Senate Committee on Finance
May 1, 2023
11:00 A.M.
Room A-B
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SB12
FIELDS
PUBLIC HEALTH
- Requires an automated external defibrillator on the premises of all educational institutions and at sponsored athletic events. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX 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)
SB41
MIZELL
TAX/TAXATION
- Establishes a tax credit for certain maternal wellness centers. (8/1/23) (EN -$5,000,000 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)
SB181
CLOUD
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Creates the Expanding Louisiana's Health Care Workforce Fund. (8/1/23) (OR1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SB217
CAMERON HENRY
CRIME/PUNISHMENT
- Creates a state wide database for individuals convicted of child abuse/neglect. (7/1/24) (EN +$490,135 GF EX See Note)
SB219
CATHEY
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
- Provides relative to industrial hemp. (gov sig) (EG1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
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