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2007 Regular Session Enactments Session 2007 Regular Session (Current) HB1 Alario APPROPRIATIONS SI GOV 18 Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government HB2 Townsend CAPITAL OUTLAY SI GOV 28 Provides for the comprehensive capital outlay budget HB3 Townsend CAPITAL OUTLAY SI GOV 38 Provides for the Omnibus Bond Act HB4 Alario SUPPLEMENTAL PAY SI GOV 281 Increases state supplemental pay for firefighters and certain law enforcement officers HB21 White CRIME SI GOV 62 Increases penalties for crime of stalking and prohibits expungement and suspension of sentence HB22 Farrar CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SI GOV 137 Revises the criteria relative to the assignment of inmates to the J. Levy Dabadie Correctional Center HB24 Smith, John CLERKS OF COURT SI GOV 423 Provides for payment of medical insurance premiums of certain retirees of the clerk of court's offices in Beauregard, Rapides, and Vernon parishes HB25 Crowe ABORTION SI GOV 282 Provides relative to a Woman's Right to Know HB29 Frith TAX/SALES-USE, ST-EXEMPT SI GOV 424 Provides relative to the effectiveness of the state sales tax exemption for certain farm irrigation equipment HB32 Hill COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE SI GOV 16 Authorizes the constable of Ward 1, justice of the peace court of Allen Parish to use certain surplus automobiles HB33 Hill COURTS SI GOV 2 Increases transcription fees for court reporters in the 33rd JDC HB62 Crowe PUBLIC LANDS/STATE SI GOV 17 Authorizes the transfer by the state of certain properties in St. Tammany Parish HB70 Waddell CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES SI GOV 19 Authorizes imposition of a fine as a penalty for third or subsequent conviction of possession of marijuana HB72 Carter, R. JUDGES SI GOV 3 Provides for an additional judgeship in the 21st Judicial District Court with subject matter jurisdiction limited to juvenile matters as provided by law HB73 Ansardi CIVIL/LAW SI GOV 138 Provides for the continuous revision of the Civil Code Articles on compromise HB74 Crowe CORONERS SI GOV 20 Provides with respect to the powers and duties of the coroner of St. Tammany Parish HB88 Martiny DWI SI GOV 227 Bill ID Author Keyword Current Status Act Broussard, Brian 7/24/2007 11:43:27 AM Page 1 of 29

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2007 Regular Session Enactments

Session 2007 Regular Session (Current)

HB1 Alario APPROPRIATIONS SI GOV 18Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state governmentHB2 Townsend CAPITAL OUTLAY SI GOV 28Provides for the comprehensive capital outlay budgetHB3 Townsend CAPITAL OUTLAY SI GOV 38Provides for the Omnibus Bond ActHB4 Alario SUPPLEMENTAL PAY SI GOV 281Increases state supplemental pay for firefighters and certain law enforcement officersHB21 White CRIME SI GOV 62Increases penalties for crime of stalking and prohibits expungement and suspension of sentenceHB22 Farrar CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SI GOV 137Revises the criteria relative to the assignment of inmates to the J. Levy Dabadie Correctional CenterHB24 Smith, John CLERKS OF COURT SI GOV 423Provides for payment of medical insurance premiums of certain retirees of the clerk of court's offices inBeauregard, Rapides, and Vernon parishesHB25 Crowe ABORTION SI GOV 282Provides relative to a Woman's Right to KnowHB29 Frith TAX/SALES-USE, ST-EXEMPT SI GOV 424Provides relative to the effectiveness of the state sales tax exemption for certain farm irrigation equipmentHB32 Hill COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE SI GOV 16Authorizes the constable of Ward 1, justice of the peace court of Allen Parish to use certain surplusautomobilesHB33 Hill COURTS SI GOV 2Increases transcription fees for court reporters in the 33rd JDCHB62 Crowe PUBLIC LANDS/STATE SI GOV 17Authorizes the transfer by the state of certain properties in St. Tammany ParishHB70 Waddell CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES SI GOV 19Authorizes imposition of a fine as a penalty for third or subsequent conviction of possession of marijuanaHB72 Carter, R. JUDGES SI GOV 3Provides for an additional judgeship in the 21st Judicial District Court with subject matter jurisdiction limitedto juvenile matters as provided by lawHB73 Ansardi CIVIL/LAW SI GOV 138Provides for the continuous revision of the Civil Code Articles on compromiseHB74 Crowe CORONERS SI GOV 20Provides with respect to the powers and duties of the coroner of St. Tammany ParishHB88 Martiny DWI SI GOV 227

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Provides with respect to the elements of the crime of operating a vehicle while intoxicatedHB103 Smith, Gary CORPORATIONS SI GOV 63Provides for recognition of converted entities by state boards and commissionsHB108 Ritchie CRIME/COCKFIGHTING SI GOV 425Prohibits promoting or conducting cockfightsHB113 Powell, M. CRIME/THEFT SI GOV 395Creates the crime of organized retail theftHB114 Bowler PROPERTY/PUBLIC SI GOV 21Changes the termination date of Act No. 222 of the 2005 Regular Session, which provides for the transfer ofcertain state property in Jefferson ParishHB117 Montgomery TAX/GASOLINE TAX SI GOV 181Provides for an exemption for gasoline used in the manufacture of certain premixed two-cycle engine fuelcontaining gasoline and oilHB121 Walsworth JUDGES SI GOV 64Creates two additional judgeships in the Fourth Judicial DistrictHB122 Montgomery INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS SI GOV 69Provides relative to the Bossier Parish Retirement Employees Insurance FundHB123 Kleckley TAX/OCCUPATIONAL SI GOV 426Provides for a rate schedule for fixed location retail dealers of gasoline or other motor fuelsHB126 LaFonta COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS SI GOV 65Requires identification of sellers of junk or scrap metal with increased penalties for noncomplianceHB134 Chandler CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE SI GOV 22Authorizes restitution to other victims of the defendant's criminal conduct in collateral casesHB136 Bruce CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE SI GOV 70Amends the definition of "protected person" with regard to the taking of testimony outside of the courtroomHB137 St. Germain CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE SI GOV 71Provides for the sale of seized property pending forfeiture and disposition of proceedsHB141 Townsend TAX/TAXATION SI GOV 182Extends income and corporation franchise tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic structures located in adowntown development district HB148 Farrar DISTRICT ATTORNEYS SI GOV 283Increases the annual salaries of ADAs payable by the stateHB149 Martiny LOTTERY SI GOV 139Provides for the assignment of deferred annuity lottery prizesHB150 Ansardi EVIDENCE SI GOV 23Extends procedural protections against disclosure of privileged information to certain prosecutors andlawyers representing the state or political subdivisions or those employed by the Louisiana LegislatureHB151 Faucheux COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE SI GOV 72Increases fees justices of the peace are entitled to collect for services renderedHB157 Walsworth MTR VEHICLE/BUSES-SCHOOL SI GOV 284

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Provides that BESE shall require that every school bus be equipped with a crossing control device by aspecified dateHB159 Morrish TAX/VEHICLE REGISTRATION SI GOV 183Continues additional tax on boat trailers to fund aquatic weed control programsHB170 Farrar TAX/SALES & USE SI GOV 427Provides for a state sales and use tax exclusion for machinery and equipment for certain utilitiesHB178 Doerge CHILDREN/ABUSE SI GOV 396Provides relative to prenatal neglectHB180 Hunter CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE SI GOV 228Allows for the payment of fines by credit card and other methodsHB182 Montgomery FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 285Dedicates a portion of state revenue from slot machines at racetracks to the Louisiana Association for theBlindHB184 Martiny CRIME SI GOV 73Creates the crime of theft of utility propertyHB187 Pierre CONSERVATION/COMMISSR SI GOV 428Provides relative to commissioner of conservation approval of oil and gas recovery projects and theacquisition of property for related pipelinesHB188 Waddell TEACHERS/CERTIFICATION SI GOV 184Provides relative to requirements for granting certification to teachers who hold valid out-of-state certificatesand who have been employed as teachers in La. in BESE-approved nonpublic schoolsHB192 Alario TAX INCREMENT FINANCING SI GOV 286Provides relative to tax increment financing districts in Jefferson ParishHB193 Salter ETHICS SI GOV 74Allows a former member of the board of commissioners of the Ebarb Waterworks District No. 1 to beemployed by the boardHB194 Frith FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 397Provides relative to the distribution of certain collections from the Vermilion Parish Visitor Enterprise FundHB197 Toomy GAMBLING/REVENUES SI GOV 185Provides with respect to the allocation of the portion of the riverboat admission fee levied by Jefferson ParishHB198 McVea PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS SI GOV 24Requires East Feliciana Parish to follow the prequalified bidding process for state-owned historic buildingsduring the restoration of the East Feliciana Parish courthouseHB199 Cazayoux LIBRARIES SI GOV 25Provides relative to the use of certain donations received by the West Baton Rouge Parish LibraryHB200 Salter ASSESSORS SI GOV 75Increases expense allowance for assessor of Red River ParishHB201 Crowe DISTRICTS/MOSQUITO SI GOV 76Provides relative to mosquito abatement districts in St. Tammany ParishHB203 Ansardi CIVIL/DISCOVERY SI GOV 140Provides for discovery in civil actions

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HB210 Faucheux CLERKS OF COURT SI GOV 77Provides for the salary of the various district clerks of court in the stateHB211 St. Germain ASSESSORS SI GOV 26Provides for the payment of certain insurance premium costs for certain retired assessors and assessor'semployees in certain parishesHB212 Pitre ETHICS SI GOV 141Prohibits a public servant from converting to personal use certain governmental property or resources orfrom allocating certain governmental property or resources to his immediate family members in a mannerthat is preferential over members of the general public during gubernatorially declared disasters oremergenciesHB213 Johns CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES SI GOV 287Provides for penalties for "doctor shopping" of prescriptions for controlled dangerous substances andCarisoprodolHB216 Johns MTR VEHICLE/DEALERS SI GOV 27Provides relative to insurance or other liability protection for licensed motor vehicle dealersHB221 Morrell UNEMPLOYMENT COMP SI GOV 288Provides for reimbursement of unemployment benefits of state and local governments and eligible nonprofitorganizations during a gubernatorially declared disaster or emergencyHB222 Johns CORRECTIONS SI GOV 289Amends prison enterprise provisions regarding the sale of products and servicesHB225 St. Germain TAX/SALES-USE-EXEMPT SI GOV 429Authorizes an annual "sales tax holiday" for the purchase of certain hurricane-preparedness items or suppliesHB229 Gallot WITNESSES/FEES SI GOV 290Specifies manner of payment of witness fees to certain off-duty law enforcement officersHB231 Montgomery TAX/SALES-USE, STATE SI GOV 291Exempts certain purchases of off-road vehicles from state sales and use taxesHB238 Wooton GAMBLING SI GOV 292Increases the amount of business a supplier of non-gaming goods and services must conduct for issuance ofa non-gaming supplier permitHB240 Townsend TAX/SALES & USE SI GOV 209Provides for a sales and use tax exemption for certain trucks and trailersHB241 Baldone TAX/SALES-USE-EXEMPT SI GOV 430Provides relative to certain exclusions and exemptions from state sales and use taxes for certain purchasesHB243 Damico CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE SI GOV 29Authorizes the the clerk of court of the 24th JDC (Jefferson Parish) to place his signature by electronic meanson all subpoenas issued for the compulsory attendance of witnesses at hearings or trialsHB246 McDonald NURSING HOMES SI GOV 293Provides for the certification of medication attendants to work in licensed nursing homes until August 1, 2011HB247 McDonald INSURANCE/GROUP-STATE SI GOV 479Health benefits plans and coverages to be consistent for employees throughout the stateHB248 Ansardi ELECTIONS SI GOV 229Extends the period for the conduct of early voting

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HB251 Guillory, Mickey RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS SI GOV 142Provides for changes to the Respiratory Therapy Practice ActHB252 Geymann RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS SI GOV 143Authorizes removal of former spouse as a beneficiary upon consent of both parties to a divorce and courtorder and restoration of maximum benefit in such a caseHB253 Morris RETIREMENT/SHERIFFS FUND SI GOV 230Provides relative to a four-year "Back-DROP" for members of Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund who have 30years of service credit or moreHB254 Erdey RETIREMENT/SHERIFFS FUND SI GOV 78Relative to education of trustees, provides for advance education of potential trustees prior to becoming atrusteeHB260 Smith, Jack TAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION SENT SEC 486(Constitutional Amendment) Exempts consigned jewelry from ad valorem taxationHB264 McVea PLANNING/ZONING SI GOV 186Provides relative to zoning in East Feliciana ParishHB265 Toomy DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST SI GOV 239Provides for the omnibus new assistant district attorney positions for the various judicial districts in the stateHB269 Hutter HOSPITALS SI GOV 431Adds to the definition of rural hospitalHB270 Alario TOURISM SI GOV 30Removes the limitation on the proceeds of the sales and use tax levied by the La. Tourism Promotion Districtdedicated and pledged to tourism promotion and other specified purposesHB273 LaFleur CAMPAIGN FINANCE SI GOV 144Excludes from consideration a contribution by a candidate for his own campaign in determining whether thecontribution threshold for an office other than a major or district office is met for campaign finance reportingrequirementsHB283 Carter, R. COURTS/DISTRICT SI GOV 4Provides for the assessment of additional costs in the 21st JDC to pay court reporter fees for transcriptsprepared for indigentsHB284 Pinac CONSUMERS SI GOV 31Increases the origination fee a lender may charge on a consumer loan or revolving loan accountHB288 Odinet CRIMINAL/BUREAU CRIML ID SI GOV 432Provides for assessment of fees for criminalistics laboratoriesHB290 Wooton COURTS/COURT REPORTERS SI GOV 145Increases the fees for court reporters in the 25th JDC (Plaquemines Parish) for each original page transcribedand lowers the fees per copied pageHB292 LaFleur TOURISM/COMMISSION SI GOV 32Increases maximum rate of hotel occupancy tax authorized to be levied by the St. Landry Parish TouristCommissionHB295 Powell, T. RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL SI GOV 146Provides for service credit in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System for certain municipalemployees who were erroneously enrolled in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System and for paymentby the municipalities of related costsHB296 Bruce WITNESSES/FEES SI GOV 231

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HB296 Bruce WITNESSES/FEES SI GOV 231Provides relative to witness fees and allocation of revenues in the Mayor's Court of the city of MansfieldHB298 Pitre PORTS/GRAND ISLE SI GOV 79Provides relative to the use of certain waters and water bottoms by the Grand Isle Port Commission forseafood researchHB301 Hutter CONTRACTORS SI GOV 398Provides for changes to the contractor's licensing lawHB302 Quezaire FLOODING/CONTROL SI GOV 33Abolishes the Hurricane Flood Protection Advisory Commission within the Department of Transportation andDevelopmentHB303 Trahan FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SI GOV 34Provides for professional education for licensed mortgage lenders, brokers, and originatorsHB305 LaBruzzo JURY DUTY SI GOV 5Provides for compensation and costs for jury service in civil and criminal cases in the 24th JDCHB307 Damico REAL ESTATE/COMMISSION SI GOV 35Provides for the renewal time period and delinquent fees of certain real estate licensesHB308 Baldone JUDGMENTS/CIVIL SI GOV 433Provides for venue in examination of judgment debtorsHB309 Johns INSURANCE/HEALTH SI GOV 80Decreases the minimum aggregate stop-loss limit for group health plansHB312 Smith, Gary INSURERS SI GOV 294Authorizes certain investments by domestic insurers in limited liability companiesHB313 Scalise CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE SI GOV 295Amends speedy trial provisionsHB314 Bruce FINANCIAL INSTNS OFFICE SI GOV 36Provides for the residential mortgage lending online database systemHB315 LaFleur MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES SI GOV 434Creates the "Chez nous autres" prestige license plateHB316 Kleckley PORTS/LAKE CHARLES SI GOV 37Provides relative to procurement by the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal DistrictHB317 Geymann FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SI GOV 39Prohibits a residential mortgage lending licensee from also acting as a real estate licensee in connection witha single loan transactionHB318 Walker MEDICAID SI GOV 147Allows Medicaid to seek reimbursement from health insurers up to thirty-six months from the date of servicefor claims paid for Medicaid recipients who have other insurance coverageHB322 Lambert JUDGMENTS SI GOV 82Provides for the delays in signing an order for appealHB326 Smith, Jack BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS SI GOV 83Imposes and removes registration fees on certain boatsHB327 Lambert WILDLIFE/ENFORCEMENT SI GOV 84

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Establishes penalties for concealment, destruction, or deposit of evidence in fish and wildlife casesHB328 Pierre WILDLIFE & FISHERIES DEP SI GOV 85Authorizes extended contracts let by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for the issuance of hunting andfishing licenses through the electronic issuance systemHB329 St. Germain FISHING/SHRIMP SI GOV 296Makes uniform certain references to shrimping gearHB331 St. Germain ANIMALS SI GOV 81Establishes a three-day reptile and amphibian wholesale/retail dealer's licenseHB333 Chandler DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL SI GOV 86Provides relative to the board of commissioners of the Grant Parish Economic Development DistrictHB334 Chandler DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL SI GOV 87Creates the Pollock Economic and Industrial Development DistrictHB336 Montgomery TRAFFIC SI GOV 187Authorizes municipalities to adopt and enforce certain traffic regulations on private roadsHB339 Quezaire TRANSPORTATION DEPT SI GOV 40Authorizes the Department of Transportation and Development to establish a Small Engineering ConsultantProgramHB340 White EMPLOYMENT SI GOV 148Provides relative to rights of employees to be free from reprisal and threats of reprisal for disclosing certainacts of their employersHB342 Wooton CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE SI GOV 41Adds domestic abuse battery as an enumerated misdemeanor for purposes of possession of firearmsentencing provisionsHB343 Powell, M. DISTRICTS/FIRE PROTECT SI GOV 88Provides relative to the composition of the board of commissioners of Caddo Parish Fire District Number FiveHB345 Badon UNEMPLOYMENT COMP SI GOV 89Requires Internet filing for unemployment insurance taxesHB347 Gallot ELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS SI GOV 297Increases the compensation for commissioners-in-charge and certified commissionersHB348 Daniel AMUSEMENTS/SPORTS SI GOV 90Provides for changes to boxing and wrestling provisionsHB350 Geymann LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS SI GOV 91Provides relative to rights of certain law enforcement officers while under investigationHB355 Kleckley DENTISTRY SI GOV 42Provides relative to the practice of dentistryHB356 Frith FISHING/OYSTERS SI GOV 92Extends the time period in which live oysters or oyster cultch may be transplanted in certain areas ofVermilion BayHB359 Townsend TAX EXEMPTIONS SI GOV 298Provides relative to tax exemptions and credits in cultural product districtsHB360 Townsend CONTRACTS SI GOV 435

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Provides relative to state contracts for provision and processing of credit and debit cards or devices by publicinstitutions of higher eductationHB361 Townsend TAX CREDITS SI GOV 188Extends income tax credits for the rehabilitation of certain owner-occupied residential structuresHB365 Townsend TAX/INCOME-INDIV/EXEMPT SI GOV 399Provides for the deductibility of excess federal itemized deductionsHB366 Townsend TAX EXEMPTIONS SI GOV 299Provides with respect to tax exemptions and tax credits for the Atchafalaya Trace Heritage AreaDevelopment ZoneHB372 Townsend TAX CREDITS SI GOV 400Provides for a refundable enterprise zone income tax investment tax creditHB375 Toomy TRUSTS/PUBLIC SI GOV 93Provides that property of a public trust, having Jefferson Parish as its beneficiary, is public and is used for apublic purposeHB378 Baldone ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING SI GOV 149Establishes the Adopt a Water Body programHB380 Smith, John DISTRICT ATTORNEYS SI GOV 300Provides for payment of health insurance premiums for retired district attorneys in the 30th JDCHB381 Bowler INSURANCE SI GOV 43Provides an insurance policy may not limit the insured's right of action against the insurer to a period of lessthan two yearsHB386 Morris TAX/SALES & USE SI GOV 480Provides for an exclusion from state and local sales and use taxes for newspapersHB387 Farrar CHIROPRACTORS SI GOV 44Provides for procedures of the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic ExaminersHB388 Guillory, Mickey FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 189Reallocates sales tax on room rentals in St. Landry Parish to capital projects related to tourismHB391 Erdey INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS SI GOV 301Creates a fund to pay group insurance premiums for retired sheriffs and deputies in Livingston ParishHB392 Morrell CRIMINAL/JURIES SI GOV 94Provides for appointment of the jury commission in Orleans ParishHB393 Winston CHILDREN/WELFARE SVCS SI GOV 95Provides for legal representation of indigent parentsHB398 Greene MOTOR VEHICLES SI GOV 45Allows the driver of a motor vehicle to utilize technology that provides a visual display of the front of themotor vehicleHB406 Frith DISTRICTS/SPECIAL SI GOV 46Creates the Abbeville Film and Visitors Commission DistrictHB407 Carter, K. MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC SI GOV 190Extends the sunset date of an extra fee on drivers' licenses used to fund litter reduction effortsHB408 Cazayoux TAX CREDITS SI GOV 401

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Provides for various changes to the Technology Commercialization Tax CreditHB409 Cazayoux PROCUREMENT SI GOV 302Exempts from the state procurement code interinstitutional agreements of Louisiana higher educationentities when they involve co-owners of intellectual propertyHB412 Crane SOCIAL WORKER SI GOV 436Makes changes to the Louisiana Social Work Practice ActHB413 Tucker LEVEES/BDS & DISTRICTS SI GOV 475Provides relative to the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West BankHB414 Kleckley TRANSPORTATION SI GOV 437Creates the Interstate 10 Corridor District in portions of Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Acadia, Lafayette, andSt. Martin parishesHB415 Morris RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL SI GOV 232Authorizes the board of trustees to grant a nonrecurring lump-sum supplement if a cost-of-living adjustmentis not available based on the system valuation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007HB417 Faucheux TAX/GASOLINE TAX SI GOV 303Provides for refunds of taxes paid on blend stocks or feed stocks when used to produce non-motor fuelproductsHB422 Smith, Jane DWI SI GOV 96Provides relative to persons qualified to withdraw blood to determine the alcoholic content or presence ofcertain substancesHB423 Smith, Jane PROBATION SI GOV 402Provides with respect to revocation of probation or parole for a technical violationHB424 White SCHOOLS/BOARDS SI GOV 47Provides relative to the geographic boundaries of Central Community School System and when school boardmembers take officeHB425 Arnold RETIREMENT/LOCAL SI GOV 304Relative to the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans, provides relative to militaryservice credit, vesting requirements, optional allowances, beneficiaries, and the Deferred Retirement OptionPlanHB427 Arnold RETIREMENT/LOCAL SI GOV 305Relative to the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans, provides for service creditand benefitsHB428 Smith, John TAX/INCOME-INDIV/CREDIT SI GOV 306Provides for an income tax credit for amounts paid for hunting and fishing licenses by certain militaryservicemembersHB430 Burns ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING SI GOV 233Provides relative to littering during activities of certain solid waste collection and transportation servicesHB431 Farrar INSURANCE SI GOV 403Changes the governor's appointments to the governing body of the Louisiana Citizens Property InsuranceCorporationHB434 Quezaire FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 49Creates the Louisiana Transportation Research Center Transportation Training and Education Center FundHB436 Martiny INDIGENT DEFENSE SI GOV 307Creates the Louisiana Public Defender Board and provides with respect to the delivery of public defender

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services in the state of LouisianaHB439 Doerge RETIREMENT/DROP SI GOV 50Provides relative to DROP redeposits for members of Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana andLouisiana State Employees' Retirement System who received qualified hurricane distributions pursuant to theKatrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005 or the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005HB440 Schneider RETIREMENT/SHERIFFS FUND SI GOV 308Provides relative to a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Sheriffs' Pension and Relief FundHB441 LaFleur MILITARY AFFAIRS SI GOV 309Provides for various changes to the laws relating to the administration of the Military DepartmentHB450 Burns FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 438Establishes the Department of Health and Hospitals' Facility Support Fund to provide with respect to theproceeds from the sale or lease of property operated by the Department of Health and HospitalsHB451 Pinac PUBLIC SERVICE COMN SI GOV 234Provides for changes to the Louisiana Public Service CommissionHB452 Baldone HEALTH CARE/RECORDS SI GOV 476Provides relative to obtaining health care recordsHB453 Odinet FISHING/OYSTERS SI GOV 310Provides relative to penalties for illegal taking of oystersHB455 Toomy DISTRICTS/SPECIAL SI GOV 311Provides relative to the membership of the boards of supervisors of community development districts inJefferson ParishHB457 Arnold RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS SI GOV 51Allows the board of trustees of the Firefighters' Retirement System to audit a participating employer andallows the board and the legislative auditor to have access to an employer's books, accounts, and recordsHB460 Guillory, Mickey ELDERLY SI GOV 312Increases mandatory imprisonment when crime of identity theft involves elderly or disabled victimsHB462 Greene CRIME/BATTERY SI GOV 52Amends penalties for the crime of battery on a police officer when injury results from the batteryHB464 Townsend TAX/SALES-USE-EXEMPT SI GOV 439Provides for the effectiveness of the sales and use tax exemption for utilities purchased by steelworks, blastfurnaces, coke ovens, and rolling millsHB467 Townsend ASSESSORS SI GOV 97Increases the compensation of assessorsHB472 Morrish INSURANCE/PROPERTY SI GOV 235Provides relative to the recoupment of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation assessments anddeletes its credit schedules under the Coastal and FAIR plansHB474 Lancaster ELECTION CODE SI GOV 240Makes technical changes to the election codeHB477 Triche MUSEUMS SI GOV 53Provides relative to membership of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana State MuseumHB479 Gray EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SI GOV 313Provides for potential participation of the nongovernmental nonprofit organization Louisiana Family Recovery

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Corps as part of the state's recovery from public emergencies and disastersHB481 Carter, K. INSURANCE COMMISSIONER SI GOV 191Provides for an annual financial regulation fee along with payment of any expenses associated with anexamination or investigationHB487 White ETHICS/NEPOTISM SI GOV 150Authorizes the employment by certain school boards of certain immediate family members of school boardmembersHB488 LaFleur PUBLIC RECORDS SI GOV 314Provides relative to criminal arrest and disposition recordsHB489 Toomy ELECTED OFFICIALS/COMP SI GOV 440Provides for the salaries of the statewide elected officialsHB490 Gray DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD SI GOV 151Creates the Hurstville Security and Neighborhood Improvement District in Orleans ParishHB491 Barrow PARISH/EAST BATON ROUGE SI GOV 98Creates the Greenwell Springs-Airline Economic Development District in East Baton Rouge ParishHB493 Barrow ETHICS SI GOV 315Provides for certain education and training regarding laws under the jurisdiction of the Board of EthicsHB498 Anders HOUSING/MANUFACTURED SI GOV 441Provides relative to owners or operators of manufactured home parks or communitiesHB499 Carter, K. INSURANCE COMMISSIONER SI GOV 404Provides for fees collected by the commissioner of insuranceHB501 Arnold FAMILY LAW SI GOV 99Provides for venue in certain child support and custody cases post Katrina and RitaHB507 LaBruzzo BRIDGES/FERRIES SI GOV 100Provides relative to free and unhampered passage on toll bridges and ferries for firemenHB509 Guillory, Elbert ETHICS/CODE SI GOV 152Allows physicians on hospital service district boards to engage in certain transactionsHB512 Curtis HEALTH/VENEREAL DISEASE SI GOV 153Provides relative to venereal diseasesHB514 Kenney WILDLIFE & FISHERIES SI GOV 316Provides relative to the sale of largemouth bassHB515 Carter, R. SUNSET LAW SI GOV 317Re-creates the Department of JusticeHB516 Dorsey PUBLIC BLDGS/GROUNDS-ST SI GOV 154Relative to certain buildings and grounds within the capitol complex, provides for the A. Z. Young Park andfor a commission to provide for the appropriate markers on the grounds of the parkHB519 Guillory, Elcie CRIME/BATTERY SI GOV 101Amends the crime of domestic abuse batteryHB523 Thompson PHARMACISTS SI GOV 318Prohibits pharmacists from issuing a prescription based solely upon the results of an electronic questionnaire

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HB524 Smith, Jack BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS SI GOV 319Authorizes certain vessels to be titledHB525 Jackson, M. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING SI GOV 405Provides for a tax increment financing district in East Baton Rouge ParishHB526 Anders TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY SI GOV 54Relative to the Vidalia Riverfront Development District and its governing authority, provides that the districtshall be a political subdivision of the state and authorizes it to levy a hotel occupancy tax the proceedsthereof to be used for a convention center in VidaliaHB527 Downs DISTRICTS/DOWNTOWN DEVEL SI GOV 192Provides relative to the downtown development district of the city of RustonHB531 Montgomery FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 320Dedicates unclaimed property to funding for certain highway constructionHB532 Daniel ETHICS/BOARD SI GOV 442Provides for the position of ethics administrator and prohibits him from engaging in certain activitiesHB535 Anders ELDERLY SI GOV 406Creates the Aging and Disability Information Station programHB542 Walker INSURANCE/HEALTH SI GOV 407Creates the Louisiana Children and Youth Health Insurance ProgramHB545 Ritchie ACCOUNTANTS/CPA SI GOV 102Provides for changes to the Louisiana Accountancy ActHB547 Martiny GAMBLING/VIDEO POKER SI GOV 443Increases the amount wagered and maximum amount won per video draw poker device gameHB552 Frith TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY SI GOV 408Requires the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission to enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement with thegoverning authority of Vermilion parish for certain purposesHB554 Morris PUBLIC RECORDS SI GOV 155Exempts the notarial examination and answers to the notarial examination from laws relative to publicrecordsHB556 McVea COURTS/COURT COSTS SI GOV 321Imposes fees in criminal and traffic cases to fund the juvenile detention facility in the Feliciana JuvenileJustice DistrictHB557 Honey COMMERCE SI GOV 322Provides for identification of sellers of scrap metalHB558 Salter INSURANCE/PROPERTY SI GOV 323Provides for premium discounts or other adjustments for compliance with building codes and for damagemitigationHB559 Erdey PARISH/ORDINANCES SI GOV 193Provides for the adoption of ordinances establishing an administrative adjudication hearing procedure for anyparish or municipalityHB566 Burrell MUSEUMS SI GOV 324Changes the name of the McNeill Street Pumping Station Museum to the Shreveport Water Works MuseumHB567 Frith TAX/AD VALOREM TAX SI GOV 194

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Authorizes the Cameron Parish governing authority and other local tax recipient bodies to grant future advalorem tax credits based upon prior tax collections pursuant to certain voluntary agreementsHB573 Morrish HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES SI GOV 325Provides for changes to the names of the developmental centers in the stateHB577 Pinac UTILITIES SI GOV 55Provides with respect to the Louisiana Utilities Restoration CorporationHB578 Morris TAX/AD VALOREM TAX SI GOV 195Provides relative to tax sales of certain indivisible propertyHB579 St. Germain FIRE PROTECTION SI GOV 409Creates the Cigarette Fire Safety and Firefighter Protection ActHB580 LaBruzzo RETIREMENT/STATE-STWIDE SI GOV 326Provides relative to interruptions in post-DROP employment periods occasioned by Hurricanes Katrina andRita for members of Louisiana State Employees' Retirement SystemHB582 Winston PROPERTY/PUBLIC SI GOV 103Authorizes the transfer of certain property in St. Tammany ParishHB588 Thompson HOSPITALS SI GOV 327Provides for Medicaid reimbursement methodology for rural hospitalsHB595 Trahan EDUCATION/PRE-K SI GOV 56Provides that the name of the program for LA 4 classes shall be "The Cecil J. Picard LA 4 Early ChildhoodProgram"HB596 Toomy INSURANCE/POLICIES SI GOV 156Provides for the protection of innocent coinsureds and the effect of misrepresentation of an insured to aninsurerHB602 Jackson, M. HEALTH CARE/RECORDS SI GOV 410Provides relative to health care data reportingHB603 Curtis NURSING HOMES SI GOV 328Provides for sprinkler systems in nursing home facilitiesHB607 Alario LOCAL FINANCE SI GOV 411Authorizes Jefferson Parish to create a special district and to provide for its governance and powersHB610 Odinet CRIME SI GOV 104Provides with respect to the unlawful reproductions of sound recordingsHB612 Alario FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 196Provides relative to the use of certain state fundsHB613 Dorsey GAMBLING/RIVERBOAT SI GOV 236Authorizes East Baton Rouge Parish local governing authority to levy riverboat boarding feesHB614 Beard ABORTION SI GOV 477Provides with respect to partial birth abortionHB615 Alario FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 208Provides relative to the use of certain state fundsHB626 Walsworth DISTRICTS/PUBLIC IMPROVE SI GOV 329

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Creates and provides for the Ouachita Expressway Authority and its board of commissionersHB627 Williams RETIREMENT/PAROCHIAL EMP SI GOV 330Authorizes an additional PERS benefit for certain court reporters employed by Caddo Parish who are paidseparately for "per-page" transcriptionsHB629 Ritchie INDUSTRIAL

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Creates the Louisiana Industrialized Building ActHB632 Strain HEALTH/HOSPICES SI GOV 444Imposes a moratorium on hospice facilities for a period of eighteen monthsHB633 Townsend TAX/SALES & USE SI GOV 1Provides for the immediate, full phase-in of the reduction in taxes for motor vehicle manufacturersHB634 Scalise STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP SI GOV 412Relative to academic standards for initial TOPS eligibility, specifies minimum ACT/SAT scores required ofcertain home study students; For students graduating from a La. public or BESE-approved nonpublic school,provides relative to the minimum high school average GPA necessary for two awardsHB636 Williams VITAL STATS/DEATH CERT SI GOV 105Includes the public administrator as a person who may obtain a copy of a confidential death certificateHB640 Cazayoux TAX CREDITS SI GOV 445Specifies that the Angel Investor Tax Credit is a refundable tax creditHB643 Romero, E. LIABILITY/CIVIL SI GOV 331Provides relative to civil liability of nonprofit organizationsHB645 Guillory, Elbert CORRECTIONS SI GOV 237Provides for a pilot program for drug counseling for certain offendersHB647 Chandler CORR FACILITIES/JAILS SI GOV 241Provides with respect to the authority of correctional officers employed by private correctional facilitiesHB651 Curtis WORKERS COMPENSATION SI GOV 332Provides for the liabilities of the workers' compensation Second Injury FundHB652 Wooton DWI SI GOV 413Amends provisions of law regarding interlock devicesHB653 Baylor COSMETOLOGY/BOARD SI GOV 106Provides for changes to the Louisiana Cosmetology ActHB657 Townsend NOTARIES SI GOV 157Adds the parishes of Natchitoches, Winn, Red River, and Bienville to the reciprocal notarial authority fornotaries public in the parishes of Sabine and VernonHB658 Kennard RETIREMENT/COLAS SI GOV 333Relative to the State Police Pension and Retirement System and the Louisiana School Employees' RetirementSystem, provides for an Employee Experience Account and cost-of-living adjustments and for minimumemployer contributions to the Employer Credit AccountHB669 Curtis CHILDREN/FOSTER CARE SI GOV 334Provides relative to the interstate placement of foster childrenHB670 Badon RETIREMENT/CLERKS COURT SI GOV 197Provides relative to reemployment of retirees by clerks of court in parishes included in disaster areas

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Provides relative to reemployment of retirees by clerks of court in parishes included in disaster areasHB671 Salter RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS SI GOV 414Provides relative to retirement benefits for certain employees of the Dept. of Public Safety and CorrectionsHB676 Smiley BOARDS/COMMISSIONS SI GOV 446Provides for changes to the Louisiana Recreational and Used Motor Vehicle CommissionHB677 Thompson MUSEUMS/STATE MUSEUM SI GOV 415Creates an advisory board for the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of FameHB678 Carter, K. INSURANCE SI GOV 447Establishes the Insure Louisiana Incentive ProgramHB680 Durand MEDICAID SI GOV 107Provides relative to the exclusion of hepatitis C and antipsychotic drugs from the Louisiana priorauthorization process with preferred drug listHB682 Johns OPTOMETRISTS SI GOV 66Provides relative to the practice of optometryHB686 Guillory, Elcie DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL SI GOV 198Repeals provisions of the Lake Area Economic Development DistrictHB693 Marchand SECRETARY OF STATE SI GOV 199Provides relative to the address confidentiality programHB698 Lancaster ELECTION CODE SI GOV 448Provides relative to elections involving federal officesHB704 Pinac BUILDING CODES SI GOV 335Provides for changes to the State Uniform Construction CodeHB711 Pinac PUBLIC SERVICE COMN SI GOV 108Rededicates certain monies collected by the Public Service Commission to the Motor Carrier RegistrationFundHB717 Baylor INSURANCE/POLICIES SI GOV 449Provides for the option to exclude personal property coverage after a gubernatorially declared disasterHB718 Baylor NUISANCE/PUBLIC SI GOV 238Amends abatement nuisance provisions to provide that any chief of police and mayor may file a petition foran injunction or order of abatementHB720 Marchand PUBLIC LANDS/STATE SI GOV 200Authorizes the transfer of certain state lands in Orleans Parish to an adjacent landownerHB726 Downs PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS SI GOV 336Provides relative to the contract limit for certain public works related to the hurricanesHB727 Alexander LIABILITY/CIVIL SI GOV 109Provides a limitation of liability for National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster and its participantsHB734 Daniel PUBLIC LANDS/SCHOOLS SI GOV 158Provides relative to the income beneficiary of revenues generated on certain 16th Section and indemnitylands claimed by the stateHB739 Gallot MORTGAGES SI GOV 337Provides relative to the cancellation of mortgages and vendor's privileges

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HB743 White ENERGY/CONSERVATION SI GOV 110Provides for changes to the Commercial Building Energy Conservation CodeHB750 Honey TOURISM/COMMISSION SI GOV 201Provides relative to the powers and duties of the Baton Rouge Area Convention and Visitors BureauHB751 Honey CHILDREN/ADOPTION SI GOV 111Provides for intrafamily adoptionsHB756 DeWitt GAMBLING/VIDEO POKER SI GOV 338Amends provisions of law regarding fuel sales requirements and the location of qualified truck stops licensedto operate video draw poker devices licensed after certain dateHB757 Salter TAX/SALES & USE SI GOV 339Includes certain machinery and equipment used primarily to produce a news publication within the statesales and use tax exclusion for manufacturing machinery and equipmentHB758 Montgomery ENVIRONMENT/ODOR SI GOV 340Authorizes municipalities to regulate odorous air contaminants by rendering plantsHB759 Downs EMPLOYMENT SI GOV 202Authorizes political subdivisions to establish post-employment benefits fundsHB765 Alario APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML SI GOV 203Provides for supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006-2007HB766 Fannin MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC SI GOV 112Provides relative to the eligibility of foreign nationals for driver's licensesHB770 Salter PODIATRY SI GOV 204Defines scope of practice of podiatryHB771 Jefferson DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT SI GOV 57Provides relative to a parcel fee imposed within the Twinbrook Security District in Orleans ParishHB774 Alario APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML SI GOV 6Provides for certain supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006-2007HB775 Jefferson SCHOOLS SI GOV 341Requires that certain school fund accounts for schools closed due to disaster be controlled by local schoolboards or the Recovery School District and provides relative to investment, withdrawal, and expenditure ofmonies in such accountsHB777 Smith, Jack WATERWAYS/LAKES SI GOV 450Authorizes the Northwest Louisiana Game and Fish Preserve Commission to employ legal counselHB778 Pitre TRANSPORTATION SI GOV 342Facilitates the imposition and collection of tolls by video or photo-monitoring on Louisiana Highway 1HB779 Guillory, Elcie UNEMPLOYMENT COMP SI GOV 113Provides relative to the office of regulatory servicesHB780 Faucheux JUDGES SI GOV 114Authorizes certain federal judges to conduct marriage ceremoniesHB784 Barrow MEDICAID SI GOV 343Provides for licensed clinical social workers to qualify as Medicaid providers

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HB790 Doerge APPROPRIATIONS SI GOV 344Provides for the annual appropriations for voluntary parish councils on agingHB794 Salter FUNDS/INVESTMENTS SI GOV 159Provides that investments in Louisiana Business and Industrial Development Companies are legalinvestmentsHB795 Salter SMALL BUSINESS SI GOV 345Provides relative to the Louisiana Community Development Financial Institution ActHB796 Gray PROPERTY/IMMOVABLE SI GOV 115Provides with respect to the administrative adjudication of public health, housing, fire code, environmental,and historic district violationsHB802 Beard PROPERTY SI GOV 346Provides relative to the purchase of immovable property by political subdivisionsHB806 Thompson RURAL/DEVELOPMENT SI GOV 347Provides for the Center for Rural Initiatives to implement a Delta Development Initiative in specified parishesin northeast Louisiana and specifies what the initiative shall includeHB818 Heaton RETIREMENT/JUDGES - CT OFF SI GOV 348Provides for increases in benefits and cost-of-living adjustments in the judges' noncontributory planHB827 Pitre MINERALS/LEASES SI GOV 451Provides relative to administration of state mineral leasesHB828 Alario APPROPRIATIONS/ANCILLARY SI GOV 48Ancillary appropriations for operating expenses of the state for Fiscal Year 2007-2008HB829 Baudoin FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 349Provides for the distribution of a portion of the Two Percent Fire Insurance Fund to Delgado CommunityCollege for firefighter trainingHB831 Honey PUBLIC BLDGS/GROUNDS-ST SI GOV 350Renames the Honors College building at Southern Univ. at Baton Rouge the Dr. Dolores Richard SpikesHonors College BuildingHB832 Hunter WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SI GOV 59Provides relative to the Incumbent Worker Training ProgramHB837 Baudoin ACUPUNCTURISTS SI GOV 452Provides relative to acupuncture detoxification specialistsHB846 Bruce COURTS/DISTRICT SI GOV 416Creates a new judicial district out of the 11th JDCHB847 Jefferson TAX/INCOME-INDIV/CREDIT SI GOV 351Provides for an individual income tax credit for certain teachers reemployed by a school board in certainparishes which have been impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and RitaHB849 Daniel DISTRICTS/TAXING SI GOV 453Provides for tax increment financing for certain purposes in certain cities and for certain writtendeterminations relative to the use of state sales tax incrementsHB853 Honey MTR VEHICLE/BUSES-SCHOOL SI GOV 60Changes the procedure for notification of violation of provisions relative to overtaking and passing schoolbuses

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HB864 Schneider RETIREMENT SYSTEMS SI GOV 352Provides relative to investments by public retirement systems in companies or entities having facilities oremployees, or both, in a prohibited nationHB873 Badon TRANSPORTATION SI GOV 478Provides for distribution and dedication of state revenueHB876 Jackson, M. PROPERTY SI GOV 417Creates the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment AuthorityHB878 Kleckley RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS SI GOV 353Provides for enhanced provisions for certain enforcement personnel within the office of alcohol & tobaccocontrol of the Department of RevenueHB883 LaFonta HEALTH SI GOV 418Provides with respect to the Louisiana Diabetes Initiatives CouncilHB897 Kennard MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC SI GOV 61Requires disqualification of commercial driving privileges for certain offensesHB908 Daniel WATERWAYS/WATERBOTTOMS SI GOV 454Provides relative to dredging fill material from state water bottomsHB910 Barrow INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE SI GOV 354Provides relative to insurance coverage on rental vehiclesHB913 Townsend DISTRICT ATTORNEYS SI GOV 355Provides for the payment of health insurance premiums for certain retired district attorneysHB916 Farrar TAX/SALES & USE SI GOV 419Provides for a state and local sales and use tax exclusion for leases or rentals by manufacturers of palletswhich are used in packaging products produced by the manufacturerHB919 Alario FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 455Dedicates 1/20th of 1% of the state sales and use tax to the Conservation FundHB920 Salter LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES SI GOV 68Make appropriations for expenses of the legislature for Fiscal Year 2007-2008HB926 LaFonta TAX CREDITS SI GOV 356Creates the Mentor-Protégé Tax Credit ProgramHB929 Triche TAX CREDITS SI GOV 357Provides for overpayments made by certain taxpayers under the inventory tax creditHB931 Alario APPROPRIATIONS SI GOV 58Appropriates funds for expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary for Fiscal Year 2007-2008HB935 Gallot TELECOMMUNICATIONS SI GOV 358Provides relative to the taxation of telecommunications servicesHB936 Townsend TAX CREDITS SI GOV 456Provides for changes and modifications to the motion picture investor tax credits, especially with regard tostate-certified infrastructure creditsHB938 Alario REVENUE SHARING SI GOV 242Revenue Sharing distribution for Fiscal Year 2007-2008

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HB944 Gallot TAX/SALES-USE, ST-CREDIT SI GOV 457Provides for a state sales and use tax exemption for certain water conservation equipment in the SpartaGroundwater Conservation DistrictHB949 Marchand TAX/INCOME TAX SI GOV 458Provides for an individual income tax credit for persons who volunteer for certain recreation departmentsHB953 Alario APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML SI GOV 205Supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006-2007HB959 McDonald COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE SI GOV 116Provides for the territorial jurisdiction of the justice of the peace courts in West Carroll ParishHB960 Carter, K. INSURANCE/RATING COMM SI GOV 459Abolishes the Insurance Rating Commission and establishes the office of consumer advocacy within theDepartment of InsuranceHB962 Morrell INSURANCE SI GOV 420Provides that the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation shall charge the higher of the actuarialrate or the rates equal to the highest of the top ten insurers with the greatest total direct written premiumfor residential property in any noncompetitive marketHB963 Marchand UNEMPLOYMENT COMP SI GOV 421Provides for lost wages for domestic violence victimsHB964 Kenney PUBLIC RECORDS SI GOV 359Provides for the confidentiality of certain records of nonprofit health care quality improvement corporationsHB965 Durand HEALTH CARE SI GOV 360Provides relative to the Louisiana Emergency Response NetworkHB966 Heaton CIVIL/PROCEDURE SI GOV 361Provides for the abandonment of actionsHB967 Lorusso PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION SI GOV 362Provides relative to the right to contest expropriations in certain casesHB969 Downs CRIME/SEX OFFENSES SI GOV 363Prohibits sexual contact between an educator and a studentHB970 Cazayoux SEX OFFENSE/REGISTRY SI GOV 460Provides for comprehensive revision of the sex offender registration and notification provisionsHB973 Ritchie TAX CREDITS SI GOV 461Provides for a tax credit for certain milk producersHB974 Farrar JUDGES SI GOV 422Provides for the salary for justices of the supreme court and judges of the courts of appeal, district courts,parish courts, and city courts as recommended by the Judicial Compensation CommissionSB1 McPherson HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT SI GOV 243Authorizes the Department of Health and Hospitals to develop and implement a health care delivery systemfor Medicaid recipients and low-income uninsured citizens. (8/15/07)SB2 Fontenot LOCAL EMPLOYEES SENT SEC 483Constitutional amendment to provide relative to supplemental pay for full-time law enforcement and fireprotection officers.SB3 Marionneaux TAX/SALES SI GOV 244

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Establishes annual Louisiana Sales Tax Holidays to exempt from state sales tax each year from Sundaythrough Saturday of the week in which the first day of August occurs the first $2,500 of purchases made byconsumers. (gov sig)SB5 Mount TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL SI GOV 160Removes the expiration date for the state income tax exemption for certain military personnel. (8/15/07)SB8 Schedler PARISHES SI GOV 161Authorizes the governing authority of St. Tammany Parish to allow its library board to expend a portion ofthe library maintenance tax for capital improvements. (8/15/07)SB9 Hines MOTOR VEHICLES SI GOV 365Extends for five years to August 1, 2012, the authority to issue special permits to owners/operators ofvehicles hauling sugarcane who have not added an additional axle on the trailer and provides tax credit forconversion or acquisition of trailers which haul sugarcane. (gov sig)SB12 Theunissen TAX/SALES SI GOV 162Provides for the issuance of a state sales tax exemption number for political subdivisions. (8/15/07)SB15 Hines PARISHES SI GOV 117Authorizes the Allen Parish governing authority to name the library plaza in Oakdale after a living person.(gov sig)SB19 McPherson HUNTERS/HUNTING SI GOV 7Exempts certain disabled resident hunters from permit fees levied for hunting on lands administered by theDepartment of Wildlife and Fisheries. (8/15/07)SB23 Kostelka MINERALS SI GOV 8Provides relative to applicability of notice provisions to certain mineral leases. (gov sig)SB26 Nevers TAX/LOCAL SI GOV 245Expands the option given to political subdivisions to grant farm machinery and equipment an immediate orphased-in exclusion from their taxes to include granting an exclusion for any other machinery, equipment,supplies, materials, or services used or consumed in the business of farming. (7/1/07)SB31 Murray SPECIAL DISTRICTS SI GOV 246Repeals law providing for World Trade Center Taxing District. (8/15/07)SB32 Murray TAX/TAXATION SI GOV 247Grants an individual and corporate income tax deduction for Road Home, Louisiana Recovery Authority, andLouisiana Family Recovery Corps benefits. (gov sig)SB34 Dupre SPECIAL DISTRICTS SI GOV 248Provides for a tapping fee for Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 of Terrebonne Parish. (gov sig)SB36 Jones JUDGES SI GOV 210Provides for two additional judgeships in the 4th Judicial District Court. (2/3-CA5s15(D)) (1/1/08)SB37 Dupre TAX/SALES SI GOV 462Excludes storm shutter devices from state sales tax, and authorizes local tax authorities to do the same.(7/1/07)SB41 Adley MUNICIPALITIES SI GOV 211Abolishes the position of chief of police in the village of Bienville. (gov sig)SB42 Murray NOTARIES SI GOV 212Repeals provisions requiring custodian of notarial records to maintain list of notaries public in Orleans Parishand repeals penalties. (gov sig)SB46 Theunissen CIVIC EDUCATION SI GOV 118

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Establishes the Legislative Youth Advisory Council under the auspices of the La. Commission on CivicEducation. (7/1/07)SB49 Romero, C. CIVIL SERVICE SI GOV 163Provides a continuation of the civil service system for the city of New Iberia under certain circumstances.(1/1/08)SB50 Theunissen PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS SI GOV 164Names the educational and recreational center located in Bunkie, Louisiana the Cecil J. Picard Educationaland Recreational Center. (gov sig)SB53 Dupre FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 249Creates Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Financing Corporation to securitize income stream forcoastal purposes. (gov sig)SB54 Dupre ETHICS SI GOV 250Provides relative to insurance producers and governmental entities. (gov sig)SB55 Hines TAX/SALES SI GOV 463Exempts prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses from state sales and use tax. (7/1/07)SB56 Barham GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM SI GOV 366Enables certain state employees and officials to continue membership in State Group Benefits Insurance Planfor payment of 100 % of premium after state service ends. (gov sig)SB58 Ellington STATE POLICE RET FUND SI GOV 367Allows actuarial purchase of retirement credit for out-of-state law enforcement service. (7/1/07)SB60 Cain SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RET SI GOV 213Provides for reemployment of retired school bus drivers. (7/1/07)SB61 Cain ROADS/HIGHWAYS SI GOV 9Designates the Hickory Creek Bridge on LA-110 west of Longville to the "Doris Coleman Guillory Bridge."(8/15/07)SB65 Adley TAX/SALES SI GOV 464Provides an exemption in the form of a restricted refund of state sales tax to nonprofit organizations whichsell donated items and spend at least 75% of their income on matters related to people with workplacedisabilities or disadvantages. (1/1/08)SB70 Michot TAX/TAXATION SI GOV 368Extends the termination date of the sound recording investor tax credit and makes other changes andprovides tax credits for conversion of eligible sugar cane trailers. (gov sig)SB72 Broome CHILDREN SI GOV 119Provides relative to child welfare matters. (gov sig)SB73 Broome CHILDREN SI GOV 369Enacts the Uniform International Child Abduction Prevention Act. (8/15/07)SB74 Dupre NURSING HOMES SI GOV 165Excepts from the nursing facility moratorium the relocation of existing nursing homes located in flood zoneswithin Lafourche Parish. (gov sig)SB75 Dupre ROADS/HIGHWAYS SI GOV 120Designates and names certain state highways. (8/15/07)SB79 Theunissen TOURISM SI GOV 121Provides for the authority and composition of the Jefferson Davis Parish Tourist Commission. (gov sig)

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SB83 Gautreaux, B. STATE POLICE RET FUND SI GOV 370Provides a cost-of-living adjustment for certain beneficiaries with twenty years of service credit. (6/30/07)SB86 Quinn SCHOOLS SI GOV 251Limits eligibility for tenure for Orleans Parish non-teacher employees. (7/1/07)SB90 Gautreaux, N. TAX EXEMPTIONS SI GOV 371Provides an individual income tax credit for the installation of a wind or solar energy system which may becarried forward for 10 tax years. (gov sig)SB91 Nevers CHILDREN SI GOV 122Provides relative to the care of abused and neglected children. (gov sig)SB94 Chaisson TOPS SI GOV 372Provides an exception to the TOPS residency requirements for certain students who are dependents ofcertain military personnel. (gov sig)SB95 Amedee MOTOR VEHICLES SI GOV 123Authorizes certain service-connected disabled veterans to obtain a free driver's license. (8/15/07)SB96 Amedee STATE EMPLOYEE RET SI GOV 252Provides relative to reemployment of retirees. (7/1/07)SB97 Schedler NURSING HOMES SI GOV 253Permits licensure of a limited number of additional nursing beds in certain existing nursing facilities. (gov sig)SB98 Schedler FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 481Creates the New Opportunities Waiver Fund and dedicates certain revenues to the fund. (7/1/07)SB102 Jackson, L. CHILDREN SI GOV 166Provides relative to functions of the state relating to licensing of child care institutions. (gov sig)SB103 Jackson, L. REGISTRARS OF VOTERS SI GOV 254Provides relative to the compensation of registrars of voters and their chief deputies and confidentialassistants and election commissioners. (7/1/07)SB104 Jackson, L. BANKS/BANKING SI GOV 255Designates banking development districts to encourage establishment of financial institution branches insuch districts. (8/15/07)SB105 Jackson, L. VOTERS/VOTING SI GOV 124Permits seniors and handicapped voters to submit a letter advising of condition thereby authorizing earlyvoting by mail for one year. (8/15/07)SB108 Cheek TAX/TAXATION SI GOV 465Exempts household goods carriers from the 2% gross receipts tax on public utilities. (gov sig)SB110 Hines COUNSELING/GUIDANCE SI GOV 206Clarifies that mental health counseling services includes psychotherapy. (gov sig)SB116 Theunissen RETIREMENT SYSTEMS SI GOV 67Authorizes the LASERS and Teachers' boards of trustees to grant a supplemental cost-of-living increase of0.5%, beginning July 1, 2007, from their respective experience accounts for a maximum of 3.0%, whichwould otherwise be limited to 2.5%. (6/30/07)SB121 Murray PUBLIC CONTRACTS SI GOV 373Authorizes certain public entities to execute design-build contracts in the construction or repair of any publicbuilding or structure in an area damaged by Hurrican Katrina, Hurrican Rita, or both and authorizes EastBaton Rouge Parish to use its employees to assist in project to enclose a canal at University Laboratory

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School. (gov sig)SB122 Murray LOCAL AGENCIES SI GOV 256Provides in certain expedited procedures under the New Orleans Community Improvement Act. (gov sig)SB123 Ullo NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT SI GOV 167Changes the termination date of the Underwater Obstruction Removal Fund from 2007 to 2012. (6/29/07)SB124 Broome ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SI GOV 374Enacts the Louisiana Community Economic Development Act. (gov sig)SB127 Boasso RETIREMENT SYSTEMS SENT SEC 484Constitutional amendment to require increases in benefits for state retirement systems to also provide afunding source. (2/3-CA13s1(A))SB128 Heitmeier LAW ENFORCEMENT SENT SEC 485Constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to permit the payment of supplemental pay to certainsworn commissioned full-time law enforcement officers and certain firefighters. (2/3-CA13s1(A))SB129 Ullo SHERIFFS SI GOV 375Provides for the payment of off-duty Plaquemines Parish deputy sheriffs subpoenaed to appear in certaincases. (gov sig)SB134 Adley FIRE PROTECTION SI GOV 168Authorizes, pursuant to election, Springhill Fire Protection District No. 11 to increase fire service charge. (govsig)SB136 Jackson, L. PUBLIC CONTRACTS SI GOV 214Increases the maximum proposal amount for social service contracts. (8/15/07)SB137 Fontenot MOTOR VEHICLES SI GOV 257Removes requirement that the sale transaction register of all sales of motor vehicles contain the buyer'sidentification card number. (8/15/07)SB138 Fontenot TAX/TAXATION SI GOV 466Grants a refundable credit against income and corporate franchise tax for the purchase of certain items fromcertain contractors employing inmate labor. (gov sig)SB142 Duplessis FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SI GOV 376Provides that certain criminal history records be made available to the office of financial institutions. (govsig)SB144 Duplessis LAW ENFORCEMENT SI GOV 258Relative to the rights of fire employees and law enforcement officers while under investigation. (8/15/07)SB147 Cheek CRIME/PUNISHMENT SI GOV 125Provides relative to the punishment of an offender who commits first degree murder. (8/15/07)SB148 Schedler HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT SI GOV 215Provides for the lease of certain state property in St. Tammany Parish by DHH to the Methodist Home forChildren. (gov sig)SB150 Barham LEGISLATORS SI GOV 216Provides for the disposition of certain furniture and equipment purchased for legislators, upon theirtermination of office. (8/15/07)SB153 Dupre INSURERS SI GOV 377Provides for depopulation of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. (See Act)SB154 Ullo SCHOOLS SI GOV 207

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Grants the Recovery School District the same authority and autonomy to procure or contract for materials,goods, services, and public works afforded to local school districts. (gov sig)SB156 Gautreaux, B. LEVEES SI GOV 259Creates and provides for a levee district for that portion of St. Mary Parish which is not embraced within thelimits of any other levee district and provides for the territorial jurisdiction of the Atchafalaya Basin LeveeDistrict and its board. (7/1/07)SB158 Marionneaux MILITARY AFFAIRS SI GOV 260Provides for insurance allowances for Louisiana National Guard members. (gov sig)SB160 Nevers EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY SI GOV 217Creates a pilot program for universal dyslexia screening and intervention in grades K-3. (gov sig)SB161 Nevers ABORTION SI GOV 473Prohibits partial birth abortions. (gov sig)SB162 Shepherd JUDGES SI GOV 261Provides relative to a vacancy in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. (8/15/07)SB164 Cassidy HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT SI GOV 218Authorizes the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners to retain the proceeds from improvements toimmovable property and the sale and lease of land. (gov sig)SB168 Kostelka PARISHES SI GOV 219Authorizes Ouachita Parish Police Jury to extend the grass and weed ordinances to certain residential areasoutside the municipalities in Ouachita Parish. (gov sig)SB171 Mount FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 10Amends the description of property to be transferred from the Chennault airport authority to the Board ofSupervisors of Community and Technical Colleges for the use and benefit of Sowela Technical-CommunityCollege in exchange for forgiveness of debt owed by the airport authority to the state. (gov sig)SB172 Chaisson CRIMINAL JUSTICE SI GOV 262Relative to compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment. (8/15/07)SB175 Murray PLANNING/ZONING SI GOV 263Provides for running of prescription in certain actions to enforce zoning restrictions or regulations in theVieux Carre section of New Orleans. (8/15/07)SB178 Cravins, Jr. SEX OFFENSES SI GOV 126Provides for the makeup and duties of the sex offender assessment panel. (8/15/07)SB179 McPherson HOSPITALS SI GOV 220Transfers Huey P. Long Hospital to LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport. (gov sig)SB180 McPherson PUBLIC LANDS SI GOV 264Authorizes the transfer of certain state properties. (gov sig)SB181 Nevers NURSING HOMES SI GOV 378Provides relative to the bed abeyance program and exempts Washington Parish from the moratorium on anyadditional nursing facilities or additional beds in nursing facilities. (gov sig)SB182 Quinn TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL SI GOV 467Grants a "construction code retrofitting deduction" against taxable income equal to 50% of the cost ofvoluntarily retrofitting residential property, for which the taxpayer claims the homestead exemption for advalorem tax purposes, excluding rental property, to bring it into compliance with the State UniformConstruction Code, not to exceed a $5,000 deduction. (gov sig)SB183 Quinn PROPERTY INSURANCE SI GOV 468

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SB183 Quinn PROPERTY INSURANCE SI GOV 468Requires that the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation give a preference for insurance adjusterwork to Louisiana companies and authorizes legislative auditor to access records of Property InsuranceAssociation of La. and La. Automobile Insurance Plan. (8/15/07)SB187 Ullo STUDENTS SI GOV 169Provides relative to truancy and assessment and service centers. (gov sig)SB188 Duplessis TAX/TAXATION SI GOV 379Restructures the "new markets tax credit." (See Act)SB190 Murray GAMING SI GOV 469Provides for the calculation of franchise payments for video draw poker devices. (7/1/08)SB194 Barham LAW ENFORCEMENT SI GOV 221Provides for maintaining qualifications for certain Police Officer Standards and Training academy graduates. (7/1/07)SB196 Michot MOTOR VEHICLES SI GOV 170Prohibits coercion of retail motor vehicle dealers by certain motor vehicle manufacturers and distributors.(gov sig)SB199 Mount GAMING SI GOV 171Authorizes the governing authority of Calcasieu Parish to levy an additional admission fee of fifty cents foreach person boarding or embarking upon a riverboat. (8/15/07)SB202 Cravins, Jr. LOCAL AGENCIES SI GOV 380Provides for the creation of a redevelopment authority within the city of Opelousas. (gov sig)SB204 Cravins, Jr. INSURANCE PREMIUMS SI GOV 381Provides for changes in homeowner insurance policy deductibles. (8/15/07)SB205 Cravins, Jr. INSURANCE DEPARTMENT SI GOV 222Creates an office of consumer advocacy in the Department of Insurance and for enforcement of a propertyinsurance consumer's bill of rights by the office. (8/15/07)SB207 Mount MOTOR VEHICLES SI GOV 127Clarifies exceptions for certain persons who drive without a license. (gov sig)SB208 Mount CHILDREN SI GOV 265Provides for the appointment and duties of a parenting coordinator in child custody cases. (8/15/07)SB210 Mount JUDGMENTS SI GOV 11Requires judgments and recorded items having the effect of money judgments to include the last four digitsof the social security number of judgment debtor. (gov sig)SB211 Mount TAX/TAXATION SI GOV 382Provides for claiming of the tax credit for assessments levied by Louisiana Citizens Property InsuranceCorporation on forms provided by the secretary of revenue after the payment is made. (gov sig)SB215 Cravins, Jr. CRIME/PUNISHMENT SI GOV 128Provides for penalties for persons involved in illegal speed contests on public roads. (8/15/07)SB217 Murray SPECIAL DISTRICTS SI GOV 266Establishes the New Orleans City Park Taxing District. (8/15/07)SB218 Murray TAX/TAXATION SI GOV 482Grants refundable income tax credits related to musical or theatrical productions and musical or theatricalfacility infrastructure projects. (gov sig)

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SB221 Lentini GAMBLING SI GOV 223Relative to gambling or wagering at any cockfight. (8/15/07)SB226 Fontenot HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT SI GOV 267Provides for home-generated sharps waste. (8/15/87)SB230 Hines HEALTH CARE SI GOV 224Authorizes certain activities involving health care providers and public rural hospitals. (gov sig)SB232 Bajoie HOUSING SI GOV 383Creates the Louisiana Housing Counseling Assistance Act. (gov sig)SB233 Cravins, Jr. TAX/LOCAL SI GOV 268Authorizes the governing authority of the city of Opelousas to levy a hotel/motel occupancy tax within thecity of Opelousas. (gov sig)SB234 Smith, Mike ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SI GOV 269Creates the Winn Parish Economic Development District. (gov sig)SB235 Smith, Mike EMPLOYMENT SI GOV 225Permits hospital service districts with a population of 100,000 or less and hospital public trust authorities toenter into initial recruiting contracts with a health care provider when such person is a member of theimmediate family of any district board or authority member or the chief executive of the district or authority.(8/15/07)SB238 McPherson FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 172Establishes the Health Care Redesign Fund in the state treasury. (gov sig)SB240 Amedee COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS SI GOV 270Requires that certain state-funded major facility projects meet energy efficient standards. (gov sig)SB245 Gautreaux, N. HORSE RACING SI GOV 129Provides for proper venue for lawsuits against the Louisiana State Racing Commission and for the allocationof certain proceeds from exotic wagering during a race meeting. (See Act)SB249 Bajoie PUBLIC LANDS SI GOV 130Authorizes the transfer of certain properties in Rapides Parish. (gov sig)SB250 Michot TAX/TAXATION SI GOV 271Authorizes a business to receive a $2,500 enterprise zone credit if 35% of its employees are residents of anyenterprise zone, not just an enterprise zone within the parish of its location or a contiguous parish. (gov sig)SB253 Hollis BANKS/BANKING SI GOV 12Provides with respect to financing single premium insurance in connection with residential mortgage loans.(gov sig)SB254 Hollis COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS SI GOV 13Provides relative to the Louisiana Consumer Credit Law. (gov sig)SB255 Hollis TAX/TAXATION SI GOV 474Provides relative to tobacco tax discounts to out-of-state wholesale tobacco dealers. (8/15/07)SB256 Hollis MOTOR VEHICLES SI GOV 131Authorizes collection of a security and compliance fee to be collected by an automobile dealer to comply withfederal and state laws. (gov sig)SB259 Cain WORKERS' COMPENSATION SI GOV 384Changes the amount of retained premiums which must be maintained by self-insurers. (8/15/07)

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SB261 Quinn CRIMINAL PROCEDURE SI GOV 132Provides relative to the Electronic Surveillance Act. (8/15/07)SB262 Adley PUBLIC SERVICE COMN SI GOV 272Prohibits certain parties from disconnecting a natural gas pipeline to a municipality without prior notice andhearing. (gov sig)SB265 Ullo SCHOOLS SI GOV 385Changes mandatory expulsion periods for certain student offenses. (8/15/07)SB272 Romero, C. TAX/SALES SI GOV 173Changes an "exemption" for the repair, renovation or converting of any OCS drilling rig to an "exclusion" andfor exclusions of certain repairs to property. (gov sig)SB275 Gautreaux, N. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SI GOV 273Excepts certain drivers transporting liquefied petroleum gas from the requirement of a personnel competencytest and card. (gov sig)SB278 Gautreaux, N. FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 174Provides for the allocation and use of monies in the Vermilion Parish Visitor Enterprise Fund. (7/1/07)SB280 Ellington TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT SI GOV 386Increases the "contract limit" for DOTD contracts which are subject to certain advertising and bidrequirements from $250,000 to $500,000; increases from $25,000 to $50,000 contracts for whichadvertisement is optional; and provides for electronic bidding. (7/1/07)SB281 Schedler HEALTH CARE SI GOV 14Revises the Medical Assistance Program Integrity Law. (gov sig)SB282 Schedler HEALTH CARE SI GOV 274Provides for the timely reporting of impaired health care professionals to state licensing boards. (8/15/07)SB285 Michot ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SI GOV 387Amends the Louisiana Quality Jobs Program. (gov sig)SB286 Heitmeier LAW ENFORCEMENT SI GOV 275Extends eligibility for supplemental pay for police officers and firefighters of certain agencies servicinglevees, waterways and riverfront areas in municipalities with a population exceeding 450,000. (See Act)SB290 Smith, Mike MOTOR VEHICLES SI GOV 388Provides for the Louisiana Vehicle Protection Product Act. (1/1/08)SB291 Quinn CRIME/PUNISHMENT SI GOV 226Provides relative to stalking. (8/15/07)SB292 Michot TAX EXEMPTIONS SI GOV 389Removes the 10-year limit on tax equalization contracts granted by the Board of Commerce and Industryagainst state excise taxes (not property taxes) and authorizes renewals for five-year periods or less, ifapproved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. (gov sig)SB299 Broome BESE SI GOV 175Requires BESE to develop and implement visual arts and performing arts curricula in public schools. (gov sig)SB301 Murray ECONOMIC DEVELOP DEPT SI GOV 276Establishes the Louisiana Infrastructure Bank. (gov sig)SB304 Duplessis COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS SI GOV 15Provides relative to mutual savings banks. (gov sig)

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SB308 Schedler LABOR DEPARTMENT SI GOV 176Provides for the conduct of the Project Return Program through the Department of Labor. (8/15/07)SB310 Duplessis LEVEES SI GOV 133Provides that the Orleans Levee District and its board shall "continue to own" the "non-flood assets" of thedistrict managed and controlled by the division of administration. (gov sig)SB319 Murray TRADEMARKS/TRADE NAMES SI GOV 470Provides penalties for unauthorized use of Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans "Crescent CoverLogo." (gov sig)SB321 Heitmeier PUBLIC LANDS SI GOV 177Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Plaquemines Parish. (8/15/07)SB326 Dupre LEVEES SI GOV 134Requires the North Lafourche Conservation, Levee and Drainage District and the Lafourche Basin LeveeDistrict to share ad valorem tax and mineral revenues on certain lands in certain tax years and makes atechnical correction to exclude certain lands no longer within the district from the taxing authority of theLafourche Basin district. (gov sig)SB327 Jackson, L. MUNICIPALITIES SI GOV 135Authorizes the governing authority of the city of Shreveport to name the Shreveport Civic Center as theJames C. Gardner Building. (gov sig)SB331 Ellington TAX/SALES SI GOV 471Excludes from state sales tax natural gas and electricity purchased by paper or wood products manufacturingfacilities and exempts from all sales taxes to the sale of water conservation equipment for use in the SpartaGroundwater Conservation District. (7/1/07)SB332 Nevers TAX/TAXATION SI GOV 472Grants employers a non-refundable "apprenticeship tax credit" each tax year against any income tax orfranchise tax equal to $1.00 for each hour of employment of each apprentice, not to exceed 1,000 hours foreach apprentice. (gov sig)SB333 Shepherd LOCAL AGENCIES SI GOV 390Creates a redevelopment authority for Jefferson Parish. (gov sig)SB334 Shepherd PARISHES SI GOV 277Provides procedures for eliminating deleterious property in Jefferson Parish and requires a separateenvironment docket of the 24th JDC. (gov sig)SB336 Fontenot TOURISM SI GOV 136Provides relative to the powers and duties of the Baton Rouge Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. (govsig)SB337 Adley FUNDS/FUNDING SI GOV 391Provides for the financing of capital improvements and enhancements to certain facilities and properties withthe Community and Technical Colleges - System. (6/30/07)SB338 Schedler HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT SI GOV 178Provides relative to the governance for St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 2. (8/15/07)SB339 Fontenot TAX/TAXATION SI GOV 392Provides relative to income tax credits for brownfields sites. (8/15/07)SB341 Jackson, L. TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL SI GOV 278Provide a refundable state earned income tax credit equal to 3.5 % of the federal earned income tax credit.(1/1/08)SB345 Romero, C. BONDS SI GOV 179

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Authorizes parishes to incur debt and issue bonds with certain limitations for the purposes of constructingand improving levees and gravity and forced drainage works. (gov sig)SB352 Michot TAX/TAXATION SI GOV 279Requires employees eligible for Enterprise Zone job credits to be United States citizens and domiciled inLouisiana, or to establish such domicile within 60 days of their employment. (gov sig)SB360 Michot TAX/SALES SI GOV 393Phases out, and then repeals effective January 1, 2009, collection of advance sales tax of the state and itspolitical subdivisions by manufacturers, wholesalers, jobbers, and suppliers from retail dealers. (1/1/09)SB361 Duplessis TAX/TAXATION SI GOV 394Grants school readiness tax credits to individuals for child care expenses of children five and under, to childcare providers, to child care directors and staff, and to businesses providing assistance for child care. (SeeAct)SB362 Cassidy EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SI GOV 180Provides for a health and physical education coordinator at the Department of Education. (gov sig)SB364 Murray SPECIAL DISTRICTS SI GOV 280Establishes and provides for the French Quarter-Marigny Historic Area Management District in the city of NewOrleans. (gov sig)

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