House Order of the Day
October 21, 2020
9:00 a.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
 HR39LANCE HARRISCOMMENDATIONS - Commends McManus Timber Co. on being named 2020 Timber Harvesting Logging Business of the Year by Timber Harvesting Magazine
 HR40MOORESTUDENTS - Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) study the feasibility and advisability of providing state funding in support of students in BESE-approved home study programs
 HR41JEFFERSONCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Frederick "Fred" Rudolph Dean
 HR42CARRIERCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Allen Parish district attorney, H. Todd Nesom, on his retirement
 HR43SELDERSCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Kwame I. Asante
 HCR40BEAULLIEUCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Julien Marius Stokes

7. Introduction of Bills
 HB101DUSTIN MILLERINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to reimbursement rates for certain ventilation treatments (Items #28 and #40)

8. Senate Bills on First Reading

9. Reports of Committees

18. Senate Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee
 SB24TALBOTFEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Provides an exemption to certain fees collected by the Louisiana Department of Health. (gov sig) (Item #32) (RE DECREASE SG RV See Note)

REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY

1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration

Scheduled for floor debate on 10/21/2020
 HR28JAMESHOUSING - Requests the House Committee on Judiciary to study how to mitigate the long term consequences of eviction records and rent debt on renters and this economy
 HR32HODGESTRAFFIC - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study issues relating to traffic management along Louisiana Highway 16 in certain areas of Denham Springs, Louisiana
 HR33STEFANSKICOURTS/DISTRICT - Requests the Judicial Council to study the feasibility of dividing the 15th Judicial District into two separate judicial districts
 HR37JAMESCORRECTIONS/PRISONERS - Requests the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to reconvene the COVID-19 Furlough Review Panel
 HCR36LYONSUNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Creates a task force to study and make recommendations for replenishing the unemployment trust fund and increasing the unemployment compensation weekly benefit amount (Item #8)
 HCR38COUSSANENERGY PRODUCTION - Memorializes Congress and the Louisiana Delegation to defeat the "Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020"
 HCR34LANCE HARRISGOVERNOR - Requests the governor to add Beauregard Parish, Vernon Parish, Allen Parish, and Rapides Parish to the areas covered by the request for a federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Delta

4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House
 HB74DESHOTELTELECOMMUNICATIONS - Creates the state office of broadband (Item #39) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB83ROMEROSTUDENT/DISCIPLINE - Provides relative to student discipline (Item #42)
 HB84EDMONDSEMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Provides relative to the expenditure of federal funds received as a result of a disaster or emergency (Item #27) (EN SEE FISC NOTE FF EX See Note)
 HB85MAGEEFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to the Louisiana Main Street Recovery Program (Item #18) (REF SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 HB94ZERINGUEFEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Provides relative to fees charged to businesses by state agencies during a state of emergency (Items #2, 32, and 35) (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)
 HB96FREEMANSTUDENTS - Provides relative to sharing of student information for the purpose of administering the pandemic electronic benefits transfer (P-EBT) program (Item #28)

5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage

Scheduled for floor debate on 10/21/2020
 HB100NEWELLJUVENILES - Provides relative to the Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission's powers and duties (Item #28)

6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage

Scheduled for floor debate on 10/21/2020
 SB12ROBERT MILLSHEALTH CARE - 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. (gov sig) (Item #28)
 SB13PEACOCKHEALTH SERVICES - Provides for the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact (REPLICA). (7/1/21) (Item #44) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
 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)
 SB20HEWITTEMERGENCY POWERS - Provides relative to voting and the holding of elections impaired as the result of a declared emergency or disaster. (1/1/21) (Item #5) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB27PEACOCKHEALTH CARE - Provides relative to the practice of medicine. (2/3 - CA7s2.1(A)) (7/1/21) (Item #45) (EN SG EX See Note)
 SB34PEACOCKSPEECH/PATH/AUDIO - Provides for the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC). (7/1/21) (Item #37) (EN SG 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)
 SB71PEACOCKPUBLIC MEETINGS - Provides for participation in certain meetings by teleconferencing or other electronic means for legislative bodies. (gov sig) (Item #25)
 SB74CLOUDELECTION OFFENSES - Provides relative to election offenses affecting registration and election fraud or forgery. (gov sig) (Item #5) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB77SMITHGAMING - Provides relative to fantasy sports. (gov sig) (Item #32) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

7. Conference Committee Reports for Consideration
 HB24ZERINGUECAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to the capital outlay budget (Item #15)

NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL

4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House

Scheduled for concurrence on 10/21/2020
 HB29DEVILLIERTAX/SEVERANCE-EXEMPTION - Suspends severance taxes on production from certain oil wells (Items #26 and 61) (EN -$10,375,000 GF RV See Note)

6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage

Scheduled for floor debate on 10/21/2020
 SB7HEWITTPORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Provides relative to the Louisiana International Deep Water Gulf Transfer Terminal Authority. (gov sig) (Item #50)
 SB11CATHEYSCHOOLS - Prohibits certain schools from being members of any interscholastic extracurricular athletic association or organization that does not have certain persons as members of its executive committee. (gov sig) (Item #42)
 SB49HEWITTPORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Provides for the issuance of bonds by the Louisiana International Deep Water Gulf Transfer Terminal Authority. (gov sig) (Item #49) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

RETURNED TO THE CALENDAR

Regular Order

1. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration
 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
 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)

3. House Concurrent Resolutions Returned from the Senate with Amendments
 HCR26FREIBERGSCHOOLS - Requests that the Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education, in collaboration with the Dept. of Education, study issues relative to micro schools

5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage
 HB57EDMONDSLEGISLATIVE POWERS - Provides relative to the emergency powers of the governor (Items #1, 2, 28, and 41)
 HB70SCHEXNAYDERUNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Repeals the unemployment trust fund solvency tax (Item #30) (EG DECREASE SD RV See Note)
 HB81GAROFALOSTUDENTS - Prohibits a school from sharing a student's personally identifiable information relative to illness or disease with the Dept. of Health for purposes of the Sanitary Code or any other purpose without parental consent (Item #42)

6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage
 SB37BODI WHITECAPITAL OUTLAY - To provide relative to the capital outlay process. (gov sig) (Item #15) (EGF NO IMPACT See Note)

INSTRUMENTS PENDING IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Not yet scheduled for floor debate
 HB54JAMESCOMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to the acceptance of digital identification (Item #28)
 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)