House Committee on Judiciary
April 7, 2022
9:30 a.m.
Room 1
Adjourned
BLUE
= already considered.
RED
= currently being considered.
BLACK
= not yet considered.
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB6
ECHOLS
INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS
- Creates an Employee Insurance Fund for the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office
HB10
MCFARLAND
INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS
- Provides relative to qualifications for participation in the Employee Insurance Fund for the Winn Parish Sheriff's Office
HB15
BAGLEY
COURTS
- Provides relative to the transfer of certain funds in the 42nd Judicial District
HB28
MUSCARELLO
COURTS/CITY
- Provides relative to certain eviction proceedings in the City Court of Hammond
HB36
MAGEE
COURTS/CITY
- Provides relative to the jurisdictional limits for the City Court of Houma
HB38
THOMPSON
INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS
- Creates an Employee Insurance Fund for the Richland Parish Sheriff's Office
HB59
GREGORY MILLER
WITNESSES/FEES
- Repeals fees and mileage rates for certain witnesses
HB60
ZERINGUE
JUDGES/DISTRICT
- Provides relative to the termination of an existing judicial section of the Juvenile Court for Orleans Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB105
BOURRIAQUE
INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS
- Creates an employee insurance fund for the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office
HB111
RISER
INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS
- Provides relative to retiree insurance provisions of the Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office
HB123
MIKE JOHNSON
VETERANS
- Provides relative to the Louisiana National Guard death and disability benefits (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB138
WHEAT
LEGISLATION
- Designates Act No. 403 of the 2021 Regular Session as "The Zachary 'Zack' Joseph Cutrer Act"
HB242
BAGLEY
JUDGES
- (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes judges to serve as an attorney member of a medical review panel
HB243
BAGLEY
JUDGES
- Authorizes city court judges to serve as the attorney member of a medical review panel
HB477
COUSSAN
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
- Provides for new assistant district attorney positions for various judicial districts in the state (EN +$2,592,390 GF EX See Note)
HB533
CORMIER
ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Provides relative to cases handled by the attorney general
HB660
CORMIER
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
- (Constitutional Amendment) Requires district attorneys to retire at age 70
HB829
STEFANSKI
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Provides relative to alcoholic beverage delivery
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Persons who do not feel comfortable giving testimony in person at this time may submit a prepared statement in accordance with House Rule 14:33 in lieu of appearing before the committee:
A. Any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.
B. Any person who files a prepared statement which contains data or statistical information shall include in such prepared statement sufficient information to identify the source of the data or statistical information. For the purposes of this Paragraph, the term "source" shall mean a publication, website, person, or other source from which the data or statistical information contained in the prepared statement was obtained by the person or persons who prepared the statement.
NOTE: Statements emailed to h-jud@legis.la.gov and received prior to noon on April 6, 2022, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.