Legislative Day History Monday June 6th, 2005 Chamber: House

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1 1 of 19 HB5 HB21 HB69 HB71 HB74 HB86 HB106 HB110 HB114 HB120 Baudoin CRIMINAL/PENALTIES Increases penalties for leaving children unattended in motor vehicles - Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Hill TOURISM/COMMISSION Provides relative to per diem for board members of the Allen Parish Tourist Commission Tucker INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE Provides for discount for automobile liability insurance for active military personnel paid by a credit against the premium taxes - Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Bruce REAL ESTATE/APPRAISERS Provides exemption from license requirements for CPAs relative to real estate appraisers - Rules suspended, called out of its regular order. - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. Salter TAX/INSURANCE PREMIUM Dedicates a portion of the fire marshal tax on fire insurance premiums to the LSU Fire and Emergency Training Institute - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Walker APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT Payment of judgment against the Department of Transportation and Development in the suit entitled "Bryan Joseph Mayeux, et ux v. Lambert's Contractors, Inc., et al." - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Called from the calendar. - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. Smith, Jane CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE Provides for issuance of search warrants for DNA material or other bodily samples - Read by title, roll called, yeas 103, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Johns APPROPRIATIONS/LEGAL EXP Appropriates funds to pay fees and expenses associated with legal representation of certain juveniles - Reported favorably (14-0) (Regular). Martiny GAMBLING Authorizes domestic cruiseship gaming and creates a special taxing district - Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules. - Notice given. Hill STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP Relative to initial eligibility for a TOPS award beginning with the award year, provides through the school year for minimum scores on specified standardized tests that are required of certain home study students - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

2 HB127 Frith CRIME/THEFT Enacts the crime of theft of crawfish - Read by title, roll called, yeas 101, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. 2 of 19 HB154 HB169 HB173 HB174 HB203 HB228 HB244 HB256 HB270 HB272 HB273 Pitre MUNICIPAL/ORDINANCES Prohibits certain municipalities from enacting ordinances forbidding fishermen or their employees from selling or peddling fish in public places in the municipality - Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Tucker APPROPRIATIONS Appropriates funds to provide for reimbursement of legal expenses of Alan J. LeVasseur, as recommended by the Attorney Fee Review Board - Reported favorably (15-0) (Regular). Burns TAX/AD VALOREM TAX (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for changes in the special assessment level, the millage roll forward by the governing authority and for the legislature's ability to postpone the payment of taxes - Involuntarily deferred in committee. Montgomery PURCHASING/PUB BID LAW Increases the contract limit on certain contracts let by the Bossier Parish Police Jury from $100,000 to $130,000 - Read by title, roll called, yeas 101, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Faucheux INSURANCE/HEALTH Provides relative to group health insurance coverage of a dependent previously enrolled in a Medicaid program or the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP) Jefferson CRIMINAL/EXTRADITION Provides with respect to bail in extradition cases - Rules suspended, called out of its regular order. - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. Walsworth PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT Requires preparation of an annual report on the salaries of state troopers - Reported with amendments (15-0) (Regular). Dove LEVEES/TERREBONNE Provides relative to the appropriation procedures of the Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District Ansardi MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC Authorizes the issuance of temporary permits electronically under certain circumstances Baldone CRIME/BURGLARY Provides with respect to looting - Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules. Arnold TAX/AD VALOREM TAX (Constitutional Amendment) Limits increases in millages after reappraisal

3 - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Notice given. 3 of 19 HB274 HB297 HB301 HB311 HB313 Arnold TAX/AD VALOREM TAX Limits increases of ad valorem tax millages - Notice given. Johns TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY Provides for the dedication of the proceeds of the state sales tax on hotel occupancy in Calcasieu Parish - Received from the Senate with amendments. Hammett TAX/SALES & USE Defines "lease or rental" to include lease or rental of a crane with or without an operator - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. Schneider RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS Makes changes relative to benefits for persons hired on or after July 1, 2006, and relative to purchase of service credit on or after July 1, Read by title, roll called, yeas 102, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Hammett DISTRICTS/WATER CONSERVN Creates the Lake St. John Recreation and Water Conservation District - Received from the Senate with amendments. HB334 Powell, T. NOTARIES Exempts ex officio notaries for municipal police departments from giving bond - Read by title, roll called, yeas 103, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. HB339 HB370 HB380 HB390 HB429 Pitre PROPERTY/PUBLIC Authorizes the Grand Isle Port Commission to use certain state water bottom, water column, and water surface for research purposes Faucheux ASSESSORS/PROPERTY ASSMT (Constitutional Amendment) Freezes the tax assessment of the homestead of a person who is designated as disabled by the U.S. Social Security Administration - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 2. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. Arnold RETIREMENT/STATE SYSTEMS Requires that state retirement systems direct 10% of certain trades and commissions through broker-dealers who have been incorporated and domiciled or who have had their principal trading operations in the state for at least two years and provides for commission recapture agreements - Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Strain LEVEES Exempts produce and other commodities from the local assessment or forced contribution Honey SCHOOLS/LOCAL SUPERINTDT Provides prospectively relative to the employment and removal of a superintendent of schools by a

4 city, parish, or other local public school board - Rules suspended, called out of its regular order. - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 8. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. 4 of 19 HB434 HB440 HB452 HB472 HB478 HB481 HB498 HB506 HB519 HB542 Crane SCHOOLS/HIGH SCHOOL Creates the High School Redesign Commission and provides for the duties, responsibilities, and membership of the commission - Received from the Senate with amendments. Faucheux HEALTH/DHH Provides for the imposition and collection of certain fees relative to the office of addictive disorders - Rules suspended, called out of its regular order. - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 64, nays 34. The bill, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, failed to pass. Motion to reconsider pending. Doerge DISTRICTS/SPECIAL Provides with respect to the residency requirements for board members of certain fire protection districts Barrow CHILDREN/ABUSE Assesses an additional $2 fee on the subsequent issuance of a death certificate - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 35, nays 51. The bill, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, failed to pass. Motion to reconsider tabled. Heaton RETIREMENT/JUDGES - CT OFF Provides for cost-of-living adjustments for surviving spouses of judges who did not opt to become members of the retirement system - Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Arnold ASSESSORS Creates funding for the Board of Assessors for Orleans Parish - Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Kleckley HIGHWAYS Names a portion of Nelson Road Extension in Calcasieu Parish L'Auberge Boulevard - Received from the Senate with amendments. Smith, John NOTARIES Provides relative to notarial authority of clerks of court and deputy clerks of court - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Called from the calendar. - Read by title, roll called, yeas 103, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. McVea SCHOOLS/BOARDS Provides for proportional allocation of ad valorem taxes remitted to the Teachers' Retirement System from East Baton Rouge Parish among local school systems in the parish - Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Johns TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY Authorizes the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau to increase the hotel occupancy tax in Calcasieu Parish and provides for its applicability to certain complimentary rooms

5 5 of 19 - Rules suspended, called out of its regular order. - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. HB548 HB570 HB573 HB592 HB596 HB618 HB628 HB643 HB659 HB663 Thompson PARKS/STATE Provides relative to a highway in the Poverty Point Reservoir District LaFonta MILITARY AFFAIRS Provides for screening for exposure to depleted uranium - Read by title, roll called, yeas 102, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Kennard TAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for an exemption for honorably discharged disabled military veterans based upon their percentage of disability - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 2. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. Walsworth TRANSPORTATION Reduces time period for the attorney general to certify appropriations from the Transportation Trust Fund Fannin WATERWAYS/RESERVOIRS Creates the Jackson Parish Dugdemona Watershed Authority - Received from the Senate with amendments. Fannin FUELS/BUTANE-DIESEL-PROP Limits the liability of transporters, handlers, retailers, suppliers, and consumers of liquefied petroleum gas - Read by title, roll called, yeas 103, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Quezaire PROCUREMENT Creates the Louisiana Initiative for Small Entrepreneurships - Reported with amendments (13-0) (Regular). Erdey APPROPRIATIONS/LEGAL EXP Appropriates funds to provide for reimbursement of legal expenses of Jeffery Hughes - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. Beard BONDS/STATE Provides for priority order period for Louisiana retail purchase orders of state bonds - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. Glover PARDON/PAROLE Creates an application process for persons incarcerated to apply for compensation upon proof of factual innocence - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 5. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. HB669 McVea BOARDS/COMMISSIONS

6 HB669 McVea BOARDS/COMMISSIONS Creates the West Feliciana Parish Port Commission - Received from the Senate with amendments. 6 of 19 HB675 HB682 HB711 HB717 HB735 HB754 HB761 HB786 HB790 Beard HEALTH/DEATH-DYING Provides with respect to life-sustaining declarations - Rules suspended, called out of its regular order. - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 60, nays 43. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. Geymann RETIREMENT/STATEWIDE SYS Relative to contributions for the Municipal Employees' Retirement System (MERS), the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (MPERS), and the Firefighters' Retirement System (FRS) - Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Morrell LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS Provides relative to information retained in the personnel files of police officers - Notice given. McDonald DISTRICTS/SPECIAL Creates the Bayou Desiard Lake Restoration Commission Smiley AMUSEMENTS/SPORTS Provides for changes to boxing and wrestling provisions - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 34, nays 58. The bill, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, failed to pass. Motion to reconsider tabled. Hebert ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Provides relative to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Called from the calendar. - Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. White INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE Allows air bags to be calculated to determine if a vehicle is a total loss under the insurance policy if the policyholder agrees - Rules suspended, called out of its regular order. - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. Salter SMALL BUSINESS Provides relative to the Louisiana Community Development Financial Institution Act - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Bruneau TAX COMMISSION, STATE Provides that the Louisiana Tax Commission be composed of seven members elected from the supreme court districts - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 19, nays 77. Failed to pass, motion to reconsider tabled. HB796 Morrell SCHOOLS

7 Provides for the effectiveness of legislation providing for the creation of the Northeast Louisiana Delta Learning Center - Reported with amendments (13-0) (Regular). 7 of 19 HB821 HB826 HB852 HB862 HB868 HB869 Montgomery LOCAL OFFL/MARSHALS Increases court costs to fund the marshals and constables of certain city courts - Received from the Senate with amendments. Erdey TAX/LOCAL Authorizes the Livingston Parish governing authority to levy a documentary transaction tax or immovable property transaction fee - Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Pinac PUBLIC SERVICE COMN Provides for inspection and supervision fees - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 61, nays 37. The bill, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, failed to pass. Motion to reconsider pending. Burrell TAX/TAXATION Establishes tax credits and rebates in order to provide for an urban revitalization program - Reported with amendments (15-0) (Regular). Townsend APPROPRIATIONS Appropriates funds to provide for reimbursement of legal expenses of Andrew Mata, as recommended by the Attorney Fee Review Board - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. Frith ANIMALS/LIVESTOCK Provides relative to fees for securing livestock - Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules. - Notice given. HB885 Carter, K. INSURANCE/HEALTH Provides relative to prompt payment of health insurance claims - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 104, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. HB886 HB887 HCR17 Smith, Jane STUDENTS Provides relative to alternative educational programs for certain adjudicated students and those in the custody of the office of youth development - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 104, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. Durand FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS Enacts a one and one-half percent fee on net patient revenue in certain general acute care hospitals - Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Schneider ELDERLY Urges and requests the Office of Elderly Affairs to develop a comprehensive Internet site with information and resources for the elderly HCR21 Walker MENTAL HEALTH

8 HCR21 Walker MENTAL HEALTH Authorizes and directs the Louisiana Commission on Employment of Mental Health Consumers to study and develop a plan to address barriers that prevent persons with mental illness from seeking, obtaining, and maintaining employment 8 of 19 HCR22 HCR28 HCR62 HCR76 HCR81 HCR84 HCR87 HCR92 HCR97 Jefferson VOTING/REGISTRATION Directs the Louisiana Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to create a system to notify those convicted of a felony who have completed their terms of confinement or parole relative to reinstatement of voter registration - Called from the calendar. - Read by title, amended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. Tucker RETIREMENT/FEDERAL Authorizes a divided vote referendum option for Medicare coverage for certain state employees Cravins, Jr. LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Directs the clerk of the House of Representatives and the secretary of the Senate, upon the death of a legislator, to notify certain legislators of capital outlay projects the deceased legislator had submitted for inclusion in the capital outlay budget or Capital Outlay Bill - Received from the Senate with amendments. Alario PUBLIC FACILITIES Directs the Department of Health and Hospitals to rename the New Orleans Home and Rehabilitation Center as the John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home and Rehabilitation Center Crowe SOCIAL SECURITY SYS Requests congress to support no increases in payroll taxes, no cuts to Social Security benefits, and optional Social Security Personal Retirement Accounts - Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Dove WATERWAYS/CANALS Memorializes congress to approve funding for deepening of the Houma Navigation Canal Tucker MEDICAID Urges and requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to study cost control mechanisms for the New Opportunities Waiver to ensure cost-effect administration and service delivery Smith, Gary CREDIT/CONSUMER Memorializes congress to require financial institutions to notify consumers prior to publication of negative credit information and to allow adequate time for correction Thompson TECHNOLOGY Urges and requests the Louisiana Broadband Advisory Council to conduct pilot projects necessary to determine the functionality and affordability of current and future broadband technologies relative to broadband deployment HCR103 Guillory, M. AIRCRAFT/AVIATION Memorializes congress to advocate changes in federal regulations relative to aerial applicators and

9 issuance of commercial drivers' licenses 9 of 19 HCR113 HCR122 HCR131 HCR135 HCR138 HCR141 HCR145 Pitre HIGHWAYS Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to grant permission to the Lafourche Parish governing authority to install and maintain flashing red lights at certain intersections in Lafourche Parish Kleckley TRANSPORTATION Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to use the design-build method for designing and constructing a highway project in Lake Charles, Louisiana Beard STUDENT/SCH ATTENDANCE Recognizes the inalienable right of parents to provide for the education of their children Johns COMMERCE Creates the Uniform Building Code Task Force Smith, Gary MILITARY AFFAIRS Memorializes congress to make permanent the increases in Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage and Death Gratuity benefits - Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Quezaire PORTS/DEEPWATER Urges and requests continued state funding of the Mississippi River Corridor Initiative to study the flow of water borne cargo from the ports on the lower Mississippi River Cazayoux HIGHWAYS Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to erect stop signs along Bueche Road at its intersection with Section Road in West Baton Rouge Parish HCR146 Guillory, M. MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC Urges and requests the office of motor vehicles and state police to pursue federal exemptions for issuance of restricted commercial drivers' licenses for aerial applicators - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Called from the calendar. HCR147 HCR148 Burns LABOR Urges and requests the Department of Labor to allow for the creation and development of e-learning programs to activities allowed under the Incumbent Worker Training Program - Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Quezaire AIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS Urges and requests the governor and the Department of Economic Development to embrace and publicly support the proposed Louisiana Transportation Center

10 10 of 19 HCR149 HCR150 HCR152 HCR154 HCR155 HCR157 HCR158 HCR160 HCR161 HCR162 HCR163 Quezaire Commends Elinor Craven upon her retirement from the Louisiana Office of State Parks - Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. Burrell Recognizes and commends Albert Belle on being inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame - Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. Marchand Commends the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated for its leadership in opposing hazing of high school and college students - Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. Salter CONDOLENCES Expresses condolences upon the death of John Sidney Garrett, former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives - Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. Crowe CRIME/SEX OFFENSES Provides with respect to sex offender registration and notification requirements - Read by title, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. Bruce CHILDREN Urges and requests state agencies to participate in the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems initiative - Read by title, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. Gallot NOTARIES Urges the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the duties of notaries public relative to registry and recordation of their acts - Rules suspended; read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Walker Commends the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana for its contributions to the state and proclaims June 8, 2005, Tunica-Biloxi Day - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. Marchand SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH Recognizes Tuesday, June 7, 2005, as Homer Adolphe Plessy Day - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. Cravins, Jr. JUVENILES Urges and requests the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of youth services, together with the local courts exercising juvenile jurisdiction and local children and youth planning boards, to study the needs of and resources available to youth requiring out-of-home placement in Region 5 - Read by title. Lies over under the rules. Cravins, Jr. HONORARY DESIGNATIONS Designates Opelousas as the Spice Capital of the State of Louisiana - Read by title. Lies over under the rules. HCR164 Hunter

11 Commends the "Getting African Americans Hooked on Heart Healthy Eating" marketing campaign - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. 11 of 19 HCR165 HCR166 HCR167 HCR168 HCR169 HCR170 HCR171 HCSR2 HR77 HR78 Burns Commends Lindsay Brignac of Fontainebleau High School upon her selection as a representative of south Louisiana at the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress in July in Washington, D.C. - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. Gallot Commends Willis Reed upon being hired as vice president of basketball operations with the New Orleans Hornets - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. Crowe MILITARY AFFAIRS Urges and requests that the Base Realignment and Closure Commission reject the Defense Department's recent recommendation to close the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) site in Slidell - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. Daniel FOREIGN TRADE Commends Taiwan on its economic and business ties to Louisiana and calls for a free trade agreement between the U.S. and Taiwan - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. Glover ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Requests that the House Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs Committee to function as a joint committee to conduct a thorough study of the current status of the automobile manufacturing industry in the state - Read by title. Lies over under the rules. Gray UNEMPLOYMENT COMP Requests the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations and the Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations to function as a joint committee to study domestic abuse and its effect in the workplace - Read by title. Lies over under the rules. Hill Commends Beau Vidrine of Oakdale High School on his selection as a representative to the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress in Washington, D.C. - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. Shepherd (Rep) COMMERCE Requests study of the feasibility of prohibiting the manufacture or sale of any mattress or box spring within the state which has not been rendered fire retardant - Study request list distributed to members on 6/6/05. Burns Commends the Greater North Shore Full Gospel Baptist Church on its tenth anniversary - 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. Frith Commends John William Humble, Sr. and Mildred Mae Humble upon the celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary

12 - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. 12 of 19 HR79 HR80 HR81 HR82 HR83 HR84 HSR2 HSR3 HSR4 HSR5 HSR6 Crowe LIBRARIES Requests public libraries to confine certain books and materials to areas designated exclusively for adult access and distribution - Read by title. Lies over under the rules. Schneider PURCHASING/PROCUREMT CD Urges and requests the division of administration to study, review, and examine current state printing practices - Read by title. Lies over under the rules. Daniel Commends John D. Pourciau of Baton Rouge for being chosen by the graduating class of Amherst College to give the Commencement Address to fellow graduates - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. Salter CONDOLENCES Expresses condolences upon the death of David S. Post, Ph.D. - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. Crowe Commends Alaina Champagne, Miss Slidell Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. Quezaire SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH Recognizes Wednesday, June 8, 2005, as Knights of Peter Claver, Inc. and Ladies Auxiliary Day - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. Erdey MTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS Requests the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to study requiring trucks to avoid using the left lane on certain highways - Study request list distributed to members on 6/6/05. Wright OFFICIAL JOURNALS Requests the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to study the issue of the governing authority of any parish or political subdivision establishing and maintaining an official website as its official journal - Study request list distributed to members on 6/6/05. Hebert DWI To study the issue of testing for the presence of alcohol and controlled substances in traffic fatalities - Study request list distributed to members on 6/6/05. Salter ELDERLY Requests the House Committees on Health and Welfare and Administration of Criminal Justice to jointly study the issue of elder protection laws - Study request list distributed to members on 6/6/05. Lancaster ELECTIONS/POLL WATCHERS Studies the possibility of allowing political parties to appoint poll watchers at any polling place where such party has a candidate on the ballot - Study request list distributed to members on 6/6/05.

13 HSR7 Lancaster ELECTIONS/PRES PRIMARY Requests the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to continue to study the issues surrounding the presidential preference primary - Study request list distributed to members on 6/6/05. SB4 Gautreaux, B. PARISHES Provides for the use of the term "parish" in the name of a nonprofit organization under certain circumstances. (7/1/05) 13 of 19 SB32 SB35 SB44 SB45 SB48 SB57 SB63 SB70 SB79 Adley TAX EXEMPTIONS Constitutional amendment to exempt from property tax medical equipment leased for a term exceeding five years to small, rural hospitals. (1/1/07) (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) - Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, lies over under the rules Barham LAW ENFORCEMENT Permits the retention of post-certified qualifications for five years after end of peace officer service. (gov sig) Lentini ADMINISTRATION DIVISION Requires the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget to approve certain vehicle purchases for use by statewide elected officials except the governor and lieutenant governor. (7/1/05) - Reported favorably (13-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. Dupre PARISHES Includes Terrebonne Parish assessor within the definition of "equivalent" officer for the purposes of certain actions by parishes and municipalities relative to liens for removal and securing of dangerous structures. (gov sig) Theunissen LIABILITY Provides immunity from liability for gravity drainage or sub-drainage districts for certain clearing of vegetation or application of pesticide. (gov sig) Duplessis EMPLOYMENT Requires employers to inform new employees of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit at the time of hire. (gov sig) Duplessis COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS Allows for dealer participation in certain finance charges. Kostelka FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS Extends for a period of three years the authorization for special permits for trucks hauling containerized cargo in international trade intended for export within a 50-mile radius of the Port of Ouachita. (gov sig) - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Dupre VETERANS Creates board of commissioners to serve as governing authority of Veterans' Memorial District of Ward 10 of Lafourche Parish.

14 14 of 19 SB83 Gautreaux, N. SPECIAL DISTRICTS Creates the public housing rehabilitation program for low income and refurbished housing for the parishes of Acadia, Vermilion, St. Landry and Lafayette. (gov sig) SB90 SB97 SB100 SB101 SB102 SB107 SB110 SB118 SB126 SB132 Nevers SPECIAL DISTRICTS Creates the Tangipahoa Parish Economic Development District. (gov sig) Cravins MUNICIPALITIES Provides with respect to municipal annexations in St. Landry Parish. (gov sig) Cravins STUDENTS Provides for an extension of time to claim educational benefits for members of the La. National Guard who are on inactive ready reserve status. - Called from the calendar. - Read by title, referred to the Committee on Education. Boasso PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS Provides for the membership of the board of commissioners of the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District. (gov sig) (2/3-CA6s43(3)) - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Ellington TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT Re-creates the Dept. of Transportation and Development. (6/30/05) Duplessis BANKS/BANKING Authorizes banks to use recognized systems to provide FDIC insurance coverage for public funds deposits. (gov sig) - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Smith, Mike LOANS Allows lender to charge a documentation fee in connection with certain consumer loan transactions. (gov sig) Barham MILITARY AFFAIRS Provides with respect to certain rights for employees who are in the uniformed services and called to active duty. - Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments. Broome TELECOMMUNICATIONS Provides relative to impact of local government providing covered service, cable television, telecommunications or advanced services. (gov sig) - Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, lies over under the rules McPherson PUBLIC PROPERTY Provides for accountability to members of the legislature for state resources committed to private persons in certain cooperative endeavors or as it relates to litigation settlements. (1/1/06)

15 - Reported with amendments (12-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. 15 of 19 SB135 Dardenne STATE EMPLOYEE RET Changes the eligibility for survivors benefits and retirement for new members of LASERS. (gov sig) SB141 Romero, C. MOTOR CARRIERS Extends for two years to August 1, 2010 the authority to issue special permits to owners/operators of vehicles hauling sugarcane who have not added an additional axle on the trailer. - Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, lies over under the rules SB151 Gautreaux, N. MILITARY AFFAIRS Provides certain benefits for active military personnel regarding contractual matters. (gov sig) - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. SB158 SB162 SB165 SB184 SB185 SB187 SB188 SB195 Dardenne CHILDREN Provides for employment contracts by minors to provide artistic or creative services. Heitmeier COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS Prohibits price gouging during a named tropical storm or hurricane. Heitmeier TAX EXEMPTIONS Constitutional amendment to grant a "special assessment level" to certain people permanently totally disabled and certain of their spouses which freezes the assessment of their homesteads. (1/1/07) (2/3-CA13s1(A)) - Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, lies over under the rules Lentini MALPRACTICE Provides relative to notification of medical review panels. Cravins GROUP INSURANCE Permits certain certified professional staff in office of youth services and the Special School District with 20 or more continuous years of participation in the group insurance offered by the former employing local school system to qualify for a state contribution of 75% of health insurance premiums upon retirement. - Reported with amendments (13-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. Dupre COASTAL RESOURCES Constitutional amendment to provide that certain federal revenues received by the state generated from Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas activity shall be credited to the Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund and used only for certain purposes. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) - Reported with amendments (13-0) (Regular). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. Fontenot ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL Provides relative to criminal penalties for violations of the Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Dupre COASTAL RESOURCES Provides for deposit into Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund and uses of certain federal

16 revenues generated from Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas activity. - Reported with amendments (13-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. 16 of 19 SB196 SB205 SB208 SB212 SB218 SB219 SB222 SB238 SB247 SB268 SB270 Barham IMMOVABLE PROPERTY Provides for the definition of component parts of buildings or other constructions. (gov sig) Duplessis DATA BASE Provides for the Database Security Breach Notification Law. (1/1/06) Heitmeier SAFETY REGULATIONS Clarifies certain requirements with respect to tail lamps on motor vehicles. (gov sig) Marionneaux CIVIL PROCEDURE Requires a filing fee to be paid by the party praying for a jury in a civil trial. - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Dupre PUBLIC PROPERTY Provides for the acquisition of surplus computer equipment by certain public educational institutions. (gov sig) - Reported with amendments (13-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. Fontenot FUNDS/FUNDING Repeals the authority of PSC to establish rules for the Energy Efficiency Fund. Hollis BANKS/BANKING Authorizes imposition of an additional charge in a consumer credit transaction if the consumer makes an electronic payment. Ellington ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Provides relative to economic development activities. Mount CONTRACTS Provides for the retroactive effect of a partnership's or a limited liability company's existence when immovable property is acquired prior to their creation. (gov sig) Smith, Mike ROADS/HIGHWAYS Provides, relative to the logo signing program, for contracts with qualified third parties to be a competitive process awarded pursuant to the procurement code. (gov sig) McPherson MEDICAID Provides for the Medicaid program to develop a program to expand coverage to certain low-income uninsured through a Medicaid waiver. (gov sig) - Reported with amendments (14-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. SB278 Nevers SPECIAL DISTRICTS

17 Provides for the authority, composition, duties, functions, powers, and responsibilities of the Washington Parish Reservoir District. (gov sig) - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. 17 of 19 SB292 SB313 SB327 Hines HORSE RACING Authorizes a Horsemen's Workers' Compensation Insurance Program. - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Marionneaux ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Establishes the East Feliciana Parish Economic Development District. (gov sig) Jones LOCAL AGENCIES Authorizes an increase in per diem for the Madison Parish Hospital Service District Board of Commissioners. (gov sig) SB330 Gautreaux, N. MUNICIPALITIES Provides for disciplinary action by the chief of police in Carencro. (gov sig) SB332 Gautreaux, N. SPECIAL DISTRICTS Increases the membership of the board of commissioners of the Southeast Waterworks District No. 2 of Vermilion Parish. SB333 SB348 SB355 SCR2 SCR4 SCR6 Malone PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS Revises membership of the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission. - Reported with amendments (15-0) (Regular). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. Cravins SPECIAL DISTRICTS Creates the Opelousas Downtown Development District. (gov sig) Ullo TOPS Creates the TOPS-Tech Early Start Award for high school juniors and seniors. (gov sig) - Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Education. Hines COMMITTEE STUDIES Creates the Bayou Boeuf Advisory Committee to study the uses of Bayou Boeuf, and the feasibility of a Bayou Boeuf freshwater district. Amedee COMMITTEE STUDIES Requests joint study of solutions to the flooding problems in the Bayou Manchac and Bayou Fountain area. - Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs. Schedler COMMITTEE STUDIES Requests joint study regarding recycling and disposal options relative to computers and other electronic equipment.

18 18 of 19 SCR7 SCR11 SCR12 SCR14 SCR19 SCR20 SCR26 SCR39 SCR41 SCR44 SCR46 Fields PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS Provides for legislators and permanent legislative staff to enter a state office building with legislative identification badges. - Reported favorably (16-0). Heitmeier TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT Requests DOTD to install traffic controls or reduce the speed limit on La. Hwy. 406 in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. Mount CONGRESS Memorializes Congress to provide necessary funding to restore Calcasieu Ship Channel to its authorized dimensions. Jones SCHOOLS Requests the state to determine the best interest of the state regarding ownership of the former Swanson center at Tallulah and to take whatever action facilitates that interest subject to the approval of the budget committee. - Reported with amendments (15-0). Bajoie SOCIAL SERVICES DEPT Requests that DHH study the possibility of including fresh fruits, vegetables, and cut herbs as approved items to be purchased through the WIC program. Broome SOCIAL SERVICES DEPT Requests the Department of Social Services to study the impact of the state's sliding fee scale on the availability, affordability, and the quality of child care services funded by the Child Care and Development Fund. Adley REVENUE DEPARTMENT Requests implementation and enforcement of law on delivery sales of cigarettes. - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Ellington TELECOMMUNICATIONS Requests the Louisiana Broadband Advisory Council to conduct public hearings in various locations across the state to ascertain supply and demand issues relative to broadband deployment. Bajoie HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT Requests department to develop a plan for consolidation of programs and services for the elderly and persons with adult onset disabilities into an office within the department. Amedee PARKS Requests the office of state parks in coordination with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to conduct a feasibility study to determine if the area in or around the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area is suitable for a state park. - Read by title, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs. Ellington TELECOMMUNICATIONS Requests the Louisiana Broadband Advisory Council to convene a task force to develop a statewide

19 E-Rate strategy to capture all possible E-Rate funds available to the state. 19 of 19 SCR49 SCR52 SCR53 SCR63 SCR66 SCR69 SCR84 SCR88 SCR89 SCR90 Dupre COASTAL RESOURCES Approves Fiscal Year Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Plan. - Received in the House from the Senate. Hines BESE Requests BESE to study the issue of improving the health and safety of students. - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Fontenot ENVIRONMENT QUALITY DEPT Requests DEQ to develop a strategy for the proper management of electronic discards. Jones POSTSECONDARY ED Requests the Board of Regents to study and develop a comprehensive plan for development of the Northeast Louisiana Delta Learning Center. - Received in the House from the Senate. Nevers CONGRESS Memorializes Congress to permit safe public access to the West Pearl River Navigational Canal and extends the date scheduled for closure until such time that an alternate solution can be determined. Theunissen AIRCRAFT/AVIATION Continues the Governor's Aviation Advisory Commission. Nevers To honor the Foster Parents of the Year 2005 in each region of the state and to express the appreciation of the legislature for their valuable contribution to strengthening family life in Louisiana. - Received in the House from the Senate. - Read by title, rules suspended, concurred in. Jones HEALTH CARE Requests that the health care consortium in the northeast region of the state collaborate with DHH to develop a plan for a Northeast-Delta Human Services District. - Received in the House from the Senate. Hines Commends Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana and proclaims June 8, 2005 as Tunica-Biloxi Day. - Received in the House from the Senate. - Read by title, rules suspended, concurred in. Barham CONGRESS Memorialize Congress to inquire into the status of and pursue the expeditious resolution of U.S. Army Colonel retired, David H. Hackworth's third nomination for the Medal of Honor. - Received in the House from the Senate.