Senate Daily Digest

Senate Daily Digest
May 14, 2020 1:00 p.m. Senate Chamber
Adjourned

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Senate Bills on Second Reading
	SB517	FIELDS	WORKERS' COMPENSATION - Provides for continuation of the weekly death benefit for the surviving spouse of a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty upon remarriage. (8/1/20) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
	SR38	JACKSON-ANDREWS	CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of Reverend Dr. Harry Blake.
	SR39	HEWITT	SENATE - Amends Senate rules to permit members to vote via video or other electronic means during a declared emergency.
	SR40	BARROW	CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the passing of Ludia "Bea" Manogin Thomas.
Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
	SCR62	MILLIGAN	SCHOOLS - Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to implement a traumatic injury response program in all public schools.
Senate Concurrent Resolutions to be Adopted Subject to Call
	SCR7	HEWITT	COASTAL RESOURCES - To urge and request certain officials and local governments to dismiss coastal lawsuits.
Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
	SB351	CATHEY	POLITICAL PARTIES - Allows each recognized political party to determine the composition of its state central committee. (gov sig)
	SB354	MCMATH	PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT - Provides relative to a card indicating licensing and certification of an offender prior to his release. (8/1/20) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
	SB378	JOHNS	GAMING - Provides for a proposition election to determine whether sports wagering activities and operations will be permitted in a parish. (6/10/20) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
	SB395	CLOUD	ADVERTISING - Provides relative to false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices and the award of certain costs and fees to the attorney general. (8/1/20) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
	SB397	BERNARD	VOTERS/VOTING - Provides relative to counting absentee and early voting ballots. (gov sig) (EN +$27,600 GF EX See Note)
	SB406	MIZELL	TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Provides for rural access to broadband high-speed internet service. (gov sig)
	SB422	BERNARD	VOTERS/VOTING - Provides for the reinspection of voting machines and recounting of absentee by mail and early voting ballots. (gov sig)
	SB426	BARROW	INSURANCE CLAIMS - Requires health insurance coverage for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) diagnostic testing. (gov sig) (REF INCREASE SG EX See Note)
	SB433	MIZELL	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Provides that a mandatory reporter of child abuse has cause to suspect abuse if a child under the age of thirteen is pregnant. (gov sig)
	SB434	MIZELL	CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Provides for immunity from prosecution and post-conviction relief for victims of human trafficking. (gov sig)
	SB439	ABRAHAM	LIABILITY - Limits liability of a nonprofit organization or employee for the disclosure of certain information. (8/1/20)
	SB443	WARD	ADVERTISING - Prohibits certain advertising costs from being passed on to clients or customers. (8/1/20)
	SB447	BRET ALLAIN	CONSERVATION - Provides relative to powers and duties of the commissioner of conservation. (8/1/20)
	SB471	ROBERT MILLS	CIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides for the Louisiana Timber Transportation and Safety Act. (8/1/20) (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note)
	SB472	LUNEAU	NOTARIES - Provides for the execution of electronic notarial acts. (8/1/20)
	SB476	WARD	CONSUMERS/PROTECTION - Provides relative to third-party sellers on the online marketplace. (8/1/20)
	SB491	HEWITT	LIABILITY - Limits liability of persons who provide relief or recovery equipment or services during a declared state emergency. (gov sig)
	SB492	CATHEY	UTILITIES - Preempts local regulation of the use of natural gas utility service. (8/1/20)
	SB508	MCMATH	LIABILITY - Limits liability for restaurants that provide food-to-go during the COVID-19 public health emergency. (gov sig)
	SB145	ROBERT MILLS	COURTS - Provides relative to fees charged by the clerk of court for the Twenty-sixth Judicial District Court. (2/3 - CA7s2.1(A)) (8/1/20) (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
	SB164	BRET ALLAIN	TAX/LOCAL - Provides relative to local sales and use tax adjudication. (7/1/20) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
	SB189	BODI WHITE	FUNDS/FUNDING - Creates special funds for the deposit of certain federal monies in the state treasury. (gov sig) (EN +$811,178,704 SD EX See Note)
	SB272	ABRAHAM	TAX EXEMPTIONS - Constitutional amendment to establish an ad valorem tax exemption for property subject to a cooperative endeavor agreement requiring the property owner to make payments in lieu of taxes. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
	SB283	BRET ALLAIN	TAX/LOCAL - Provides relative to local sales tax administration. (1/1/21) (RE NO IMPACT LF RV See Note)
	SB308	HEWITT	FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to the Dedicated Fund Review Subcommittee of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. (7/1/20) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
	SB359	HENSGENS	COASTAL RESOURCES - Provides for the enforcement of coastal use permits. (gov sig) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
	SB487	BRET ALLAIN	CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to the capital outlay application process. (8/1/20) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
	SB115	CONNICK	COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to advertisements for legal services. (1/1/21)
	SB186	HARRIS	COURTS - Provides relative to the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans. (gov sig) (EN -$32,500 LF EX See Note)
	SB188	BODI WHITE	CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Designates the crime of possession of a firearm by a felon as a "crime of violence". (gov sig) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
	SB229	MCMATH	EVIDENCE - Provides relative to evidence from criminalistics laboratories in Certificates of Analysis in juvenile court proceedings of a noncriminal nature. (gov sig)
	SB270	FIELDS	COURTS - Increases the daily compensation paid to jurors in civil cases. (1/1/21) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
	SB398	FOIL	HOMELAND SECURITY - Provides for qualifications of volunteers to cyber response and recovery support efforts with the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. (8/1/20)
	SB407	FOIL	CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Provides relative to the post-conviction veterans mentor program. (8/1/20) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
	SB418	TALBOT	LIABILITY INSURANCE - Enacts the Omnibus Premium Reduction Act of 2020. (1/1/21) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
	SB435	ABRAHAM	LIABILITY - Provides relative to certain immunity from civil liability during state of emergencies. (gov sig)
	SB452	FOIL	LOTTERIES - Provides for the amount of gross revenue the Lottery Corporation is to annually transfer to the state treasury. (See Act) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
	SB489	MCMATH	LIABILITY - Provides relative to limitation of liability of governmental entities which require its employees to work during a declared state of emergency. (gov sig)
	SB505	SMITH	DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - Provides for a temporary restraining order upon application by a peace officer under certain circumstances. (8/1/20)
Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
	SB67	FRED MILLS	HEALTH CARE - Provides for the repeal of certain inactive or obsolete laws. (8/1/20)
	SB69	BOUDREAUX	SECRETARY OF STATE - Authorizes the secretary of state to refer matters involving the damaging, altering, tampering, or of falsifying records to certain agencies for investigation. (gov sig)
	SB105	PEACOCK	LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Designates the Gulf Fritillary as the official state butterfly. (8/1/20)
	SB168	FRED MILLS	WATER QUALITY - Creates and provides for the Community Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Act. (8/1/20) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)