House Committee on Appropriations
May 22, 2023
9:00 a.m.
Room 5
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
INSTRUMENTS TO BE HEARD
HB76
CARRIER
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY
- Provides relative to supplemental pay for tribal officers of the Coushatta Tribe of La. (EG +$72,000 GF EX See Note)
HB95
FONTENOT
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY
- Provides relative to state supplemental pay for certain law enforcement officers employed by Louisiana public postsecondary education institutions (RE +$4,076,940 GF EX See Note)
HB97
BAGLEY
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY
- (Constitutional Amendment) Requires state supplemental pay for public emergency medical services practitioners (EG +$3,660,000 GF EX See Note)
HB100
BAGLEY
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY
- Provides state supplemental pay to public emergency medical services practitioners (EG +$3,660,000 GF EX See Note)
HB148
STAGNI
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY
- Provides relative to supplemental pay for municipal or parish fire department employees (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB282
GREEN
SCHOOLS/FOOD PROGRAMS
- Requires free school breakfast and lunch for certain students (EN +$859,454 GF EX See Note)
HB439
BRYANT
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Creates the Victims of Vehicular Homicide Fund (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB449
WILLARD
VOTERS/VOTING
- Provides relative to the rights of voters with disabilities (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB521
CORMIER
APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML
- Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2022-2023
HB531
MIGUEZ
ECONOMIC DEVELOP/DEPT
- Provides for the Louisiana Department of Economic Development to establish and administer the Louisiana Industrial Product Certification Program (RE +$202,029 SG EX See Note)
HB642
JENKINS
TAX/SALES & USE
- Provides relative to sales and use taxation of certain digital products and services (EG INCREASE GF RV See Note)
SB18
PRICE
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
- Provides for benefit increases for retirees, beneficiaries, and survivors of state retirement systems and the funding therefor. (2/3-CA10s(29)(F)) (gov sig) (EN INCREASE FC SG RE)
SB39
BOUDREAUX
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Establishes the Community Options Waiver Fund and provides for dedication of revenues and use of monies in the fund. (7/1/23) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
SB110
TALBOT
INSURANCE POLICIES
- Provides for patient's right to prompt coverage. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
SB153
WOMACK
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Creates the Correctional Facility Capital Outlay Fund. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
SB169
MIZELL
EVIDENCE
- Provides for tracking rape kits from collection through conviction. (8/1/23) (EN +$737,541 GF EX See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
Review and approval of request to modify the contract between the office of group benefits
and Access Health, Inc., in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 42:802(D)(2).
PRESENTATION BY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Any person who does not feel comfortable giving testimony in person 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-app@legis.la.gov and received prior to noon on Friday, May 19, 2023, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.