Senate Daily Digest
October 14, 2020
3:00 p.m.
Senate Chamber

Adjourned
 

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Roll Call

Prayer

Pledge of Allegiance

Reading of Journal

Petitions, Memorials, and Communications

Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR17TROY CARTERCONDOLENCES - Expresses the condolences on the death of George Rainey, oldest elected king of Zulu.
 SR18LAMBERTCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of Terry Edmund Edwards.
 SR19FOILCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of James Raymond "Jim" LeBlanc.
 SR20FOILCONDOLENCES - Expresses sincere condolences upon the death of Sylvia Bernadette Sullivan Duke.

Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading Subject to Call
 SR13BOUDREAUXCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Louis Woodson.

House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 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
 HCR13MIGUEZFIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL - Prohibits the state fire marshal from enforcing certain restrictions on businesses (Items #2 and 28)
 HCR17ROMEROSCHOOLS/FINANCE-MFP - Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to discuss possible adjustments to the Minimum Foundation Program formula in order to ensure adequate funding for school systems affected by Hurricane Laura or Hurricane Delta
 HCR19MIKE JOHNSONUTILITIES - Provides relative to rural internet service (Item #67)
 HCR21WHEATMEDICAID - Requests the La. Dept. of Health to submit documentation to the federal Medicaid agency to provide financial relief for providers of services for people with developmental disabilities (Item #28)
 HCR22TRAVIS JOHNSONTRANSPORTATION - Urges and requests the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, office of tourism, to study the feasibility of creating a bike and walking trail along the Mississippi River in Northeast Louisiana
 HCR23SCHEXNAYDERCONGRESS - Memorializes the United States Senate to confirm the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court
 HCR25GADBERRYTEACHERS - Requests that the State Civil Service Commission establish the same or substantially similar sick leave benefits for classified employees serving as teaching staff within the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, office of juvenile justice, as those provided for public school teachers injured or disabled while acting in their official capacity
 HCR26FREIBERGSCHOOLS - Requests that the Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education, in collaboration with the Dept. of Education, study issues relative to micro schools

Reconsideration
 SB51BARROWPHARMACISTS - Provides for immunizations, including the COVID-19 vaccine, to be administered by pharmacists. (See Act) (Item #40)

Senate Concurrent Resolutions Returned from House With Amendments
 SCR6ABRAHAMBESE - Requests BESE to adopt adjustments to the MFP formula to ensure that school districts impacted by Hurricane Laura do not lose funding during the 2020-2021 fiscal year due to decreases in student enrollment.

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SB77SMITHGAMING - Provides relative to fantasy sports. (gov sig) (Item #32) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 SB10HEWITTETHICS - Provides for certain exceptions from Code of Governmental Ethics. (gov sig) (Item #48)
 SB15MILLIGANSCHOOLS - Requires first-day health insurance coverage for employees of public elementary and secondary school systems under certain circumstances. (gov sig) (Item #42) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 SB25BRET ALLAINENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - Provides for the transfer and use of funds from the Louisiana Main Street Recovery Program to the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund. (gov sig) (Item #19) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 SB40HEWITTLEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Constitutional Amendment to provide for remote operations of the legislature during a declared emergency. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (Item #5)
 SB47PETERSONFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the allocation of certain funds in the state treasury. (gov sig) (Items #16 and #19) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 SB53MCMATHEMPLOYMENT - Provides for the rehiring of nonlicensed persons by certain health care providers required to temporarily close during a public health emergency. (gov sig) (Item #28)
 SB66TROY CARTERPUBLIC RECORDS - To provide relative to the disclosure of certain personal information of appointed and certain elected officials. (gov sig) (Item #46)

House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee to be adopted
 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)

House Concurrent Resolutions to be Adopted Subject to Call
 HCR9SCHEXNAYDERLEGISLATIVE POWERS - Suspends certain authority of the governor relative to the declaration of an emergency (Item #41)

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 HB4WRIGHTEMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Provides relative to emergency declarations (Items #1, 2, and 28)
 HB14STEFANSKIGAMBLING/VIDEO POKER - Provides relative to the criteria and amenity requirements for qualified truck stops during a declared emergency (Item #32)
 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)
 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)

Instruments Pending Senate Conference
 SB29CORTEZEMERGENCY POWERS - Provides for legislative review of a state of emergency issued by the governor that extends beyond thirty days. (gov sig) (Items #1 and #2)