House Committee on Judiciary
March 12, 2020
9:00 a.m.
Room 1
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
OTHER BUSINESS
Jurisdiction, rules, and procedures
Consideration and adoption of committee rules
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB53
JEFFERSON
JUDGES
- Provides relative to the election of judges for the 2nd JDC
HB58
RISER
SHERIFFS
- Provides relative to premium costs for retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
HB62
WILFORD CARTER
JUDGES/DISTRICT
- Provides relative to the election of judges in the 14th JDC
HB66
FARNUM
COURTS/CITY
- Provides relative to the jurisdictional amount in dispute for the City Court of Sulphur
HB73
SCHAMERHORN
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
- Provides with respect to the definition of "first responders"
HB76
WILFORD CARTER
COURTS/MAGISTRATES
- Provides relative to the magistrate judge position of the 14th JDC
HB80
ROMERO
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
- Provides relative to group health insurance for retired district attorneys
HB95
GREEN
COURTS/COURT COSTS
- Provides for an increase in commissioner fees in the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
HB113
AMEDEE
COURTS
- Provides relative to the use of facility dogs in court
HB116
KENNY COX
COURTS/COURT COSTS
- Provides relative to the use of court costs and fees for services by constables and marshals (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
HB229
ECHOLS
STATE SYMBOL
- Provides that the Gulf Fritillary butterfly, also referred to as the passion butterfly, shall be the official state butterfly
HB265
MUSCARELLO
CLERKS OF COURT
- Provides relative to certain recordkeeping by the clerks of court
HB400
GARY CARTER
COURTS/COURT COSTS
- Provides for an extension of court costs collected by the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
HB404
FARNUM
CLERKS OF COURT
- Provides relative to clerks of court
HB420
BACALA
LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Provides relative to minimum training requirements for law enforcement officers
HB584
SELDERS
CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE
- Provides relative to the authorized uses of funds in the Crime Victims Reparations Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT