Senate Daily Digest
April 25, 2023
3:00 PM
Senate Chamber

Adjourned
 

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Roll Call

Prayer

Pledge of Allegiance

Reading of Journal

Petitions, Memorials, and Communications

Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR30FOILSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes those lives impacted by or lost due to COVID-19 and expresses support for the designation of the first Monday of March as COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day.
 SR31FOILTUTORSHIP - Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations on whether a limited continuing tutorship should be established.
 SR32FOILCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of Jack Bradford Parker.
 SR35BOUDREAUXLEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Welcomes the President of the National Assembly of Cote d'lvoire, Mr. Adama Bictogo, and his delegation to Louisiana.
 SR37CAMERON HENRYSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates Thursday, April 27, 2023, as Child Advocacy Center (CAC) Day in Louisiana.
 SR38KLEINPETERCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Port Allen High School girls' powerlifting team on winning the LHSAA 2023 Division III State Championship.
 SR39KLEINPETERCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Port Allen High School boys' basketball team on winning the LHSAA 2023 Division III Non-Select State Championship.
 SR40BERNARDCONDOLENCES - Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Randell Aaron Fletcher.

Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading Subject to Call
 SR6MORRISCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Jerry Arledge on the occasion of his retirement as West Monroe High School head football coach.
 SR23STINECONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the passing of Russel Wayne Conrad.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SCR24FOILCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Associations for fifty years of community service.

House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred
 HB3BISHOPCAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the Omnibus Bond Act
 HB74THOMASCOMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to home inspectors
 HB80GADBERRYCONTRACTS - Provides relative to the prior approval process available to potential suppliers (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB83PIERREMTR VEHICLE/BUSES-SCHOOL - Provides relative to toll exemptions for students traveling on ferries, roads, and bridges
 HB142BEAULLIEUCHILDREN - Provides for the termination of custodial property under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
 HB194THOMPSONCHILDREN/VISITATION RGTS - Provides relative to post-adoption visitation rights of grandparents
 HB196BROWNCIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to summary judgment
 HB227GREENMTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS - Provides relative to uniform traffic citations
 HB230GREGORY MILLERCIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides for the continuous revision of the Code of Civil Procedure
 HB337CARPENTERCHILDREN/SUPPORT - Eliminates the minimum child support award in the child support guidelines
 HB341DAVISCONSUMERS/PROTECTION - Provides relative to live event ticketing
 HB379MCKNIGHTLIABILITY/CIVIL - Provides relative to liability associated with parades
 HB384MCFARLANDENERGY - Provides relative to the Louisiana Renewable Energy Development Act
 HB385DEVILLIERHOUSING/MANUFACTURED - Provides relative to manufactured housing
 HB406MINCEYHIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE - Provides relative to flooding mitigation solutions along the Interstate 12 corridor in Livingston Parish
 HB430COUSSANPROPERTY/UNCLAIMED - Authorizes payments from unclaimed funds to certain agents for locating, delivering, recovering, or assisting in the recovery of unclaimed property (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 HB527BROWNHIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 398 as the "Commander Glenn Daigle Memorial Bridge"
 HB564SCHEXNAYDERRACING/HORSE - Provides relative to racehorse wagering

House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 HCR4ORGERONWATERWAYS/NAVIGATION - Expresses affirmation and resolute support for fostering a strong domestic maritime industry for the nation's economic prosperity
 HCR44FIRMENTCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Randell Aaron Fletcher
 HCR46GREGORY MILLERCOMMENDATIONS - Commends St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church on the occasion of its three hundredth anniversary
 HCR48HODGESSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates 2024 as the Year of the Bible
 HCR49EDMONDSSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes April 25, 2023, as LMA Municipal Day at the state capitol
 HCR53WHEATSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Commends the members of the United States Armed Forces for their service and proclaims May 2023 as Military Appreciation Month

Senate Bills Reported by Committee
 SB1BRET ALLAINTAX/FRANCHISE/CORPORATE - Phases-out the corporate franchise tax. (See Act) (EN -$163,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 SB2BRET ALLAINTAX EXEMPTIONS - Constitutional amendment to phase out the tax on inventory and establish the maximum allowable exemption for the industrial property tax exemption program. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 SB3BRET ALLAINTAX/TAXATION - Changes the month for the annual determination of the personal income tax and corporate franchise tax automatic rate reductions. (8/1/23) (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
 SB8LUNEAUTAX/LOCAL - Provides relative to interest applicable to local sales and use taxes paid under protest. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 SB12FIELDSPUBLIC HEALTH - Requires an automated external defibrillator on the premises of all educational institutions and at sponsored athletic events. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 SB15REESEPORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Provides relative to per diem received by commissioners of the Vinton Harbor and Terminal District. (8/1/23)
 SB19BRET ALLAINTAX/INCOME/CORPORATE - Eliminates the inventory tax credit for corporations and reduces the corporate income tax rates. (1/1/24) (EG +$10,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 SB37BRET ALLAINHOUSING - Provides relative to the civil service status of employees of the Berwick Housing Authority. (gov sig)
 SB41MIZELLTAX/TAXATION - Establishes a tax credit for certain maternal wellness centers. (8/1/23) (EN -$5,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 SB42FRED MILLSWATER MANAGEMENT - Creates the Louisiana Watershed Initiative. (8/1/23) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB53BERNARDSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the powers and authority of the commission of the Cane River Waterway District. (8/1/23)
 SB56CATHEYTAX EXEMPTIONS - Reinstates the Second Amendment sales tax holiday. (7/1/23) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 SB57FOILLOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for the board of commissioners for the East Baton Rouge Parish Communications District. (gov sig)
 SB59BERNARDPUBLIC LANDS - Authorizes the sale of certain school property by the Natchitoches Parish School Board and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. (gov sig)
 SB68CONNICKPUBLIC LANDS - Provides for the lease of property located within Jefferson Parish. (gov sig)
 SB72BOUIEBONDS - Provides relative to the issuance of revenue bonds on behalf of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB76FRED MILLSSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Creates a special medical district in St. Martin Parish. (gov sig)
 SB79LUNEAUTAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to expenditures utilized to claim income and franchise tax credits. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 SB83WOMACKPUBLIC CONTRACTS - Provides for certain change orders when certain unit prices are contained in the initial contract. (8/1/23)
 SB92FESISPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the board of commissioners of veterans' memorial districts. (gov sig)
 SB98GARY CARTERFEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Provides for adding interest in bone marrow donorship to the list of options offered during application for renewal of a state-issued driver's license. (8/1/23)
 SB102FRED MILLSWATER MANAGEMENT - Provides relative to the Acadiana Watershed District. (8/1/23)
 SB120BODI WHITECOLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides relative to the M.J. Foster Promise Program. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
 SB132REESECAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to exemptions to capital outlay procedure. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)
 SB150ROBERT MILLSEDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Creates the Louisiana Literacy Advisory Commission. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB151REESEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the Louisiana New Markets Jobs Act. (gov sig) (EN -$22,500,000 GF RV See Note)
 SB166JACKSON-ANDREWSCAPITAL OUTLAY - Authorizes the division of administration to waive local match requirements for certain non-state entity projects. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE LF EX See Note)
 SB178STINELOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for grant programs to attract residents to Louisiana. (gov sig) (EG INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 SB197PEACOCKTEACHERS - Provides relative to teacher certification. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 SB222BRET ALLAINHOUSING - Provides relative to the civil service status of employees of the Morgan City Housing Authority. (gov sig)

Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee
 SCR6HENSGENSCOASTAL PROTECT/RES AUTH - Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2024, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.
 SCR17HENSGENSCOASTAL PROTECT/RES AUTH - Approves the comprehensive master plan for integrated coastal protection.

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SB36PRICESHERIFFS - Provides for funding of certain insurance costs for retirees of the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office. (8/1/23) (EN +$123,000 LF RV See Note)
 SB40FOILETHICS - Allows the use of summary proceedings in matters pending before the Ethics Adjudicatory Board. (8/1/23)
 SB48MORRISCRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Constitutional amendment to eliminate a judge's discretion to grant bail for certain offenses after conviction. (2/3 - CA8s1) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
 SB49HEWITTCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Increases penalties for the crime of creation or operation of a clandestine laboratory for the unlawful manufacture of certain controlled dangerous substances. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB51MILLIGANUTILITIES - Provides relative to the Louisiana Electric Utility Energy Transition Securitization Act. (gov sig)
 SB52GREGORY TARVERADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Provides for technical corrections beyond the authority of the Louisiana State Law Institute to certain citations in the Administrative Procedure Act as amended by Act 211 of the 2021 Regular Session and Act 663 of the 2022 Regular Session. (gov sig)
 SB54MORRISCRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Repeals provisions relative to police officers making arrests for certain misdemeanors and felonies. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 SB63MIZELLRELIGIOUS FREEDOMS/LIBERTIES - Constitutional Amendment to provide that the right of freedom of worship in churches or other places of worship is a fundamental right that is worthy of the highest order of protection. (2/3-CA13s1(A))
 SB64FESICHILDREN - Creates Ezekiel's Law and provides relative to protecting children from abuse. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB66FRED MILLSHEALTH CARE - Provides relative to telehealth services. (1/1/24) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB73ROBERT MILLSCHILDREN - Provides relative to truancy and assessment and service centers. (gov sig)
 SB96TALBOTINSURERS - Provides the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association and the Louisiana Citizens Property Corporation shall not be liable for certain property damage insurance claims. (8/1/23)
 SB104STINEGENETICS - Provides for health insurance coverage of genetic testing for diseases and other medical conditions. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB110TALBOTINSURANCE POLICIES - Provides for patient's right to prompt coverage. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 SB113HEWITTINSURANCE RATES - Provides for certain insurance premium discounts. (gov sig)
 SB117HARRISCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides relative to the crime of assault by drive-by shooting. (8/1/23)
 SB122FRED MILLSWATER QUALITY - Creates and provides for the Community Sewerage System Infrastructure Sustainability Act. (1/1/24) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB143CAMERON HENRYINSURERS - Provides for former officers or insolvent insurers. (8/1/23)
 SB156DUPLESSISINSURANCE POLICIES - Provides that no property insurance policy shall prohibit an insured from hiring a public adjuster. (8/1/23)
 SB161LAMBERTPUBLIC HEALTH - Provides for the Louisiana Small Wild Catfish Processor's Act. (8/1/23)
 SB171FRED MILLSPHARMACEUTICALS - Creates the pharmacy benefit managers quality incentive program. (gov sig) (RE1 SG EX See Note)
 SB184PEACOCKCAMPAIGN FINANCE - Provides for repayment of personal contributions or loans. (8/1/23)
 SB186PEACOCKHEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. (1/1/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
 SB196PEACOCKCONTRACTS - Creates the Litigation Financing Disclosure and Security Protection Act. (8/1/23)
 SB201HEWITTPUBLIC MEETINGS - Provides for meetings of boards and commissions via electronic means. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 SB6BRET ALLAINTAX/FRANCHISE/CORPORATE - Reduces the rate of the Quality Jobs Program project facility expense rebate when certain conditions are met. (1/1/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 SB33BODI WHITESUPPLEMENTAL PAY - Increases the amount of supplemental pay for eligible law enforcement and fire service employees. (7/1/23) (EN +$23,553,120 GF EX See Note)
 SB108HARRISTAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 SB164CLOUDGROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM - Provides relative to prior authorization for services, procedures, and pharmaceuticals. (gov sig) (RE1 INCREASE SG EX See Note)