Senate Committee on Finance
May 30, 2017
12:00 pm
Room A-B
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION
Overview and discussion on HB 1 from the following departments:
-Department of Economic Development
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
HB1
CAMERON HENRY
APPROPRIATIONS
- Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2017-2018
HB49
BISHOP
MINERALS/MINERAL BOARD
- To provide for the Mineral and Energy Operation Fund (EN +$900,000 SD EX See Note)
HB139
MCFARLAND
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
- Requires prior approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget of requests for proposals, contracts, and cooperative endeavor agreements over a specified dollar amount (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB176
LYONS
ELDERLY
- Eliminates the cap on the funding formula for voluntary parish councils on aging (EG +$405,114 GF EX See Note)
HB224
MORENO
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Dedicates state sales and use taxes levied on hotel rooms in residences in Orleans Parish into the New Orleans Quality of Life Fund (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
HB268
HARRIS
CRIMINAL/RECORDS
- Provides relative to criminal history records checks for agencies with access to federal tax information, criminal history record information, or state issued REAL ID information (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB304
HILFERTY
CRIME/RACKETEERING
- Expands definition of "racketeering activity" to include armed robbery and armed robbery or attempted armed robbery committed with a firearm (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB325
THIBAUT
CLERKS OF COURT
- Provides relative to the repayment or retention of unused court costs (RE DECREASE GF RV See Note)
HB402
HAVARD
MENTAL HEALTH
- Provides for licensure and regulation of community-based care facilities (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB460
BERTHELOT
FIRE PROTECT/FIREMEN
- Authorizes the state fire marshal to purchase a specified group insurance policy for the benefit of certain volunteer members of fire companies (EN +$500,000 SD EX See Note)
HB492
MAGEE
MEDICAID
- Provides for an independent claims review process within the Medicaid managed care program (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB590
HILFERTY
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Provides for a review of and recommendation on certain dedicated funds (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE