Senate Daily Digest
May 4, 2022
3:00 PM
Senate Chamber

Adjourned
 

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Roll Call

Prayer

Pledge of Allegiance

Reading of Journal

Petitions, Memorials, and Communications

Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR104FRED MILLSMEDICAID - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study and make recommendations on the use of pooled trusts by certain Medicaid enrollees over the age of 65.
 SR105FIELDSCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Charles and Gladys Wallace on fifty years of marriage.

House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred
 HB5BACALACLERKS OF COURT - Provides relative to group insurance expenses for certain clerks of court
 HB18BACALARETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL - Provides relative to the reemployment of retired members of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (EN INCREASE APV)
 HB20ILLGRETIREMENT/DISTRICT ATTY - Provides relative to the District Attorneys' Retirement System board of trustees and the reemployment of system retirees (EN +$2,000 FC SG EX)
 HB22EDMONDSRETIREMENT/TEACHERS - Provides relative to the reemployment of retired teachers in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (RE INCREASE APV)
 HB49HUVALTAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY - Authorizes the town of Henderson to levy a hotel occupancy tax
 HB93FRIEMANWORKERS COMPENSATION - Provides relative to continuances in workers' compensation cases
 HB110MARCELLECOURTS - Provides relative to the assignment of domestic violence matters in the Nineteenth Judicial District
 HB155FISHERTAX/PROPERTY - Provides relative to property adjudicated to the city of Monroe
 HB238ORGERONEDUCATION/SPECIAL - Provides relative to the membership of the board of commissioners of Special Education District No. 1 of the parish of Lafourche
 HB239FRIEMANWORKERS COMPENSATION - Provides relative to stays in workers' compensation cases
 HB248WILLARDHOLIDAYS - Provides relative to legal holidays
 HB313PRESSLYCRIMINAL/VICTIMS - Provides relative to rights of victims of criminal offenses (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)
 HB330TRAVIS JOHNSONAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES - Creates the Industrial Hemp Promotion and Research Program (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB348AMEDEEDISTRICTS/RECREATION - Provides relative to recreation districts in St. Mary Parish (EN +$25,740 LF EX See Note)
 HB375DESHOTELPOLICE/LOCAL - Provides relative to qualifications for the police chief of a village
 HB457CARPENTERPROCUREMENT - Provides relative to contracts awarded to socially and economically disadvantaged businesses in the city of Baton Rouge and the parish of East Baton Rouge
 HB467FRIEMANWORKERS COMPENSATION - Provides relative to allocation to dependents
 HB489DAVISCOURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides relative to court costs in the Family Court of East Baton Rouge Parish (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
 HB523LACOMBEALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to private events at brewing facilities
 HB544VILLIOCRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Provides relative to diminution of sentence and parole eligibility for fourth or subsequent nonviolent felony offenses (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB551ILLGALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to delivery of alcohol
 HB563BACALAMUNICIPAL/ANNEXATION - Provides relative to annexations in Ascension Parish
 HB606GEYMANNLEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES - Creates a legislative oversight committee to oversee and set priorities for the expenditure of federal monies received by the state for emergencies and disaster recovery (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB653DAVISCOURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides relative to court costs in the Family Court of East Baton Rouge Parish (EGF INCREASE LF RV See Note)
 HB697MAGEEMEDICAL MARIJUANA - Reforms the state systems for regulating the production of marijuana for therapeutic use and for the dispensing of such product (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 HB698MAGEEFEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Provides for fees and charges to be assessed by the La. Department of Health in connection with regulation of marijuana for therapeutic use (EN NO IMPACT SG RV See Note)
 HB713ZERINGUEUTILITIES - Authorizes political subdivisions to create stormwater utility systems
 HB719SEABAUGHCOURTS - Provides for the salary of certain marshals
 HB732DUPLESSISDISTRICTS/HISTORIC - Provides relative to the Louis Armstrong Park Authority and Historic Jazz District in Orleans Parish
 HB780MAGEEHISTORIC PRESERVATION - Provides relative to historic preservation and economic development in downtown Houma
 HB797DUPLESSISDISTRICTS/SPECIAL - Provides relative to the BioDistrict New Orleans in Orleans Parish

House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 HCR20KERNERFLOODING/CONTROL - Memorializes the U.S. Congress to invest future supplemental funding in the communities of Lafitte, Barataria, and Crown Point
 HCR35BACALAPUBLIC ASSISTANCE - Requests a study and recommendations to the legislature concerning means by which to eliminate "benefits cliffs" in public assistance programs
 HCR41GREGORY MILLERLEGISLATIVE AGCY/LAW INST - Directs the La. State Law Institute to direct printers to add a validity note following Article IX, Section 9 of the La. Constitution (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HCR66VILLIOSTATE SYMBOL - Provides for an official state steam locomotive
 HCR69BRASSCURRICULA/DRIVER ED - Requests establishment of credentials for commercial driver's license classroom training

House Bills Reported by Committee
 HB6ECHOLSINSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS - Creates an Employee Insurance Fund for the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office
 HB10MCFARLANDINSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS - Provides relative to qualifications for participation in the Employee Insurance Fund for the Winn Parish Sheriff's Office
 HB15BAGLEYCOURTS - Provides relative to the transfer of certain funds in the 42nd Judicial District
 HB58GREGORY MILLERTRUSTS - Provides relative to irrevocable trusts for individuals interdicted
 HB60ZERINGUEJUDGES/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)
 HB105BOURRIAQUEINSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS - Creates an employee insurance fund for the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office
 HB111RISERINSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS - Provides relative to retiree insurance provisions of the Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office
 HB134MARINOCRIME - Provides relative to the crime of false statements and false or altered documents (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB138WHEATLEGISLATION - Designates Act No. 403 of the 2021 Regular Session as "The Zachary 'Zack' Joseph Cutrer Act"
 HB162MARINOCRIMINAL/RECORDS - Provides for exemption of expungement fees in certain circumstances (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note)
 HB164PRESSLYCIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to electronic filing of documents
 HB172GREGORY MILLERTRUSTS - Provides relative to revocable trusts
 HB184GREGORY MILLERCIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to the recusal of judges
 HB200BROWNCRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to the presence of the defendant in misdemeanor prosecutions
 HB225GREGORY MILLERSUCCESSIONS - Provides for the return of donated property
 HB247MAGEECRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to the recusal of judges
 HB309JENKINSSUCCESSIONS - Provides relative to small successions
 HB322MARINOCRIME - Provides relative to criminal damage to property
 HB378MARINODRUGS/CONTROLLED - Adds certain substances to the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law
 HB443MAGEECRIMINAL/PENALTIES - Provides relative to the payment of fines, fees, costs, restitution, and other monetary obligations related to an offender's conviction
 HB842MCMAHENANIMALS/CRUELTY - Provides relative to liability for veterinary professionals for the reporting of animal cruelty
 HB1059BACALABAIL - Provides relative to contradictory bail hearings for certain persons

Senate Resolutions Reported by Committee Subject to Call
 SR58JACKSON-ANDREWSBEHAVIORAL HEALTH - Creates a task force to study the implementation of a partnership between law enforcement agencies and behavioral health providers.

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SB418CATHEYJUVENILE JUSTICE - Provides for the detention of seventeen-year-old juveniles under certain circumstances. (8/1/22) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 SB378PEACOCKCOMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides for the regulation of advertisements. (8/1/22)
 SB439PEACOCKHEALTH SERVICES - Provides for bridge year graduate physicians. (8/1/22)
 SB455BOUDREAUXINTERNET - Provides for broadband development and connectivity. (gov sig)
 SB76FIELDSPOSTSECONDARY ED - Provides that certain graduate students shall be exempt from mandatory student fees. (8/1/24) (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)
 SB203HEWITTFUNDS/FUNDING - Creates an education savings account for certain students reading below grade level. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB256BARROWSCHOOLS - Requires certain assessments of a student prior to suspension from school. (gov sig) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 SB424STINEBOATS/BOATING - Provides for boating safety instruction. (8/1/22)
 SB465CONNICKFLOOD PROTECTION AUTH - Provides for vacancies in the board of commissioners of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East and Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West. (8/1/22)
 SB467GARY CARTERTRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT - Requires DOTD to initiate the necessary engineering, financial, and other studies to begin passenger rail service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans and along the Interstate 20 corridor. (gov sig)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 SB4MORRISCRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Constitutional amendment to eliminate judge's discretion to grant bail for certain offenses after conviction but prior to sentencing. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))
 SB57MCMATHBUS DRIVERS - Provides relative to the compensation of school bus operators. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 SB89MORRISCRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to bail for offenders convicted of certain offenses while awaiting sentencing. (See Act)
 SB92CATHEYDISCRIMINATION - Prohibits employers from discriminating against employees due to their medical history. (8/1/22)
 SB122TALBOTAUTOMOBILE INSURANCE - Requires insurers provide coverage for the temporary use of a motor vehicle not owned by the insured. (8/1/22)
 SB130CONNICKPRESCRIPTION - Provides for liberative prescription. (gov sig)
 SB138MORRISFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the funding of certain projects from the Construction Subfund. (7/1/22) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 SB143MORRISWEAPONS - Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms. (8/1/22) (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note)
 SB151POPETAX/AD VALOREM - Constitutional amendment to provide for local governmental input in the Industrial Tax Exemption Program. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 SB199SMITHVOTERS/VOTING - Constitutional amendment to ensure the right to free and equal elections. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))
 SB212STINEINSURANCE CLAIMS - Establishes the Hurricane Mediation Program. (1/1/23)
 SB218JACKSON-ANDREWSPUBLIC RECORDS - Adds a public records exception for certain raw data. (gov sig)
 SB234JACKSON-ANDREWSJUVENILE JUSTICE - Constitutional amendment to allow adult prosecution and enhanced penalties against juveniles in correctional facilities who commit assault or battery against an employee or juvenile. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (RE1 DECREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB246BRET ALLAINTAX/AD VALOREM - Constitutional amendment to authorize parishes to exempt inventory from ad valorem taxation. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 SB247BRET ALLAINTAX/AD VALOREM - Provides for procedures for parishes to exempt inventory from ad valorem taxation. (See Act) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 SB276TALBOTHEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides the original intent of the Louisiana Legislature authorized contracts between health insurers and healthcare providers allowed for benefits to be available to its affiliates. (gov sig)
 SB304CATHEYCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides relative to commutation of a prison sentence for good behavior. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB310LUNEAUWORKERS' COMPENSATION - Provides a cost-of-living adjustment for any injury producing the temporary, total, or permanent total disability of an employee. (8/1/22) (EG INCREASE EX See Note)
 SB334JACKSON-ANDREWSCRIMINAL RECORDS - Provides for attempted malfeasance in office convictions to be set aside and expunged. (8/1/22)
 SB338JACKSON-ANDREWSCRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to responsive verdicts. (8/1/22)
 SB353FIELDSCOURTS - Provides relative to the judgeships of the second district of the First Circuit Court of Appeal. (2/3 - CA5s9) (gov sig)
 SB358JACKSON-ANDREWSSCHOOLS - Provides relative to acts of bullying. (gov sig)
 SB361LUNEAUCREDIT - Prohibits creditors from reporting prescribed open accounts to credit bureaus. (8/1/22)
 SB386MILLIGANCHARITABLE GAMING - Exempts certain charitable organizations conducting raffles from certain licensing and reporting requirements. (gov sig)
 SB456BRET ALLAINENERGY DEVELOPMENT - Provides for certain solar power generation facilities. (8/1/22)
 SB475BARROWSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Creates the Baker Main Street Economic Development District as a special taxing district. (8/1/22)
 SB496HEWITTHEALTH CARE - Provides relative to healthcare facility patient safety policies. (8/1/22)

House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee to be adopted
 HCR42COUSSANDIVORCE - Directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations relative to the Uniform Collaborative Law Act

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 HB822DAVISCOMMERCE - Provides relative to exemptions for ear piercing
 HB79ECHOLSINSURERS - Provides for the minimum number of meetings for the boards of directors of certain captive insurers
 HB82ILLGINSURANCE COMMISSIONER - Repeals the authority of the commissioner of insurance to retain funds collected from certain fees
 HB118FIRMENTINSURANCE - Provides for the members of the Louisiana Property and Casualty Insurance Commission and its ad hoc committees
 HB122HUVALSUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Insurance
 HB182HOLLISINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to third-party administrators
 HB294NELSONINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to the guaranteed issue of Medicare supplement policies
 HB545WRIGHTINSURERS - Provides for prelicensing requirements for insurance producers and bail enforcement agents
 HB695WRIGHTINSURANCE/HEALTH-ACCID - Provides for health and accident insurance producers and consultants and modifies terminology relative to health and accident insurance
 HB715GREENINSURANCE - Makes various revisions in the Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Law
 HB3BISHOPCAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the Omnibus Bond Act
 HB529BROWNINSURANCE DEPARTMENT - Provides for the organization of the Department of Insurance (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
 HB866FRIEMANINSURERS - Provides for minimum capital and surplus requirements for certain domestic insurers
 HB632MCFARLANDENVIRONMENT/QUALITY - Provides relative to small refineries