Legislative Day History Tuesday May 31st, 2005 Chamber: Senate

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1 1 of 12 SB77 SB98 Cravins INSURANCE POLICIES Repeals Act 689 of the 2004 Regular Session regarding the payment of benefits on funeral policies. (gov sig) - Read by title and failed to pass, 15 yeas and 19 nays. - Notice of reconsideration. Cravins PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Enacts the Public Employee Partnership Act. (7/1/05) - Read by title, committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to a third reading. SB141 Romero, C. MOTOR CARRIERS Extends for two years to August 1, 2010 the authority to issue special permits to owners/operators of vehicles hauling sugarcane who have not added an additional axle on the trailer. - Read by title, committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to a third reading. SB214 SB234 SB264 SB273 SB288 SB317 SB343 Barham SCHOOLS Adjusts LEAP and exit examination requirements for certain public school students. (gov sig) - Read by title, committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to a third reading. Ullo TOPS Revises the eligibility requirements for TOPS-Tech and creates the TOPS-Tech Early Start Award for high school juniors and seniors. - Title of substitute adopted, becomes Senate Bill No Jones TEACHERS Provides incentives for certified classroom teachers who work in certain schools in disadvantaged geographical areas. (gov sig) - Read by title, committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to a third reading. McPherson GAMING Provides a procedure for appealing a board decision that a person exercises a significant influence over a holder of a gaming license and is subject to suitability and prohibits that administrative action against a holder of a gaming license found to be associated with a person found unsuitable until the decision is final. - Reconsidered. Read by title and returned to the calendar subject to call. Murray SPECIAL DISTRICTS Provides relative to the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority. - Read by title, committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to a third reading. Duplessis CRIME/PUNISHMENT Provides for a 12 month waiver of the parole supervision fee in parishes with populations exceeding 485, Reconsidered. Read by title and returned to the calendar subject to call. Fontenot TAX/LOCAL Provides relative to Central City incorporation; creates the Central City Transition District and provides for interim continuation of services and interim collection of certain sales taxes. (gov sig)

2 - Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in, 32 yeas and 0 nays. Motion to reconsider tabled. 2 of 12 SB355 SCR67 SCR68 SCR72 Ullo TOPS Creates the TOPS-Tech Early Start Award for high school juniors and seniors. (gov sig) - Substitute for Senate Bill No. 234; read by title. Boasso Commends the completion and May 20, 2005 Grand Opening of the Northshore Harbor Center. - Sent to the Secretary of State. Dardenne Commends WBRZ-TV Channel 2 for fifty years of broadcast service in Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas. - Sent to the Secretary of State. Fontenot Commends Kelton Whitehead for his many years of service to the District #3 Parks and Recreation of Denham Springs Board of Directors. - Sent to the Secretary of State. SCR73 Gautreaux, N. To welcome AGL Resources to Louisiana and encourage future investments in the state. - Sent to the Secretary of State. SCR80 SR33 SR34 SR35 SR36 SR37 SR38 Theunissen LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS Designates the month of September as Civic Literacy and Engagement Month in Louisiana. - Introduced in the Senate. Read by title, rules suspended, adopted by the vote of 23 yeas and 0 nays and ordered to the House. Expresses condolences upon the death of Staff Sergeant Toby W. Mallet. Expresses condolences upon the death of Specialist Joseph C. Thibodeaux. Expresses condolences upon the death of Private First Class Wilfred D. Bellard. Expresses condolences upon the death of Private First Class David P. Burridge. Expresses condolences upon the death of Staff Sergeant William F. Manuel. Expresses condolences upon the death of Private First Class Lionel Ayro.

3 3 of 12 SR39 SR40 SR41 SR44 SR51 Expresses condolences upon the death of Staff Sergeant Jonathan R. Reed. Expresses condolences upon the death of Sergeant Major Barbaralien Banks. Expresses condolences upon the death of Captain Gussie M. Jones. Expresses condolences upon the death of Sergeant Nicholas J. Olivier. - Rules suspended. Called from the calendar. - Read by title, adopted. Expresses condolences upon the death of Staff Sergeant Craig Davis. - Rules suspended. Called from the calendar. - Read by title, adopted. SR79 Jackson, L. SENATE Proclaims November, 2005 as "Prematurity Awareness Month." SR84 SR85 SR86 SR87 SR88 SR89 Amedee Commends the St. Amant High School Lady Gators on winning the Class 5A Girls High School State Softball Championship for the fourth consecutive year. McPherson DENTISTRY Commends the Louisiana Dental Association on the occasion of Dental Day at the Legislature on May 18, Kostelka Commends Evan Kostelka on obtaining the rank of Eagle Scout. Ellington Commends Josette Lester, horticulture division manager with the office of state buildings, for a lifetime of dedicated public service. Broome LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS To proclaim May 18, 2005 as "Grandparents Day." Dardenne Commends the teachers and the students from the LSU Lab School and Broadmoor Middle Magnet School for being finalists in the International River of Words poetry contest.

4 4 of 12 SR90 SR91 SR93 Dardenne Commends Glasgow Middle School seventh-grader Neal Wu on winning the 2005 MATHCOUNTS National Championship. Murray SENATE Proclaims Thursday, May 19, 2005, as Willie Mae Seaton Day. Duplessis SENATE Welcomes the Honorable Felix Owusu-Adjapong, Majority Leader of the Parliament of Ghana, to the Louisiana Legislature. SR94 Gautreaux, B. Expresses the condolences of the Senate upon the death of First Sergeant Michael J. Bordelon. SR95 SR96 SR97 SR99 SR100 SR101 Nevers Commend Robert Varnado for his receipt of the Exceptional Bravery for Citizens Award. Fontenot SENATE Declares May, 25, 2005, as Louisiana Chemical Industry Good Neighbor Day. Adley SPECIAL DISTRICTS Requests the board of commissioners of the Webster Parish Watershed District to cease implementation of Ordinance No Dardenne Recognizes Tuesday, May 24, 2005, as Dental Hygiene Day. Broome To commend Tamika Lynette Lolis upon her selection to participate in the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program. Fields Expresses condolences upon the death of Cherral Jack Horton. SR102 Jackson, L. To commend the Stephens African-American Museum in Shreveport for ten years of dedicated service to the people of north Louisiana. SR105 Hines HEALTH CARE Requests the Louisiana SenioRx program to assist Louisianians aged over sixty-five and older in obtaining information about the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit.

5 5 of 12 - Rules suspended; introduced in the Senate. Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. SR106 HB9 HB10 HB12 HB13 HB55 HB56 Amedee Commends Tasha Michelle Daigle on her many outstanding accomplishments and on her winning the 2005 Woodmen of the World Sausage Festival Miss Queen II title. - Rules suspended; introduced in the Senate. Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. Daniel CRIME Creates the crime of unlawful operation of an audiovisual recording device Frith DISTRICTS/SPECIAL Provides with respect to the membership of the board of commissioners of Beachfront Development District No. Two of Cameron Parish Smith, Jane CLERKS OF COURT Provides for the terms of the fiscal agency contracts of Bossier and Caddo parishes Martiny CRIME Amends penalties for unauthorized sound reproductions and passing of counterfeit labels Kleckley CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Specifies the requisite criminal intent for possession of Schedule IV controlled dangerous substances violations Katz CRIME Creates the crime of human trafficking - Read second time by title and referred to committee on Judiciary C. HB59 Guillory, E. BARBERS Prohibits the listing of complete social security information on the certificates of registration for barbers and instructors - Called from the calendar. - Committee amendments read and rejected. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. HB64 HB67 HB83 Doerge LIBRARIES Provides relative to the disposition of surplus library books by the Webster Parish Library Walker DENTISTRY/DENTISTS Provides for properly permitted dentists to administer enteral conscious sedation to patients of any age Kleckley COURTS/CITY Authorizes the marshal of the city court of Lake Charles to use a portion of his salary collected through civil fees to pay salaries of deputy marshals

6 HB91 Ansardi CHILDREN Provides for the filiation of children - Read second time by title and referred to committee on Judiciary A. 6 of 12 HB100 HB118 HB124 Fannin PROPERTY Authorizes the transfer of certain property located in Jackson Parish from DOTD to the town of Chatham White PRIVATE SECURITY Provides an exception to the private security law for peace officers under certain circumstances Wooton FISHING/SHRIMP Provides relative to fees for shrimp gear licenses - Read second time by title and referred to committee on Natural Resources. HB164 Jackson, M. INSURERS/BROKERS Provides relative to notice of surplus lines brokers of an insurer's removal from the approved list HB188 LaFleur INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE Provides with respect to the limitation of coverage and potential recovery of the named insured or spouse or other family member for whom the policy provides coverage to less than the highest policy limit - Read second time by title and referred to committee on Insurance. HB189 Guillory, E. GAMBLING/RIVERBOAT Provides for the assessment of fees on riverboats located in Calcasieu Parish HB203 HB227 HB241 HB249 Faucheux INSURANCE/HEALTH Provides relative to group health insurance coverage of a dependent previously enrolled in a Medicaid program or the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP) Cravins, Jr. SHERIFFS Provides for the premium costs of group medical benefits for retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs in St. Landry Parish Downs TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY Changes the name of the Lincoln Parish tourist commission and authorizes an increase in the hotel occupancy tax Frith PLANNING/ZONING Authorizes the Cameron Parish governing authority to provide for the siting of facilities for disposal, incineration, or storage of solid or liquid waste in the parish and provides relative to regulation of such waste in the parish - Designated a duplicate of SB No Senate floor amendment read and adopted.

7 7 of 12 HB253 HB272 HB279 HB302 HB331 HB332 HB340 HB344 HB364 HB365 HB369 Burns PARKS Authorizes the Mandeville City Council to name the park behind Mandeville City Hall in honor of Paul D. Cordes Baldone CRIME/BURGLARY Provides with respect to looting - Senate conference committee appointed: Dupre, Chaisson, and Fields. Baylor HIGHWAYS Repeals termination date of provisions relative to blocking private driveways, highways, and public rights-of-way Wooton PROPERTY/PUBLIC Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Plaquemines Parish to the governing authority of the parish Hill HUNTING/ALLIGATORS Provides relative to membership on the Louisiana Fur and Alligator Advisory Council Pinac TOURISM Provides for in-state advertising by the office of tourism Damico ENVIRONMENT/QUALITY DEPT Provides relative to the authority of various offices within DEQ McVea PROPERTY Provides relative to the exchange of certain state property in West Feliciana Parish Hammett LIBRARIES Transfers the administration and accounting of funds of the Concordia Parish Library from the Concordia Parish Police Jury to the Concordia Parish Library Board of Control Dorsey STATE EMPLOYEES Provides for establishment of unclassified health care professional employee pools for LSU HSC medical centers and provides relative to the benefits of employees in such pools Durand MEDICAID Removes the exemption of hepatitis C and antipsychotic drugs from the Louisiana prior authorization process with preferred drug list - Called from the calendar. HB371 Wooton GAMBLING/VIDEO POKER

8 Amends provisions of law regarding the licensing and operation of video draw poker devices - Read second time by title and referred to committee on Judiciary B. 8 of 12 HB372 HB387 HB396 HB398 HB402 HB403 HB408 HB443 HB448 HB464 HB475 HB482 Quezaire MTR VEHICLE/WEIGHT REGS Provides relative to exceptions to the assessment of penalties for certain overweight and over-axle violations - Committee amendments read and adopted. - Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Salter SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY Authorizes the Sabine River Authority to create and maintain a law enforcement division - Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Finance. Hammett MUSEUMS Changes membership of governing board of Louisiana Delta Music Museum Hill MUNICIPALITIES Provides with respect to the period of time after which certain ordinances cannot be contested Erdey INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Provides for the requirements of business entities to act as insurance producers Waddell REAL ESTATE/REALTORS Provides requirements for a valid non-compete agreement between a real estate broker and licensee Pinac BANKS/BANKING Provides for loans to executive officers and employees Curtis UNEMPLOYMENT COMP Prohibits the avoidance of paying state unemployment taxes Hopkins WATER/RESOURCES Exempts certain water systems from certain statutory and rule or regulation requirements relative to certified operators Baldone MTR VEHICLE/INSPECTION Provides with respect to the application for a medical exemption from window tinting regulations St. Germain FISHING/SHRIMP Provides relative to new coordinates for the shrimp trawling line in Breton and Chandeleur Sounds Curtis UNEMPLOYMENT COMP Provides relative to unemployment compensation

9 9 of 12 HB490 HB494 Waddell CONTRACTORS Provides for donations to public university foundations St. Germain FISHING/DEVICES Makes technical correction to description of the line demarcating areas where recreational wire and hoop nets may be used HB512 Guillory, E. GAMING/REVENUE Creates and provides relative to the Calcasieu Parish Gaming Revenue District HB541 HB544 HB558 HB561 HB562 HB569 HB595 HB601 HB638 Dartez EMPLOYMENT/WAGES Provides relative to employer's payment of deceased employees' last wages Schneider CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Enacts the "Pain Management Clinic Drug Abuse and Overdose Prevention Act" LaBruzzo DRUGS/PRESCRIPTION Provides relative to drug returns to penal institutions - Called from the calendar. Lancaster INSURERS/AGENTS Requires six hours of continuing education per year for title insurance agents to renew license Hammett STATE AGENCIES Authorizes the attorney general to collect debts owed to state agencies - Read second time by title and referred to committee on Finance. Baudoin MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES Provides for the creation of the Ladies Auxiliary, V. F. W. prestige license plate Salter FUNDS/FUNDING Clarifies the powers of the Sabine River Authority to enter into certain agreements and contracts Salter TAX/OCCUPATIONAL Provides relative to the levying of an occupational license tax on pharmacies Kleckley INSURANCE/LIFE Provides for the definition of life insurance and authority to offer annuities HB645 Robideaux CORPORATIONS

10 Provides for shares without stock certificates 10 of 12 HB653 Erdey INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Requires continuing education for title insurance producers - Called from the calendar. - Committee amendments read and rejected. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. HB686 Carter, R. CIVIL/JURIES Requires filing the bond for costs 60 days prior to trial HB696 HB715 HB749 HB755 HB763 HB777 HB870 HB878 HB879 HCR7 Pinac FINANCIAL INSTNS COMMR Provides with respect to Louisiana Deferred Presentment and Small Loan Act Hopkins FUNDS/FUNDING Authorizes the state to forgive the debt owed to the state by the Sabine River Authority - Read second time by title and referred to committee on Finance. Hutter HEALTH Provides for licensing for pain management clinics Dartez ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Provides for a toll-free hotline for alcohol abuse - Read second time by title and referred to committee on Judiciary B. Townsend COMMERCE Prohibits the unfair sales of motor fuel Cazayoux CURRICULA Requires the inclusion of the topic of adoption awareness in outlines for courses related to family life Gray DISTRICTS/SPECIAL Creates the Orleans Parish Juvenile Services Financing District - Read second time by title and referred to committee on Local and Municipal Affairs. Thompson SHERIFFS Provides for the payment of insurance premiums for certain retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs in Richland Parish - Read second time by title and referred to committee on Local and Municipal Affairs. Frith TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY Requires a tourist commission within certain parishes to levy and collect an additional hotel occupancy tax and dedicates the proceeds of the tax increase to youth athletic programs and tourism - Read second time by title and referred to committee on Local and Municipal Affairs. Bruce COURTS Requests the Judicial Council of the Louisiana Supreme Court to study the feasibility of dividing the 11th JDC into two separate district courts for DeSoto and Sabine parishes

11 11 of 12 HCR29 HCR31 HCR56 HCR64 HCR65 HCR115 HCR116 HCR117 HCR120 HCR123 HCR124 Badon SALES/TOBACCO TRADE Relative to the sale of cigarettes in certain quantities - Read second time by title and referred to committee on Judiciary B. Smith, Jane MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC Directs OMV to inform applicants for issuance and renewal of drivers' licenses of the anatomical gift donor and living will designations on the reverse side of the license Hill HIGHWAYS Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to designate a portion of La. Hwy. 10 in Oakdale, Louisiana, as the "Dr. George B. Mowad Memorial Highway" Badon ENVIRONMENT/SOLID WASTE Requests the Department of Environmental Quality to enforce construction and demolition solid waste regulations Smith, Jack TRANSPORTATION DEPT Requests the Department of Transportation and Development to install a traffic signal at the intersection of Railroad Avenue and US Highway 90 in Patterson, La. Glover Commends the Evangel Christian Academy football team upon winning the 2004 Class 5A state championship Doerge Commends Specialist Russell "Kyle" Burleson upon his receipt of the Purple Heart and expresses appreciation for his service and sacrifice for his country Smith, Jack CONGRESS Memorializes congress to amend the U.S. Code to authorize state governors to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff upon the death of a member of the U.S. armed forces from their respective states who died on active duty LaFleur Commends the Pine Prairie High School Lady Panthers softball team upon winning the Class 2A State Championship Hunter RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS Requests African American churches to partner with the Louisiana Municipal Black Caucus Association for the purpose of alleviating political, social, and community problems Hunter ECONOMIC DEVEL/COMMUNITY Requests state and federal leaders to collaborate with the La. Municipal Black Caucus Association to

12 promote economic development and recognizes that it is a key component of prosperity for African American citizens 12 of 12 HCR126 HCR129 HCR137 HCR139 HCR140 HCR143 HCR144 Glover Commends Robert L. Williams upon his being the last original working member of the faculty at Southern University at Shreveport and for his many contributions to education in the state of Louisiana Faucheux Expresses condolences of the legislature upon the death of long-time educator, Felix "Pappy" Andrew LeBouef Bruneau Expresses condolences upon the death of Dr. Charles C. Foti, Sr. Bruce SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH Recognizes Wednesday, June 1, 2005, as the fourth annual 4-H Day at the Louisiana State Capitol Schneider Commends Laurion Hillary Morris, Miss Slidell Teen Princess 2005, upon her outstanding accomplishments Bruneau Expresses condolences upon the death of former 4th Circuit Court of Appeal Chief Judge William V. Redmann - Read by title and concurred in by the vote of 25 yeas and 0 nays and ordered to the House. Marchand SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH Recognizes June 1, 2005, as Alpha Day at the legislature - Read by title and concurred in by the vote of 25 yeas and 0 nays and ordered to the House.