LOUISIANA SENATE ORDER OF THE DAY TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011

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1 ORDER OF THE DAY Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading 34, 35 Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading Subject to Call 9, 28 House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred 27, 162, 282, 565, 39, 164, 296, 595, 70, 182, 299, 635, 85, 192, 355, , 193, 369, 91, 195, 372, 93, 207, 393, 104, 208, 424, 149, 214, 466, 150, 219, 485, 159, 228, 493, 160, 281, 531, House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading 89, 95, 99, 101, 103 Senate Bills Reported by Committee 2, 66, 144, 3, 76, 147, 16, 80, 157, 17, 82, 165, 18, 99, 166, 19, 113, 167, 20, 114, 171, 30, 121, 187, 42, 122, 218, 44, 124, 237, 45, 129, 259, 59, 135, 264 Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage 13, , 21, 65, 40, 108, 52, 176, 53, , 90, 115, 123, 131, 137, 182, Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call 94, 207 Page 1

2 PAGE: 1 Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading BROOME Expresses condolences upon the death of Uyai Idara Imaabasi. BROOME SENATE Recognizes and commends the first Zion City Elementary School Reunion on June 11, 2011, and its theme "Raising Zion 60 Years Later." BROOME Commends Scott Rogers for exemplary and outstanding service to the Baton Rouge area community. Extends the condolences of the Louisiana Senate upon the death of Neville High Football Coach Charlie Brown. DORSEY Expresses condolences upon the death of Henry Louis "Dickie" Thurman, Jr. Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading THOMPSON Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Mississippi State Senator Carl J. "Jack" Gordon. WILLARD-LEWIS Congratulates the "Mighty" Southern Region of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated and welcomes the sorority to New Orleans on June 2-4, 2011 for its 82nd Southern Regional Leadership Conference and Youth Retreat. Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading Subject to Call 9 28 WILLARD-LEWIS Expresses condolences upon the death of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Quadi S. Hudgins, while on his third tour of duty. Expresses condolences upon the death of former senator, Ken Hollis. House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred BROSSETT TAX EXEMPTIONS/HOMESTEAD Requires the assessor in Orleans Parish to provide property owners with a form for permanent registration of the homestead exemption THIBAUT PARISH/WEST BATON ROUGE Provides relative to administrative adjudication of certain violations in West Baton Rouge Parish SMITH, JANE Repeals an exemption from the authority of political subdivisions to use hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles KLECKLEY INSURANCE/POLICIES Requires the identification of the title producer, examining attorney, and title insurer on certain transactions 87 BARRAS Designates a bridge HIGHWAYS ROY DISTRICTS/FIRE PROTECT Abolishes the Rapides Parish Tri Fire Protection District MORRIS FIRE PROTECTION Provides relative to the composition of the board of commissioners of Caddo Parish Fire District Number One DOWNS TAX COMMISSION, STATE Provides relative to certain meetings of the La. Tax Commission

3 PAGE: POPE RETIREMENT/TEACHERS Relative to the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL), excludes from membership employees of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association employed on or after July 1, 2011 DOWNS RETIREMENT/TEACHERS Relative to the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, provides for the payment of benefits for retired adjunct professors during reemployment JONES, ROSALIND DISTRICTS/SPECIAL Creates the Ouachita Riverfront Development Commission JONES, SAM PLANNING/ZONING Authorizes the governing authority of St. Mary Parish to pay a per diem to members of the planning and zoning commission and the board of adjustment BADON, AUSTIN DISTRICTS/NEIGORHOOD Creates the Pressburg East Neighborhood Improvement and Security District in Orleans Parish HILL HIGHWAYS Designates La. Highway 113 from the intersection of La. Highway 10 until the Occupy II Baptist Church (3.9 miles) as the Staff Sergeant Robert "Pete" Sweat Memorial Highway JACKSON, GIROD PUBLIC CONTRACTS Extends the length of time relative to the utilization of design-build contracts WHITE PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS Authorizes public entities to require electronic bidding ANDERS AGRICULTURE Merges certain funds within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry RICHARDSON SECONDHAND DEALERS Provides relative to the purchase of junk or used or secondhand property JOHNSON TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY Authorizes certain municipalities, subject to voter approval, to levy and collect a hotel occupancy tax JONES, SAM PORTS/MORGAN CITY Expands the territorial limits of the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District DIXON RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL Allows a member to designate a trustee for survivor benefits payable to a child JONES, SAM PROPERTY/PUBLIC Provides for specific uses for the Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund ST. GERMAIN MOTOR VEHICLES Adjusts method to determine certain truck registration fees ELLINGTON ASSESSORS Requires the assessor in certain parishes to pay insurance premiums for retirees ELLINGTON TAX/SALES & USE Extends termination of the state sales and use tax exclusion for certain alternative substances used as fuel by manufacturers GREENE WILDLIFE/HABITAT Provides for certain uses for monies in the Artificial Reef Development Fund CHAMPAGNE MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES Creates the La. Seafood prestige license plate BROSSETT SEWERAGE/N O WATER BD Provides relative to the authority of the mayor to designate a person to attend meetings of the sewerage and water board of New Orleans in his absence SMITH, GARY RETIREMENT/TEACHERS Relative to the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL), allows certain reemployed retirees to receive retirement benefits upon reemployment

4 PAGE: MCVEA Establishes the MC Davis Conservation Fund within the Conservation Fund and dedicates certain state revenues from the MC Davis Property for purposes of the fund GUILLORY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS Relative to the La. School Employees' Retirement System (LSERS), the State Police Pension and Retirement System (LSPRS), and the Parochial Employees' Retirement System (PERS), provides for compliance with applicable federal tax qualification requirements MONTOUCET STATE DEPARTMENTS Provides for the La. French Language Services program DANAHAY PROPERTY Provides relative to the sale of adjudicated property in Calcasieu Parish GREENE DISTRICTS/NEIGORHOOD Provides relative to the Broadmoor Crime Prevention and Improvement District LORUSSO PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS Provides relative to the procurement of services by public entities that are not subject to the State Procurement Code ROBIDEAUX PARISH/LAFAYETTE Creates the Lafayette Parish Redevelopment Authority 565 DIXON Designates an underpass HIGHWAYS LABRUZZO TAX CREDITS Authorizes the wind or solar energy systems tax credit in addition to any federal grant for the same system THIBAUT INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE Provides for notice to insureds relative to liability insurance cancellation fees assessed by the office of motor vehicles HOFFMANN ABORTION Provides requirements for content and delivery of information regarding abortion in certain medical settings and revises criteria for voluntary and informed consent to an abortion House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading LIGI Commends Manny Barocco, director of athletics for the Jefferson Parish Public School System, upon his selection as the 2011 Athletic Director of the Year by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education BADON, AUSTIN Commends Frank Garnett upon his induction into the Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame in July of 2011 HARRISON Expresses condolences upon the death of Easton DeHart BILLIOT FISHING/SHRIMP Expresses good wishes from the Louisiana Legislature to the Louisiana shrimping fleet on Opening Day of the 2011 brown shrimp season LAMBERT BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS Declares May as "Safe Boating Week" Senate Bills Reported by Committee 2 3 GUILLORY, ELBERT REGISTRAR OF VOTERS RET Provides for membership of and election to the board of trustees. (7/1/11) GAUTREAUX SHERIFFS PEN/RELIEF FUND Provides for calculation of benefits and retirement eligibility requirements. (7/1/11)

5 PAGE: SMITH, JOHN Changes membership of the Vernon Parish Arena District. (8/15/11) MORRISH Provides for the position of deputy chief of police in the city of Jennings. (8/15/11) LAFLEUR Provides relative to the chief of police in the town of Simmesport. (8/15/11) MCPHERSON LOCAL EMPLOYEES Increases the amount of per diem for members of the board of supervisors of Sewerage District No. 1 of Rapides Parish. (8/15/11) CROWE LOCAL OFFICIALS Provides relative to the powers of the police chief in the town of Pearl River. (8/15/11) REVENUE DEPARTMENT Provides for donations of tax refunds to the Louisiana Bicentennial Commission through a check-off box on state income tax returns. ELECTED OFFICIALS Repeals certain powers and duties of the city of Bastrop. (gov sig) SMITH, JOHN Increases the membership of the Beauregard Parish Airport Board from seven to ten members. (8/15/11) SMITH, JOHN Increases the membership of Hospital Service District Number Two of Beauregard Parish. (8/15/11) DONAHUE STUDENTS Provides relative to the use of seclusion and physical restraint to address the behavior of students with exceptionalities. EMPLOYMENT Provides with respect to mandatory verification, through the federal E-Verify system, to determine a person's residency status in the U.S. when engaged in public contract work. (8/15/11) MARTINY PUBLIC CONTRACTS Prohibits public entities from requiring certain agreements related to labor organizations as a condition of bidding on projects. (gov sig) NEVERS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Provides for the reorganization of the Department of Education. (gov sig) DORSEY TAX/SALES Provides that the state sales or use tax shall not apply to consumer purchases of "breastfeeding items." (gov sig) MORRELL Authorizes the issuance of $37.5 million more New Market Tax Credits and extends the period tax credits are allowed from ending on December 31, 2013, to an indefinite period if the qualified equity investment is issued prior to December 31, (gov sig) CROWE Constitutional amendment to authorize limited redirection and transfer of funds supporting appropriations and allocations from the state general fund and dedicated funds in certain circumstances. (2/3 CA13s1(A)) CROWE Authorizes limited redirection and transfer of funds supporting appropriations and allocations from the state general fund and dedicated funds in certain circumstances. (2/3-CA7s10(F)(1)) UNEMPLOYMENT COMP Provides an additional exception regarding unemployment benefit payments that are not charged to an employer's experience rating. (8/15/11) AMEDEE PARISHES Authorizes the governing authority of Ascension Parish to require property owners to remove debris, wrecked or used motor vehicles, or other discarded items being stored or kept on their property. (8/15/11)

6 PAGE: Authorizes the Ouachita Parish Police Jury to prohibit certain roadside sales of animals. (gov sig) DONAHUE SPECIAL DISTRICTS Provides for the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 2 board of commissioners. (gov sig) CLAITOR Extends the research and development tax credit program from December 31, 2013 to December 31, 2019; changes it from a refundable and transferable credit to a "rebate"; authorizes the rebate for the employment of any persons in Louisiana rather than residents; and changes its calculation. (gov sig) Provides relative to the sunset and abolition of certain special funds in the state treasury. (7/1/11) Constitutional amendment to provide relative to deposits into the Budget Stabilization Fund. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) AMEDEE Authorizes the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center to accept corporate sponsors. (8/15/11) COMMUNITY TECH SYSTEM Provides relative to the availability and use of electronic textbooks and other instructional material in LCTCS institutions. (gov sig) PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS Provides for the membership of the Greater Ouachita Port Commission. (gov sig) CHEEK Creates the position of Chief of Fire Support Staff in the Shreveport Fire Department. (8/15/11) Provides relative to deposits into the Budget Stabilization Fund. (See Act) LONG Extends Cane River Heritage tax credit to January 1, (8/15/11) MCPHERSON CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES Provides for pre-paid lease contracts of state correctional facilities. (gov sig) WILLARD-LEWIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Provides relative to the powers of plaza special districts. (gov sig) MARIONNEAUX Phases out the state personal and corporate state income taxes. (8/15/11) Provides for motion picture investor tax credits. (gov sig) Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage MARIONNEAUX TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL Removes the 50% cap on the deduction from taxable income of tuition and fees paid by a taxpayer for a dependent child to a nonpublic elementary or secondary school or to a public elementary or secondary lab school which is operated by a public college or university, making the deduction equal to the full amount paid up to $5,000 per child. (gov sig) TAX/SALES Grants a state tax exemption for water, mineral water, carbonated water, and flavored water sold in bottles, jugs, or containers for home consumption. (10/1/11) MORRELL Authorizes DEQ to once again grant transferable credits for the investigation or remediation of hazardous waste "brownfields"sites on and after July 1, 2011, clarifies that the credit may be granted to any public or private "entity" whether taxable or non-taxable, and specifically authorizes credits for the remediation of public parks, playgrounds and other recreational areas. (7/1/11) ALARIO Provides that once the balance in the Millennium Trust reaches $1.38 billion, 100% of the annual Tobacco Settlement Proceeds shall be dedicated to the TOPS program. (See Act)

7 PAGE: ALARIO Constitutional amendment to provide that once the balance in the Millennium Trust reaches $1.38 billion, 100% of the annual Tobacco Settlement Proceeds shall be dedicated to the TOPS program. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) AMEDEE TAX/AD VALOREM Prohibits property transferred to the state or to a political subdivision whose ultimate primary use will be for a private commercial or industrial enterprise from being considered exempt from property taxes in certain parishes unless the tax recipient bodies in the parish which levy over half of the millages in the parish each adopt a resolution approving such transfer. (gov sig) THOMPSON Transfers certain monies from the Boll Weevil Eradication Fund to the Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority. (gov sig) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Requires spouses of liquor license applicants to provide their fingerprints with the applicant's application. (gov sig) MARTINY Changes the Digital Interactive Media Producer Tax Credit to a refundable tax credit and provides other modifications to the program. (gov sig) LONG FISCAL CONTROLS Provides for the governor's interim budget balancing authority, authorizing him to reduce certain state general fund or statutorily dedicated fund appropriations or allocations by an addititonal five percent. (7/1/11) (2/3-CA7s10(F)(1)) LONG FISCAL CONTROLS Provides for certain budget adjustment authority upon receiving notification that a projected budget deficit exists. (7/1/11) (2/3-CA7s10(F)(1)) THOMPSON PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT Prohibits any offender sentenced to the legal custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to establish an account on any Internet-based social networking website. (8/15/11) GUILLORY, ELBERT PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT Provides relative to the membership, duties and operations of the parole board and pardon board. (8/15/11) MILLS PHARMACISTS Allows a pharmacist to administer certain immunizations. (8/15/11) CHEEK HEALTH CARE Provides for an exception to the prohibition against employing a nonlicensed person or licensed ambulance personnel when such person has been convicted of certain criminal offenses. (gov sig) ELECTION DAYS Provides relative to the Louisiana Election Code. (1/1/12) HEITMEIER HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT Authorizes DHH to develop and maintain an upper payment limit financing methodology for all health care providers licensed by DHH. (gov sig) GUILLORY, ELBERT HEALTH CARE Provides relative to the reuse of medication returned from a correctional facility.(gov sig) Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call NEVERS PUBLIC CONTRACTS Provides a preference for materials produced, manufactured, or fabricated in Louisiana used in public works. (8/15/11) MOUNT MEDICAID Requires DHH to submit annual reports concerning the Coordinated Care Network Medicaid initiative. (gov sig)

LOUISIANA SENATE ORDER OF THE DAY MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2011

LOUISIANA SENATE ORDER OF THE DAY MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2011 ORDER OF THE DAY Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading 75 Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading Subject to Call 74 Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading 55, 56, 57 House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading HCR 141,