MORNING HOUR |
1. Roll Call |
2. Prayer |
3. Pledge of Allegiance |
4. Reading of Journal |
5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
6. Introduction of Resolutions |
| | | HR37 | DUPLESSIS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Water Wise Gulf South and its founding member Jeffrey Supak |
| | | HR38 | DUPLESSIS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Water Wise Gulf South and its founding member Hilairie Schackai |
| | | HR39 | DUPLESSIS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Water Wise Gulf South and its founding member Dana Brown |
| | | HR40 | DUPLESSIS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Healthy Community Services and its founder and executive director, Angela M. Chalk |
| | | HR41 | DUPLESSIS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Groundwork New Orleans and its executive director, Todd Reynolds |
| | | HR42 | DUPLESSIS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Greater Tremé Consortium, Inc., and its executive director, Cheryl R. Austin |
| | | HR43 | DUPLESSIS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Bunny Friend Neighborhood Association, Inc., and its executive director and president, Katherine Prevost |
| | | HR44 | GAROFALO | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of William Thomas "Bill" Bergeron |
| | | HCR43 | MCFARLAND | FORESTRY - Designates April 28, 2021, as the first annual Louisiana Loggers Day at the Capitol |
| | | HCR44 | BACALA | PUBLIC HEALTH/OFFICE - Authorizes and directs the La. Dept. of Health to include early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer's and other dementia diseases within programs and services of the office of public health |
| | | HCR45 | BAGLEY | EXCEPTIONAL PERSONS - Requests a study concerning a potential system for tracking the location of children with developmental and intellectual disabilities |
| | | HCR46 | MINCEY | FLOODING/CONTROL - Urges and requests the governor's executive assistant for coastal activities to coordinate a study among state agencies and make recommendations to the governor and the legislature relative to management of the Amite River Basin |
| | | HCR47 | IVEY | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Bradley Dewayne Cryer, assistant legislative auditor and director of local government services |
| | | HCR48 | ZERINGUE | WATER/RESOURCES - Urges and requests continued support for the efforts in the Mississippi River Basin to achieve the goals of the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan |
| | | HCR49 | GAROFALO | SCHOOLS - Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education collect, analyze, and report data relative to certain high and low performing schools |
| | | HCR50 | DUSTIN MILLER | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates May 2-9, 2021, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week |
7. Introduction of Bills |
8. Senate Bills on First Reading |
9. Reports of Committees |
10. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | | HCR42 | STAGNI | MEDICAID MANAGED CARE - Requests the La. Department of Health to authorize coverage through the Medicaid managed care program for services delivered by chiropractic physicians |
14. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | | HCR6 | ZERINGUE | FUNDS/FUNDING-BUDGET, ST - Directs flood protection districts and parish governing authorities in areas benefitting from the federal Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) to contribute towards the $400 million annual payments the state must make for this project (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
16. House Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | | HB8 | BUTLER | ASSESSORS - Requires the Evangeline Parish Tax Assessor to pay the cost of certain insurance premiums for eligible retirees from the assessor's office (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB26 | MCCORMICK | TAX/SEVERANCE-EXEMPTION - Provides with respect to the severance tax exemption for stripper wells (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB31 | MUSCARELLO | FUNDS/PARISH TRANSPORT - Authorizes use of Parish Transportation Fund monies for mass transit in Tangipahoa Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note) |
| | | HB38 | EDMONDS | FISCAL CONTROLS - Provides for school board information to be accessible on the Louisiana Fiscal Transparency Website known as Louisiana Checkbook (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB58 | COUSSAN | MINERALS/MINERAL BOARD - Extends certain funding for the Mineral and Energy Operation Fund (EN +$900,000 SD EX See Note) |
| | | HB72 | COUSSAN | BUDGETARY CONTROLS - Requires the secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a voluntary environmental self-audit program |
| | | HB76 | LACOMBE | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to the exemption from local match requirements for certain rural water system projects (EG NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB93 | MIGUEZ | PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS - Exempts the Iberia Parish Airport Authority from the public lease law applicable to certain properties |
| | | HB94 | FONTENOT | TAX COMMISSION, STATE - Extends authority for imposition of certain fees levied by the Louisiana Tax Commission for the assessment of certain properties (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB105 | PRESSLY | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Amends the rights and powers of the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission |
| | | HB128 | ZERINGUE | FISCAL CONTROLS - Provides relative to the powers and duties of the Cash Management Review Board with respect to financial security and cybersecurity plans and procedures adopted by state agencies, including the assessment and deployment of such plans and procedures (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB142 | THOMPSON | FUNDS/INVESTMENTS - Provides relative to investment authority of the treasurer (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB143 | WILLARD | TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Limits the amount of the increase in the assessed value of certain immovable property in Orleans Parish following reassessment of property for purposes of ad valorem taxes (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | | HB146 | HILFERTY | TAX CREDITS - Establishes an income tax credit following the delivery of a stillborn child (EN -$726,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB154 | ZERINGUE | FUNDS/INVESTMENTS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the maximum amount of monies in certain funds that may be invested in stocks (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB200 | BACALA | TAX/INCOME TAX - Exempts military survivor benefit plan payments from state individual income tax (EN -$1,500,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB202 | BISHOP | LEGISLATIVE POWERS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for an increased vote requirement when enacting certain new tax incentives (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB273 | BEAULLIEU | BUDGETARY CONTROLS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for changes in the expenditure limit calculation (RE SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note) |
| | | HB274 | BISHOP | TAX/INCOME TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for the rates and brackets for purposes of calculating income taxes and limits the mandatory deduction for federal income taxes paid to corporate income taxes (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB276 | BEAULLIEU | BUDGETARY CONTROLS - Provides for changes in the expenditure limit calculation (EG SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note) |
| | | HB284 | ILLG | TREASURER - Provides relative to securities lending (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB316 | DAVIS | CHILDREN/NEWBORNS - Adds mucopolysaccharidosis type I and glycogen storage disorder type II to the state's newborn screening panel (EN +$187,717 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB323 | GADBERRY | ARCHITECTS - Provides relative to the selection of architectural and engineering services |
| | | HB335 | COUSSAN | PROPERTY/PUBLIC - Provides relative to the exchange of certain property between the University of Louisiana System and the City of Lafayette |
| | | HB337 | CREWS | PROCUREMENT - Provides relative to the applicability of certain lease terms to the Shreveport Downtown Airport |
| | | HB338 | MCCORMICK | AIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS - Provides relative to the applicability of certain lease terms to the Vivian Municipal Airport (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB347 | KERNER | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to the Regional Maintenance and Improvement Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note) |
| | | HB349 | EDMONSTON | MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Prohibits requiring vaccination verification or immunity status for certain transactions or for inclusion on a driver's license or special identification card |
| | | HB354 | SCHAMERHORN | MTR VEHICLE/MOTORCYCLES - Modifies the definition of autocycle applicable to the operator's helmet exemption and driver's license endorsement requirement |
| | | HB362 | ORGERON | TAX RETURN - Creates an individual income tax checkoff for the La. State University Agricultural Center Grant Walker Educational Center (4-H Camp Grant Walker) (EN NO IMPACT SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB366 | MCFARLAND | PROPERTY/PUBLIC - Authorizes the exchange of state property in Caddo, Sabine, Richland, and Morehouse Parishes for property in Ouachita Parish |
| | | HB369 | IVEY | TAX/INCOME TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for a flat tax on individual income and eliminates the mandatory income tax deduction for federal income taxes paid for purposes of computing income taxes (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB370 | IVEY | TAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION - (Constitutional Amendment) Establishes certain property tax exemptions for capital investment projects (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB374 | DUPLESSIS | LESSOR/LESSEE - Provides relative to residential lease applications |
| | | HB383 | STAGNI | CHILDRENS CODE - Amends the definition of "caretaker" in laws pertaining to child in need of care proceedings |
| | | HB391 | MAGEE | MEDICAL MARIJUANA - Authorizes the recommendation of medical marijuana in raw or crude form and limits the dispensing of such product |
| | | HB397 | MALINDA WHITE | PUBLIC HEALTH - Provides relative to public health programs and services related to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias |
| | | HB443 | BEAULLIEU | TAX/INCOME-CREDIT - Provides for individual income tax credits for donations made to school tuition organizations (EG1 -$705,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB461 | HUGHES | CHILDREN/CARE - Provides relative to violations by facilities licensed in accordance with the Specialized Provider Licensing Act |
| | | HB495 | IVEY | NURSES - Allows full practice authority for advanced practice registered nurses |
| | | HB501 | SCHAMERHORN | TRANSPORTATION - Authorizes the operation of certain utility terrain vehicles on highway shoulders |
| | | HB511 | MCFARLAND | BUDGETARY CONTROLS - Provides relative to budgetary operations and funding for the Department of Transportation and Development (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB522 | SELDERS | CHILDREN/DCFS - Provides relative to processing of reports of child abuse and neglect by the Dept. of Children and Family Services |
| | | HB544 | HODGES | WATERWAYS - Extends the period for which the Comite River is exempt from certain provisions of the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act |
| | | HB545 | HUGHES | HIGHWAYS - Provides relative to the Department of Transportation and Development and the State Highway Improvement Fund for the expenditure of money (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note) |
| | | HB549 | MCCORMICK | ENVIRONMENT/HAZ MATERIAL - Modifies definitions relative to hazardous materials reporting under the Right-to-Know Law (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB558 | LARVADAIN | PUBLIC LANDS/SCHOOLS - Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in East Baton Rouge Parish |
| | | HB562 | BOURRIAQUE | TAX APPEALS/BOARD - Provides relative to the Louisiana Uniform Local Sales Tax Board and the Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB566 | JORDAN | FUNDS/FUNDING - Dedicates a portion of the taxes collected on certain surplus lines of insurance (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB573 | STEFANSKI | TAX COMMISSION, STATE - Provides for the administration, review, and adjudication of ad valorem tax assessments (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB590 | DAVIS | CONSERVATION - Authorizes the board of the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District to assess fees for capital expenditures and nonpayment (EN +$10,900 LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB600 | GOUDEAU | PROPERTY/PUBLIC - Exempts certain property belonging to Lafayette and Lafayette Parish from third party transfer requirements |
| | | HB618 | DUSTIN MILLER | PROCUREMENT - Provides with respect to fiscal intermediary services contracts in state information technology procurement (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB627 | HUVAL | PROPERTY/PUBLIC - Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in St. Martin Parish |
| | | HB646 | JAMES | PROPERTY - Provides relative to the dedication of state lands to the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC) |
| | | HB648 | DESHOTEL | TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Establishes a grant program to be administered by the office of broadband development and connectivity in the division of administration (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB659 | WILLARD | TAX/INCOME-CREDIT - Establishes an income tax credit for taxpayers claiming a dependent less than eighteen years of age (EG -$60,600,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB660 | HUGHES | TAX CREDITS - Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit for certain taxpayers for a specific period of time (EG -$1,400,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB669 | GARY CARTER | ENVIRONMENT/FEES - Authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality to increase annual fees for hazardous waste generators (EG +$1,566,400 SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB670 | GARY CARTER | ENVIRONMENT/FEES - Authorizes an increase in certain fees collected by the Department of Environmental Quality (EN +$2,003,044 SG RV See Note) |
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 4/27/2021 |
| | | HR9 | ZERINGUE | HOUSE/RULES - Provides for recommittal of any instrument with a specified fiscal impact to the Committee on Appropriations |
| | | HCR11 | HUGHES | STUDENTS - Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a plan for providing school literacy coaches for students in kindergarten through second grade in elementary schools identified as needing improvement |
| | | HCR15 | HUGHES | JUVENILES - Requests the Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission to study local education agency budgets |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 4/27/2021 |
| | | HB23 | CHARLES OWEN | CRIME - Repeals crimes relative to defamation |
| | | HB27 | GREGORY MILLER | BOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Repeals certain adjudication, reporting, and notice requirements applicable to certain licensing boards and commissions |
| | | HB32 | SELDERS | CRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Increases the total number of credits that may be earned by an offender upon earning a bachelor's degree or master's degree (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB42 | DAVIS | HIGHER EDUCATION - Provides relative to financial aid (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB46 | JAMES | CRIMINAL/JUSTICE - Provides relative to certain pretrial procedures |
| | | HB54 | EDMONDS | CRIME - Creates the crime of adoption deception (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB60 | BRASS | CURRICULA - Removes the termination of the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB65 | ECHOLS | INSURANCE - Provides relative to mandatory audits of title insurance producers by title insurers |
| | | HB74 | FRIEMAN | INSURERS - Provides relative to the workers' compensation claims office requirement for insurers issuing such policies in Louisiana |
| | | HB84 | MARCELLE | JURY DUTY - Provides relative to qualification of jurors |
| | | HB119 | HUGHES | HIGHER ED/BD REGENTS - Provides relative to the Advisory Council on Historically Black Colleges and Universities |
| | | HB137 | DUPLESSIS | GAMING/CASINO - Provides relative to non-gaming economic development activities by the casino gaming operator (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB139 | GADBERRY | ELECTION CODE - Requires specified members of the parish board of election supervisors to complete annual training relative to the preparation for and conduct of elections (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB141 | STAGNI | ELECTIONS - Requires persons conducting exit polls within six hundred feet of a polling place to register with the secretary of state |
| | | HB145 | BRYANT | PARDON/PAROLE - Provides relative to parole (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB167 | MIKE JOHNSON | VOTING/REGISTRATION - Provides for removal of deceased persons from voter registration rolls (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB179 | FIRMENT | INSURANCE - Provides relative to the requirements for officers and directors of domestic regulated entities |
| | | HB182 | VILLIO | INSURERS - Provides relative to annual meetings of domestic insurance companies |
| | | HB214 | CORMIER | REGISTRARS OF VOTERS - Provides relative to required orientation and training of new registrars of voters (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB223 | WILLARD | ANIMALS/CRUELTY - Provides relative to proper shelter for a dog |
| | | HB227 | WHEAT | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to subpoena duces tecum when investigating sex offenses involving human trafficking |
| | | HB231 | MARCELLE | ANIMALS - Provides relative to the disposition of dogs used in dogfighting |
| | | HB234 | CARPENTER | CRIMINAL/JUSTICE - Provides relative to the Louisiana Sexual Assault Oversight Commission |
Scheduled for floor debate on 4/28/2021 |
| | | HB236 | EMERSON | INSURERS/GUARANTY ASSNS - Provides relative to Louisiana Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Law |
| | | HB248 | JAMES | CORRECTIONS - Decreases probation and parole fees for certain offenders (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB251 | JONES | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to time limitations for instituting prosecution for crimes with victims with infirmities |
| | | HB260 | GREGORY MILLER | LEGISLATION - Provides for technical corrections and revision of provisions of Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes |
| | | HB271 | MARCELLE | CORRECTIONS - Provides for a Transitional Residential Pilot Program for female offenders (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB281 | EDMONSTON | INSURANCE CLAIMS-ADJUSTR - Provides relative to continuing education for insurance claims adjusters |
| | | HB283 | HOLLIS | INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE - Repeals reporting requirements related to commercial motor vehicle policies |
| | | HB303 | LYONS | BAIL - Provides relative to constructive surrender and non-warrant surrender |
| | | HB325 | LARVADAIN | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides with respect to the procedure of arrest of persons with minor or dependent children (EN +$56,000 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB329 | LANCE HARRIS | VOTERS/VOTING - Changes age of a child who may accompany a parent or legal guardian into a voting machine |
| | | HB330 | LANCE HARRIS | ELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS - Increases the number of commissioners for the presidential preference primary election (EN +$1,449,000 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB373 | BISHOP | PUBLIC RECORDS - Establishes an exception to public records requirements for certain information by the secretary of state |
| | | HB387 | GREEN | INSURERS - Provides relative to network leasing by dental insurers (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB394 | RISER | HIGHER EDUCATION - Requires postsecondary education institutions to post reports relative to campus security policies and campus crime statistics on their websites (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB406 | BISHOP | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to the presence of the defendant in misdemeanor prosecutions |
| | | HB409 | FREEMAN | HIGHER EDUCATION - Provides relative to campus safety and accountability (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB435 | ROMERO | GAMBLING/VIDEO POKER - Provides relative to video draw poker devices |
| | | HB436 | FREIBERG | INSURANCE/LIFE - Repeals requirements for the Department of Insurance to maintain a central database for contact information on life insurance policies in force in the state |
| | | HB462 | HUVAL | INSURANCE/SURPLUS LINE - Provides relative to the tax on surplus lines and unauthorized insurance (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB541 | ILLG | GAMING - Provides relative to the central computer monitoring system of electronic gaming devices located at certain gaming facilities (EN -$249,286 SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB576 | FRIEMAN | INSURANCE - Provides relative to reserves for insurers |
| | | HB581 | MIKE JOHNSON | ELECTION CODE - Makes revisions to the Louisiana Election Code (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | | HB595 | DUSTIN MILLER | INSURANCE CLAIMS - Provides for the payment of health insurance claims prior to the credentialing of a healthcare provider |
NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 4/27/2021 |
| | | HB502 | STEFANSKI | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to dealer warranty compensation |
| | | HB376 | IVEY | TAX/INCOME TAX - Provides for a flat tax rate for purposes of calculating income tax for individuals, estates, and trusts and modifies income tax credits and deductions (EG +$6,900,000 GF RV See Note) |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/3/2021 |
| | | HB638 | HILFERTY | MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Provides relative to certain motor vehicle transactions (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note) |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/4/2021 |
| | | HB464 | IVEY | TAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION - Provides for ad valorem tax exemptions for certain capital investment projects (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB629 | IVEY | TAX - Provides relative to individual income tax, corporation income tax, corporation franchise tax, and ad valorem tax |
RETURNED TO THE CALENDAR |
Regular Order |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | | HB55 | FREEMAN | DOMESTIC ABUSE - Provides relative to protective orders |
| | | HB171 | ZERINGUE | TAX/INCOME TAX - Changes the rates and brackets for purposes of calculating individual income tax liability and eliminates certain deductions and credits (EG +$+30,200,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB277 | BISHOP | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Restricts the allocation of cash line of credit capacity for certain projects and provides for the recommendation of projects for lines of credit (EG GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB278 | BISHOP | TAX/INCOME TAX - Reduces the tax rates for purposes of calculating individual income tax liability and calculating the tax liability of estates and trusts and eliminates and modifies certain income tax deductions (EN -$600,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB302 | BISHOP | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to capital outlay (EG NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB327 | VILLIO | COSMETOLOGY - Provides relative to advanced esthetics |
| | | HB437 | GADBERRY | BUILDING CODES - Provides relative to enforcement of the state uniform construction code |
| | | HB475 | NELSON | TAX/INCOME TAX - Phases-out the taxes levied on the income of individuals and estates and trusts and reduces the amount of exemptions, deductions, and credits that may be claimed to reduce income tax liability (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB612 | NELSON | TAX - Provides relative state and local taxes (EG INCREASE GF RV See Note) |