Senate Daily Digest
October 12, 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
SR13
BOUDREAUX
CONDOLENCES
- Expresses condolences on the death of Louis Woodson.
Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
SCR13
HEWITT
COMMENDATIONS
- Commends Eugene Lussan on the celebration of his 100th birthday.
House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
HCR27
CHARLES OWEN
COMMENDATIONS
- Commends Vernon Parish District Attorney Asa Skinner on his retirement
Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee
SCR2
FIELDS
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Requests LCTCS and Sowela administrators to work together to study the impacts of hurricanes Laura and Delta on the institution and its student body in order to inform any legislative requests for the 2021 Regular Session.
SCR12
JACKSON-ANDREWS
JOINT RULES
- Provides for legislative approval of BESE adopted adjustments to the MFP formula by ballot when the legislature is not in session. (Item #4)
Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
SB5
HEWITT
PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS
- Authorizes Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District to apply for designation as a foreign trade zone. (gov sig) (Item #47) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
SB7
HEWITT
PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS
- Provides relative to the Louisiana International Deep Water Gulf Transfer Terminal Authority. (gov sig) (Item #50)
SB23
MCMATH
SCHOOLS
- Requires school boards to accept certification of illness from a nurse practitioner or physician assistant when employees use leave due to personal illness. (gov sig) (Item #42)
SB31
FIELDS
EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY
- Prohibits use of statewide student assessments conducted during the 2020-2021 school year for the purposes of evaluating teacher performance or student placement decisions. (gov sig) (Item #42)
SB41
JOHNS
FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS
- Provides relative to provisional licenses issued by the state fire marshal. (gov sig) (Item #32)
SB42
BOUIE
SCHOOLS
- Provides for the duties of the local school superintendent when certain schools in the Recovery School District are returned to the transferring school board. (gov sig) (Item #42) (EG NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
SB44
FIELDS
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Constitutional amendment to authorize the governor to appoint persons who reside out-of-state as certain at-large members of public postsecondary education boards of supervisors. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (Item #42)
SB45
FIELDS
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
- Provides for the "Lod Cook Act" which authorizes the governor to appoint persons who reside out-of-state at certain at-large members of the public postsecondary boards of supervisors. (See Act) (Item #42) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
SB49
HEWITT
PORTS/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)
SB56
TALBOT
HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE
- Provides relative to health maintenance organizations. (gov sig) (Item #32) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
SB67
REESE
ECONOMIC DEVELOP DEPT
- Authorizes the Department of Economic Development to provide an extension for certain job creation requirements for enterprise zone incentives and quality jobs incentive rebates due to the impacts of COVID-19, Hurricane Laura, and Hurricane Delta. (gov sig) (Items #26 and #65) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
SB69
JOHNS
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
- Provides relative to emergency service plans of certain providers. (12/1/20) (2/3 - CA7s2.1(A)) (Items #2 and #38) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
SB70
JACKSON-ANDREWS
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS
- Provides for legislative approval of BESE adopted adjustments to the MFP formula by ballot when the legislature is not in session. (See CA3s19) (Item #4)
Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
SB10
HEWITT
ETHICS
- Provides for certain exceptions from Code of Governmental Ethics. (gov sig) (Item #48)
SB25
BRET ALLAIN
ENVIRONMENTAL 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)
SB40
HEWITT
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS
- Constitutional Amendment to provide for remote operations of the legislature during a declared emergency. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (Item #5)
House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
HB4
WRIGHT
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
- Provides relative to emergency declarations (Items #1, 2, and 28)
HB14
STEFANSKI
GAMBLING/VIDEO POKER
- Provides relative to the criteria and amenity requirements for qualified truck stops during a declared emergency (Item #32)
Instruments Pending Senate Conference
SB29
CORTEZ
EMERGENCY 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)