Senate Committee on Judiciary B
May 25, 2021
10:00 a.m.
Room E
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 24, 2021, 4:59 pm *
Revision Notes:
ADDED: HB 121, HB 348 & HB 393
BLUE
= already considered.
RED
= currently being considered.
BLACK
= not yet considered.
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
May 18, 2021
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
HCR1
COUSSAN
MILITARY AFFAIRS/NATL GD
- Requests each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation, certain state agencies, and private companies to expand the Department of Defense SkillBridge program to include reserve members of the National Guard
HB18
RISER
RETIREMENT/SHERIFFS FUND
- Creates an Employee Insurance Fund for the Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
HB101
DUBUISSON
CORONERS
- Provides relative to the coroner of St. Tammany Parish
HB121
SEABAUGH
POLICE/LOCAL
- Provides relative to employees of the Shreveport police department (RE DECREASE LF EX See Note)
HB157
GREEN
LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Provides for the financial security of surviving spouses and children of certain firemen and law enforcement officers who suffer death by heart attack or stroke (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB163
BRASS
RETIREMENT/SHERIFFS FUND
- Provides relative to the creation of a retirement fund for retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of St. James Parish (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
HB194
MCKNIGHT
SHERIFFS
- Allows a sheriff or deputy sheriff to purchase a duty weapon upon retirement for fair market value
HB215
KENNY COX
COURTS/COURT COSTS
- Provides relative to fees for services by constables and marshals
HB216
DUPLESSIS
CHILDREN
- Provides relative to the imposition of court costs in proceedings involving children (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)
HB348
DUBUISSON
PROPERTY/IMMOVABLE
- Provides relative to the procedures for sheriff's sales of property
HB392
MCMAHEN
COURTS/CRIMINAL FUND
- Provides relative to the criminal court fund in DeSoto Parish (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
HB393
ORGERON
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Allows any wine producer or manufacturer to sell sparkling and still wine on or off premises and ship directly to a consumer (EG1 NO IMPACT See Note)
HB396
TURNER
COURTS/COURT COSTS
- Provides relative to fees for services by constables and marshals
HB435
ROMERO
GAMBLING/VIDEO POKER
- Provides relative to video draw poker devices
HB473
MINCEY
TOBACCO/TOBACCO PRODUCTS
- Provides relative to the age limitations to purchase vapor products (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
HB541
ILLG
GAMING
- Provides relative to the central computer monitoring system of electronic gaming devices located at certain gaming facilities (EN -$249,286 SD RV See Note)
HB571
STEFANSKI
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Provides relative to alcoholic beverage delivery
HB702
DUBUISSON
GAMBLING/RIVERBOAT
- Provides for a referendum in St. Tammany Parish regarding riverboat gaming (EN SEE FISC NOTE RV See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
To receive testimony relative to Senate Study Request 1 of the 2020 First Extraordinary Session by Senator Beth Mizell
ADJOURNMENT
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