Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works
June 1, 2021
Upon Adjournment of the Senate
Room E

Adjourned
 
* Agenda Revised May 28, 2021, 5:34 pm *
Revision Notes: ADDED: SR132

 



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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
 May 20, 2021

LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
 SR132HEWITTTRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT - Requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the privatization of ferry operations throughout the state.
 HCR36BROWNBRIDGES/FERRIES - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the feasibility of having two dedicated lanes to exit eastbound from the Horace Wilkinson Bridge
 HCR75BAGLEYWEIGHTS/MEASURES - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the feasibility and reasonableness of increasing the gross vehicle weight and axle weight limits for an annual permit
 HB44DEVILLIERTRANSPORTATION DEPT - Provides for an additional exception when hauling construction aggregates
 HB93MIGUEZPUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS - Exempts the Iberia Parish Airport Authority from the public lease law applicable to certain properties
 HB198PIERREMTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Provides relative to Louisiana vehicle license plates (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 HB220GREGORY MILLERPUBLIC CONTRACTS - Provides relative to public works contracts
 HB337CREWSPROCUREMENT - Provides relative to the applicability of certain lease terms to the Shreveport Downtown Airport
 HB338MCCORMICKAIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS - Provides relative to the applicability of certain lease terms to the Vivian Municipal Airport (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB349EDMONSTONMTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Prohibits requiring vaccination verification or immunity status for certain transactions or for inclusion on a driver's license or special identification card
 HB350FARNUMMTR VEHICLE/OFFICE - Provides relative to office of motor vehicle fees for Calcasieu Parish
 HB381MOOREMOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to motor vehicle accident reports
 HB587ROBERT OWENAIRCRAFT/AVIATION - Provides relative to the regulation of unmanned aerial and aircrafts systems and the Louisiana Drone Advisory Committee
 HB606BRASSTRANSPORTATION DEPT - Provides for the Department of Transportation and Development design-build contracts
 HB608GAINESTRANSPORTATION DEPT - Provides for $100,000 death benefit for an employee of the Department of Transportation and Development who is killed in a hazardous situation in the course and scope of his employment (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 HB621PIERREMTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Provides relative to the issuance of identification cards (EN +$1,000,000 SD RV See Note)
 HB625DESHOTELPORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Changes the composition of the Avoyelles Parish Port Commission
 HB632DEVILLIERTRANSPORTATION DEPT - Authorizes a special permit to include a divisible load (RE INCREASE SD RV See Note)
 HB638HILFERTYMTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Provides relative to certain motor vehicle transactions (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)
 HB701PIERREHIGHWAYS - Provides relative to the Department of Transportation and Development's authority over high-occupancy vehicle lanes on state highways (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

ADJOURNMENT
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