Senate Daily Digest
May 21, 2020
3:00 p.m.
Senate Chamber

Adjourned		 

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Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR55HEWITTSENATE - Directs the executive branch agencies under jurisdictional oversight of the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee to continue to submit statutorily mandated reports until such time as the mandate is specifically amended or repealed.
 SR56BODI WHITESENATE - Directs the executive branch agencies under jurisdictional oversight of the Senate Committee on Finance to continue to submit statutorily mandated reports until such time as the mandate is specifically amended or repealed.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SCR68BODI WHITELEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT - Directs the executive branch agencies under jurisdictional oversight of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget to continue to submit statutorily mandated reports until such time as the mandate is specifically amended or repealed.

House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred
 HB37MCMAHENTOPS - Provides that the annual amount of a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) award at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College shall match the annual award amount at other technical community colleges (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB53JEFFERSONJUDGES - Provides relative to the election of judges for the 2nd JDC
 HB88HUGHESELECTION CODE - Prohibits disclosure by registrars of voters, clerks of court, and the Department of State of information related to voter registration and election management computer systems
 HB109MARINOMTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS - Prohibits vaping in motor vehicles under certain circumstances
 HB211JORDANFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - Provides relative to state banks and credit unions providing financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers
 HB313PRESSLYCOMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides for the recognition of separate legal personalities among affiliated corporations and other business entities
 HB317THOMPSONTRANSPORTATION - Establishes a driver's license designation for a person with autism spectrum disorder (EN +$75,000 GF EX See Note)
 HB422EMERSONLICENSING - Provides relative to apprenticeships
 HB458GREGORY MILLERCOMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to the execution of agreements between merchants and third-party delivery services
 HB498EMERSONLICENSING - Provides relative to occupational license and examination fee waiver and payment plan for qualified individuals
 HB521HILFERTYTAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Provides for the notification process for ad valorem reappraisal (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 HB613CHARLES OWENLICENSING - Provides relative to the occupational licenses of military families
 HB701WRIGHTCOMMERCE - Provides for the licensing and regulation of virtual currency businesses (EN +$148,869 SG EX See Note)
 HB738DUSTIN MILLERRACING/HORSE - Provides relative to horse racing (EN SEE FISC NOTE OF EX See Note)
 HB766BROWNMTR VEHICLE/TRUCK REGS - Provides relative to "construction aggregates"
 HB805PRESSLYPRESCRIPTION - Provides for the suspension of prescription
 HB812DUSTIN MILLERRACING/HORSE - Provides relative to the maximum number of racing days
 HB827RISERFUNERALS & FUNERAL HOMES - Provides relative to funeral directors and embalmers
 HB845DWIGHTWATERWAYS - Provides relative to the Calcasieu Ship Channel public-private partnership

House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 HCR56BAGLEYCRIME - Requests the study of homicide offenses in Louisiana with respect to the offender's prior criminal history
 HCR75SCHEXNAYDERWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - Requests the Workforce Investment Council and Occupational Forecasting Conference to immediately work with private sector experts to assess short-term and long-term workforce implications and opportunities resulting from COVID-19
 HCR80SCHEXNAYDERUNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Requests the Louisiana Workforce Commission to provide clear, consistent, and easily accessible explanations of unemployment benefits and potential ramifications
 HCR92PIERRECOLLEGES/COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL - Urges and requests the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to pilot a regional approach for the delivery of commercial driver's license training and certification

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SB518HEWITTLOCAL AGENCIES - Provides relative to the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 2. (gov sig)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 SB67FRED MILLSHEALTH CARE - Provides for the repeal of certain inactive or obsolete laws. (8/1/20)
 SB69BOUDREAUXSECRETARY 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)
 SB105PEACOCKLEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Designates the Gulf Fritillary as the official state butterfly. (8/1/20)
 SB168FRED MILLSWATER QUALITY - Creates and provides for the Community Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Act. (8/1/20) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
 SB202TALBOTINSURANCE POLICIES - Provides for health insurance coverage for participants in clinical trials. (8/1/20) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB293JACKSON-ANDREWSEDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY - Limits the use of certain test scores in the school accountability system. (gov sig)
 SB299JACKSON-ANDREWSINSURANCE RATES - Prohibits insurers from using certain criteria for rate setting. (8/1/20)
 SB359HENSGENSCOASTAL RESOURCES - Provides for the enforcement of coastal use permits. (gov sig) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB434MIZELLCRIMINAL JUSTICE - Provides for immunity from prosecution and post-conviction relief for victims of human trafficking. (gov sig)
 SB437JACKSON-ANDREWSCOLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides relative to postsecondary education management board sick leave policies. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 SB443WARDADVERTISING - Prohibits certain advertising costs from being passed on to clients or customers. (8/1/20)
 SB471ROBERT MILLSCIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides for the Louisiana Timber Transportation and Safety Act. (8/1/20) (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note)

House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee to be adopted
 HCR46JONESCORRECTIONS - Requests the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to study certain impacts as a result of COVID-19
 HCR47JONESJUVENILES - Requests the office of juvenile justice to study the impacts of COVID-19 on its operations
 HCR52ECHOLSHEALTH CARE/RECORDS - Requests a report on actions by the La. Dept. of Health and Medicaid managed care organizations to comply with federal rules on interoperability of health records and patient access to health information

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 HB29BACALACHILDREN/MISSING - Provides relative to the reporting duties of law enforcement with respect to information about missing children
 HB57MUSCARELLOCRIMINAL/JURY TRIALS - Provides for the functions of the jury commission in Tangipahoa Parish and Jackson Parish
 HB58RISERSHERIFFS - Provides relative to premium costs for retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
 HB62WILFORD CARTERJUDGES/DISTRICT - Provides relative to the election of judges in the 14th JDC
 HB65DWIGHTCRIME - Provides relative to exceptions to the crime of political payroll padding by a sheriff (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
 HB77DEVILLIERPARDON/PAROLE - Provides relative to the supervision and reporting requirements of persons on probation or parole (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB80ROMERODISTRICT ATTORNEYS - Provides relative to group health insurance for retired district attorneys
 HB89JAMESDRUGS/CONTROLLED - Adds certain substances to the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB95GREENCOURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides for an increase in commissioner fees in the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
 HB98MAGEECIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to the signing of civil pleadings
 HB99MARINOSUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Public Safety and Corrections
 HB113AMEDEECOURTS - Provides relative to the use of facility dogs in court
 HB116KENNY COXCOURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides relative to the use of court costs and fees for services by constables and marshals (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB125GREGORY MILLERSUCCESSIONS - Provides for the continuous revision of succession law
 HB126GREGORY MILLERPROPERTY/RIGHTS - Provides for ownership in bond for deed contracts for purposes of homestead exemptions
 HB144GREENPUBLIC OFFICIALS - Provides relative to the mandatory age limitation for certain elected officials (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
 HB204JAMESCRIMINAL/RECORDS - Authorizes CASA to receive FBI records on potential CASA volunteers
 HB227COUSSANMINERALS - Provides relative to the nature of production payments
 HB265MUSCARELLOCLERKS OF COURT - Provides relative to certain recordkeeping by the clerks of court
 HB288MINCEYCLERKS OF COURT - Provides relative to the purchase of an automobile by the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court
 HB400GARY CARTERCOURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides for an extension of court costs collected by the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
 HB404FARNUMCLERKS OF COURT - Provides relative to clerks of court
 HB420BACALALAW ENFORCEMENT - Provides relative to minimum training requirements for law enforcement officers
 HB499SEABAUGHSUCCESSIONS - Provides relative to the procedure for independent administration of successions
 HB594SEABAUGHPROPERTY - Provides relative to partitions by private sale
 HB602BRYANTCRIMINAL/RECORDS - Provides relative to criminal history record information for the Louisiana Department of Education