House Committee on Judiciary
May 5, 2016
9:30 a.m.
Room 1
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HCR103
HILFERTY
COURTS
- Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study issues regarding contempt of court
HB720
GAROFALO
CLERKS OF COURT
- Provides relative to fees by clerks of court
SB42
RISER
COURTS
- Abolishes the City Court of Winnsboro and establishes the Mayor's Court for the City of Winnsboro. (1/1/17)
SB47
LAMBERT
ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Provides that it is the legal duty of the attorney general to represent deputy constables. (8/1/16) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
SB96
SMITH
CLERKS OF COURT
- Repeals the expungement fee assessed by Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court. (8/1/16)
SB154
CLAITOR
CIVIL PROCEDURE
- Repeals certain provisions relative to jury trials that were declared unconstitutional. (gov sig)
SB173
SMITH
JUDGES
- Provides for the attorney general to provide legal representation to parish judges. (8/1/16)
SB205
TROY CARTER
COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS
- Provides relative to required sales of tobacco wholesale dealers. (gov sig)
SB215
TROY CARTER
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
- Provides relative to appeals by tobacco permit holders. (gov sig)
SB255
MORRELL
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Provides relative to sucessors of alcoholic beverage suppliers, importers, brokers, or wholesalers. (8/1/16)
SB320
MORRELL
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- Provides for designated seating in a courtroom. (8/1/16)
SB350
LUNEAU
VITAL STATISTICS
- Increases the fee issuance of long-form birth certificates and death certificates. (8/1/16) (EN +$829,270 LF RV See Note)
SB363
APPEL
COURTS
- Provides relative to fees for filing a civil suit or proceeding in 24th Judicial District Court. (2/3 - CA7s2.1)(gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
SB406
LAMBERT
INDIGENT DEFENSE
- Provides relative to the judicial district indigent defender fund. (gov sig)
SB413
LUNEAU
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
- Provides for two additional assistant district attorneys for the the Ninth Judicial District. (8/1/16) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SB463
W.BISHOP
COURTS
- Provides relative to Judicial Building Fund for Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans. (8/1/16) (EG +$1,462,260 LF RV See Note)
SB468
JOHNS
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- Prohibits establishments that sell alcoholic beverages from employing persons under twenty-one years of age for certain purposes. (8/1/16)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT