Senate Daily Digest
April 28, 2016
9:00 am
Senate Chamber

Adjourned
 

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Senate Bills on Second Reading
 SB472CLAITORCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides relative to crimes involving the use of an unmanned aircraft system. (gov sig)

Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR91HEWITTCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Shirley Wilkins for community service in providing college scholarships for area students and promoting awareness of the effects of drinking and driving.

House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred
 HB123PIERRESCHOOLS - Requires high schools to keep automated external defibrillators on their premises (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 HB181BISHOPSUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Natural Resources
 HB244PUGHPORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Extends term limit for South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission to three full terms
 HB245MARCELLEMOTOR VEHICLES - Provides for methods of payment for debts owed to the office of motor vehicles (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)
 HB254HAVARDCRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides with respect to certain electronic tracking devices (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB266MARCELLECIVIL SERVICE - Prohibits certain questions regarding criminal history during the employment process for certain positions
 HB440JACKSON-ANDREWSCRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Provides relative to parole for persons convicted of crimes of violence and provides for the creation and administration of the Programs to Reduce Recidivism Fund (EG DECREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB459DANAHAYREGISTRARS OF VOTERS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides that the manner of appointment and qualifications of the registrar are to be provided by law
 HB471DANAHAYREGISTRARS OF VOTERS - Provides qualifications for the office of registrar of voters (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB608B.ADAMSTAX COMMISSION, STATE - Increases the fee imposed by the Louisiana Tax Commission for the mandated assessment of public service properties (EN +$1,700,000 SD RV See Note)
 HB956GREGORY MILLERRECORDS/RECORDATION - Provides relative to mortgage and conveyance records
 HB960B.ADAMSBUILDING CODES - Provides relative to requirements imposed on temporary housing
 HB1014BERTHELOTFIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL - Provides relative to licensing within the Life Safety and Property Protection Licensing Act
 HB1015BERTHELOTADMINISTRATION - Changes the designation of rule making authority relative to the state fire marshal and the Department of Health and Hospitals
 HB1056LEGERDISTRICTS/SPECIAL - Provides relative to the New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Economic Growth and Development District
 HB1085MONTOUCETAGRICULTURE - Authorizes institutions of higher education to develop a pilot program to study the growth, cultivation, or marketing of industrial hemp for agricultural or academic research
 HB1087GREGORY MILLERLEVEES - Provides relative to the Lafourche Basin Levee District
 HB1133BERTHELOTAMUSEMENT PARKS - Provides relative to revisions of the Amusement Rides Safety Law (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
 HB1142HORTONUNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Provides for unemployment compensation for military spouses who resign employment to relocate pursuant to a permanent change of station order (EN INCREASE OF EX See Note)
 HB1143STOKESMOTOR VEHICLES - Defines autonomous technology for purposes of the Highway Regulatory Act

Senate Bills Reported by Committee
 SB143BARROWCOMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to money transmission and customer safety. (8/1/16)
 SB148GATTISTATE AGENCIES - Abolishes boards and commissions, authorities, districts, and like entities that are inactive. (8/1/16)
 SB157CORTEZCOMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to scrap metal recyclers. (gov sig)
 SB362JOHNSMEDICAID - Provides relative to the Medical Assistance Program. (8/1/16)
 SB421THOMPSONPLUMBERS - Provides relative to the licensure of plumbers. (8/1/16)
 SB429BARROWHEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT - Provides for the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. (8/1/16)
 SB456CORTEZPUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Provides for technical changes to Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. (8/1/16)

House Bills Reported by Committee
 HB107WILLMOTTLEGISLATION - Provides for technical corrections to provisions of the La. Revised Statutes as necessary for conformity with the Safe Haven Law
 HB230P.SMITHVOTERS/VOTING - Provides relative to early voting days interrupted by a holiday (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB237WILLMOTTCHILDREN/NEWBORNS - Provides for an official symbol to identify emergency care facilities designated in the Safe Haven Law
 HB272P.SMITHETHICS - Allows a public servant to accept complimentary admission to a fundraising event held by or for the benefit of certain educational institutions or programs, excluding professional, semi-professional, or collegiate sporting events
 HB386HOFFMANNABORTION - Extends the mandatory waiting period between certain required pre-abortion procedures and the performance of an abortion
 HB475HOFFMANNCHILDREN/DCFS - Provides for the organization of the Department of Children and Family Services (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB490LEBASINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides for the submission of a remittance advice by health insurers to pharmacists
 HB596HUVALINSURERS/AGENTS - Provides for notification and effectiveness of a material change in a contract between a health insurance issuer and a producer
 HB613THIBAUTINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to genetic information obtained by health insurers
 HB618WILLMOTTHUMAN REMAINS - Requires a health facility to provide notice of a parent's right to determine the final disposition of fetal remains
 HB637STOKESFEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Authorizes the imposition of certain fees for rental of automobiles
 HB681PRICECREDIT/UNIONS - Provides relative to savings accounts
 HB724PRICECREDIT/UNIONS - Provides relative to deposits payable upon the depositor's death
 HB816TALBOTINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provide relative to certificates of creditable coverage
 HB909ANDERSBOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Provides with respect to limitation of terms of members of boards and commissions
 HB932DAVISINSURERS/AGENTS - Provides relative to certain exemptions from the continuing education requirements for producers

Reconsideration
 SB201BRET ALLAINFUNDS/FUNDING - Constitutional amendment to revise the circumstances that would allow the reduction of constitutionally protected expenditures and dedications to eliminate a projected deficit in an ensuing fiscal year. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 SB371BRET ALLAINCONSERVATION - Provides relative to the recovery of site restoration costs expended from the oilfield site restoration fund. (See Act)

Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee
 SCR15CLAITORJOINT RULES - Amends Joint Rules of Order relative to conference committee reports.
 SCR65FRED MILLSHEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT - Creates a task force to study meaningful oversight of the professional healthcare licensing boards statutorily created within the Department of Health and Hospitals.
 SCR68GATTIHEALTH SERVICES - Urges the United States Department of Defense and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to coordinate efforts to provide information to military families regarding services for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions to be Adopted Subject to Call
 SCR29CHABERTCOASTAL RESOURCES - Requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration Financing Corporation to study the feasibility of employing financing techniques to convert future BP settlement payments into current assets to be deposited in and credited to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund.
 SCR32COLOMBLEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Requires closed captioning of legislative proceedings that are broadcast.

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SB24MARTINYCRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to parole eligibility. (8/1/16)
 SB60MARTINYCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides relative to the crime of organized retail theft. (gov sig)
 SB127MARTINYJUVENILE JUSTICE - Provides relative to juveniles sentenced to life without parole. (gov sig)
 SB140WALSWORTHENVIRONMENT QUALITY DEPT - Provides for the organization of the Department of Environmental Quality. (8/1/16)
 SB229WALSWORTHCONSERVATION - Provides for certain fees collected by the office of conservation. (gov sig) (EG DECREASE SD RV See Note)
 SB277W.BISHOPCULT/REC/TOUR DEPARTMENT - Requires POST certification of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism security officers. (1/1/17) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB327LUNEAUCIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides for Louisiana False Claims Act. (8/1/16) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 SB367CLAITORJUVENILE JUSTICE - Provides relative to certain juveniles sentenced to life without parole. (gov sig)
 SB394TROY CARTERCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides relative to unlawful playing of gaming devices by persons under the age of 21. (8/1/16)
 SB395WARDLEGISLATIVE AGENCIES - Provides relative to the Louisiana State Law Institute. (1/1/17) (EG DECREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB398JOHNSPUBLIC RECORDS - Exempts video or audio recordings generated by law enforcement body-worn cameras from Public Records Law. (8/1/16)
 SB406LAMBERTINDIGENT DEFENSE - Provides relative to the judicial district indigent defender fund. (gov sig)
 SB424MARTINYPROBATION/PAROLE - Provides relative to parole eligibility. (8/1/16) (EG DECREASE GF EX See Note)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 SB10PEACOCKSTATE POLICE RET FUND - Provides for the payment of certain system administrative expenses. (6/10/16) (EG NO IMPACT APV)
 SB25MORRELLLEGISLATIVE SESSIONS - Provides for duration and consideration of certain matters during regular sessions of the Legislature. (2/3 - CA3s2(A)) (EG -$1,500,000 GF EX See Note)
 SB122BARROWADVERTISING - Prohibits certain forms of untrue or misleading advertisements. (8/1/16)
 SB146GATTICAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for institutions of higher education to first use capital outlay funding for deferred maintenance projects. (8/1/16) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB150PERRYCRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to mandatory bail hearings for certain defendants. (8/1/16)
 SB162PETERSONDOMESTIC VIOLENCE - Provides relative to evidence admissible in certain civil actions involving domestic abuse and also provides relative to interspousal immunity. (8/1/16)
 SB163PETERSONLEGISLATIVE SESSIONS - Provides that general subject, tax, and fiscal matters shall be heard during each regular legislative session. (2/3-CA13s1(A))
 SB164PETERSONVOTERS/VOTING - Allows any person who is registered to vote to vote absentee by mail without rendering a reason for requesting an absentee ballot. (8/1/16) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB192JOHNSINSURANCE DEPARTMENT - Provides for the confidential treatment of papers, documents, reports, or evidence related to an investigation by the division of insurance fraud within the Department of Insurance. (8/1/16)
 SB246ERIC LAFLEURMUSEUMS - Transfers the Eddie G. Robinson Museum from the jurisdiction of the Department of State to the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB250ERIC LAFLEURMUSEUMS - Removes the Germantown Colony Museum from the jurisdiction of the Department of State. (2/1/17) (EG -$13,345 GF EX See Note)
 SB267MORRELLENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY - Provides relative to certain entities or organizations receiving capital outlay funding. (1/1/17) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
 SB322MORRELLVIDEO POKER - Provides relative to revocation of a video draw poker device license for certain violations. (8/1/16)
 SB324MORRELLJUVENILE JUSTICE - Raises the age for consideration as a juvenile in the criminal justice system and creates the Louisiana Juvenile Jurisdiction Planning and Implementation Committee. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB338MARTINYSECURITIES - Provides for the protection of vulnerable adults from financial exploitation. (1/1/17)
 SB339MARTINYVIDEO POKER - Provides with respect to the closure of a restaurant at a qualified truck stop facility. (8/1/16)
 SB347TROY CARTEREMPLOYMENT - Repeals restrictions which bar local governmental subdivisions from enacting local labor ordinances which establish a minimum wage and a minimum number of vacation and sick leave days. (8/1/16)
 SB370THOMPSONPARISHES - Provides for an automobile expense allowance for the assessor in Madison Parish. (gov sig)
 SB385WALSWORTHMENTAL HEALTH - Adds certain legislators to the governing board of the Northeast Delta Human Services Authority. (8/1/16)
 SB397JOHNSFEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Provides relative to the Specialized Provider Licensing Act. (See Act) (EN SG RV See Note)
 SB415GATTIWATER/WATERWAYS - Creates Lake Bistineau Recreation and Water Conservation District. (8/1/16)
 SB443HEWITTFISCAL CONTROLS - Provides for mandatory meetings of the Health and Social Services Estimating Conference for purposes of developing budget recommendations for the Medicaid program. (8/1/16) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 SB451WARDCOURTS - Provides relative to judicial treatment of certain arbitration awards. (gov sig)

House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee to be adopted
 HCR24BERTHELOTPUBLIC HEALTH - Urges the office of behavioral health to raise awareness of addictive disorders involving abuse of inhalants

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 HB250CARMODYUTILITIES - Provides relative to the administration and regulation of underground utilities and facilities
 HB312DAVISINSURANCE/HEALTH - Reconstitutes the Louisiana Mandated Health Benefits Commission and repeals certain provisions relative to mandated health insurance benefits
 HB346CARMODYBANKS/BANKING - Provides for exceptions to consumer loan licensing requirements
 HB446LEBASFEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Establishes an application fee for a new marijuana pharmacy permit and limits eligibility for the permit
 HB498POPEHEALTH CARE/FACILITIES - Institutes a moratorium on new pediatric day health facility licenses
 HB571SHADOINSECRETARY OF STATE - Repeals requirement that the secretary of state print documents of the Louisiana Historical Association
 HB812SCHRODERPUBLIC BLDGS/GROUNDS-ST - Provides relative to maximizing the use of available office space in state buildings (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB832SEABAUGHINSURANCE DEPARTMENT - Provides for exemptions relative to the Department of Insurance and certain provisions applicable to employment and criminal records
 HB847HILFERTYCULTURE/REC/TOUR DEPT - Provides relative to the administrative responsibility of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism for the New Orleans City Park Improvement Association.
 HB12PEARSONRETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL EMP - Provides that the state treasurer and the commissioner of administration, or their designees, serve as voting members of the Municipal Employees' Retirement System board of trustees (EN NO IMPACT APV)
 HB17PEARSONRETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL EMP - Relative to the Municipal Employees' Retirement System, to authorize the Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority to participate in the system (EN NO IMPACT APV)
 HB24MONTOUCETRETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS - Provides that a member of the Firefighters' Retirement System is not eligible for disability retirement benefits if his disability is indirectly a result of a preexisting condition (EN DECREASE APV)
 HB26MONTOUCETRETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS - Provides relative to appeals of certain disability eligibility decisions in the Firefighters' Retirement System (EN DECREASE APV)
 HB27MONTOUCETRETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS - Provides with respect to payment of interest in certain cases of administrative error in the Firefighters' Retirement System. (EN INCREASE APV)
 HB38MONTOUCETRETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS - Provides relative to reenrollment in the Firefighters' Retirement System by employees covered by Social Security (EN NO IMPACT APV)
 HB40REYNOLDSRETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL EMP - Provides relative to the reemployment of retirees in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System (EN INCREASE APV)
 HB97P.SMITHCHILDREN/ABUSE - Requires that the state child protection toll-free hotline number be posted on the website of every public school (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
 HB100TERRY BROWNHIGHWAYS - Redesignates a portion of United States Highway 165 in Grant Parish as the "Captain Ronald David Bennett Memorial Highway" (EN +$3,360 SD EX See Note)
 HB109TERRY BROWNMOTOR VEHICLES - Provides for issuance of multiple hang tags for persons with mobility impairments
 HB110HORTONHIGHWAYS - Designates a bridge located on Louisiana Highway 154 in Bossier Parish as the "Officer Thomas LaValley Memorial Bridge" (EN +$3,360 SD EX See Note)
 HB120ARMESHIGHWAYS - Designates portions of certain highways in Vernon Parish (EN +$3,360 SD EX See Note)
 HB128TERRY BROWNMTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Adds requirements to qualify for a commissioned police officer special prestige license plate (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
 HB175HILFERTYCHILDREN/CARE - Provides for requirements for training early learning center employees on recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB214LANCE HARRISPROPERTY/PUBLIC - Authorizes the sale of certain property in Rapides Parish
 HB248CARMODYMTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Provides relative to a certain special prestige license plate for motorcycles
 HB323JACKSON-ANDREWSPUBLIC LANDS/STATE - Authorizes the transfer of state property in Morehouse Parish
 HB622JIM MORRISPROPERTY/PUBLIC - Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish
 HB651REYNOLDSSUNSET LAW - Provides for the re-creation of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
 HB730HILLHIGHWAYS - Revises route designations for certain byways (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 HB755ABRAMSONSUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Revenue (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
 HB906ARMESHIGHER EDUCATION - Provides relative to postsecondary education services for homeless and foster youth (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 HB867LEOPOLDAGRICULTURE - Provides relative to the placement of advertisement signs on state-owned property