Legislative Day History Wednesday June 18th, 2008 Chamber: House

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1 1 of 32 HB1 HB2 HB10 HB12 HB32 HB39 HB52 HB69 HB73 HB79 HB100 HB115 Fannin APPROPRIATIONS Provide for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year Greene CAPITAL OUTLAY Provides for the comprehensive Capital Outlay budget Richardson COURTS/MAYORS Establishes the Mayor's Court of the City of Central Richardson COURTS Authorizes mayor of city of Central to appoint a court magistrate Richmond MORTGAGES Provides relative to the filling of a vacancy in the office of recorder of mortgages in Orleans Parish Hazel CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE Adds battery of a police officer and battery of a correctional facility employee to the list of crimes of violence - Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Danahay FUNDS/FUNDING Provides relative to use of monies in the West Calcasieu Community Center Fund Richmond COURTS Requires a court to submit its request to the Judicial Council for review and recommendation when a court is requesting splitting of a court or the merging of a court Badon, Austin CRIME Creates the crime of illegally supplying a felon with ammunition Richmond COURTS Provides for court interpreters for non-english-speaking persons who appear in court Richmond SEIZURES/SALES Authorizes sheriff's sales at certain courthouse annexes Lambert JUVENILES/DETENTION FAC Provides for the release of certain information upon escape from a juvenile facility HB133 Lopinto CIVIL/PROCEDURE

2 Authorizes the court to order structured settlements in final judgments which involve minor children 2 of 32 HB176 HB186 HB187 HB193 HB222 HB237 HB241 HB303 HB326 HB339 HB368 Abramson ETHICS Requires disclosure by certain elected officials of certain information relative to employment and appointment of campaign contributors and certain other contributors Honey UNEMPLOYMENT COMP Forgives unemployment compensation debt for certain employers Katz PUBLIC HEALTH Requires the reporting and electronic filing of student immunization compliance reports for postsecondary institutions Katz MALPRACTICE/MEDICAL Provides for medical malpractice coverage for physicians who offer voluntary telemedicine services for the state Kleckley INSURANCE/POLICIES Requires filing with and approval of property residual value insurance policies by the commissioner of insurance and authorizes fees - Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules. Kleckley INSURANCE DEPARTMENT Requires commissioner of insurance review and approval of vehicle mechanical breakdown insurance policies - Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules. Wooton CRIME Creates the crime of forged insurance documents Hazel RETIREMENT/DISTRICT ATTY Allows full salary and full benefit payments for certain reemployed retirees of the District Attorneys' Retirement System Arnold SECRETARY OF STATE Provides for changes to fees charged by the secretary of state Lopinto CHILDREN/SUPPORT Provides for the child support guidelines Nowlin SMALL BUSINESS Creates the Regulatory Flexibility Act

3 3 of 32 HB371 HB374 HB378 HB382 HB383 HB388 HB416 HB420 HB422 HB445 Connick CAMPAIGN FINANCE Prohibits the use of campaign funds to pay an immediate family member with certain exceptions - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending. - House conferees appointed: Connick, Gallot, and Henry. Chandler CHILDREN/CUSTODY Provides for the qualifications of child custody mediators Armes SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES Provides relative to noncomplex health procedures performed by certain school employees Hutter ENVIRONMENT/HAZ MATERIAL Relative to certain fees in the Hazardous Materials Information, Development, Preparedness, and Response Act LeBas TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL Requires a pharmacy or pharmacist to collect local sales and use taxes upon the sale of prescription drugs or pharmacist services under certain circumstances Greene PROPERTY/IMMOVABLE Provides relative to component parts of immovable property Ellington TAX/SALES & USE Provides relative to the payment of sales and use tax rebate requests - Read by title, roll called, yeas 90, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Gallot TAX/SEVERANCE TAX (Constitutional Amendment) Increases the general severance tax allocation to parishes - Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0, the House refused to concur in the amendments proposed by the Senate. - House conferees appointed: Gallot, Tim Burns, and St. Germain. Greene TAX/INHERITANCE TAX Repeals obsolete provisions of the state inheritance tax - Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules. Greene TAX/PROPERTY Provides relative to the listing of property in the name of a tax sale purchaser

4 4 of 32 HB462 HB465 HB498 HB502 HB503 HB526 HB530 HB535 HB547 HB550 HB553 HB556 Wooton GAMBLING/VIDEO POKER Provides with respect to video poker licensee mergers LaBruzzo DISTRICTS/TAXING Authorizes Jefferson Parish to create a special district with tax increment financing authority - Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Edwards CHILDRENS CODE Amends provisions of law regarding venue in delinquency proceedings for certain judicial districts Arnold MTR VEHICLE/DISMANTLERS Provides relative to the sale of an auto hulk to a scrap metal processor or a licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler Gallot BOARDS/COMMISSIONS Transfers appointing authority of members of certain boards and commissions to the lieutenant governor - Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Arnold RETIREMENT/LOCAL Provides for a change in the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) formula for members of the Harbor Police Retirement System - Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Richmond COURTS/JUVENILE Provides for the term of office for a judge with the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court in case of vacancy Ponti WORKERS COMPENSATION Provides relative to allocation of death benefits to dependents of injured workers Ponti WORKERS COMPENSATION Provides for the time and procedure for submission of filing fees Henry PUBLIC SFTY/DEPARTMENT Authorizes the office of state police and the office of motor vehicles within the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to implement the Unified Carrier Registration program in Louisiana Arnold HOUSING/MANUFACTURED Provides for changes to the Uniform Standards Code for Manufactured Housing Arnold CONTRACTORS Provides for changes in the licensing of electrical and mechanical contractors

5 - Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. 5 of 32 HB558 HB563 HB579 HB583 HB591 HB605 HB607 HB638 HB643 HB656 HB704 HB718 Downs PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS Requires public entities which advertise bids for construction of public works projects to include an estimate of budget in the advertisement - Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Downs PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS Provides relative to the bid form for bidding on public works contracts - Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. Smith, Jane TAX/TAXATION Provides for a time limit for certain refunds of overpayments Richardson PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS Authorizes the Central Community School Board to exchange certain property and provides procedures for approval of such an exchange Danahay POLICE/LOCAL Provides relative to the salaries of certain members of the police department of the city of Sulphur Burns, Tim TRUSTS Provides relative to charitable trusts and charitable donations Lopinto MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES Increases the amount of time on the remittance of taxes by a motor vehicle dealer LaBruzzo PROCUREMENT Requires certain fuel efficiency standards for state vehicles Schroder DWI Provides with respect to cleansing period for prior DWI convictions 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 St. Germain RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS Provides relative to survivor benefits and eligibility requirements related thereto for members of the Firefighters' Retirement System Trahan SCHOOLS/CHARTER Provides relative to the leave of absence granted by a local public school board to an employee who subsequently becomes employed in a charter school

6 6 of 32 HB723 HB726 HB734 HB748 HB750 HB766 HB768 HB781 HB799 HB832 HB836 HB853 Arnold RETIREMENT/LOCAL Provides for changes to Title 11 for members of the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans Hardy CRIME Creates the crime of public display of a noose with the intent to intimidate Trahan STUDENT/TUITION Authorizes the public postsecondary education management boards to establish tuition and mandatory fee amounts for resident students Wooton CORRECTIONS Provides for the reimbursement to private health care providers for costs of extraordinary medical expenses of inmates under certain circumstances Lambert Corrects statutory references DISTRICTS/SPECIAL Richardson TAX/TAXATION Provides relative to the settlement of erroneous tax payments Abramson SEIZURES/SALES Provides for the prescriptive period and method of cancellation of a notice of seizure Waddell NOTARIES Provides for unlawful exercise of notary powers - House conferees appointed: Waddell, Burns, Tim, and Lorusso. Baldone HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES Requires prostheses, orthoses, prosthetic services, and orthotic services which are purchased by a state agency or reimbursed by Medicaid to be provided by an accredited facility Henry MOTOR CARRIERS Provides with respect to permits for sealed intermodal containers Badon, Austin DISTRICTS/SPECIAL Creates the East New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission Tucker ETHICS/BOARD Provides relative to the enforcement of laws under the jurisdiction of the Board of Ethics

7 7 of 32 HB867 HB874 HB876 HB885 HB886 HB899 HB903 HB906 HB918 HB920 HB923 Baldone CRIME/SEX OFFENSES Amends provisions of the crime of computer-aided solicitation of a minor - Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules. Tucker PROPERTY/IMMOVABLE Provides relative to railroad crossings Richmond MINORITIES Creates the Louisiana Council on Social Status of Black Men and Boys Wooton DWI Amends provisions regarding time periods for conducting hearings regarding a driver's license suspension or revocation Morrell HOUSING Provides relative to the issuance of bonds by the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency Peterson BUDGETARY PROCEDURES Requires that the executive budget, the state budget, and the General Appropriation Bill include certain tax exemption information Lorusso PROPERTY/SUBSTANDARD Authorizes certain agencies and entities in Orleans Parish to enforce health, safety, and welfare statutes and ordinances in any court of competent jurisdiction and establishes an environmental docket in the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans to hear any such matter Hutter ETHICS Requires the Board of Ethics to send information regarding the complaint immediately to the accused Henry PUBLIC CONTRACTS Restriction on bids or proposals for public contracts by contractors participating in the development of the bid specifications or request for proposals Fannin BUILDING CODES Provides for changes to the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Gallot ELECTION CODE Provides relative to voting absentee by mail

8 HB931 Geymann DISTRICTS/SPECIAL Provides relative to the Calcasieu Parish Gaming Revenue District - Notice of change in House conferees: Geymann,Morrell, Kleckley. 8 of 32 HB934 HB935 HB939 HB954 HB962 HB964 HB968 HB970 HB976 HB987 Templet PROPERTY/ABANDONED Provides relative to the removal of dangerous structures by the governing authority of parishes and municipalities Fannin GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION Transfers certain agencies from the office of the governor to certain departments in the executive branch of state government and places certain agencies in the division of administration Arnold PUBLIC SERVICE COMN Provides for an increase in salary for the members of the La. Public Service Commission Ellington HEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT Provides relative to electronic health care transactions Peterson FUNDS/FUNDING Establishes the Louisiana Statewide Educational Facilities Fund Arnold RETIREMENT/LOCAL Clarifies deferred retirement option plan (DROP) participation provisions for certain members of the Harbor Police Retirement System (Port of New Orleans) Edwards LABOR Provides relative to non-compete agreements Honey CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL Provides relative to holiday compensation of firemen and policemen employed by certain municipalities Arnold RETIREMENT/LOCAL Increases the accrual rate of retirement benefits for members with twelve or more years of service in the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans Gallot ELECTION CODE Provides relative to evidence of disability to be presented by a voter in order for him to be entitled to assistance in voting HB988 Waddell LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS

9 Provides relative to the district offices of members of the legislature 9 of 32 HB994 HB1005 HB1007 HB1008 HB1011 HB1031 HB1032 HB1034 HB1057 HB1063 Arnold RETIREMENT/LOCAL Provides for the conversion of leave upon regular retirement or entry into DROP for members of the Harbor Police Retirement System (Port of New Orleans) Abramson DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD Provides relative to the Audubon Area Security District Cromer CRIMINAL/BUREAU CRIML ID Provides with respect to background checks for persons with supervisory authority over children Abramson PROPERTY Requires the filing of an act of immobilization of a manufactured home with the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending. - House conferees appointed: Abramson, Tim Burns, and Mills. LaFonta VOTERS/VOTING Requires the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to provide certain information concerning registration and reinstatement and voter registration applications to certain persons Gallot PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION Authorizes the city of Ruston to expropriate property by a declaration of taking Lorusso DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD Creates the Mid-City Security District in Orleans Parish McVea MTR VEHICLE/COMMERCIAL Requires "hard copy" tickets to be issued for moving violations committed by operators of commercial motor vehicles Nowlin TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY Authorizes the city of Natchitoches to levy and collect an additional hotel occupancy tax within the city Tucker LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Provides relative to the salary and benefits for legislative assistants HB1067 Edwards MORTGAGES

10 Provides relative to the cancellation of certain mortgages and vendor's privileges 10 of 32 HB1068 HB1069 HB1075 HB1077 HB1093 HB1098 HB1115 HB1119 HB1135 HB1141 Kleckley RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS Relative to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System (LASERS), provides for retirement eligibility for certain enforcement personnel within the office of alcohol & tobacco control of the Department of Revenue and provides for funding of benefits for such persons 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 LaBruzzo STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP Provides relative to initial eligibility for TOPS awards for certain students displaced by Hurricane Katrina or Rita, or both Robideaux RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS Relative to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, provides for transfers of service for members of existing hazardous duty plans to the Hazardous Duty Services Plan 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 Katz HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS Provides for home and community-based service providers - House conferees appointed: Katz, LaBruzzo, and Barrow. Armes SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY Increases the per diem for Sabine River Authority Board of Commissioners - Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending. - House conferees appointed: Armes, Hutter, and Pope. Chaney FUELS/LIQ PETROLEUM GAS Increases per diem for members of the Louisiana Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission St. Germain NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT Provides for the Atchafalaya Basin Program Leger FLOODING/CONTROL Provides relative to contracts with the Corps of Engineers for hurricane flood protection projects

11 - House conferees appointed: Leger, Hutter, and Billiot. 11 of 32 HB1145 HB1153 HB1155 HB1156 HB1159 HB1164 HB1170 HB1175 HB1176 HB1181 HB1182 Foil STUDENT/TUITION Authorizes the LSU Board of Supervisors to impose specific increases in tuition and nonresident attendance fee amounts for students at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center Hazel CRIME Prohibits wearing or possessing body armor on school property Morrell FUNDS/FUNDING Provides for the use of surplus funds of the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission 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 St. Germain FIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL Provides for emergency access to elevators Morris PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS Authorizes school boards to name certain buildings after living persons Arnold MOTOR VEHICLES Provides for licensing fees charged by the La. Motor Vehicle Commission Montoucet ETHICS Provides relative to the ethics code exception for the immediate family member of a legislator being a registered lobbyist or lobbying Richmond EMBALMERS/FUNERAL DIRECT Expands the Embalmers and Funeral Directors Board from seven to nine members Lorusso ETHICS/CODE Excludes certain members of the National Guard from the definition of "public employee" for purposes of the Code of Governmental Ethics Schroder BUDGETARY CONTROLS Provides relative to operating budget requiring prior approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget

12 HB1184 Leger HIGHER EDUCATION Provides relative to certain entities that support public institutions of higher education 12 of 32 HB1188 HB1193 HB1201 HB1202 HB1214 HB1219 HB1232 HB1243 HB1247 HB1258 HB1266 HB1272 Greene TAX/TAXATION Provides relative to authority of persons to sign tax returns and agreements Ritchie ANIMALS/DOGS Provides for kennel licenses for dog breeders Perry RISK MANAGEMENT Requires the office of risk management to report each October 15th and February 15th regarding payment status of appropriated judgments and claims Greene CHILDREN/CUSTODY Provides for the relocation of children Schroder CHILDRENS CODE Provides for multidisciplinary interaction in child abuse and neglect cases Lorusso PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION Provides relative to the taking of private property - Notice given. Richard TAX/AD VALOREM TAX Provides for the postponement of the payment of ad valorem taxes after declaration of an emergency LaFonta CRIME/THEFT Provides for the crime of theft of copper from a religious building or cemetery or graveyard Richardson STUDENTS Provides relative to the classroom placement of certain children Edwards REAL ESTATE/APPRAISERS Increases the fees for appraisals conducted for a sheriff's sale Baldone HEALTH SERVICES Provides for the allocation of monies in the Medical Assistance Program Fraud Detection Fund Tucker AIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS Creates the Southeast Regional Airport Authority

13 13 of 32 HB1278 HB1286 HB1296 HB1304 HB1305 Waddell STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP Permits use of a TOPS-Tech Award at certain schools having a certificate of registration issued by the Board of Cosmetology and proprietary schools licensed by the Board of Regents Lambert CIVIL/APPEALS Provides for the jurisdiction of the trial court Willmott MOTOR VEHICLES Prohibits persons from riding as passengers in truck beds while truck is traveling on interstate highways Baldone DISTRICTS/SPECIAL Authorizes increase in per diem for the board of commissioners of recreation districts in certain parishes Downs LICENSING Provides relative to the issuance of explosives licenses HB1314 Jackson, M. COLLEGES/SOUTHERN U Authorizes the Southern University Board of Supervisors to impose specific tuition increases at the law center HB1325 HB1335 HB1337 HB1347 HB1354 Dixon COLLEGES/PERSONNEL Provides relative to the use of sick leave for personal purposes by certain unclassified employees at public colleges and universities Doerge MUSEUMS Creates the Germantown Colony Museum as a museum in the Department of State Aubert ETHICS/CODE To provide an exception to the ethics code relative to certain transactions for governmental services Badon, Austin STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP Establishes the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program to provide funds for eligible students to attend participating public and nonpublic schools - Read by title, roll called, yeas 62, nays 34, Senate amendments concurred in. Lopinto COMMERCE Provides relative to price gouging during emergencies or hurricanes

14 14 of 32 HB1355 HB1356 HB1362 HB1369 HB1372 HB1374 HB1377 HB1378 HB1379 HB1381 HB1383 HB1384 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 - House conferees appointed: Abramson, Burns, Tim, and Willmott. Hutter RAILROADS Requires certain motor vehicles to stop at railroad crossings as required by federal regulations St. Germain INSURANCE/PROPERTY Creates the Louisiana Addendum Board within the office of the state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety Smiley BOARDS/COMMISSIONS Abolishes certain boards, commissions, authorities, and like entities Norton CRIME Prohibits the participants in a crime from posting their criminal activity on the Internet Abramson COURTS/MAYORS Provides that a certain portion of court costs may be allocated to the La. Assn. of Chiefs of Police for law enforcement education and training Simon LAW ENFORCEMENT Provides for a Silver Alert Network for locating missing persons with a mental impairment Tucker HEALTH/EMERG MED SERVICE Establishes an Emergency/Disaster Medicine Review Panel 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 Wooton FISHING/OYSTERS Relative to taking oysters from the public seed grounds Marchand PHYSICIANS Provides for the licensure of physicians practicing telemedicine - Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.

15 - House conferees appointed: Marchand, Katz, and Barrow. 15 of 32 HB1385 Jackson, M. MENTAL HEALTH Establishes the Mental Health Access Committee to study a revised reimbursement methodology for community mental health clinics HB1386 HB1388 HCR64 HCR119 HCR131 HCR138 HCR143 HCR146 HCR153 Ponti JUDGES Provides for the recusation of judges in civil matters Tucker PORTS/NEW ORLEANS Provides relative to jurisdiction of the port and membership on the board of commissioners 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 Wooton GAMBLING/CHARITABLE Urges and requests nonprofit corporations participating in charitable gaming to utilize revenues for purposes within the state of Louisiana - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. Roy INSURANCE/HEALTH Urges and requests the Department of Insurance to conduct a study on statutorily mandated health insurance benefits - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. Smith, Patricia TRANSPORTATION DEPT Urges and requests DOTD to hold a conference to discuss expanding mass transit in Louisiana Hardy CRIMINAL/SENTENCING Requests DPS&C to study the feasibility of using military service as an alternative to incarceration for certain offenses - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. Foil CORPORATIONS Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations on the state laws relative to corporations Dixon TEACHERS Requests the High School Redesign Commission to consider and make recommendations relative to certain in-service training for teachers and other staff HCR160 Leger STUDENTS

16 Requests BESE to study the issue of harassment, intimidation, and bullying of students and to report written findings to the House and Senate education committees at least 60 days prior to the beginning of 2009 R.S. 16 of 32 HCR166 HCR168 HCR170 HCR173 HCR174 HCR175 HCR190 HCR191 HCR192 Barrow UTILITIES Requests the House Committee on Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs to function as a joint committee to study the use of a minor's identity to establish service with an electric public utility Trahan EDUCATION/PRE-K Requests BESE to study collaboration among early childhood education programs Morrell STUDENT/ASSESSMENT Requests BESE to study giving equal weight to science and social studies in administering the LEAP tests Hines CRIME Urges and requests the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to study the need for imposing living restrictions on certain convicted felons Hines HEALTH/SMOKING Urges and requests the Dept. of Health and Hospitals to study issues related to prohibiting the possession of tobacco products by persons under the age of 21 and report its findings to the legislature Katz AGED PERSONS Extends the term of Adult Abuse and Neglect Study Group Tucker FUNDS/FUNDING Approves a proposed amendment, Action Plan Amendment Number 6, to the Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2006 Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds for the Long Term Community Recovery Program and for Infrastructure Program Delivery Tucker FUNDS/FUNDING Approves a proposed amendment, Action Plan Amendment Number 19, to the Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2006 Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds for the Long Term Community Recovery Program and the Local Government Emergency Infrastructure Program: Primary and Secondary Education Infrastructure Guillory, Mickey VITAL STATISTICS Directs the Louisiana Vital Records Registry to process and issue certified copies of vital records in a timely manner HCR197 Simon EMERGENCY MED TECH

17 Urges and requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to implement and enforce certain interagency agreements and statutes relative to emergency medical services 17 of 32 HCR200 HCR202 HCR203 HCR204 HCR205 HCR206 HCR210 HCR211 HCR212 HCR213 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 Dixon SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES Requests BESE to study the feasibility of establishing a statewide minimum salary schedule for school support personnel Gallot CONDOLENCES Expresses condolences upon the death of Drucilla S. Thomas - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. 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. - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. Barrow LEGISLATION Urges the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the replacement of all politically incorrect terms in law - Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. 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 - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. Lopinto COMMENDATIONS Commends the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors on its new office headquarters and its long-term investment in the New Orleans region - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. Jones, Sam SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH Recognizes October 7th annually as Susan Harling Robinson - Steel Magnolias Day - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. Gallot COMMENDATIONS Commends Dewey and Marceline Lewis upon the celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary Jones, Rosalind HIGHWAYS Directs the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, to study the nature of accidents involving log trucks and causes of these accidents

18 18 of 32 HCR214 HCR215 HCR216 HCR217 HCR218 HCR219 HCR220 HCR221 HCR222 HCR223 HCR224 Gallot SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH Recognizes October 1, 2008, as World Peace Day in the state of La. Burns, Tim HIGHWAYS Requests the DOTD to erect a traffic light on the corner of La. Hwy. 190 in the vicnity of Carondelet Street in St. Tammany Parish Smith, Patricia COMMENDATIONS Commends the LSU baseball Tigers upon winning the 2008 SEC Tournament and the 2008 Super Regional and extends best wishes for victory in the 2008 College World Series Tucker EMPLOYMENT Urges and requests the Dept. of Labor, DHH, and LCTCS to study and design a plan for recruitment and retention of direct support workers Richmond LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Welcomes the 2008 International Legislative Drafting Institute participants to the state capitol Trahan TEACHERS/CERTIFICATION Requests BESE to study the certification process for foreign associate teachers - Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Perry SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH Recognizes Wednesday, June 18, 2008, as Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Day at the capitol McVea COMMENDATIONS Commends Catherine Thoms Reames for her years of service as a poll commissioner in West Feliciana Parish Morrell SEWERAGE/N O WATER BD Requests the House Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Committee and the Senate Local and Municipal Affairs Committee jointly to study the issues related to changing the membership of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans - Read by title. Lies over under the rules. - Read by title, rules suspended, passed to 3rd reading. Billiot COMMENDATIONS Commends Nine Mile Point Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 upon the celebration of its 50th anniversary - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. Smith, Patricia COMMENDATIONS Commends the LSU Lady Tigers track and field team upon winning the 2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field championship

19 - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. 19 of 32 HCR225 HCR226 HCR227 HCR228 HCR229 HCR230 HR9 HR79 HR85 HR105 Cortez INSURANCE/HEALTH Urges and requests the Department of Insurance to assess network adequacy issues by market for all health insurance plans operating in the state and other related matters - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. Greene PARISH/EAST BATON ROUGE Requests the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority to submit annual reports to the legislature regarding certain property purchases - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. Ellington HIGHWAYS Requests the DOTD to designate the bridge on Louisiana Highway 8 in Harrisburg as the Veterans Memorial Bridge - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. Ellington HIGHWAYS Requests the DOTD to designate the bridge on Louisiana Highway 8 in Harrisonburg as the Veterans Memorial Bridge - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. Hardy COMMENDATIONS Commends the LSU-Eunice baseball team upon winning the 2008 NJCAA Division II World Series - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. Smith, Patricia COMMENDATIONS Commends the LSU Tigers men's track and field team upon placing second in the 2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championship - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted, ordered to the Senate. Nowlin HOUSE/RULES Provides with respect to the content of the General Appropriation Bill - Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Gallot HOUSE/RULES Provides for a deadline to request legislation that is required to be introduced by the introduction deadline and removes the requirement that the minutes of committee meetings contain the important points made by persons testifying and committee members - Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Peterson HOUSE/RULES Provides for a mechanism to indicate that a legislator who is listed as the requestor or sponsor of a request by a nongovernmental entity for an appropriation has agreed to request or sponsor the amendment - Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. 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, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. HR109 Barrow STUDENTS

20 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, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. 20 of 32 HR127 HR141 HR153 HR154 HR155 HR157 HR159 HR160 HR161 HR162 HR163 Morrell HOUSE/RULES Provides for procedures for impeachment of officials - Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Morrell HOUSE/RULES Provides that certain amendments to the General Appropriation Bill, the Capital Outlay Bill, or a supplemental appropriation bill must be made public and distributed to the members at least three calendar days prior to consideration by a standing committee - Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Morrell SCHOOLS/CHARTER Requests BESE to study the financial impact of the state retaining control of all Type 5 charter schools - Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Hoffmann SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES Requests BESE to study certain issues relative to prohibiting inappropriate communications between students and public elementary and secondary school employees - Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Leger SCHOOLS/CHARTER Requests BESE to study certain issues relative to funding for charter schools - Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Trahan TEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS Requests the Bd. of Regents to study certain issues relative to increasing costs for required textbooks and instructional materials at La. public colleges and universities - Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. Mills CONDOLENCES Expresses condolences upon the death of Patricia McQuaig Vaughn - 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. Ellington COMMENDATIONS Commends Dr. Ken Ward, legislative ethicist and coordinator of chaplain services, for his contributions to the La. House of Representatives - 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. Gallot CONDOLENCES Expresses condolences upon the death of David L. Lewis - 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. Hoffmann CONDOLENCES Expresses condolences upon the death of Joseph Anthony Accardo - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. Guillory, Elbert COMMENDATIONS Commends Lucille G. Guillory upon the celebration of her 99th birthday on August 6, 2008

21 - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. 21 of 32 HR164 HR165 HR166 HR167 HR168 SB3 SB5 SB6 SB43 Monica COMMENDATIONS Recognizes the Crescent River Port Pilots' Association upon the occasion of its centennial celebration in Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. Simon RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS Requests the House Committee on Retirement and the House Committee on Health and Welfare to meet jointly to consider the issue of allowing for the rehiring of psychiatric nurses from state medical facilites - Read by title. Lies over under the rules. Peterson ELECTED OFFICIALS/TERMS Urges and requests the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to study and make recommendations regarding the time period between expiration of current assessors' terms in Orleans Parish and when the assessor elected in 2010 takes office - Read by title. Lies over under the rules. - Read by title, rules suspended, passed to 3rd reading. Barrow BUDGETARY PROCEDURES Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Treasury to review the process of the approval and disbursement of funds appropriated during the 2008 Regular Session and to report its findings to the House Committee on Appropriations - Read by title, rules suspended, adopted. Barrow HOUSING Requests certain entities to meet and work in cooperation to study housing issues in La. and to submit written findings, including recommendations for legislation, to the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs - Read by title. Lies over under the rules. - Read by title, rules suspended, passed to 3rd reading. Crowe MARKETING/PROMOTION Designates Plaquemines Parish as the "Gateway to Louisiana and America." (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 3. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. Quinn INSURERS Requires that the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation give a preference for insurance adjuster and underwriting work to Louisiana companies. (gov sig) Murray LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS Designates Sazerac as the official cocktail of the city of New Orleans. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 60, nays 25. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. Mount HEALTH SERVICES Provides for alternative remedies against health care providers. (gov sig) SB58 Kostelka REGISTRARS OF VOTERS

22 Provides relative to the annual canvass of registered voters. (1/1/09) 22 of 32 SB63 SB74 SB96 SB98 SB138 SB154 SB155 SB166 SB198 SB210 Kostelka VOTERS/VOTING Prohibits the registrar of voters and Department of State from disclosing registration data received from another state pursuant to cooperative agreement and geographical coding of addresses of registered voters. (gov sig) Shepherd LAW ENFORCEMENT Prohibits evidence from a traffic camera from becoming part of vehicle operator's driving record. (8/15/08) Broome DENTISTRY Provides for licensure requirements of dentists and dental hygienists and for fees associated with the practice of dentistry. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate. Murray SPECIAL DISTRICTS Provides relative to French Quarter-Marigny Historic Area Management District. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. Quinn PRIVILEGES/LIENS Provides for the cancellation of mortgages by affidavit of lost note. (gov sig) - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Cravins, Jr. HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE Provides for regulation of discount medical plans with the commissioner of insurance. (1/1/09) Cravins, Jr. HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE Provides relative to the procedure for review of denied benefits by medical necessity review organizations. (gov sig) Murray COURTS Provides that judges elected in 2009, and elected and appointed magistrates, for the 41st Judicial District Court shall automatically revert to judges and magistrates of the civil and criminal courts of Orleans Parish should the legislation creating the 41st JDC be held unconstitutional. (gov sig) - House conferees appointed: Richmond, Leger, and Edwards. Thompson PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES Authorizes state participation in the Pest Control Compact. (gov sig) Marionneaux APPOINTED OFFICIALS Provides that certain persons appointed to boards and commissions be reconfirmed each legislative term. (8/15/08)

23 23 of 32 SB224 SB240 Shepherd HOUSING Requires that the board of each housing authority include at least one tenant and provides for a five member board of commissioners to govern local housing authorities with a certain population. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 4. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. Cravins, Jr. INSURERS Provide for the limitation of liability of the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association. (8/15/08) SB258 Gautreaux, N. CHILDREN Provides relative to the Department of Social Services. SB265 SB270 SB277 SB280 SB286 SB288 Quinn CHILDREN Provides relative to the emancipation of minors. (1/1/09) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 3. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. McPherson PUBLIC PROPERTY Authorizes the transfer of certain state property, located in Rapides Parish from the Department of Health and Hospitals, to the Department of Transportation. (gov sig) - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Notice given. Crowe COURTS Provides relative to recusal of judges. (gov sig) - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Notice given. Crowe FUNDS/FUNDING Creates the UNO Slidell Technology Park Fund and provides for the deposit of certain monies into the fund. (7/1/08) - Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. - Rules suspended. - Read by title, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Duplessis EARLY CHILDHOOD ED Provides for phased in universal access to the LA 4 Early Childhood Program and for participation by non-school system providers of early childhood education. (8/15/08) - Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. - Rules suspended. - Read by title, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Kostelka TAX/TAXATION Requires up to10% of tax, penalty, and interest required to be transferred to the tax commission as a result of audits for deposit in its expense fund and prohibits the employment of private counsel by the

24 tax commission on a contingency fee basis. (gov sig) - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Notice given. 24 of 32 SB295 SB315 SB319 SB332 Murray EXPROPRIATION Constitutional amendment to remove certain restrictions on the disposition of blighted property expropriated in the city of New Orleans, the city of Baton Rouge, or the parish of Jefferson. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) Nevers RETIREMENT BENEFITS Provides for enhanced benefits for peace officers employed as arson investigators in the fire marshal's office. (7/1/08) - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. Cassidy TAX/LOCAL Establishes an additional procedure for creating neighborhood crime prevention and security districts and levying parcel fees in any parish or municipality. (gov sig) - House conferees appointed: Ponti, Morrell, and Carter, Steve. Thompson HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT Creates the Health Care Information Technology and Infrastructure Advisory Collaborative. (gov sig) - House conferees appointed: Ellington, Katz, and Greene. SB346 Gautreaux, N. CLERKS OF COURT Provides that the Friday of the Cattle Festival shall be a legal holiday for the purpose of authorizing the clerk of court of the Fifteenth Judicial District Court and the clerk of court of the City Court of Abbeville to close their offices on that day. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. SB383 SB398 SB405 Hebert ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Provides relative to the proximity of landfills to airports in certain parishes. (7/1/08) Marionneaux FUNDS/FUNDING Provides for distribution of taxes levied by Iberville Parish on net slot machine proceeds and creates the Iberville Parish Excellence Fund and requires deposit of five percent of state net slot machine proceeds in the parish to it. (8/15/08) - Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. - Rules suspended. - Read by title, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Broome HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Creates and provides for the Louisiana Financial Literacy and Education Commission. (8/15/08)

25 - Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments. - Rules suspended. - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. 25 of 32 SB411 SB429 SB440 SB447 SB448 SB465 SB469 McPherson WILDLIFE/FISHERIES DEPT Creates the Coastal Land Stewardship Authority. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 52, nays 43. Failed to pass, motion to reconsider pending. Shepherd JUDGES Provides relative to vacancies in the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court. (8/15/08) - Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Notice given. Duplessis SCHOOLS Requires public schools to provide parents with information regarding making complaints or requesting information. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. Cassidy STUDENTS Requires the Recovery School District and local school boards that have transferred schools to the district to enter into cooperative agreements to allow students to enroll in schools under their respective jurisdiction. (8/15/08) - Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. - Rules suspended. - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Shepherd LOCAL AGENCIES Authorizes the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board to require those whose contract with it to repair a water supply system or sewerage system to have a certified Class IV person on the job site. (gov sig) Walsworth MOTOR VEHICLES Revises certain driver education program requirements and certain requirements for applicants of Class "E" learner's licenses and intermediate licenses. (1/1/09) - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 6. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. Dupre CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Provides for sentencing of adults for certain crimes committed as a child. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. SB474 Gray CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

26 Provides for procedure to determine mental capacity to proceed to trial. (gov sig) 26 of 32 SB517 SB520 SB538 SB543 SB549 SB555 SB559 SB564 SB569 SB574 Amedee SEX OFFENSES Provides relative to the duration and notification period of convicted sex offenders. (gov sig) Morrish TAX/TAXATION Prohibits an action to collect a tax applicable to movables on certain purchases of certain manufactured homes between 9/1/05 and 12/31/06 used as residences in certain parishes which were impacted by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, if the basis of such action is the date upon which a declaration of immovability is recorded in the conveyance or mortgage records. (7/1/08) Hebert INSURERS Removes LIGA from the approval process on Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation bundles. (8/15/08) Quinn LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS Provides relative to legislative continuances. (8/15/08) Cassidy CURRICULA Requires BESE to provide secondary students the opportunity to study critical languages. (8/15/08) - Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. - Rules suspended. - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Hebert INSURERS Removes any reference to LIGA having oversight review of any application for certificate of authority. (8/15/08) Marionneaux LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES Requires compliance with audit requirements to receive appropriated funds. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. Gray SPECIAL DISTRICTS Creates and provides for the Maple Area Residents Security Tax District. (8/15/08) Morrish FUNDS/FUNDING Creates the Manufactured Home Tax Fairness Fund to be used for refunds of tax, penalty, and interest paid on purchases from September 1, 2005 through December 31, 2006 of manufactured homes used solely as residential housing for which a declaration of immovability is recorded, in certain parishes severely impacted by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (7/1/08) Michot CIVIL PROCEDURE Authorizes judicial review of a district court decision involving actions by or against the state in

27 connection with contracts. (gov sig) - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. 27 of 32 SB582 SB592 SB593 SB611 SB612 SB613 SB625 SB636 SB671 Nevers EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY Provides for a program to identify and provide assistance to low-performing schools that are at risk of failing. (8/15/08) - Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments. - Rules suspended. - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Riser MOTOR VEHICLES Requires railroads to allow crossings to remain open at a private rural residence or agricultural crossing when ordered by the commissioner of agriculture. (8/15/08) - Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments. Riser DISTRICT ATTORNEYS Provides relative to the payment of health insurance premiums for certain district attorneys and by certain judicial distircts. (8/15/08) Murray LOCAL AGENCIES Provides relative to the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority. (8/15/08) - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. Chaisson WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Creates and provides for Louisiana Workforce Commission. (gov sig) - Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments. - Rules suspended. - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Murray COURTS Provides relative to the district courts in the parish of Orleans. (8/15/08) - House conferees appointed: Richmond, Leger, and Edwards. Murray COURTS Provides relative to district court judges and magistrates in Orleans Parish. (gov sig) Murray ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE Provides for appeals from decisions of the office of community development on Road Home claims. (gov sig) - Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments. - Rules suspended. - Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. Smith, John PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS Authorizes certain parish governing authorities to name a courthouse annex building as the M. Bolivar Bishop Courthouse Annex Building. (gov sig)