Agenda - Commerce

House Committee on Commerce
May 8, 2023 9:30 a.m. Room 1
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
		HB180	WILLARD	HOUSING - Provides relative to housing opportunities
		HB333	PRESSLY	ARCHITECTS - Provides relative to exemptions to the licensing of architects
		HB546	PRESSLY	ENGINEERS - Provides relative to professional engineers
		HB602	DESHOTEL	UTILITIES - Provides relative to broadband (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
		HB603	DESHOTEL	UTILITIES - Provides relative to Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities (GUMBO) (OR SEE FISC NOTE FF EX)
		HB606	JORDAN	HOUSING - Provides relative to safe housing
		HB615	HODGES	COMMERCE - Assesses fees on remittances of money to foreign countries and dedicates fee proceeds to salary increases for teachers and to costs of English as a second language programs in public schools (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note)
		HCR15	WRIGHT	INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - Expresses recognition and encouragement of the economic ties and friendship between the state of Louisiana and the Republic of China (Taiwan)
		HCR59	BEAULLIEU	COMMERCE - Requests the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw its proposed rule with respect to climate-related disclosures for investors
OTHER BUSINESS
	Adopt the minutes of the 2022 Regular Session for the meetings held on March 15, March 21, March 22, March 29, April 5, April 18, April 25, April 26, May 2, May 9, May 16, and May 23, 2022.
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.

B. Any person who files a prepared statement which contains data or statistical information shall include in such prepared statement sufficient information to identify the source of the data or statistical information. For the purposes of this Paragraph, the term "source" shall mean a publication, website, person, or other source from which the data or statistical information contained in the prepared statement was obtained by the person or persons who prepared the statement.

NOTE: Statements emailed to h-com@legis.la.gov and received prior to noon on Friday, May 5, 2023, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.