House Order of the Day
June 17, 2020
1:00 p.m.
House Chamber

Adjourned
 

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MORNING HOUR

1. Roll Call

2. Prayer

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Reading of Journal

5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications

6. Introduction of Resolutions

7. Introduction of Bills

8. Senate Bills on First Reading

9. Reports of Committees

12. House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee
 HB71DUPLESSISFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for a death benefit for certain public employees who die from COVID-19 (Item #11) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB72CREWSINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to billing by noncontracted facility-based physicians (Item #37)

14. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee
 HR19WILLARDSTATE AGENCIES - Directs the La. Department of Health and Department of Veterans Affairs to implement policies for the health and safety of long-term care facility residents (EN SEE FISC NOTE FF EX)
 HR20MINCEYHOUSE/RULES - Provides relative to conference committee reports
 HCR17CARPENTEREMPLOYMENT - Requests certain state agencies and private businesses to recognize the value that justice-involved persons bring to the workforce and society, and to act with the intention to empower, train, and employ such individuals

16. House Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee
 HB62ZERINGUEUNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Provides for state income tax withholdings on unemployment compensation benefits (Item #32) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
 HB65WRIGHTEMPLOYMENT - Requires short-term COVID-19 occupational forecasts (Item #15)

17. Senate Instruments Second Reading Returned from the Legislative Bureau
 SB4FOILTAX/FRANCHISE/CORPORATE - Extends the sunset of the research and development tax credit. (Item #19) (1/1/21) (EN -$1,000,000 GF RV See Note)

19. Reconsideration
 HB3BISHOPCAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the Omnibus Bond Act (Item #8)
 HB17BISHOPTAX/CORP FRANCHISE - Suspends the corporation franchise tax levied on certain taxable capital and suspends the initial corporation franchise tax levied on certain entities (Item #16) (EG -$10,200,000 GF RV See Note)

21. Reconsideration of Vetoed Bills
 HB197ZERINGUECRIME - Provides relative to the crime of unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB313PRESSLYCOMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides for the recognition of separate legal personalities among affiliated corporations and other business entities
 HB562EDMONDSBUDGETARY PROCEDURES - Provides relative to the allocation of expenditures of the state operating budget (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB846WRIGHTTAX/TAX REBATES - Establishes a Payroll Incentive Program rebate for COVID-19-impacted businesses (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB597NELSONEVIDENCE - Provides for evidence in personal injury claims

REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY

1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration

Scheduled for floor debate on 6/17/2020
 HR24WHEATCOASTAL RES/WETLANDS - Urges and requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to work with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to develop integrated coastal protection projects aimed at preserving and maintaining healthy estuarine and essential fish habitat in and around Lake Pontchartrain
 HCR10BAGLEYSCHOOLS/BUS OPERATORS - Requests governing authorities of public schools to continue operational pay for school bus operators during emergencies
 HCR16BOURRIAQUEFUNDS/FUNDING - Memorializes Congress and the Louisiana congressional delegation to clarify the eligibility of freshwater fisheries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to receive CARES Act dollars
 HR31SCHEXNAYDERTAX/SALES & USE - Requests study of centralized sales and use tax collection system in the state

Scheduled for floor debate on 6/18/2020
 HR6MCCORMICKRELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS - Requests the governor to protect religious freedoms
 HCR7IVEYLEGISLATIVE AGCY/LAW INST - Directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the Constitution of Louisiana and make recommendations to the legislature regarding transitional and outdated language that can be removed or changed without affecting the effect of the constitutional provisions

5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage

Scheduled for floor debate on 6/17/2020
 HB14SCHEXNAYDERTAX/SALES & USE - (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes the legislature to provide by law for the collection of sales and use taxes levied within the state (Item #27) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
 HB16ECHOLSTAX CREDITS - Establishes a tax credit for eligible expenses incurred in the rehabilitation of historic structures included on the National Register of Historic Places (Item #19) (RE DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB23DWIGHTTAX/AD VALOREM TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes certain agreements that provide for payments in lieu of ad valorem taxes (Item #28) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB26ZERINGUECOLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Extends, with limitations, the authority of public postsecondary education management boards to establish and increase student fees (Item #41)
 HB36IVEYTAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION - (Constitutional Amendment) Establishes certain property tax exemptions for capital investment projects (Item #28) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB41IVEYTAX/AD VALOREM TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Establishes an ad valorem tax exemption for capital investment projects and for certain property subject to a cooperative endeavor agreement requiring the property owner to make payments in lieu of taxes (Item #28) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB50IVEYTAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Authorizes local taxing authorities to enter into cooperative endeavor agreements that provide for payments in lieu of taxes (Item #28) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB52COUSSANTAX CREDITS - Increases the amount of the Digital Interactive Media and Software Tax Credit, requires the increase to be used for training employees from certain disadvantaged groups, and expands eligibility to include information technology services (Item #19) (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB54IVEYTAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION - Provides for ad valorem tax exemptions for certain capital investment projects (Item # 28) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB64STEFANSKITAX/GAMING - Levies a state tax on the net revenue of fantasy sports contests (Item #17) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Scheduled for floor debate on 6/18/2020
 HB40IVEYLEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for laws relative to statutory dedications (Item #11) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB55MIKE JOHNSONMTR VEHICLE/SEAT BELTS - Provides relative to evidence of causation from nonuse of a safety belt (Item #40)
 HB60MCFARLANDLIABILITY/CIVIL - Enacts the Premium Reduction Act of 2020 (Item #40)
 HB68DESHOTELTAX CREDITS - Establishes an income or corporation franchise tax credit for certain broadband coverage providers (Item #31) (RE -$50,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB69DESHOTELTAX/TAX REBATES - To provide for a sales and use tax rebate on the sale of certain fiber-optic cable equipment (Item #31) (EN -$750,000 GF RV See Note)

NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL

1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration

Scheduled for floor debate on 6/17/2020
 HCR5FREEMANLEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - Requests a study of the continuity of government provisions by the house and senate governmental affairs committees, meeting jointly

RETURNED TO THE CALENDAR

Morning Hour

7. Introduction of Bills
 HB30JAMESINSURANCE/RATES - Provides relative to insurance rate determinations based on risks classified by the gender of an insured over the age of twenty-five (Item #40)
 HB31JAMESINSURANCE/RATES - Provides relative to insurance rate determinations based on risks classified due to the fact that the insured is a widow or widower (Item #40)
 HB32JAMESINSURANCE/RATES - Provides relative to rate determinations based on risks classified by the insured's credit information (Item #40)

12. House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee
 HB47ROBBY CARTERINSURANCE - Provides for the exclusion of advertising expenses in setting rates or making rate filings (Item #40)
 HB48JORDANCIVIL/IMMUNITY - Provides with respect to immunity from civil liability for law enforcement engaged in certain actions (Item #40)
 HB58FIRMENTLIABILITY - Provides relative to limitations of liability due to the COVID-19 public health emergency (Item #40)
 HB63WRIGHTMOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to ignition interlock devices and maintenance services (Item #39)

Regular Order

1. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration
 HR13JAMESLAW ENFORCEMENT - Establishes a study group to study law enforcement systems and policing
 HCR4SEABAUGHLIABILITY/TORTS - Suspends provisions of law relative to recoverable medical expenses (Item #40)

5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage
 HB28DWIGHTTAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Authorizes agreements between political subdivisions and taxpayers that may provide for certain payments in lieu of ad valorem taxes (Item #28) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB34ECHOLSFUNDS/FUNDING - Creates the Louisiana Opioid Settlement Fund (Item #11) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)
 HB42GREGORY MILLERINSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE - Enacts the Omnibus Premium Reduction Act of 2020 (Item #40)
 HB43GAROFALOCIVIL/ACTIONS - Makes revisions to the Omnibus Premium Reduction Act of 2020 (Item #40)