRAFFIC/ACCIDENTS
- Provides relative to an extension of the time period for coroners to report traffic fatalities
HB268
GREGORY MILLER
CLERKS OF COURT
- Prohibits a clerk of court from engaging in the practice of law
HB358
LEGER
COURTS/COURT COSTS
- Provides for an extension of court costs collected by the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans and its clerk (EN +$1,462,260 LF RV See Note)
HB389
SAM JONES
COURTS/CITY
- Extends the territorial jurisdiction of the City Court of the town of Franklin
HB408
HAZEL
COURTS
- Provides relative to persons eligible for veterans courts
HB463
BILLIOT
VETERANS
- Amends eligibility requirements to participate in the Veterans Court program
HB530
DWIGHT
INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS
- Amends provisions relative to group insurance premiums for retirees of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
HB538
GAROFALO
COURTS/COURT REPORTERS
- Provides relative to court reporter fees on appeal matters and transcript contracts (EN LF RV See Note)
HB539
HAZEL
HUMAN REMAINS
- Authorizes the use of human biological matter for purposes of training cadaver dogs
HB667
REYNOLDS
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Provides relative to distribution of alcoholic beverages (EN +$150,000 SG RV See Note)
HB689
SAM JONES
COURTS/CITY
- Provides relative to indigent defense services in certain city courts
HB720
GAROFALO
CLERKS OF COURT
- Provides relative to fees by clerks of court
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
HB966
GISCLAIR
CEMETERIES
- Provides relative to fees charged for burial at a state veterans cemetery
HB970
ANDERS
SHERIFFS
- Provides relative to group insurance premiums for retirees of the Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office
HB998
BROWN
SHERIFFS
- Provides relative to payment of group health insurance premium costs for retirees of Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office
HB1123
ROBERT JOHNSON
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
- Provides for the assessment of a fee for diversion cases in the 12th JDC
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT