House Order of the Day
September 28, 2020
6:00 p.m.
House Chamber

Adjourned		 

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MORNING HOUR

1. Roll Call

2. Prayer

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Reading of Journal

5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications

6. Introduction of Resolutions
 HR1ECHOLSHEALTH CARE - Requests a study of the costs and benefits of setting Medicaid reimbursement rates for primary care services equivalent to Medicare rates for those services
 HCR1DWIGHTSCHOOLS/FINANCE-MFP - Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to take all necessary measures to ensure that the Calcasieu and Cameron parish school systems are not penalized in terms of funding due to Hurricane Laura
 HCR2MIKE JOHNSONUTILITIES - Urges and requests the Louisiana Attorney General to investigate certain companies doing business in the state to determine if the companies have engaged in prohibited activities
 HCR3BOURRIAQUECONGRESS - Memorializes congress and the Louisiana congressional delegation to take such actions as are necessary to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to grant Louisiana full federal funding for disaster expenses associated with Hurricane Laura or to grant Louisiana the ability to utilize alternative sources of federal funds as any needed match if full funding is not provided
 HCR4BOURRIAQUEFEDERAL PROGRAMS - Requests the division of administration, office of community development, to include certain activities as eligible expenses in the development of its Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Program Action Plans (EN SEE FISC NOTE FF EX See Note)
 HCR5SCHEXNAYDERTAX/TAX REBATES - Suspends the authority of the secretary of the Department of Revenue to enter into new contracts or renewals of existing contracts pursuant to the Procurement Processing Company Rebate Program (Item #65)
 HCR6MANDIE LANDRYLEGISLATIVE BUDG CONTROL - Directs the Legislative Budgetary Control Council to review the compensation of legislative assistants and to establish a salary schedule for legislative assistants that is competitive with the marketplace (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HCR7COUSSANENERGY/OIL & GAS - Memorializes Congress to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to more efficiently coordinate the removal of dislocated oilfield equipment after natural disasters in Louisiana

7. Introduction of Bills
 HB1JAMESJUVENILES - Provides relative to parole eligibility for certain juvenile offenders (Item #58)
 HB2JAMESCRIMINAL/RECORDS - Provides relative to the availability of certain criminal justice system data to certain nonprofit entities (Item #63) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB3MCFARLANDEMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Provides relative to public health emergency declarations (Items #1, 2, and 28)
 HB4WRIGHTEMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Provides relative to emergency declarations (Items #1, 2, and 28)
 HB5DESHOTELTAX CREDITS - Establishes an income or corporation franchise tax credit for certain broadband coverage providers (Items #39 & 65) (RE -$50,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB6DEVILLIERCAPITAL OUTLAY - Restricts the allocation of cash line of credit capacity for certain projects and provides for the recommendation of projects for lines of credit (Item #15) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB7DEVILLIERCAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to the capital outlay process and certain reporting requirements (Item #15) (OR NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
 HB8DEVILLIERTAX/SEVERANCE TAX - Provides with respect to exempt severance tax on oil produced from stripper wells (Items #61 & 65) (OR -$6,796,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB9MCCORMICKPUBLIC HEALTH - Provides relative to the free exercise of religion during a public health emergency (Items #2, 28, and 60) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 HB10MCFARLANDPROPERTY/PUBLIC - Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Jackson Parish (Item #54)
 HB11PRESSLYLEGISLATIVE POWERS - Provides relative to the termination of emergency declarations (Items #1, 2, and 28)
 HB12MARINOPARDON/PAROLE - Provides relative to meetings of the Board of Pardons and the committee on parole (Items #25, 28, and 40) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB13MCCORMICKSCHOOLS - Requires that any communication issued to students or parents relative to immunization requirements include information on exemptions from compliance with such requirements (Item #42) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB14STEFANSKIGAMBLING/VIDEO POKER - Provides relative to the criteria and amenity requirements for qualified truck stops during a declared emergency (Item #32)
 HB15FRIEMANEMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Provides relative to emergency declarations (Items #1, #2, and #28)
 HB16FRIEMANLIABILITY/PUBLIC - Provides relative to limitations of liability for public and non-public schools and postsecondary education during public health emergencies (Items #1, 2, 3, 28, and 42)
 HB17HORTONPUBLIC HEALTH - Limits duration of certain, specified public health emergencies unless extension is authorized by the legislature (Item #28)
 HB18GADBERRYTEACHERS - Provides relative to sick leave benefits for certain teachers at schools under the jurisdiction of the office of juvenile justice (Item #42) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB19MIKE JOHNSONEMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Provides relative to emergency declarations (Items #1, 2, and 28)
 HB20EDMONDSTAX/INCOME TAX - Provides relative to income tax deduction for certain educational expenses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic (Item #26) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB21ZERINGUECAPITAL OUTLAY - Requires the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to administer certain capital outlay projects (Item #15) (OR SEE FISC NOTE OF EX)
 HB22STAGNIHOUSING/AUTHORITIES - Provides relative to the civil service status of employees of the Kenner Housing Authority (Item #24)
 HB23MCFARLANDEMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Provides relative to public health emergencies (Items #28 and 41)
 HB24ZERINGUECAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to the capital outlay budget (Item #15)
 HB25FARNUMTAX CREDITS - Expands the Louisiana New Markets Jobs Act tax credit to certain recovery zones (Item #65) (EG NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
 HB26SCHEXNAYDERTAX/SALES-USE-EXEMPT - Establishes a sales tax holiday to provide relief for recovery as a result of Hurricane Laura and the COVID-19 pandemic (Item #26) (EN -$4,500,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB27ZERINGUEFEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Provides relative to fees charged to businesses by state agencies during a state of emergency (Items #2, 3, 32, and 35) (OR DECREASE SG RV See Note)
 HB28DEVILLIERTAX/SEVERANCE TAX - Reduces the rate of severance tax on oil produced from incapable wells under certain conditions (Item #61) (OR -$2,436,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB29DEVILLIERTAX/SEVERANCE-EXEMPTION - Suspends severance taxes on production from certain oil wells (Items #26 and 61) (EN -$10,375,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB30WRIGHTTAX CREDITS - Establishes the Louisiana Re-shoring Incentive Program (Item #65) (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB31ZERINGUECOLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Extends authority of public postsecondary education institutions to exercise certain operational autonomies (Item #42)
 HB32ZERINGUEGOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS - Provides for the operation of restaurants and bars during a declared emergency or disaster (Items #32, 35, and 60)
 HB33EDMONDSHEALTH CARE/FACILITIES - Provides access for patients of hospitals and residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other adult residential care homes to members of the clergy who volunteer to minister and provide religious sacraments and services, counseling, and mental health support during COVID-19 and other public health emergencies (Item #28)
 HB34MANDIE LANDRYUNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Provides for an increase in the administrative penalties assessed for the misclassification of employees (Item #24) (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note)
 HB35ECHOLSTRANSPORTATION - Authorizes transportation network companies to provide nonemergency medical transportation services through the state Medicaid program and all other publicly and privately issued health insurance plans (Item #32) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB36BACALARETIREMENT/STATE SYSTEMS - Provides relative to reemployment of retirees during a declared emergency (Item #2) (OR INCREASE APV)
 HB37BEAULLIEUTAX CREDITS - Authorizes an income tax credit for certain businesses whose operations were interrupted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic (Items #26 and 65) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB38LANCE HARRISFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to funding university, parish, and municipal police departments (Items #15 and 16) (REF SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 HB39ZERINGUEAPPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML - Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 (Item #11)
 HB40GAROFALOTOPS - Provides relative to qualifications for Taylor Opportunity Program for Students scholarships (Item #43)
 HB41LARVADAINTAX INCREMENT FINANCING - Provides relative to the use of tax increment financing in Rapides Parish (Item #66) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
 HB42WRIGHTSCHOOLS/CHOICE - Authorizes parents to appeal a local school board's denial of school enrollment requests to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (Item #42)
 HB43BACALAHEALTH CARE/FACILITIES - Provides for administrative rules relative to visitation of nursing home and assisted living facility residents during a public health emergency (Item #59)

8. Senate Bills on First Reading

9. Reports of Committees