Senate Daily Digest
May 9, 2023
2:30 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
 SR64FOILSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes Wednesday, May 10, 2023, as The Arc Appreciation Day in Louisiana.
 SR65BOUDREAUXCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Reverend Dr. Larry J. Lloyd for 50 years of dedicated service and devotion to the Ministry.
 SR66SMITHCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Melinda Huff Bernard upon her retirement from the St. Charles Parish School Board.
 SR67SMITHCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Dennis J. Naquin upon his retirement from the St. Charles Parish School Board.
 SR68BOUDREAUXSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes Wednesday, May 10, 2023, as the thirty-ninth annual Red and White Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.
 SR69HARRISCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Erica Spruille on becoming a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated.
 SR70BOUIESPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes Wednesday, May 10, 2023, as National African American Insurance Association-Louisiana Chapter Day in the Louisiana Senate.

Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading Subject to Call
 SR23STINECONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the passing of Russel Wayne Conrad.
 SR49BRET ALLAINCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Conrell Collins Sr.
 SR60STINECONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences and honors the life of Rhyann Green.

House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred
 HB1ZERINGUEAPPROPRIATIONS - Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2023-2024
 HB104ZERINGUEAPPROPRIATIONS - Appropriates funds for the expenses of the judiciary for Fiscal Year 2023-2024
 HB222ZERINGUEREVENUE SHARING - Provides for Revenue Sharing Distribution for Fiscal Year 2023-2024
 HB388ZERINGUEAPPROPRIATIONS/ANCILLARY - Provides for the ancillary expenses of state government
 HB550ZERINGUEFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the transfer, deposit, and use of monies among state funds
 HB560ZERINGUEAPPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML - Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2022-2023
 HB636SCHEXNAYDERLEGISLATIVE EXPENSES - Makes appropriations for the expenses of the legislature for Fiscal Year 2023-2024

House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 HCR2SCHEXNAYDERHOSPITALS - Provides for a hospital stabilization formula (EN +$314,552,060 SD RV See Note)
 HCR7CHARLES OWENDRUGS/ILLEGAL - Memorializes Congress to take necessary actions to halt the influx of fentanyl from Mexico and China into the United States
 HCR29KERNERAQUACULTURE - Urges and requests the president of the United States to reconsider the signed agreement that facilitates growth of certain aquaculture exports from Ecuador to the United States
 HCR74BAGLEYCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Calvary Baptist Academy softball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2023 Select Division III state championship
 HCR75BAGLEYCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the North DeSoto High School softball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2023 Non-Select Division II state championship
 HCR76BAGLEYCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Converse High School softball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2023 Non-Select Division V state championship
 HCR77SCHEXNAYDERCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the St. Amant High School softball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2023 Non-Select Division I state championship
 HCR78SCHEXNAYDERCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the French Settlement High School softball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2023 Non-Select Division IV state championship
 HCR79SCHEXNAYDERCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the Riverside Academy High School softball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2023 Select Division IV state championship
 HCR80FREEMANCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Tulane University for its history of academic excellence
 HCR82EMERSONCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Donald Gifford "Don" Briggs and recognizes his outstanding achievements

Senate Bills Reported by Committee
 SB7CLOUDLIBRARIES - Provides relative to access to certain materials in public libraries. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE LF EX 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)
 SB16BERNARDELECTION CODE - Provides relative to parish boards of election supervisors. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB18PRICERETIREMENT SYSTEMS - Provides for benefit increases for retirees, beneficiaries, and survivors of state retirement systems and the funding therefor. (2/3-CA10s(29)(F)) (gov sig) (EN INCREASE FC SG RE)
 SB39BOUDREAUXFUNDS/FUNDING - Establishes the Community Options Waiver Fund and provides for dedication of revenues and use of monies in the fund. (7/1/23) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 SB41MIZELLTAX/TAXATION - Establishes a tax credit for certain maternal wellness centers. (8/1/23) (EN -$5,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 SB46ABRAHAMEDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Provides for review of textbooks and other instructional materials. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB71BOUIESCHOOLS - Provides relative to learning pods. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB89STINETAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Provides relative to the net capital gains deduction for individual income tax. (8/1/23) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 SB135BARROWMEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement for services provided by a licensed midwife or certified nurse midwife. (8/1/23) (EN +$39,972 GF EX See Note)
 SB163HEWITTTEACHERS - Requires numeracy professional development for certain teachers. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE FF EX See Note)
 SB178STINELOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for grant programs to attract residents to Louisiana. (gov sig) (EG INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 SB181CLOUDFUNDS/FUNDING - Creates the Expanding Louisiana's Health Care Workforce Fund. (8/1/23) (OR1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB191SMITHCOLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from entering into promotional agreements with gaming entities. (gov sig)
 SB204HEWITTPOSTSECONDARY ED - Provides relative to the M.J. Foster Promise Award program. (gov sig)
 SB205CORTEZINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - Creates the Louisiana Foundational Integrated Research System for Transformation (LA FIRST). (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB207MILLIGANSCHOOLS - Creates the School Safety Act of 2023. (gov sig) (EN +$8,969,075 GF EX See Note)
 SB225POPETAX/LOCAL - Authorizes the city of Denham Springs to levy a hotel occupancy tax. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)

House Bills Reported by Committee
 HB3BISHOPCAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the Omnibus Bond Act
 HB171BEAULLIEUTAX/SALES & USE - Provides relative to requirements for dealers and marketplace facilitators to collect and remit sales and use taxes (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 HB256GREGORY MILLERTAX/SALES & USE - Requires extension of the deadline to pay local sales taxes when the deadline for payment of the tax falls on certain holidays (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB336BISHOPCAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to the capital outlay process and reporting requirements (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB447PIERREREVENUE DEPARTMENT - Requires agency referrals of delinquent debt to the office of debt recovery for collection to include certain information (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB551ZERINGUEAPPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML - Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2022-2023

Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee
 SCR25HEWITTBESE - Urges and requests the board to prepare for implementation of an "education savings account" program.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions to be Adopted Subject to Call

Senate Concurrent Resolutions 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 SCR3CORTEZFISCAL CONTROLS - Provides for the expenditure limit for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 and Fiscal Year 2023-2024. (2/3-CA7s10) (EN SEE FISC NOTE)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SB159CATHEYJUVENILE JUSTICE - Provides for the detention of seventeen year old juveniles under certain circumstances. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB11LUNEAUINSURANCE RATES - Prohibits insurance rate determinations based on risks classified by gender. (8/1/23)
 SB123CAMERON HENRYELECTION CODE - Provides relative to recall petitions. (8/1/23)
 SB200DUPLESSISEMPLOYMENT - Provides that retaliation against an employee for an absence from work due to genetic testing or a medically necessary cancer screening shall be an unlawful employment practice. (8/1/23)
 SB210BOUDREAUXOPTOMETRY - Provides relative to the practice of optometry. (8/1/23)
 SB81MCMATHTEACHERS - Provides for the associate educator program. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 SB202BARROWCOLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides relative to campus accountability and safety. (gov sig)
 SB44POPEROADS/HIGHWAYS - Provides relative to high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB70FIELDSSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Authorizes the creation of cooperative economic development districts affiliated with Southern University and Louisiana State University in East Baton Rouge Parish. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 SB74CONNICKPORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Creates the Southeast Louisiana Port Authority Advisory Commission. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 SB82FESIMOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to ignition interlock devices. (8/1/23) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB97GARY CARTERTAX/AD VALOREM - Provides relative to the ad valorem tax exemption in Louisiana for affordable housing. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note)
 SB154BRET ALLAINENERGY DEVELOPMENT - Provides for renewable energy leases. (gov sig)
 SB214MCMATHECONOMIC DEVELOP DEPT - Create the office of port development within the Department of Economic Development and create a port development advisory committee. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB62FESIHAZARDOUS MATERIALS - Provides for the notification of certain hazardous material releases. (8/1/23)
 SB91MILLIGANIMMOVABLE PROPERTY - Provides for prohibition of immovable property transactions by certain foreign actors. (8/1/23)
 SB94KLEINPETERCONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE - Adds certain substances to the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substance Law. (8/1/23)
 SB112ABRAHAMCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides relative to second degree murder. (gov sig) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB144CORTEZHORSE RACING - Provides relative to horse racing. (gov sig)
 SB173FOILHORSE RACING - Provides for the disposition of monies designated for horse racing purses. (8/1/23)
 SB180BOUIEHORSE RACING - Provides for minimum live horse racing dates. (8/1/23)
 SB198JACKSON-ANDREWSAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES - Provides relative to consumable hemp products. (8/1/23) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB80FIELDSREDISTRICTING - Provides for transparency and community engagement in redistricting. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB168FIELDSCOURTS - Provides relative to the judgeships of the second district of the First Circuit Court of Appeal. (2/3-CA5s9) (gov sig)
 SB179TALBOTGOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS - Provides for standards when constructing a residential roof. (8/1/23)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 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)
 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)
 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)
 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)
 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)
 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)
 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)
 SB215BARROWCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides justification defense to domestic violence victim-defendants. (8/1/23)

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 HB7MUSCARELLOCIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to default judgments
 HB142BEAULLIEUCHILDREN - Provides for the termination of custodial property under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
 HB196BROWNCIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to summary judgment
 HB230GREGORY MILLERCIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides for the continuous revision of the Code of Civil Procedure
 HB110FIRMENTINSURANCE/PROPERTY - Provides relative to fortified roof endorsements
 HB113MALINDA WHITEHOUSING/AUTHORITIES - Provides relative to volunteer board members of certain interlocal risk management agencies
 HB123STAGNINURSING HOMES - Provides relative to nursing home requirements and standards for emergency preparedness plans
 HB200LAFLEURCHILDREN/NEWBORNS - Provides relative to newborn screening for certain genetic conditions (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB281GAROFALOINSURANCE - Provides relative to the Louisiana Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority
 HB294WILLARDINSURANCE/PROPERTY - Provides for certain insurance premium discounts
 HB309GAROFALOINSURANCE - Provides relative to fortified home and commercial standards
 HB319STAGNINURSES - Repeals a provision of licensure by endorsement for nurses