Senate Committee on Finance
May 22, 2020
Upon Adjournment of the Senate
Room A-B
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
HCR74
SCHEXNAYDER
HEALTH
- Requests that CARES Act funding be made available to the state for testing and be distributed to healthcare systems (EN SEE FISC NOTE FF EX See Note)
HB118
EDMONDS
BUDGETARY CONTROLS
- Restricts spending of the state general fund (direct) from recurring money to 98% of the official forecast (EG -$196,000,000 GF EX See Note)
HB249
TRAVIS JOHNSON
COURTS/COURT COSTS
- Provides for certain fees to be dedicated to the operational costs of the office of coroner in Concordia Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
HB269
GARY CARTER
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Allows for the use of the Budget Stabilization Fund for state costs associated with a federally declared disaster (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
HB412
ZERINGUE
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Expands the authorized uses of monies in the State Emergency Response Fund (RE SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
HB469
BEAULLIEU
BUDGETARY CONTROLS
- Provides for changes in the expenditure limit calculation (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB477
IVEY
PURCHASING/PROCUREMT CD
- Provides relative to technology procurement (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB562
EDMONDS
BUDGETARY PROCEDURES
- Provides relative to the allocation of expenditures of the state operating budget (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB653
GAROFALO
PROPERTY/UNCLAIMED
- Provides relative to requirements for reporting and advertising unclaimed property (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB691
LYONS
ENVIRONMENT
- Reinstates the Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund and program (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)
HB758
ZERINGUE
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
- Provides relative to payments under public contract (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
HB835
MCMAHEN
MEDICAID
- Authorizes local hospital assessments in certain parishes to fund the nonfederal share of Medicaid costs of health care provided in those parishes (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
HB849
CHARLES OWEN
TOURISM/COMMISSION
- Provides relative to the collection of hotel occupancy taxes levied by the Beauregard Tourist Commission (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT
Persons who do not feel comfortable giving testimony in person may submit a prepared statement in accordance with Senate Rule 13.79, in lieu of appearing before the committee.
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