Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works
May 11, 2023
Upon Adjournment of the Senate
Room E
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 26, 2023
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SCR22
BRET ALLAIN
FLOODS/FLOODING
- Creates the Bayou Chene Operational Advisory Committee.
SB34
BERNARD
FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS
- Provides for "Crisis Lifeline dial 988" to be included on all state-issued driver's licenses and personal identification cards and the home page of LA Wallet. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
SB43
BOUIE
FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS
- Exempts certain persons who sell trolling motors from licensing requirements. (8/1/23) (EN -$26,225 SG RV See Note)
SB50
ABRAHAM
TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT
- Creates and provides relative to the Calcasieu Parish I-10 Bridge Authority. (8/1/23) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
SB145
HENSGENS
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
- Provides for methods to contract for certain airport facilities. (8/1/23)
SB167
ABRAHAM
PUBLIC WORKS
- Provides relative to design-build. (8/1/23) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
SB223
MORRIS
PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT
- Increases the transaction fee for processing office of motor vehicles transactions in the city of West Monroe. (8/1/23) (EN +$53,848 LF RV See Note)
HB11
GADBERRY
TRANSPORTATION DEPT
- Provides for contract limits for projects (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB28
CARRIER
HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE
- Designates certain portions of highways in Iberia and St. Landry parishes
HB73
DUBUISSON
HIGHWAYS
- Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 433 in St. Tammany Parish as the "Captain Walter B. Abney Memorial Highway"
HB80
GADBERRY
CONTRACTS
- Provides relative to the prior approval process available to potential suppliers (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB406
MINCEY
HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE
- Provides relative to flooding mitigation solutions along the Interstate 12 corridor in Livingston Parish
HB527
BROWN
HIGHWAYS
- Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 398 as the "Commander Glenn Daigle Memorial Bridge"
HB540
MIGUEZ
PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS
- Establishes a port and harbor police force for ports meeting certain requirements (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
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