Senate Daily Digest
April 9, 2019
5:00 p.m.
Senate Chamber
Adjourned
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Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
SR3
LONG
COMMENDATIONS
- Commends David Hankins upon his retirement as executive director of the Louisiana Baptist Convention.
SR4
BOUDREAUX
CONDOLENCES
- Expresses condolences on the death of Francis V. "Pappy" Landry.
SR5
THOMPSON
COMMENDATIONS
- Commends Margie Yates Jenkins for her outstanding contributions to horticulture and for being the first woman inducted into the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction.
SR6
THOMPSON
COMMENDATIONS
- Commends Mason William Andrews on being certified as the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world by Guinness World Records.
SR7
FRED MILLS
HEALTH CARE
- Requests the Louisiana Department of Health and the Louisiana Department of Education to coordinate an awareness effort to have children screened for scoliosis.
SR8
PRICE
COMMENDATIONS
- Commends the Grambling State University student athletes, coaches, athletic director, and university president for outstanding achievements during the 2018-2019 seasons.
SR9
W.BISHOP
TEACHERS
- Requests the governor and the legislature to work together to provide funding for teacher pay raises.
SR10
W.BISHOP
TOPS
- Requests the Board of Regents to study the feasibility of updating TOPS reporting requirements.
SR11
W.BISHOP
CIVIC EDUCATION
- Requests the secretary of state and the state Department of Education to work together to develop age-appropriate, nonpartisan voter education materials to be used by all students in grades 3-12.
Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
SCR2
MORRELL
WOMEN
- Provides for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
SCR3
MORRISH
BESE
- Provides for legislative approval of the MFP formula for the 2019-2020 Fiscal Year. (EN +$145,214,142 GF EX See Note)
SCR4
BARROW
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH
- Recognizes June 12, 2019, as Women Veterans Day in Louisiana.
SCR5
BARROW
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH
- Declares April 17, 2019, 100 Black Women of Metropolitan Baton Rouge Day in Louisiana.
SCR6
CLAITOR
CONDOLENCES
- Expresses condolences upon the death of Baton Rouge attorney, Joseph Patton "Beaver" Brantley IV.
SCR7
CLAITOR
CONDOLENCES
- Expresses condolences upon the death of Father Patrick Joseph Mascarella.
SCR8
TROY CARTER
CONGRESS
- Memorializes Congress to take actions to pass the Disability Integration Act of 2019.
SCR9
LONG
INDIAN AFFAIRS
- Recognizes the Apalachee Indians' Talimali Band as a tribe in the state of Louisiana.
SCR10
THOMPSON
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
- Re-establishes the Lake Providence Watershed Council.
SCR11
PETERSON
COMMENDATIONS
- Commends Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, on its annual Red and White Day.
SCR12
JOHNS
COMMENDATIONS
- Commends T.S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School in Calcasieu Parish upon being recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as an "Exemplary High Performance School" and as a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School.
SCR13
JOHNS
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH
- Commends the Louisiana Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs and volunteers for their outstanding work on behalf of the abused and neglected children and designates April 17, 2019, as CASA Day at the Legislature.
SCR14
FRED MILLS
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR
- Requests the Louisiana Legislative Auditor to provide budget and fiscal planning training to incoming mayors. (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
SCR15
LONG
COMMENDATIONS
- Commends Tom Kelly on his accomplishments in the newspaper industry.
SCR16
HEWITT
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
- Requests the La. Department of Health to add Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) to the state's newborn screening panel.
SCR17
W.BISHOP
ROADS/HIGHWAYS
- Requests DOTD to seek state and federal funds to construct noise barriers on I-10 between Downman Road and Bullard Road in Orleans Parish.
SCR18
MORRELL
JUVENILE JUSTICE
- Provides for a Task Force on Secure Care Standards and Auditing.
House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
HCR6
DUSTIN MILLER
NURSES/REGISTERED
- Recognizes April 10, 2019, as Louisiana Nurse Day at the state capitol and May 6-12, 2019, as National Nurses Week in Louisiana
HCR7
KENNY COX
VETERANS
- Memorializes congress to authorize the garnishment of veterans' disability benefits to fulfill child support obligations
HCR8
LANCE HARRIS
CONDOLENCES
- Expresses condolences on the death of Scott Overton Brame