House Committee on Appropriations
May 16, 2016
1:00 pm
Room 5
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HCR3
IVEY
BUDGETARY PROCEDURES
- Reduces the expenditure limit for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB257
IVEY
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Excepts deposits in excess of expenditure limit from the temporary suspension of deposits into the Budget Stabilization Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
HB298
IVEY
BUDGETARY PROCEDURES
- Establishes the Louisiana fiscal transparency website as a source of information for state expenditures (RE INCREASE OF EX See Note)
HB529
DANAHAY
ELECTIONS
- Provides for the compensation of a deputy parish custodian of voting machines (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB630
BACALA
TAX/GASOLINE TAX
- (Constitutional Amendment) Requires a certain portion of the monies in the Transportation Trust Fund to be used on certain projects (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
HB722
MORENO
REVENUE DEPARTMENT
- Provides relative to registration of certain online hotel marketplaces with the Dept. of Revenue (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB887
STEVE CARTER
SCHOOLS
- Creates a residential school for certain at-risk students in grades six through twelve (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB950
FOIL
TAX/TAX REBATES
- Establishes a rebate for companies which receive a federal Small Business Innovation Research Grant (RE -$3,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB958
MARCELLE
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Changes allocations out of the East Baton Rouge Parish Enhancement Fund (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
HB1062
GARY CARTER
FISCAL CONTROLS
- Requires certain contracting entities to submit information to the commissioner of administration prior to contracting with a state agency or receiving monies (OR +$60,000 GF EX See Note)
HB1099
THIBAUT
AGRICULTURE
- Provides relative to the assessment of a license fee imposed by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry for the production of marijuana for therapeutic use (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB1121
LEGER
TAX/SALES & USE
- Establish notification and reporting requirements relative to retail sales made in Louisiana by remote retailers (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
SB49
LONG
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
- Requires approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget before certain salary increases to unclassified employees in the executive branch are effective in the last ninety days of an administration. (7/1/16) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
SB136
WARD
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
- Provides relative to the employment of special attorneys or counsel. (gov sig) (REF DECREASE GF RV See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS