Legislative Day History Monday June 9th, 2008 Chamber: House

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1 1 of 31 HB29 HB53 HB84 HB89 HB93 HB110 HB120 HB123 HB124 HB125 HB127 Morris JUVENILE PROCEDURE Provides with respect to the taking of testimony of a protected person Mills EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Provides relative to emergency health care rendered by health care providers during a state of emergency - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/11/08. Jones, Rosalind CHILDREN/SUPPORT Increases penalties for failure to pay child support under certain conditions - Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Doerge RETIREMENT/DROP Provides relative to the payment of interest on DROP account balances for DROP participants in the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana - Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar. - Called from the calendar. - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to St. Germain LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS Amends provisions regarding rights of law enforcement officers under investigation - Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Champagne CRIME/ROBBERY Excludes persons convicted of armed robbery from being eligible for parole - Reported favorably (15-0) (Regular). - Rules suspended. - Read by title, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Wooton CORRECTIONS Amends provisions of law regarding temporary release of inmates Wooton CORRECTIONS/PRISONERS Provides for the release of certain information pertaining to a prisoner's activities while incarcerated Wooton CRIME Amends penalty provisions regarding malfeasance in office regarding sexual conduct with incarcerated persons 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

2 HB129 Monica COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE Increases the civil jurisdictional amount of justice of the peace courts 2 of 31 HB134 HB136 HB137 HB138 HB139 HB155 HB157 HB164 HB178 HB183 HB192 Henry MORTGAGES Provides relative to the removal of mortgage inscriptions Henry CLERKS OF COURT Provides relative to the destruction of useless records Hill CRIME Creates the crime of the production, manufacture, distribution, or possession of fraudulent identification information - Read by title, roll called, yeas 87, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Geymann COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE Provides with respect to the jurisdiction in which justice of the peace constables can effectuate service of process Henry CHILDRENS CODE Provides relative to the destruction of certain inactive and closed domestic relations and adoption records Katz HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES Makes changes to the facility need review process - Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Connick CIVIL/PROCEDURE Provides for proceedings on the 24th JDC Environmental docket - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/11/08. 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 - Notice given. Gisclair HEALTH Requires certain students to be vaccinated against meningococcal disease Lorusso LEGISLATORS (Constitutional Amendment) Requires the legislature to provide for temporary successors for legislators ordered to active duty - Notice given. Arnold REAL ESTATE/COMMISSION Provides for changes to the requirements for licensure by the La. Real Estate Commission - Read by title, roll called, yeas 102, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

3 HB197 Edwards MTR VEHICLE/BUSES-SCHOOL Allows certain repair work on school buses to be performed at a repair shop by a manufacturer or distributor authorized provider which is not a school bus dealer - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/11/08. 3 of 31 HB198 HB199 HB206 HB220 HB222 HB229 HB230 HB231 HB232 HB233 Arnold BUILDING CODES Provides for changes to the state uniform construction code - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/12/08. Wooton WEAPONS/FIREARMS Authorizes concealed handgun permit holders to carry concealed handguns on college campuses - Called from the calendar. - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Wooton CORRECTIONS Provides for the entity receiving supervised release payments Arnold CONTRACTORS Provides for changes to the licensing procedures by the La. State Licensing Board for Contractors - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/11/08. Kleckley INSURANCE/POLICIES Requires filing with and approval of property residual value insurance policies by the commissioner of insurance and authorizes fees - Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending. - House conferees appointed: Kleckley, Cortez, and Talbot. Robideaux RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS Provides with respect to the number of years and type of service for retirement eligibility in the corrections secondary component of the La. State Employees' Retirement System Robideaux RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS Provides relative to the automatic change to the maximum benefit to a retiree of the La. State Employees' Retirement System upon the death of his named beneficiary Doerge RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS Exempts Firefighters' Retirement System from the requirement of constructively engaging certain companies with facilities or employees or both in prohibited nations - Veto message received and read. Lies over under the rules. Doerge RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS Provides for the inclusion of certain deferred holiday pay in the definition of "earnable compensation" for members of the Firefighters' Retirement System Doerge RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS Provides relative to the calculation of disability benefits for certain retirees of the La. State Employees' Retirement System

4 4 of 31 HB237 HB266 HB280 HB283 HB289 HB301 HB308 HB312 HB318 HB321 HB322 HB338 Kleckley INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Requires commissioner of insurance review and approval of vehicle mechanical breakdown insurance policies - Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending. - House conferees appointed: Kleckley, Cortez, and Talbot. Mills SEAFOOD Provides for the identification of the origin of crawfish and shrimp in certain situations Wooton GAMBLING/CHARITABLE Amends law regarding which games may be displayed on video bingo machines - Notice of Senate conferees appointed. 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 Jones, Sam LEVEES/BDS & DISTRICTS Revises board membership requirements of the St. Mary Levee District - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/10/08. White RETIREMENT/STATE POLICE Provides relative to purchase of service credit in the State Police Pension and Retirement System Arnold ASSESSORS Provides that the Orleans Parish Assessor shall be responsible for all of the obligations of the board of assessors of Orleans Parish Kleckley INSURANCE/HEALTH Requires health insurance coverage of prosthetic devices and prosthetic services - Read by title, roll called, yeas 59, nays 30, Senate amendments concurred in. Trahan SCHOOLS/CHARTER Provides relative to the limitation on the number of charter school proposals allowed Jones, Rosalind ADOPTION Provides for the adoption of adults - Read by title, roll called, yeas 91, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Henry WORKERS COMPENSATION Provides relative to expenses for mileage traveled by an injured employee - Called from the calendar.

5 - Read by title, returned to the calendar. 5 of 31 HB349 HB356 HB368 HB370 HB371 HB375 HB378 HB399 HB402 HB408 HB418 HB419 Trahan SCHOOLS/CHARTER Provides relative to the charter school renewal period Gallot RETIREMENT/SHERIFFS FUND Relative to the Sheriff's Pension and Relief Fund, provides relative to the recalculation of benefits and restoration of service credit for certain rehired retirees Nowlin SMALL BUSINESS Creates the Regulatory Flexibility Act - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to Henry HEALTH Prohibits use of public funds for human cloning - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/11/08. Connick CAMPAIGN FINANCE Prohibits the use of campaign funds to pay an immediate family member with certain exceptions - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/11/08. Dove ENVIRONMENT Provides for the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/11/08. Armes SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES Provides relative to noncomplex health procedures performed by certain school employees - Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending. Wooton WEAPONS/FIREARMS Amends concealed handgun permit provisions Foil MTR VEHICLE/BUSES-SCHOOL Prohibits school bus operators from using cell phones while driving - Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Hoffmann ASSESSORS Provides for certain additional continuing education requirements for assessors Guillory, Mickey CRIME Amends provisions of law regarding the crime of abuse of office - Veto message received and read. Lies over under the rules. 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

6 6 of 31 HB422 HB438 HB460 HB461 HB478 HB492 HB503 HB505 HB520 HB523 HB524 HB548 Greene TAX/INHERITANCE TAX Repeals obsolete provisions of the state inheritance tax Ligi PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Provides relative to drug testing of employees of local governmental subdivisions Tucker JUVENILES Provides for the membership of the Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission Ritchie TAX/AD VALOREM TAX (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for transfer of the special assessment level to new property purchased to replace expropriated property Burns, Henry CRIME Provides for resisting an officer with force or violence - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/12/08. Richmond CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE Amends provisions of law regarding toxicology laboratories Gallot BOARDS/COMMISSIONS Transfers appointing authority of members of certain boards and commissions to the lieutenant governor - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Notice given. 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 Connick PARISH/JEFFERSON Authorizes Jefferson Parish to take certain actions in court relative to certain owners of deleterious premises LeBas TAX/TAXATION Authorizes the Evangeline Parish Assessment District to provide for an automobile expense allowance for the assessor Foil CIVIL/PROCEDURE Provides for the continuous revision of the Code of Civil Procedure

7 - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/12/08. 7 of 31 HB553 HB604 HB608 HB610 HB634 HB643 HB654 HB656 HB657 HB662 HB665 HB671 Arnold HOUSING/MANUFACTURED Provides for changes to the Uniform Standards Code for Manufactured Housing - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/12/08. Mills TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY Provides relative to the levy of hotel taxes in certain parishes Burns, Tim MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES Removes requirement for minimum number of military honor license plate applicants White PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS Provides for electronic bidding at the local level Ponti CRIMINAL/VICTIMS Prohibits persons from contacting crime victims - Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Schroder DWI Provides with respect to cleansing period for prior DWI convictions - House conferees appointed: Schroder, Wooton, and Lopinto. Wooton CRIME/THEFT Provides with respect to offenses against property - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/12/08. Simon DISTRICTS/SPECIAL Provides that each member of the Zachary Taylor Parkway Commission shall be appointed by his parish president or by the president of the police jury if there is no parish president - House conferees appointed: Simon, Morrell, and Edwards. 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 - Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Mills TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL Authorizes municipal governing authorities to create sales tax districts with the power to levy an additional 1% local sales and use tax 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

8 - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/10/08. 8 of 31 HB677 HB681 HB682 HB699 HB704 HB710 HB733 HB734 HB738 HB748 HB754 Smith, Patricia COLLEGES/LSU Authorizes the LSU Board of Supervisors to impose an increase in the operational fee for students - Called from the calendar. - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Hutter CHILDRENS CODE Provides with respect to the duties of peace officers or probation officers upon taking a child into custody Hutter CHILDRENS CODE Amends provisions regarding identification of children taken into custody for delinquent acts St. Germain WILDLIFE/ENFORCEMENT Authorizes Louisiana to join the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact St. Germain RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS Provides relative to survivor benefits and eligibility requirements related thereto for members of the Firefighters' Retirement System Greene RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL Relative to the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System, to provide for the investment of DROP funds by plan participants - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to Schroder ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING Provides with respect to the authority of parish governments to enforce litter abatement ordinances Trahan STUDENT/TUITION Authorizes the public postsecondary education management boards to establish tuition and mandatory fee amounts for resident students - Called from the calendar. - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 18. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to Baldone EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS Revises provisions relative to the employment of minors - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/10/08. Wooton CORRECTIONS Provides for the reimbursement to private health care providers for costs of extraordinary medical expenses of inmates under certain circumstances Dixon STUDENT/DISCIPLINE Requires public school governing authorities to take certain actions relative to student awareness and

9 understanding of school discipline rules and requirements 9 of 31 HB757 HB765 HB768 Trahan CRIME/BATTERY Provides relative to penalties for crimes of assault of and for battery on a school teacher - Read by title, roll called, yeas 102, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Hutter FLOODING/CONTROL Requires a parish or municipality to comply with federal flood plain management and flood insurance programs Abramson SEIZURES/SALES Provides for the prescriptive period and method of cancellation of a notice of seizure HB772 Jackson, M. DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD Creates the Melrose Place Crime Prevention District in East Baton Rouge Parish - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/10/08. HB778 HB781 HB791 HB805 HB809 HB814 HB815 HB828 Richmond CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE Extends until August 31, 2014, the period within which to file an application for DNA testing Waddell NOTARIES Provides for unlawful exercise of notary powers Hutter PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION Provides with respect to expropriated property of DOTD not used for projects in a certain time period - Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Burns, Henry MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES Provides for the creation of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital prestige license plate - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/11/08. Lopinto MTR VEHICLE/REGISTRATION Requires that an application of a motor vehicle registration and certificate of title include such applicant's full legal name - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/11/08. 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 Henry CLERKS OF COURT Provides relative to the electronic filing of certain instruments

10 HB832 Henry MOTOR CARRIERS Provides with respect to permits for sealed intermodal containers 10 of 31 HB836 HB840 HB854 HB858 HB863 HB864 HB867 HB874 HB879 HB920 Badon, Austin DISTRICTS/SPECIAL Creates the East New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Called from the calendar. - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to Hutter MTR VEHICLE/COMMERCIAL Provides for the definition of felony Lambert JUDGES Provides for geographical election sections for first district of First Circuit Court of Appeals - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/10/08. Katz BOARDS/COMMISSIONS Provides relative to the La. Board of Nursing Facility Administrators - Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Abramson PRESCRIPTION Provides for two-year prescription for actions involving a power of attorney Smiley MTR VEHICLE/MOTORCYCLES Transfers the Motorcycle Safety, Awareness, and Operator Training Program into the Highway Safety Commission - Called from the calendar. - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Baldone CRIME/SEX OFFENSES Amends provisions of the crime of computer-aided solicitation of a minor - Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending. - House conferees appointed: Baldone, Wooton, and Norton. Tucker PROPERTY/IMMOVABLE Provides relative to railroad crossings Schroder COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE Provides for one justice of the peace for Ward 3 of St. Tammany Parish Fannin BUILDING CODES Provides for changes to the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/12/08. HB926 Fannin FUNDS/FUNDING

11 Provides for the transfer and deposit of monies among state funds - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to 11 of 31 HB930 HB931 HB953 HB980 HB1004 HB1005 HB1032 HB1053 HB1057 HB1069 HB1071 Mills HEALTH/DHH Provides relative to the governance, functions, and responsibilities of human services districts - Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Geymann DISTRICTS/SPECIAL Provides relative to the Calcasieu Parish Gaming Revenue District Kleckley INSURANCE/LIFE Provides relative to conversion of mutual life insurers and mutual life insurance holding companies - Sent to the Governor for executive approval. Burns, Henry CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL Authorizes rehearings by fire and police civil service boards on disciplinary matters under certain circumstances Connick LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Provides with respect to the issuance of subpoenas directing the testimony of legislative staff regarding matters of legislative speech and debate Abramson DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD Provides relative to the Audubon Area Security District Lorusso DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD Creates the Mid-City Security District in Orleans Parish - House conferees appointed: Lorusso, Morrell, and Abramson. Harrison EDUCATION/SPECIAL Provides for comprehensive revision of the educational opportunities for children with exceptionalities provisions Nowlin TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY Authorizes the city of Natchitoches to levy and collect an additional hotel occupancy tax within the city 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 - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/10/08. Ellington PHYSICIANS Establishes a program to fund forgiveness of student loans for physicians in rural areas - Reported with amendments (21-0) (Regular). - Rules suspended.

12 - Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. 12 of 31 HB1075 HB1078 HB1093 HB1112 HB1113 HB1115 HB1117 HB1119 HB1120 HB1127 HB1133 LaBruzzo STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP Provides relative to initial eligibility for TOPS awards for certain students displaced by Hurricane Katrina or Rita, or both - Discharged from the Committee on Appropriations. - Read by title, passed to 3rd reading. Robideaux RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS Provides with respect to the computation of benefits for nonqualified participants in the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System Connick PARISH/GOVERN AUTHORITY Authorizes a parish governing authority to place certain charges of property owners on the ad valorem tax rolls of the parish Smith, Gary LEVEES Provides with respect to the Westbank Authority - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/11/08. Monica INSURERS Provides relative to the statutory deposit requirements of insurers - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/11/08. Armes SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY Increases the per diem for Sabine River Authority Board of Commissioners - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/10/08. Morris ENERGY/OIL & GAS Provides for leasing and permitting of certain underground storage - Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Chaney FUELS/LIQ PETROLEUM GAS Increases per diem for members of the Louisiana Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission - House conferees appointed: Chaney, Hutter, and Burns, Henry. Lorusso PUBLIC CONTRACTS Authorizes the adjutant general and Military Department to utilize the design-build method for certain construction projects - Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Hutter LIABILITY/CIVIL Provides a limitation of liability for religious organizations providing assistance during a state of emergency Downs SCHOOLS Provides relative to the habitual tardiness of students, including penalties for certain violations by parents and other persons having charge of habitually tardy students - Called from the calendar. - Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.

13 - Called from the calendar. - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to 13 of 31 HB1139 HB1141 HB1147 HB1148 HB1152 HB1156 HB1169 HB1174 HB1188 HB1190 Pope TRAFFIC Requires that operators of motor vehicles slow down to twenty-five miles per hour slower than the posted speed limit when an emergency vehicle is parked on the side of the road Leger FLOODING/CONTROL Provides relative to contracts with the Corps of Engineers for hurricane flood protection projects Cromer PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT Provides for the termination date of the insurance fraud investigation unit within DPS&C, public safety services, office of state police - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/12/08. Morrell POLICE/MUNICIPAL Provides relative to investigations of municipal police officers - Read by title, roll called, yeas 102, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending. - House conferees appointed: Morrell, Richmond, and Leger. Richmond DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST Provides for the omnibus new assistant district attorney positions for the various judicial districts in the state Abramson STATE GRANTS Establishes the Grants for Grads Program and the Grants for Grads Fund for assistance to Louisiana college graduates in the purchase of a home - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 24. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to Ritchie TAX COMMISSION, STATE Authorizes the La. Tax Commission to assess fees for its services through June 30, 2010 Fannin APPROPRIATIONS Appropriates funds for expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary for Fiscal Year Rules suspended, called out of its regular order. - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to Greene TAX/TAXATION Provides relative to authority of persons to sign tax returns and agreements Burns, Henry AIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS Repeals the definition of "aircraft registrar"

14 HB1193 Ritchie ANIMALS/DOGS Provides for kennel licenses for dog breeders 14 of 31 HB1204 HB1206 HB1240 HB1252 HB1256 HB1270 HB1273 HB1276 HB1287 HB1293 HB1328 Williams JUDGES/JUSTICE OF PEACE Provides relative to justice of the peace courts in Caddo Parish - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/12/08. Dove TOURISM Creates the South La. Wetlands Discovery Center in Terrebonne Parish Honey TRANSPORTATION Provides relative to specialty license plate fees 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 Perry FUELS Creates the Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative Tucker HEALTH/DHH Directs the Department of Health and Hospitals to develop and implement cost control mechanisms for the Long-Term Personal Care Services program and the New Opportunities Waiver - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/12/08. 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 Fannin APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML Supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to Roy LEVEES Provides relative to the board of commissioners for the Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Beouf Levee District - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/10/08. Mills ENERGY/OIL & GAS WELLS Relative to the Oilfield Site Restoration Commission

15 15 of 31 HB1332 HB1354 HB1355 HB1356 Peterson INSURERS/AGENTS Requires the commissioner of insurance to publish a report regarding life insurance agent examinations - Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Lopinto COMMERCE Provides relative to price gouging during emergencies or hurricanes Ellington ANIMALS Revises provisions relative to the Aquatic Chelonian Research and Promotion Board Abramson PRESCRIPTION Provides for the prescriptive period for judgments, liens, and privileges against the state HB1359 Jackson, G. SEX OFFENSE/REGISTRY Provides with respect to persons convicted of carnal knowledge of a juvenile - Scheduled for concurrence on 6/12/08. HB1362 HB1376 HB1381 HB1389 HCR42 HCR64 HCR81 Hutter RAILROADS Requires certain motor vehicles to stop at railroad crossings as required by federal regulations Mills FISHING/CRAWFISH Provides relative to promotion, marketing, and development of the wild-caught crawfish industry Ritchie FORESTRY Provides for the collection of timber severance taxes by cooperative agreement between the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Department of Revenue Henderson BUDGETARY CONTROLS Provides with respect to the Gainsharing Program - Called from the calendar. - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to Hardy HONORARY DESIGNATIONS Designates the city of Opelousas as the Zydeco Capital of the World Schroder CHILDRENS CODE Urges and requests the Louisiana Supreme Court Committee on Bar Admissions to study the inclusion of issues related to the Children's Code on the bar examination - Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Nowlin AGRICULTURE/POULTRY Provides relative to the Louisiana Poultry Task Force

16 16 of 31 HCR85 HCR97 HCR103 HCR104 HCR138 HCR159 HCR167 HCR176 HCR177 Williams DRUGS/PRESCRIPTION Urges and requests the House Committee on Health and Welfare and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to study possible strategies, methods, and policies to prevent physicians and other health care practitioners from prescribing an alternative brand of medication because of financial incentives Richmond COURTS Urges and requests the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans to establish a reentry court Howard COURTS/DISTRICT Requests the Judicial Council of the Supreme Court of Louisiana to study whether the 11th JDC, comprised of Sabine Parish, needs an additional judgeship Monica COURTS/COURT REPORTERS Requests that the office of the judicial administrator study whether there is a shortage of available certified court reporters in the rural parishes of the state and make recommendations for solutions Smith, Patricia TRANSPORTATION DEPT Urges and requests DOTD to hold a conference to discuss expanding mass transit in Louisiana - Reported favorably (14-0). Anders GRAIN DEALERS Suspends the assessment on grain sorghum - Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Johnson TRANSPORTATION DEPT Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development and the governing authorities of municipalities and parishes to meet on minimum insurance requirements relative to transportation of surplus aggregate Katz SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH Recognizes June 12, 2008, as Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution, and Children of the American Revolution Day Smith, Gary TAX Memorializes congress to extend the GO Zone bonus depreciation benefit to all parishes in the Gulf Opportunity Zone

17 HCR178 Perry INSURANCE/FLOOD Memorializes congress to direct FEMA to review its recovery policies and programs, and report on social and economic issues relative to implementation of regulations of the National Flood Insurance Program affecting rebuilding efforts in coastal Louisiana 17 of 31 HCR179 HCR180 HCR181 HCR183 HCR185 HCR186 HCR188 HCR189 Perry STATE DEPARTMENTS Urges and requests all state departments to review their recovery policies and programs affecting rebuilding efforts in coastal La. and to make recommendations to the legislature Perry INSURANCE/FLOOD Urges and requests LSU to report on social and economic issues relative to the implementation of regulations of the National Flood Insurance Program affecting rebuilding efforts in coastal Louisiana McVea INFRASTRUCTURE Urges and requests the Department of Economic Development, the division of administration, and the office of entertainment industry development to review and approve infrastructure projects in the St. Francisville area Gisclair COMMENDATIONS Commends Simone Nicole Guidry upon her selection to the 2008 Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress Jones, Rosalind CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Requests all correctional facilities to provide substance abuse counseling and treatment Carter, Steve COMMENDATIONS Commends Bonnie McLindon of St. Joseph Academy upon her selection as an alternate representative of Louisiana at the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress in Washington, D.C. Hutter COMMENDATIONS Commends Loretta Harrison of New Orleans upon her receipt of a 2008 Women of Excellence Award from the La. Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Hutter COMMENDATIONS Commends Doris Voitier of Chalmette upon her receipt of a 2008 Women of Excellence Award from the La. Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation

18 HCR193 Hutter COMMENDATIONS Commends Lt. Col. Genevieve L. May of Baton Rouge upon her receipt of a 2008 Women of Excellence Award from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation 18 of 31 HCR194 HCR195 HCR196 HCR197 HCR198 HCR199 HCR200 HCR201 HCR202 HCR203 Hutter COMMENDATIONS Commends Dr. Karen B. DeSalvo of New Orleans upon her receipt of a 2008 Women of Excellence Award from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Hutter COMMENDATIONS Commends Kim Sport of New Orleans upon her receipt of a 2008 Women of Excellence Award from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Hutter COMMENDATIONS Commends Catherine Elizabeth Rouchon of Clinton upon her receipt of a 2008 Women of Excellence Award from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Simon EMERGENCY MED TECH Urges and requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to implement and enforce certain interagency agreements and statutes relative to emergency medical services - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. 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 Wooton CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Directs the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy to appear before a joint committee and report on the Prescription Monitoring Program - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. 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 - Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Education. Smith, Gary COMMENDATIONS Commends the members of the Rousseau family upon the occasion of their first family reunion - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to Dixon SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES Requests BESE to study the feasibility of establishing a statewide minimum salary schedule for school support personnel - Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Education. Gallot CONDOLENCES Expresses condolences upon the death of Drucilla S. Thomas

19 Expresses condolences upon the death of Drucilla S. Thomas - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to 19 of 31 HCR204 HCR205 HCR206 HR78 HR101 HR104 HR105 HR106 HR107 HR109 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. - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to Barrow LEGISLATION Urges the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the replacement of all politically incorrect terms in law - Read by title. Lies over under the rules. 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 - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to Arnold RETIREMENT/STATE SYSTEMS Requests the legislative auditor to conduct a performance audit of the state retirement systems relative to the legal requirement that they direct certain percentages of investment trades through La. broker-dealers - Discharged from the Committee on Retirement. - Read by title, passed to 3rd reading. Dixon ECONOMIC DEVEL/COMMUNITY Requests the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to study economic development in Alexandria - Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Marchand HOUSE/RULES To prohibit any person from entering into or remaining in the House lobby from the call to order until the conclusion of the pledge of allegiance - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs. Schroder HOUSE/RULES Restricts amendments to appropriations bills to provide funding for an entity which is neither a budget unit nor a political subdivision of the state under certain circumstances - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs. Schroder HOUSE/RULES Provides relative to content of the appropriation bill supplemental information form - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs. Doerge HEALTH Urges and requests the Department of Health and Hospitals and Department of Social Services to convene a study group to improve the substance abuse treatment rate among pregnant mothers under state supervision - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. Barrow STUDENTS Requests BESE to study and make recommendations relative to the state's participation in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. HR110 Henry STUDENT/HOME STUDY

20 HR110 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 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. 20 of 31 HR111 HR112 HR113 HR114 HR115 HR116 HR117 HR118 SB3 SB6 SB17 Abramson COMMENDATIONS Commends musician Terence Blanchard of New Orleans - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. Ritchie CONDOLENCES Expresses condolences upon the death of Cpl. Justin R. Mixon, U.S. Army, of Bogalusa, who was killed in action in Iraq - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. Guillory, Mickey COMMENDATIONS Commends Analice "Alice" Fruge Janot of Eunice, who celebrated her 100th birthday on January 4, Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. 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 - Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Education. Barrow SOCIAL SERVICES DEPT Urges and requests the Department of Social Services to inform families, parents, and caretakers of available social services - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. Hill LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Commend the Fairview High School girls basketball team upon winning the 2008 Class B state championship - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. 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. Lies over under the rules. 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. Lies over under the rules. Crowe MARKETING/PROMOTION Designates Plaquemines Parish as the "Gateway to Louisiana and America." (gov sig) Murray LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS Designates Sazerac as the official cocktail of the city of New Orleans. (gov sig) Cravins, Jr. PROPERTY INSURANCE Requires applications with La. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to disclose insurance carriers

21 who denied coverage. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to 21 of 31 SB25 SB33 SB36 Dupre SPECIAL DISTRICTS Creates the Terrebonne Parish Veterans' Memorial District. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Cheek HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE Provides for requirements of health insurers for the Department of Health and Hospital's right to recover in Medicaid claims. (8/15/08) - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. Dupre HOSPITALS Provides for the definition of rural hospital for purposes of the Rural Hospital Preservation Act. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to SB42 Gautreaux, B. STATE POLICE RET FUND Provides for amortization of the liabilities of the State Police Pension and Retirement System. (7/1/08) - Reported favorably (16-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. SB56 SB72 SB75 SB77 SB78 Michot ETHICS Allows a member of an appointed board or commission to recuse himself in the case of a conflict of interest. (8/15/08) - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Crowe PUBLIC CONTRACTS Authorizes the city of Slidell to enter into design-build contracts. (8/15/08) - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Called from the calendar. - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Gray NURSING HOMES Extends until January 1, 2010, the facility need review approval for licensed nursing homes or intermediate care facilities that are located in certain areas. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Gray CHILDREN'S CODE Adds CASA volunteers to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to 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) SB91 Quinn JUDGES

22 Provides for two additional judgeships in the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court with specified jurisdiction. (gov sig) - Reported favorably (16-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. 22 of 31 SB98 Murray SPECIAL DISTRICTS Provides relative to French Quarter-Marigny Historic Area Management District. (8/15/08) SB99 Gautreaux, B. RETIREMENT SYSTEMS Prohibits transfer of employer contributions except in certain circumstances. (6/30/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to SB116 Martiny ROADS/HIGHWAYS Re-names a certain portion of the West Bank Expressway as the Harry Lee Expressway. - Notice of Senate conferees appointed. - House conferees appointed: Templet, Hutter, and Billiot. SB120 Gautreaux, B. ASSESSORS RETIREMENT Provides a Back-Deferred Retirement Option Program for members of the Assessors' Retirement Fund. (See Act) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to SB126 SB132 SB137 SB138 SB147 SB152 Nevers SCHOOLS Requires school administrators to check students' immunization records to ensure compliance. (8/15/08) - Read by title, returned to the calendar. 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) - Reported with amendments (14-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. Quinn PRIVILEGES/LIENS Provides for the cancellation of mortgages by affidavit of lost note. (gov sig) - Notice given. Martiny MUNICIPALITIES Authorizes the board of aldermen, upon the mayor's request, to appoint one or more magistrates and one or more prosecutors for mayor's court. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Cravins, Jr. LIFE INSURANCE Provides for eligibility on a group life insurance policy. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to

23 SB159 Cravins, Jr. MOTOR VEHICLES Prohibits minors from using any wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle. (7/1/08) - Reported with amendments (14-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. SB177 Gautreaux, B. SHERIFFS PEN/RELIEF FUND Provides for reduced retirement with ten years of service credit at age sixty under certain circumstances. (7/1/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to 23 of 31 SB181 SB192 SB195 SB201 SB220 SB224 SB229 SB230 SB235 Cassidy RETIREMENT SYSTEMS Allows boards of trustees to require payment of additional employer contributions. (6/30/08) Duplessis PILOTS Provides for the appoitmnet of one alternate at-large member of the Pilotage Fee Commission and for the level of participation of such member. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to 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) Quinn FAMILY LAW Provides relative to possession and use of family residence or community property in the event of divorce. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to 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) Mount HEALTH CARE Provides for health care facilities violations and penalties. (gov sig) - Reported favorably (20-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. Mount LAW ENFORCEMENT Allows the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police Emergency Task Force to render mutual aid under certain conditions. (gov sig) Nevers NURSING HOMES Authorizes DHH to promulgate rules for facilities located in areas subject to hurricanes, tidal surges or flooding. (gov sig)

24 - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to 24 of 31 SB245 Cravins, Jr. INSURERS Provides for the types of insurers and risk bearing entities regulated under the Louisiana Insurance Code. (See Act) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to SB262 Jackson, L. APPROPRIATIONS Provides relative to the contents and format of the executive budget. (7/1/08) - Reported favorably (20-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. SB264 SB265 SB269 SB277 SB282 SB287 SB290 SB291 SB296 Quinn DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Provides with respect to domestic abuse assistance. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Quinn CHILDREN Provides relative to the emancipation of minors. (1/1/09) - Notice given. McPherson HEALTH CARE Reorganizes the Louisiana Health Works Commission. (8/15/08) - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Crowe COURTS Provides relative to recusal of judges. (gov sig) Crowe NURSING HOMES Provides for nursing home beds placed in alternative health care use to be re-licensed as nursing home beds. (8/15/08) - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Called from the calendar. - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Mount HEALTH CARE Provides for Louisiana health care consumers' right to know. (8/15/08) - Reported favorably (20-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. Kostelka TAX/TAXATION Provides for attorney fees for tax collections under certain circumstances. (gov sig) - Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules Donahue ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Renames the East Florida Parishes Retirement District as La.'s I-12 Retirement District. (7/1/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Adley LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS Constitutional amendment to require that the proclamation calling for an extraordinary session be

25 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)) - Reported without amendments (12-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. 25 of 31 SB308 SB315 SB332 SB335 SB342 Donahue CIVIL PROCEDURE Provides for a pre-trial hearing regarding the qualifications and admissibility of testimony of expert witnesses. (gov sig) - Reported with amendments (12-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. Nevers RETIREMENT BENEFITS Provides for enhanced benefits for peace officers employed as arson investigators in the fire marshal's office. (7/1/08) Thompson HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT Creates the Health Care Information Technology and Infrastructure Advisory Collaborative. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Cravins, Jr. INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Reorganizes and recodifies the Louisiana Insurance Code. (1/1/09) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, 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 amendments (14-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. 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) SB347 Cravins, Jr. INSURERS Repeals outdated provisions of the Louisiana Insurance Code regarding certain life and accident insurers on a co-operative or assessment plan. (See Act) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to SB351 Gautreaux, N. STATE AGENCIES Requires state agencies to purchase hybrid fuel or alternate fuel vehicles. (8/15/08) - Reported favorably (14-6) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. SB366 SB374 Broome ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Revises the membership of the Research Park Corporation's board of directors. (See Act) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to Cravins, Jr. INSURERS Repeals outdated provisions regarding animal insurers. (See Act) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to