Senate Committee on Finance
May 30, 2022
5:00 P.M.
Room A-B
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 27, 2022, 2:11 pm *
Revision Notes:
Removed HB 884
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
HCR8
SCHEXNAYDER
HOSPITALS
- Provides for a hospital stabilization formula (EN +$257,146,328 SD RV See Note)
HCR60
DESHOTEL
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
- Requests a joint subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance Committee to research, evaluate, and make recommendations relative to the office of technology services (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HCR103
WRIGHT
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Directs the Cash Management Review Board to consider and report on ways the state can utilize cryptocurrency (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB136
MARINO
EDUCATION
- Requires dyslexia education as a component of teacher education programs (EN INCREASE EX See Note)
HB156
FREIBERG
TEACHERS/CERTIFICATION
- Provides relative to criminal history review with respect to teacher certification (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB394
STAGNI
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
- Provides relative to the salaries of registrars of voters and their chief deputies and confidential assistants (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB452
FREIBERG
SCHOOLS/CHOICE
- Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of certain students who have been victims of bullying and are not enrolled in public school (RR1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB567
BOYD
SCHOOLS/FOOD PROGRAMS
- Creates the Lifestyle Choices pilot program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB656
GEYMANN
FISCAL CONTROLS
- Limits the amount of recurring revenue that can be recognized by the Revenue Estimating Conference (EG NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
HB724
BAGLEY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Establishes a grant program for site development and improvement (EN -$8,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB889
MAGEE
MUSEUMS/STATE MUSEUM
- Establishes the Dew Drop-America's Rock and Roll Museum within the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB958
DUSTIN MILLER
HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS
- Provides for licensure and regulation of nurse staffing agencies by the Louisiana Department of Health (EN +$254,189 GF EX See Note)
HB968
PHELPS
HEALTH/SICKLE CELL ANEM
- Establishes a state sickle cell disease registry (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB1015
SCHEXNAYDER
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Provides relative to financial incentives for events held in Louisiana (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB1072
HORTON
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
- Provides for hearing loss as an occupational disease while employed in the classified police service (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
DISCUSSION
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