Legislative Day History Tuesday June 10th, 2008 Chamber: House

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1 1 of 24 HB29 HB84 HB93 HB110 HB123 HB125 HB127 HB129 HB134 HB137 HB138 HB155 Morris JUVENILE PROCEDURE Provides with respect to the taking of testimony of a protected person Jones, Rosalind CHILDREN/SUPPORT Increases penalties for failure to pay child support under certain conditions St. Germain LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS Amends provisions regarding rights of law enforcement officers under investigation Champagne CRIME/ROBBERY Excludes persons convicted of armed robbery from being eligible for parole - Scheduled for floor debate on 6/10/08. - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 14. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to Wooton CORRECTIONS/PRISONERS Provides for the release of certain information pertaining to a prisoner's activities while incarcerated Guillory, Elbert CORRECTIONS/PRISONERS Provides with respect to the permissible use of interest earned from inmates' compensation accounts Wooton CORRECTIONS Provides relative to eligibility for intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision Monica COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE Increases the civil jurisdictional amount of justice of the peace courts Henry MORTGAGES Provides relative to the removal of mortgage inscriptions Hill CRIME Creates the crime of the production, manufacture, distribution, or possession of fraudulent identification information Geymann COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE Provides with respect to the jurisdiction in which justice of the peace constables can effectuate service of process Katz HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES Makes changes to the facility need review process

2 HB164 Lorusso LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Provides for temporary successors for legislators called to active duty in the armed services for a period of thirty days or more - Scheduled for floor debate on 6/10/08. - Called from the calendar. - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 81, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to 2 of 24 HB183 HB192 HB206 HB211 HB253 HB278 HB280 HB283 HB289 Lorusso LEGISLATORS (Constitutional Amendment) Requires the legislature to provide for temporary successors for legislators ordered to active duty - Scheduled for floor debate on 6/10/08. - Called from the calendar. - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 8. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to Arnold REAL ESTATE/COMMISSION Provides for changes to the requirements for licensure by the La. Real Estate Commission Wooton CORRECTIONS Provides for the entity receiving supervised release payments Chandler BUILDING CODES Provides for a fee structure between governmental entities and third-party providers to be determined by the governmental entity Mills FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Provides for the reporting of suspicious activity to the office of financial institutions St. Germain ETHICS Provides an exception for certain activities by, on behalf of, or for the benefits of an agency to restrictions on giving food, drink, and refreshment to public servants Wooton GAMBLING/CHARITABLE Amends law regarding which games may be displayed on video bingo machines - House conferees appointed: Wooton, Lopinto, and Peterson. Greene CHILDREN/CARE Provides procedures for child in need of care proceedings Wooton PARDON/PAROLE Directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to redesignate the provisions of law regarding intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision as a separate statute HB301 Jones, Sam LEVEES/BDS & DISTRICTS

3 Revises board membership requirements of the St. Mary Levee District - Read by title, roll called, yeas 90, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. 3 of 24 HB302 HB318 HB322 HB366 HB369 HB378 HB388 HB393 HB402 HB419 HB424 HB438 Jones, Sam INSURANCE/PROPERTY Provides that the 10% surcharge on rates charged by the La. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. shall not apply in St. Mary Parish Kleckley INSURANCE/HEALTH Requires health insurance coverage of prosthetic devices and prosthetic services Jones, Rosalind ADOPTION Provides for the adoption of adults Katz MEDICAID Expands Medicaid eligibility to former foster children who have reached adulthood Kleckley INSURANCE Provides for the state's entry into the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact Armes SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES Provides relative to noncomplex health procedures performed by certain school employees - House conferees appointed: Armes, Trahan, and Geymann. Greene PROPERTY/IMMOVABLE Provides relative to component parts of immovable property Greene JUDGMENTS/CIVIL Provides for the confirmation of certain default judgments Foil MTR VEHICLE/BUSES-SCHOOL Prohibits school bus operators from using cell phones while driving Edwards PARISH/POLICE JURIES Increases maximum allowable monthly salary for police jurors and authorizes a police jury to increase the salary of the police jury president Greene CIVIL/VENUE Provides relative to proper venue for a suit on a promissory note Ligi PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Provides relative to drug testing of employees of local governmental subdivisions

4 HB460 Tucker JUVENILES Provides for the membership of the Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission 4 of 24 HB461 HB505 HB520 HB524 HB574 HB596 HB604 HB634 HB657 HB662 HB671 Ritchie TAX/AD VALOREM TAX (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for transfer of the special assessment level to new property purchased to replace expropriated property Wooton RETIREMENT/PUBLIC SYSTEM Authorizes probation and parole officers to purchase their firearms upon retirement Montoucet RETIREMENT/SCHOOL EMPS Relative to members of the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System, repeals the prohibition against membership in other systems LeBas TAX/TAXATION Authorizes the Evangeline Parish Assessment District to provide for an automobile expense allowance for the assessor Smith, Gary SCHOOLS Prohibits interactions between students and school employees in public elementary and secondary schools except in accordance with specified guidelines and limitations adopted by BESE Ligi POLITICAL PARTIES Provides relative to the composition of the party executive committees in Jefferson Parish Mills TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY Provides relative to the levy of hotel taxes in certain parishes Ponti CRIMINAL/VICTIMS Prohibits persons from contacting crime victims Trahan SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES Prohibits requiring school employees to complete paperwork if the information provided for in such paperwork is available from another source Willmott CRIME Creates the crime of home improvement fraud Nowlin SCHOOLS/LA MATH, SCIENCE Requires the board of directors of the La. School of Math, Science, and the Arts to develop and adopt a policy for sabbatical leave for certified employees prior to the beginning of the school year

5 - Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. 5 of 24 HB681 HB733 HB738 HB754 HB757 HB765 Hutter CHILDRENS CODE Provides with respect to the duties of peace officers or probation officers upon taking a child into custody Schroder ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING Provides with respect to the authority of parish governments to enforce litter abatement ordinances Baldone EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS Revises provisions relative to the employment of minors - Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Dixon STUDENT/DISCIPLINE Requires public school governing authorities to take certain actions relative to student awareness and understanding of school discipline rules and requirements Trahan CRIME/BATTERY Provides relative to penalties for crimes of assault of and for battery on a school teacher Hutter FLOODING/CONTROL Requires a parish or municipality to comply with federal flood plain management and flood insurance programs HB772 Jackson, M. DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD Creates the Melrose Place Crime Prevention District in East Baton Rouge Parish - Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. HB778 HB791 HB799 HB814 HB815 Richmond CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE Extends until August 31, 2014, the period within which to file an application for DNA testing Hutter PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION Provides with respect to expropriated property of DOTD not used for projects in a certain time period Baldone HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES Requires prostheses, orthoses, prosthetic services, and orthotic services which are purchased by a state agency or reimbursed by Medicaid to be provided by an accredited facility Templet MTR VEHICLE/SEAT BELTS Increases penalties for violations for failure to properly restrain child in motor vehicle Abramson PRESCRIPTION Provides for the prescriptive period for actions involving the sale of certain immovable property

6 6 of 24 HB828 HB829 HB840 HB853 HB854 HB858 HB863 HB873 HB879 HB886 HB923 HB930 Henry CLERKS OF COURT Provides relative to the electronic filing of certain instruments Danahay ETHICS Provides relative to the period during which public employees may accept contributions from not-for-profit organizations or funds within such organizations and the deadline by which organizations must report such contributions to the Board of Ethics Hutter MTR VEHICLE/COMMERCIAL Provides for the definition of felony Tucker ETHICS/BOARD Provides relative to the enforcement of laws under the jurisdiction of the Board of Ethics Lambert JUDGES Provides for geographical election sections for first district of First Circuit Court of Appeals - Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Katz BOARDS/COMMISSIONS Provides relative to the La. Board of Nursing Facility Administrators Abramson PRESCRIPTION Provides for two-year prescription for actions involving a power of attorney Simon ELECTIONS/ABSENTEE VOTE Provides relative to absentee by mail and early voting by certain voters who participate in the special program for physically handicapped voters Schroder COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE Provides for one justice of the peace for Ward 3 of St. Tammany Parish Morrell HOUSING Provides relative to the issuance of bonds by the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency Gallot ELECTION CODE Provides relative to voting absentee by mail Mills HEALTH/DHH Provides relative to the governance, functions, and responsibilities of human services districts HB947 Hutter ETHICS

7 Allows a public servant to accept complimentary admission to a fundraising event held by or for the benefit of certain educational institutions or programs, excluding professional, semi-professional, or collegiate sporting events 7 of 24 HB980 HB987 HB990 HB1004 HB1043 HB1053 HB1067 HB1069 HB1071 Burns, Henry CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL Authorizes rehearings by fire and police civil service boards on disciplinary matters under certain circumstances Gallot ELECTION CODE Provides relative to evidence of disability to be presented by a voter in order for him to be entitled to assistance in voting Barrow VOTING/REGISTRATION Allows voter registration in the office of a public high school guidance counselor Connick LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Provides with respect to the issuance of subpoenas directing the testimony of legislative staff regarding matters of legislative speech and debate Fannin FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Requires a financial institution to file a certificate of occupancy with the local conveyance records office Harrison EDUCATION/SPECIAL Provides for comprehensive revision of the educational opportunities for children with exceptionalities provisions Edwards MORTGAGES Provides relative to the cancellation of certain mortgages and vendor's privileges Williams SCHOOLS Requires the board of the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts/Riverfront (NOCCA) to develop a plan to enter into cooperative agreements to provide educational services to students in public school systems throughout the state - Read by title, roll called, yeas 91, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending. - House conferees appointed: Williams, Trahan, and Badon, Austin. Ellington PHYSICIANS Establishes a program to fund forgiveness of student loans for physicians in rural areas - Scheduled for floor debate on 6/10/08. - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to HB1075 LaBruzzo STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP

8 Provides relative to initial eligibility for TOPS awards for certain students displaced by Hurricane Katrina or Rita, or both - Scheduled for floor debate on 6/10/08. - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to 8 of 24 HB1078 HB1098 HB1115 HB1117 HB1120 HB1127 HB1148 HB1152 HB1153 HB1159 HB1162 Robideaux RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS Provides with respect to the computation of benefits for nonqualified participants in the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System Katz HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS Provides for home and community-based service providers Armes SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY Increases the per diem for Sabine River Authority Board of Commissioners - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Morris ENERGY/OIL & GAS Provides for leasing and permitting of certain underground storage Lorusso PUBLIC CONTRACTS Authorizes the adjutant general and Military Department to utilize the design-build method for certain construction projects Hutter LIABILITY/CIVIL Provides a limitation of liability for religious organizations providing assistance during a state of emergency Morrell POLICE/MUNICIPAL Provides relative to investigations of municipal police officers - Notice of Senate conferees appointed. Richmond DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST Provides for the omnibus new assistant district attorney positions for the various judicial districts in the state Hazel CRIME Prohibits wearing or possessing body armor on school property St. Germain FIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL Provides for emergency access to elevators Wooton ATTORNEY GENERAL Authorizes the attorney general to investigate commercial and trade practices of motor carriers transporting household goods

9 9 of 24 HB1169 HB1176 HB1190 HB1206 HB1240 HB1245 HB1252 HB1256 HB1262 HB1270 HB1276 HB1290 Ritchie TAX COMMISSION, STATE Authorizes the La. Tax Commission to assess fees for its services through June 30, 2010 Richmond EMBALMERS/FUNERAL DIRECT Expands the Embalmers and Funeral Directors Board from seven to nine members Burns, Henry AIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS Repeals the definition of "aircraft registrar" Dove TOURISM Creates the South La. Wetlands Discovery Center in Terrebonne Parish Honey TRANSPORTATION Provides relative to specialty license plate fees LaFonta HEALTH CARE Extends the termination date of the Louisiana Commission on HIV, AIDS, and Hepatitis C Montoucet FIRE PROTECTION Provides relative to the maximum number of consecutive hours on duty and the minimum number of consecutive hours off duty for firemen under certain circumstances Downs SCHOOLS/BOARDS Provides relative to training and instruction for public school board members and requires that a certain number of hours focus on certain topics Danahay PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS Provides for an increase in licensing fees for private investigators Perry FUELS Creates the Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative Champagne DISTRICTS/WATERWORKS Authorizes the Vermilion Parish governing authority to increase the per diem paid to the board of commissioners of Southeast Waterworks District No. 2 LeBas INSURANCE/HEALTH Requires remittance advice on each pharmacy claim

10 HB1293 Roy LEVEES Provides relative to the board of commissioners for the Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Beouf Levee District - Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending. - House conferees appointed: Roy, Hutter, and Johnson. 10 of 24 HB1305 HB1332 HB1366 HB1368 HB1376 HCR138 HCR143 HCR198 HCR200 HCR201 Downs LICENSING Provides relative to the issuance of explosives licenses Peterson INSURERS/AGENTS Requires the commissioner of insurance to publish a report regarding life insurance agent examinations Ponti INSURANCE/HEALTH Requires that pharmacy benefit managers be licensed and regulated by the commissioner of insurance as third-party administrators Abramson PRESCRIPTION Provides for commencement of prescriptive periods and applicable notice for claims under the New Home Warranty Act Mills FISHING/CRAWFISH Provides relative to promotion, marketing, and development of the wild-caught crawfish industry Smith, Patricia TRANSPORTATION DEPT Urges and requests DOTD to hold a conference to discuss expanding mass transit in Louisiana - Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Hardy CRIMINAL/SENTENCING Requests DPS&C to study the feasibility of using military service as an alternative to incarceration for certain offenses Henry DRUGS/PRESCRIPTION Urges and requests the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy to convene its Regulation Revision Committee to consider changes to the rules and regulations of the board to expressly prohibit a pharmacist from interchanging an antiepileptic drug for the treatment of epilepsy without the prior notification of both the prescribing physician and the patient Hines HEALTH Requests DHH and BESE jointly to study the feasibility and advisability of prohibiting public schools from serving foods containing trans fat to students - Reported favorably (12-0). Smith, Gary COMMENDATIONS Commends the members of the Rousseau family upon the occasion of their first family reunion

11 11 of 24 HCR202 HCR203 HCR204 HCR205 HCR206 HCR207 HCR208 HCR209 HCR210 HR110 HR111 Dixon SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES Requests BESE to study the feasibility of establishing a statewide minimum salary schedule for school support personnel - Reported favorably (12-0). Gallot CONDOLENCES Expresses condolences upon the death of Drucilla S. Thomas Hazel COMMENDATIONS Commends Brittany Stephenson upon her selection as an alternate representative of La. at the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress in Washington, D.C. Barrow LEGISLATION Urges the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the replacement of all politically incorrect terms in law - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs. Henry HIGHWAYS Requests the state of Louisiana and the governor to properly and completely fund the cutting of grass along certain state routes within Jefferson Parish Trahan SCHOOLS/FINANCE-MFP Provides legislative approval of the MFP formula for FY adopted by BESE on June 6, Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Education. Hines COASTAL RES/COASTAL ZONE Urges and requests the Department of Natural Resources to study issues related to prohibiting the issuance of permits to dredge in the coastal zone and report its findings to the legislature - Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. Barrow BUDGETARY PROCEDURES Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Treasury to review the process of the approval and disbursement of funds appropriated during the 2008 Regular Session and to report its findings to the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. - Read by title. Lies over under the rules. Lopinto COMMENDATIONS Commends the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors on its new office headquarters and its long-term investment in the New Orleans region - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to Henry STUDENT/HOME STUDY Requests BESE to study and make recommendations relative to participation in public school interscholastic athletic activities by students in state-approved home study programs - Reported favorably (12-0). Abramson COMMENDATIONS Commends musician Terence Blanchard of New Orleans - Enrolled, signed by the Speaker of the House and taken by the Clerk of the House to the

12 - Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. 12 of 24 HR112 HR113 HR114 HR115 HR116 HR117 HR118 HR119 HR120 HR121 Ritchie CONDOLENCES Expresses condolences upon the death of Cpl. Justin R. Mixon, U.S. Army, of Bogalusa, who was killed in action in Iraq - Enrolled, signed by the Speaker of the House and taken by the Clerk of the House to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. Guillory, Mickey COMMENDATIONS Commends Analice "Alice" Fruge Janot of Eunice, who celebrated her 100th birthday on January 4, Enrolled, signed by the Speaker of the House and taken by the Clerk of the House to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. Morrell SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES Requests BESE to conduct a formal review of certain issues regarding special incentives and benefits offered by the RSD and RSD schools after Hurricane Katrina to recruit and retains school employees for Orleans Parish schools - Reported favorably (14-0). Barrow SOCIAL SERVICES DEPT Urges and requests the Department of Social Services to inform families, parents, and caretakers of available social services - Enrolled, signed by the Speaker of the House and taken by the Clerk of the House to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. Hill LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Commend the Fairview High School girls basketball team upon winning the 2008 Class B state championship - Enrolled, signed by the Speaker of the House and taken by the Clerk of the House to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. Baldone REAL ESTATE/REALTORS Requests the House Committee on Commerce to study distributing earned interest on real estate broker escrow accounts to various entities - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce. Chandler BUILDING CODES Requests the House Committee on Commerce to study the fee structure for various jurisdictions throughout the state of La. - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce. Smith, Gary COMMENDATIONS Commends Harry J. Morel, Jr., St. Charles Parish D.A., upon being selected to the All-Alex Box Stadium Foundation Era Team - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. Connick TRANSPORTATION Directs the Department of Transportation and Development to beautify and maintain the area of roadway and greenspace that lies between the Louis Armstrong International Airport and Interstate 10 - Read by title. Lies over under the rules. Roy CONDOLENCES Expresses condolences upon the death of Sgt. First Class David Raymond Hurst, U.S. Army, of Fort Sill, Ok., who was killed in action in Iraq

13 - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. 13 of 24 SB2 SB3 SB6 Crowe PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS Provides relative to the authority of the board of commissioners for the St. Bernard Port, Harbor, and Terminal District to acquire certain property. (8/15/08) - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Crowe MARKETING/PROMOTION Designates Plaquemines Parish as the "Gateway to Louisiana and America." (gov sig) - Read by title, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Murray LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS Designates Sazerac as the official cocktail of the city of New Orleans. (gov sig) - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. SB11 Gautreaux, N. FARMING Revises the Louisiana Right to Farm Law. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to SB15 SB16 Dupre MOTOR VEHICLES Authorizes the issuance of a "Gold Star" motor vehicle prestige license plate. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Cravins, Jr. INSURANCE POLICIES Requires proof of compliance with Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law to be reported to the commissioner of insurance for inclusion in the motor vehicle security database. (gov sig) - Reported with amendments (7-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. SB42 Gautreaux, B. STATE POLICE RET FUND Provides for amortization of the liabilities of the State Police Pension and Retirement System. (7/1/08) SB44 Cravins, Jr. INSURANCE POLICIES Authorizes a "third invitation" for grants under the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program, provides for the recovery of unearned grants, and requires any unused money from the program to be used for a homeowner policy premium assistance program to reduce homeowner's insurance premiums. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to SB45 Gautreaux, B. STATE EMPLOYEE RET Provides for benefits for certain adult probation and parole officers. (2/3-CA7s2.1(A)) (7/1/08) - Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Retirement. SB78 SB80 Hebert CLERKS OF COURT Provides relative to eligibility to enter the Clerks' of Court Retirement and Relief Fund Deferred Retirement Option Plan. (7/1/08) Martiny CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Provides for a procedure when a defendant alleges mutual mistake imposed upon conviction pursuant

14 to Code of Criminal Proceedure Article 893. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to 14 of 24 SB91 SB98 SB106 SB116 SB128 Quinn JUDGES Provides for two additional judgeships in the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court with specified jurisdiction. (gov sig) Murray SPECIAL DISTRICTS Provides relative to French Quarter-Marigny Historic Area Management District. (8/15/08) - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Morrish APPROPRIATIONS Provides a procedure for submission and review of information related to proposed amendments to the General Appropriation Bill. (7/1/08) - Involuntarily deferred in committee. Martiny ROADS/HIGHWAYS Re-names a certain portion of the West Bank Expressway as the Harry Lee Expressway. - Notice of change of Senate conferees. Nevers EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Adds "educational consultants" to the list of professions for which contracts for professional services may be awarded without competitive bidding or negotiation; limits the authority to contract with such consultants to the Department of Education; and terminates the contracting provision on January 1, (8/15/08) - Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Appropriations. SB132 SB137 Murray PARKS Provides for audit concerning New Orleans City Park, the New Orleans City Park Improvement Association, and its board and provides for the respective responsibility of the park, the association, the board, and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism relative to such audits. (7/1/08) Quinn TRAFFIC Prohibits text messaging by all drivers and the use of cell phones by novice drivers. (7/1/08) SB143 Gautreaux, N. CRIME/PUNISHMENT Prohibits a "sex offender" from wearing a mask, hood or disguise during certain holidays and from distributing candy or other gifts on certain holidays to persons under eighteen years of age. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 3. Finally passed, ordered to SB149 Cravins, Jr. INSURANCE RATES Prohibits insurers from including fines and penalties in rate filings. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to SB150 Cravins, Jr. INSURERS

15 Provides for the formation and regulation of domestic captive insurers. (1/1/09) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to 15 of 24 SB159 SB160 Cravins, Jr. MOTOR VEHICLES Prohibits minors from using any wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle. (7/1/08) - Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments. Cravins, Jr. INSURANCE POLICIES Provides for changes in homeowner's insurance policy deductibles and the application of deductibles in the event of loss. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 7. Finally passed, ordered to SB161 Jackson, L. CHILDREN Provides relative to income assignment orders. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to SB166 SB168 SB181 SB188 SB195 SB201 SB204 Murray COURTS Provides that judges elected in 2009, and elected and appointed magistrates, for the 41st Judicial District Court shall automatically revert to judges and magistrates of the civil and criminal courts of Orleans Parish should the legislation creating the 41st JDC be held unconstitutional. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Murray UNEMPLOYMENT COMP Exempts Louisiana employers who operate on a reimbursement basis within the unemployment compensation system from repayment of benefits paid in accordance with Executive Orders KBB , KBB , and KBB following hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Cassidy RETIREMENT SYSTEMS Allows boards of trustees to require payment of additional employer contributions. (6/30/08) Marionneaux TAX/SALES Recreates the Tax Free Shopping (Refund) Program set to terminate on 7/1/09. (gov sig) - Signed by the Speaker of the House. Hebert CLERKS OF COURT RET Provides relative to disability retirement for the Clerks' of Court Retirement and Relief Fund. (7/1/08) Alario SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RET Includes pay to school bus drivers for certain school-related extracurricular activities in the definition of earnable compensation. (7/1/08) Walsworth PUBLIC PRINTING Revises laws regarding public printing. (gov sig)

16 - Reported with amendments (13-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. 16 of 24 SB224 SB228 SB229 SB230 SB238 SB243 Shepherd HOUSING Requires that the board of each housing authority include at least one tenant and provides for a five member board of commissioners to govern local housing authorities with a certain population. (gov sig) - Read by title, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Heitmeier HEALTH SERVICES Provides for standards for crisis receiving centers. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Mount HEALTH CARE Provides for health care facilities violations and penalties. (gov sig) Mount LAW ENFORCEMENT Allows the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police Emergency Task Force to render mutual aid under certain conditions. (gov sig) Cassidy HEALTH CARE Provides for expedited partner therapy. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 1. Finally passed, ordered to McPherson ROADS/HIGHWAYS Provides a procedure for railroads to close or remove private crossings. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 85, nays 2. Finally passed, ordered to SB260 Jackson, L. CHILDREN Provides relative to acknowledgments of judgments and paternity. - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to SB262 Jackson, L. APPROPRIATIONS Provides relative to the contents and format of the executive budget. (7/1/08) SB270 SB277 SB285 McPherson PUBLIC PROPERTY Authorizes the transfer of certain state property, located in Rapides Parish from the Department of Health and Hospitals, to the Department of Transportation. (gov sig) - Notice given. Crowe COURTS Provides relative to recusal of judges. (gov sig) - Read by title, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Duplessis NOTARIES Provides that the application process to become a notary public shall be administered by the office of the secretary of state and provides procedures. (8/15/08) - Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.

17 17 of 24 SB287 SB290 SB296 SB299 SB301 SB308 SB315 SB330 SB342 Mount HEALTH CARE Provides for Louisiana health care consumers' right to know. (8/15/08) Kostelka TAX/TAXATION Provides for attorney fees for tax collections under certain circumstances. (gov sig) - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Adley LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS Constitutional amendment to require that the proclamation calling for an extraordinary session be issued and made public so that at least five calendar days elapse after the day the proclamation is made public and prior to the day of the start of the session. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) Erdey GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM Provides for the eligibility of certain developmentally disabled persons in the state group benefits program. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Chaisson LIABILITY Provides immunity for certain medical personnel during evacuation or treatment of patients. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Donahue CIVIL PROCEDURE Provides for a pre-trial hearing regarding the qualifications and admissibility of testimony of expert witnesses. (gov sig) Nevers RETIREMENT BENEFITS Provides for enhanced benefits for peace officers employed as arson investigators in the fire marshal's office. (7/1/08) - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Chaisson LIABILITY Provides relative to limitation of liability for medical services during a declared state of emergency. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Erdey MOTOR VEHICLES Prohibits certain drivers from operating a motor vehicle while using a cellular telephone. (8/15/08) - Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments. SB346 Gautreaux, N. CLERKS OF COURT Provides that the Friday of the Cattle Festival shall be a legal holiday for the purpose of authorizing the clerk of court of the Fifteenth Judicial District Court and the clerk of court of the City Court of Abbeville to close their offices on that day. (8/15/08) - Read by title, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. SB351 Gautreaux, N. STATE AGENCIES Requires state agencies to purchase hybrid fuel or alternate fuel vehicles. (8/15/08)

18 18 of 24 SB353 Gautreaux, N. LIABILITY Limits liability of volunteer supervisory physicians at certain nonprofit centers. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to SB355 Gautreaux, N. FUNDS/FUNDING Creates the Non-litigated Claim Management Fund to provide for the payment of certain claims. (7/01/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to SB360 SB371 SB381 SB382 SB388 SB391 SB394 SB426 McPherson POSTSECONDARY ED Provides for the exclusion of certain semester hours in computing the amount due eligible nonpublic colleges and universities for educating La. residents. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Dupre FUNDS/FUNDING Provides relative to the Aquatic Plant Control Fund. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Martiny GAMING Provides with respect to the licensing of qualified truck stop facilities. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 38, nays 51. Failed to pass, motion to reconsider tabled. Martiny CRIMINAL JUSTICE Provides for continuous revision of the criminal code relative to probation programs and offenses against the person. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Donahue ETHICS Provides standards for compensating public school personnel for administering certain standardized tests. (8/15/08) - Reported with amendments (14-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. Gray LOCAL RETIREMENT Increases the annual accrual rate for certain New Orleans firefighters to three and one-third percent. (7/1/08) Gray FIREFIGHTERS RETIREMENT Deletes provision requiring that a member have a career-ending service injury in order to enter retroactively the Deferred Retirement Option Plan for New Orleans firefighters. (7/1/08) Duplessis MOTOR VEHICLES Provides certain duties for the lender or holder of a retail installment contract under the Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act. (8/15/08)

19 - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to 19 of 24 SB430 SB437 SB447 SB448 SB454 SB459 SB469 SB478 SB511 SB528 Hebert ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Provides relative to the "Right-to-Know" Act. (gov sig) - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. Walsworth CAPITAL OUTLAY Provides for approval of Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget for capital outlay change orders in excess of $100,000. (8/15/08) Cassidy STUDENTS Requires the Recovery School District and local school boards that have transferred schools to the district to enter into cooperative agreements to allow students to enroll in schools under their respective jurisdiction. (8/15/08) - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. Shepherd LOCAL AGENCIES Authorizes the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board to require those whose contract with it to repair a water supply system or sewerage system to have a certified Class IV person on the job site. (gov sig) - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - local and consent. Michot FISCAL CONTROLS Provides relative to the submission of the continuation budget. (08/15/08) Adley SCHOOLS Allows certain over-aged students to play sports at a higher grade level. (gov sig) - Involuntarily deferred in committee. Dupre CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Provides for sentencing of adults for certain crimes committed as a child. (8/15/08) - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Murray SHERIFFS PEN/RELIEF FUND Provides for purchase of service credit in the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund. (7/1/08) Amedee CRIME/PUNISHMENT Provides for the fines and penalties for the crime of gambling by computer. (gov sig) - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. Michot FUNDS/FUNDING Authorizes and directs the treasurer to annually deposit monies from the Louisiana Lottery Proceeds Fund to the Compulsive and Problem Gaming Fund. (8/15/08) SB532 Gautreaux, N. FUNDS/FUNDING Provides for the allocation of monies in the Vermilion Parish Visitor Enterprise Fund. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to

20 20 of 24 SB541 SB543 SB546 SB566 SB573 SB574 SB575 SB579 SB588 SB601 SB611 Smith, John BONDS Provides relative to the bonded debt limit of certain school districts. (gov sig) Quinn LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS Provides relative to legislative continuances. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Mount HEALTH SERVICES Provides for training the direct service workers and medication attendants. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Crowe TOURISM Establishes the Louisiana Wetlands Conservation and Hurricane Protection Tourist Center in St. Bernard Parish. (8/15/08) - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce. Michot PROCUREMENT CODE Clarifies appellate jurisdiction under the Professional, Personal, Consulting, and Social Services Procurement Code. (gov sig) Michot CIVIL PROCEDURE Authorizes judicial review of a district court decision involving actions by or against the state in connection with contracts. (gov sig) - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Michot FUNDS/FUNDING Changes the date the governor is required to submit his plan of expenditures from the Louisiana Fund. (8/15/08) Murray CLERKS OF COURT Provides relative to the 41st Judicial District Clerk of Court. (See Act) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Cravins, Jr. INSURANCE PREMIUMS Allocates excess money from the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program Fund to a program of homeowner's insurnace premium reduction for individuals who paid a premium during the previous 12 calendar months. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Michot FUNDS/FUNDING Creates the Post Employment Benefits Trust Fund in the State Treasury. (7/1/08) Murray LOCAL AGENCIES Provides relative to the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority. (8/15/08)

21 - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. 21 of 24 SB613 SB624 SB625 SB627 SB644 SB652 SB672 SB678 SB679 SB681 Murray COURTS Provides relative to the district courts in the parish of Orleans. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 1. Finally passed, ordered to Murray COURTS Requires a separate environmental docket for the civil district court for the Forty-First Judicial District and provides for enforcement of health, safety, and welfare ordinances in Orleans Parish. (1/01/09) - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Murray COURTS Provides relative to district court judges and magistrates in Orleans Parish. (gov sig) - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Called from the calendar. - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Thompson HORTICULTURE Requires the commissioner of agriculture and forestry to adopt rules and regulations regarding the demonstration portion of the retail florist examination. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Adley VETERANS AFFAIRS Authorize establishment of Veterans Honor Medal Program by the secretary of the Department of Veteran's Affairs. (8/15/08) - Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments. Michot MALPRACTICE Provides relative to the definitions and general applications of medical malpractice. (8/15/08) - Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments. Duplessis LEGISLATORS Provides for a pay raise for legislators. (7/1/08) - Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs. Adley FUNDS/FUNDING Deposits motor vehicle and state sales tax paid by a person on a mobile or manufactured home provided by FEMA or the GSA to Louisiana citizens and used or intended for use solely as residential housing and thereafter returned to such agencies into the FEMA Mobile Home Reimbursement Fund to be used solely for refunds of such amounts to such persons. (gov sig) Kostelka DISCRIMINATION Provides that prescription is not interrupted in certain instances in cases of employment discrimination. (8/15/08) - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Duplessis SPECIAL DISTRICTS Create the New Orleans East Advisory Neighborhood Commission. (8/15/08)

22 - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. 22 of 24 SB700 SB718 SB722 Quinn INSURERS Provides for data matching and cooperation with certain insurance companies licensed to issue insurance policies in the state. (8/15/08) - Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Insurance. Martiny ETHICS Provides relative to financial disclosure requirements of members of state boards and commissions. (See Act) - Reported with amendments (14-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. Smith, John PLANNING/ZONING Provides relative to municipal and parish zoning and advance notice of actions regarding certain military installations. (8/15/08) - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. SB726 Jackson, L. HOSPITALS Limits the utilization of the LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport hospital revenues for expenditures at the medical school. (7/1/09) SB734 Jackson, L. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Provides relative to the Shreveport Downtown Development District. (8/15/08) SB735 SB736 SB742 SB771 SB780 Morrish SPECIAL DISTRICTS Increases the membership of the board of directors of Cameron Parish Mosquito Abatement District No. 1. (8/15/08) Morrish SPECIAL DISTRICTS Authorizes the Jefferson Davis Parish governing authority to increase per diem paid to members of the board of commissioners of the Jefferson Davis Parish Water and Sewer Commission No. 1. (8/15/08) Cheek LOCAL EMPLOYEES Allows a fireman or police officer to designate a trustee to administer the survivor benefits payable to his child or children under certain circumstances. (gov sig) Hebert MOTOR VEHICLES Authorizes the use of certain mini-trucks on streets and highways, except interstates. (8/15/08) Crowe PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS Creates the LA International Deep Water Gulf Transfer Terminal Authority. (7/01/08) - Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. SB783 Gautreaux, B. ANIMALS Provides for the powers of the Louisiana Animal Welfare Commission. (8/15/08)

23 - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. 23 of 24 SB787 SB788 SB790 SB800 SB807 SB808 SB811 SCR14 SCR46 SCR86 SCR91 Walsworth PARISHES Authorizing police juries to adopt juvenile curfews. (8/15/08) Walsworth HOMELAND SECURITY Provides a governance structure within the Governor's Office of Homeland Security for planning, implementing, and maintaining a statewide communication interoperability plan. (8/15/08) - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Crowe PROCUREMENT CODE To provide with respect to Louisiana's Small Entrepreneurship Initiative (Hudson Initiative). (gov sig) - Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Appropriations. McPherson PUBLIC LANDS Provides relative to certain leases granted by a state department. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Duplessis CABLE TELEVISION Provides for the Consumer Choice Television Act. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 9. Finally passed, ordered to Marionneaux CAPITAL OUTLAY Provides relative to capital outlay. (2/3-CA7s11) (7/1/08) - Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments. Cravins, Jr. SPECIAL DISTRICTS Provides relative to local redevelopment. (gov sig) - Reported with amendments (15-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. Morrish ADMINISTRATION DIVISION Requests the division of administration to permit input from all executive directors of the various councils on aging prior to any decision to move the various councils on aging from the office of the governor to the Department of Health and Hospitals. - Read by title, passed to 3rd reading. Chaisson POSTSECONDARY ED Requests Board of Regents to consider certain factors relative to the LCTCS when developing the higher education funding formula for FY Reported with amendments (15-0). LaFleur COMMITTEE STUDIES Continues and expands the membership of the Bayou Boeuf Advisory Committee. - Received in the House from Long COMMENDATIONS Commends Katy Jordan of Natchitoches Central High School upon her selection as an alternate representative of Louisiana at the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress in Washington, D.C. - Signed by the Speaker of the House.

24 SCR93 Broome NURSES Requests the Nursing Supply and Demand Commission, the Louisiana State University System, and the Southern University System to study whether any educational obstacles exist which prevent a licensed practical nurse from becoming a licensed registered nurse. - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. 24 of 24 SCR94 SCR95 SCR96 SCR97 SCR98 SCR99 SCR100 SCR101 SCR102 SCR103 Quinn COMMENDATIONS Commemorates Washington-St Tammany Electric Co-operative for seventy years of business serving Washington. - Read by title, rules suspended, concurred in. Quinn CONTRACTS Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the use and prohibition of counterletters. - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. Nevers BESE Requests BESE to study the feasibility of requiring compulsory kindergarten attendance. - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. Nevers TOPS Requests the Board of Regents to establish a group to review and make recommendations regarding the core curriculum and other eligibility requirements for the TOPS-Tech Award. - Read by title, rules suspended, concurred in. Cassidy HEALTH CARE Creates the Healthy People of Louisiana Task Force. - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. Erdey LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS Designates "The Legend of Papa Noel, a Cajun Christmas Story" as the official state Cajun Christmas Story. - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Nevers COMMENDATIONS Commends and honors each region's 2008 Foster Parents of the Year. - Received in the House from Nevers CONGRESS Memorializes Congress to allow immediate family to visit military personnel on extended deployment overseas during certain periods. - Received in the House from Martiny PHARMACISTS Directs the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy to appear before a joint committee and report on the Prescription Monitoring Program. - Received in the House from Gray LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES Directs Louisiana State Law Institute to study state laws regarding peremptory challenges. - Received in the House from