Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs
June 1, 2023
9:30 A.M.
Room F

Adjourned		 


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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
 May 25, 2023

LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
 HCR56FREEMANMUNICIPALITIES/NO - Forms a special committee to study and make recommendations concerning taxation of short-term rentals and other types of commercial housing enterprises operating in New Orleans
 HCR91BOYDHEALTH - Urges the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission to have automated external defibrillators on its premises
 HB56MOOREEARLY CHILDHOOD - Authorizes the Monroe City School Board to levy an ad valorem tax for the purpose of funding early childhood care and education (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
 HB128LACOMBEPROPERTY/SUBSTANDARD - Provides relative to nuisance ordinances regarding grass cutting in West Baton Rouge Parish
 HB129WILFORD CARTERDISTRICTS/REDEVELOPMENT - Repeals the provisions of the Lake Charles North Redevelopment Authority
 HB136BAGLEYPOLICE/MUNICIPAL - Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief and the police department for the village of Noble
 HB139STEFANSKIPARISH/ORDINANCES - Provides relative to administrative adjudication of certain ordinance violations in the parish of Acadia
 HB163SELDERSCIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL - Provides relative to the secretary of the Baton Rouge municipal fire and police civil service board
 HB224BOYDPROCUREMENT - Provides relative to contracts awarded to socially and economically disadvantaged businesses in the city of New Orleans (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 HB269LANDRYDISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Provides relative to the Delachaise Security and Improvement District in Orleans Parish
 HB275TRAVIS JOHNSONDISTRICTS/HOSPITAL SERVC - Provides relative to Concordia Parish Hospital Service District No. 1
 HB276LANDRYMUNICIPALITIES/NO - Provides relative to fines for building code violations in New Orleans
 HB335WILFORD CARTERECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Creates the North Lake Charles Economic Development District and provides relative to the Southside Economic Development District of the City of Monroe
 HB344SELDERSLOCAL GOVERNMENT - Provides with respect to certain permits required by parishes and municipalities
 HB355DEVILLIERTAX/LOCAL - Authorizes the city of Eunice to levy a hotel occupancy tax
 HB358LACOMBEDISTRICTS/WATERWORKS - Provides relative to the membership of the governing board of Waterworks District No. 1 of Pointe Coupee Parish
 HB362FONTENOTPOLICE/MUNICIPAL - Provides relative to the qualifications of an elected or appointed police chief
 HB624BUTLERDISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Creates the Evangeline Economic Development Authority in Evangeline Parish
 HB656DEVILLIERWATER/DRINKING WATER - Provides relative to water cooperatives

CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

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