House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs
April 6, 2018
9:00 a.m.
Room 6
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB96
RICHARD
TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL
- Provides relative to local sales taxes in Lafourche Parish (EN +$2,800,000 LF RV See Note)
HB408
JENKINS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Provides relative to reimbursement rates set by local governing authorities for emergency medical services
HB410
BISHOP
DISTRICTS/WATER/FRESH
- Provides relative to the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District
HB516
GUINN
DISTRICTS/WATERWORKS
- Provides relative to waterworks districts in Jefferson Davis Parish
HB673
BARRAS
DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL
- Provides relative to the Iberia Economic Development Authority
HB677
JACKSON-ANDREWS
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
- Provides public defenders the option to enter the parish government's health care system (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
HB850
STEVE CARTER
DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD
- Creates the Cypress Point Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish
SB19
CORTEZ
HOUSING
- Provides relative to the civil service status of employees of the Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette. (8/1/18)
SB83
PERRY
MUNICIPALITIES
- Provides relative to qualifications of the chief of police for the town of Gueydan. (gov sig)
SB128
PERRY
PARISHES
- Authorizes the governing authority of Acadia Parish to employ its own attorneys to represent it generally. (gov sig)
SB172
PERRY
MUNICIPALITIES
- Authorizes the governing authority of the city of Scott to levy an additional one percent sales tax, subject to voter approval. (gov sig)
SB214
ERDEY
LIBRARIES
- Provides relative to the disposition of unused books in the Livingston Parish Library. (8/1/18)
SB261
ERDEY
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
- Provides for certain insurance benefits for firemen and law enforcement officers who suffer a catastrophic injury resulting in permanent and total disability caused by an individual with the specific intent to kill an officer while the fireman or officer is engaged in the performance of his official duties. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
SB263
ERDEY
PUBLIC PROPERTY
- Constitutional amendment to permit the donation of the use of public equipment and personnel to the state or a political subdivision. (2/3 - CA13s1) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)
HB725
JAMES
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
- Provides that the positions of police chief and deputy police chief in certain municipalities are in the unclassified service
HR53
JAMES
LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS
- Creates a task force to study certain policies of the Baton Rouge Police Department
OTHER BUSINESS
Adoption of the minutes of the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs from 2017 Regular Session committee meetings dated April 20, April 27, May 3, May 11, May 18, May 24, and June 1, 2017
ANNOUNCEMENTS