House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs
April 20, 2022
9:30 a.m.
Room 6
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB49
HUVAL
TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY
- Authorizes the town of Henderson to levy a hotel occupancy tax
HB155
FISHER
TAX/PROPERTY
- Provides relative to property adjudicated to the city of Monroe
HB238
ORGERON
EDUCATION/SPECIAL
- Provides relative to the membership of the board of commissioners of Special Education District No. 1 of the parish of Lafourche
HB348
AMEDEE
DISTRICTS/RECREATION
- Provides relative to recreation districts in St. Mary Parish (EN +$25,740 LF EX See Note)
HB355
CHARLES OWEN
MUNICIPAL/ORDINANCES
- Prohibits municipalities from enacting certain regulations relative to fuel retailers and transportation infrastructure
HB375
DESHOTEL
POLICE/LOCAL
- Provides relative to qualifications for the police chief of a village
HB457
CARPENTER
PROCUREMENT
- Provides relative to contracts awarded to socially and economically disadvantaged businesses in the city of Baton Rouge and the parish of East Baton Rouge
HB563
BACALA
MUNICIPAL/ANNEXATION
- Provides relative to annexations in Ascension Parish
HB713
ZERINGUE
UTILITIES
- Authorizes political subdivisions to create stormwater utility systems
HB732
DUPLESSIS
DISTRICTS/HISTORIC
- Provides relative to the Louis Armstrong Park Authority and Historic Jazz District in Orleans Parish
HB763
TRAVIS JOHNSON
LOCAL OFFL/POLICE CHIEFS
- Provides relative to the office of police chief in the town of Ferriday
HB780
MAGEE
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Provides relative to historic preservation and economic development in downtown Houma
HB797
DUPLESSIS
DISTRICTS/SPECIAL
- Provides relative to the BioDistrict New Orleans in Orleans Parish
HB878
HORTON
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL
- Provides for hearing loss as an occupational disease while employed in the classified police service (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
HB889
MAGEE
MUSEUMS/STATE MUSEUM
- Establishes the Dew Drop-America's Rock and Roll Museum within the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB895
MAGEE
DISTRICTS/SPECIAL
- Creates the LaSalle Cultural Corridor District in Orleans Parish
HB898
DEVILLIER
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Provides relative to the powers of parishes and municipalities with respect to liquefied petroleum gas
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Any person who does not feel comfortable giving testimony in person may submit a prepared statement in accordance with House Rule 14.33 in lieu of appearing before the committee:
A. Any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.
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NOTE: Statements emailed to h-mpc@legis.la.gov and received prior to noon on Tuesday, April 19, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.