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OFFICIAL JOURNAL

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HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES

OF THE

STATE OF LOUISIANA

TWENTY-SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS

Forty-seventh Regular Session of the LegislatureUnder the Adoption of the

Constitution of 1974

House of RepresentativesState Capitol

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

The House of Representatives was called to order at 2:09 P.M.,by the Honorable Clay Schexnayder, Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives.

Morning Hour

ROLL CALL

The roll being called, the following members answered to theirnames:

PRESENT

Mr. Speaker Frieman McKnightAdams Gadberry McMahenAmedee Gaines Miller, D.Bacala Garofalo Miller, G.Bagley Geymann MinceyBeaullieu Glover MooreBishop Goudeau MuscarelloBourriaque Green NelsonBrass Harris NewellBrown Hilferty OrgeronBryant Hodges Owen, C.Butler Hollis Owen, R.Carpenter Horton PhelpsCarrier Hughes PierreCarter, G. Huval PresslyCarter, R. Illg RiserCarter, W. Ivey RomeroCormier James SchamerhornCoussan Jefferson SchlegelCox Jenkins SeabaughCrews Johnson, M. SeldersDavis Johnson, T. St. BlancDeshotel Jones StagniDeVillier Jordan StefanskiDuBuisson Kerner TarverDuplessis LaCombe ThomasEchols Landry ThompsonEdmonds Larvadain TurnerEdmonston Lyons VillioEmerson Mack WheatFarnum Magee WhiteFirment Marcelle WillardFontenot Marino Wright

Freeman McCormick ZeringueFreiberg McFarland Total - 104

The Speaker announced that there were 104 members presentand a quorum.

Prayer

Prayer was offered by Rep. Wright.

Pledge of Allegiance

Rep. Jefferson led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegianceto the Flag of the United States of America.

Reading of the Journal

On motion of Rep. Beaullieu, the reading of the Journal wasdispensed with.

On motion of Rep. Beaullieu, the Journal of May 17, 2021, wasadopted.

Speaker Pro Tempore Magee in the Chair

Petitions, Memorials, andCommunications

The following petitions, memorials, and communications werereceived and read:

Message from the Senate

ASKING CONCURRENCE INSENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

May 18, 2021

To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House ofRepresentatives:

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate hasadopted and asks your concurrence in the following SenateConcurrent Resolutions:

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 58

Respectfully submitted,

YOLANDA J. DIXONSecretary of the Senate

Senate Concurrent ResolutionsLying Over

The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions contained in themessage were taken up and acted upon as follows:

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 58—BY SENATOR PEACOCK

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONTo commend Luka George Mikaberidze on winning the Louisiana's

2021 Elementary School Student of the Year Competition.

Read by title.

On motion of Rep. Crews, and under a suspension of the rules,the resolution was concurred in.

Suspension of the Rules

On motion of Rep. Stefanski, the rules were suspended in orderto take up and consider Petitions, Memorials, and Communicationsat this time.

HOUSE22nd Day's Proceedings - May 18, 2021




SENATE BILLS

May 18, 2021


I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate hasfinally passed the following Senate Bills:

Senate Bill No. 60



Senate Bills and Joint Resolutionson First Reading

The following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on first readingwere taken up, read, and placed upon the calendar for their secondreading:

SENATE BILL NO. 60—BY SENATORS CONNICK, BOUDREAUX, BOUIE, CATHEY, CORTEZ,FIELDS, FOIL, HARRIS, LUNEAU, MCMATH, ROBERT MILLS, MIZELL,PETERSON, POPE, SMITH, TARVER, WARD AND WHITE

AN ACTTo enact Chapter 30 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of

1950, to be comprised of R.S. 17:3701 through 3703, relative tointercollegiate athletics; to provide relative to the compensationand rights of intercollegiate athletes; to provide with respect toprofessional representation of intercollegiate athletes; to providefor the responsibilities of postsecondary education institutionswith respect to intercollegiate athletes' compensation; to providefor effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Lies over under the rules.


On motion of Rep. Jefferson, the rules were suspended in orderto take up and consider Introduction of Resolutions, House andHouse Concurrent at this time.

Introduction of Resolutions,House and House Concurrent

The following members introduced the following entitled Houseand House Concurrent Resolutions, which were read the first time bytheir titles and placed upon the calendar for their second reading:

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 96—BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON

A RESOLUTIONTo express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the

death of Mary Eliza Alderson.

Read by title.

On motion of Rep. Jefferson, and under a suspension of therules, the resolution was adopted.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 97—BY REPRESENTATIVES MCFARLAND AND MIKE JOHNSON

A RESOLUTIONTo commend Samantha Paul on winning the 2021 Louisiana

Agriscience Teachers Association Essay Contest.

Read by title.

On motion of Rep. McFarland, and under a suspension of therules, the resolution was adopted.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 98—BY REPRESENTATIVE FONTENOT

A RESOLUTIONTo designate the week of May 15-22, 2021, as Police Week in the

state of Louisiana and to commend the service of lawenforcement officers.

Read by title.

On motion of Rep. Fontenot, and under a suspension of therules, the resolution was adopted.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 99—BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS

A RESOLUTIONTo memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as

are necessary to pass the ABLE Age Adjustment Act.

Read by title.


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 100—BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHEXNAYDER, ROBBY CARTER, FRIEMAN,MACK, MUSCARELLO, AND WHEAT

A RESOLUTIONTo express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the

death of Charles Glenn "Charlie" Brown of Maurepas.

Read by title.

On motion of Rep. Schexnayder, and under a suspension of therules, the resolution was adopted.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 88—BY REPRESENTATIVE LACOMBE

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONTo urge and request the Supreme Court of Louisiana to take

appropriate action to allow legislators who are licensed topractice law in the state of Louisiana to receive continuing legaleducation (CLE) legal ethics credit required pursuant to Rule 3of Rule XXX of Part H of the Rules of the Supreme Court ofLouisiana for participation in the required governmental ethicstraining.

Read by title.


HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 89—BY REPRESENTATIVE MARCELLE

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONTo urge and request Voice of the Experienced, Loyola University

New Orleans College of Law, Louisiana Stop SolitaryConfinement Coalition, and the Lyndon B. Johnson School ofPublic Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin to study andreview models for oversight, transparency, and accountabilityadopted in other states and provide recommendations through


a report of its findings to the Legislature of Louisiana no laterthan February 1, 2022.

Read by title.


House and House Concurrent ResolutionsLying Over

The following House and House Concurrent Resolutions lyingover were taken up and acted upon as follows:

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 90—BY REPRESENTATIVE KERNER

A RESOLUTIONTo urge and request the Department of Children and Family Services

to conduct an annual audit to improve agency efficiency, theproductivity of Louisiana's Temporary Assistance for NeedyFamilies program, and child welfare overall.

Read by title.

Under the rules, the above resolution was referred to theCommittee on Health and Welfare.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 87—BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT OWEN

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONTo create a task force to study and make recommendations for

increasing awareness of chronic kidney disease, to request thetask force to work with policymakers, public health entities, andeducational institutions to create educational health programs topromote awareness, and to submit a written report of its findingsand recommendations to the Legislature of Louisiana not laterthan thirty days prior to the convening of the 2022 RegularSession.

Read by title.

Under the rules, the above resolution was referred to theCommittee on Health and Welfare.

Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions onSecond Reading to be Referred

The following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on secondreading to be referred were taken up, read, and referred tocommittees, as follows:

SENATE BILL NO. 241—BY SENATOR ABRAHAM

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 39:562(R), relative to the limit of indebtedness of Iowa

Fire Protection District No. 1; to authorize an increase inbonded indebtedness with voter approval; to provide for aneffective date; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee onWays and Means.

House and House Concurrent ResolutionsReported by Committee

The following House and House Concurrent Resolutionsreported by committee were taken up and acted upon as follows:

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 66—BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON

A RESOLUTIONTo urge and request the Louisiana Department of Transportation and

Development to study the development of passenger railservices along the Interstate 20 corridor in Louisiana incollaboration with other state transportation agencies in Texasand Mississippi, along with Amtrak partners.

Read by title.

Reported favorably by the Committee on Transportation,Highways and Public Works.

On motion of Rep. Pierre, the resolution was ordered engrossedand passed to its third reading.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 68—BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONTo urge and request the Department of Transportation and

Development to study the safety, effects, and other impacts oflonger freight trains.

Read by title.

Reported with amendments by the Committee onTransportation, Highways and Public Works.

The committee amendments were read as follows:

HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation,Highways and Public Works to Original House ConcurrentResolution No. 68 by Representative Pierre

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 2, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

(6) The findings of the Federal Highway Administration studyconducted on train length safety.

(7) The safety implications and difference between trainscarrying flammable hazardous cargo and hazardous freight.

(8) The trains traveling within and outside the city limits,including rural and highway areas, along with areas otherwisedensely populated, with and without hazardous or flammable freightand non-hazardous freight.

On motion of Rep. Pierre, the amendments were adopted.

On motion of Rep. Pierre, the resolution, as amended, wasordered engrossed and passed to its third reading.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 74—BY REPRESENTATIVE MARINO

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONTo urge and request the Louisiana congressional delegation to

support H.R. 1996 and S. 910, the Secure and Fair EnforcementBanking Act (SAFE Banking Act) of 2021.

Read by title.

Reported favorably by the Committee on Commerce.

On motion of Rep. Davis, the resolution was ordered engrossedand passed to its third reading.


House Bills and Joint Resolutions onSecond Reading Reported by Committee

The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions on secondreading reported by committee were taken up and acted upon asfollows:

HOUSE BILL NO. 103—BY REPRESENTATIVES MCCORMICK, AMEDEE, AND HODGES

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 9:2800.28, relative to civil liability; to provide for

refusal to mandate COVID-19 vaccination; to provide relativeto business and professional licenses; and to provide for relatedmatters.

Read by title.

Reported with amendments by the Committee on Civil Law andProcedure.



Amendments proposed by House Committee on Civil Law andProcedure to Original House Bill No. 103 by RepresentativeMcCormick

AMENDMENT NO. 1

Delete House Committee Amendments by the House Committee onCivil Law and Procedure (#2030)

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 1, line 2, after "relative to civil liability;" delete theremainder of the line and delete line 3 in its entirety and on line 4,delete "public and private entities; to provide for damages;" andinsert the following:

"to provide for refusal to mandate COVID-19 vaccination; to providerelative to business and professional licenses;"

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 1, delete lines 8 through 16 in their entirety, and insert thefollowing:

"§2800.28. COVID-19 vaccination mandates; limitation of liability;protection of business permits and professional licenses

A. No natural or juridical person shall be liable for any civildamages, and no cause of action may be maintained against a naturalor juridical person who, in the course of, through the performance of,or by a provision of the person's business operations, refuses tomandate a COVID-19 vaccination or immunization for any employeeor customer.

B. No state, state agency, or political subdivision of the stateshall refuse to permit, renew, or withhold a business license orprofessional license solely on the basis that the business has refusedto mandate a COVID-19 vaccination or immunization for anyemployee or customer."

On motion of Rep. Gregory Miller, the amendments wereadopted.

On motion of Rep. Gregory Miller, the bill, as amended, wasordered engrossed and passed to its third reading.

HOUSE BILL NO. 193—BY REPRESENTATIVE MARCELLE

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 36:251(C)(1) and to enact R.S.

36:258(M), relative to the organization of the LouisianaDepartment of Health; to create within the department an officeon women's health; to provide for the purposes and functions ofthe office; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Reported with amendments by the Committee onAppropriations.



Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations toEngrossed House Bill No. 193 by Representative Marcelle

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 3, delete lines 15 through 17 in their entirety and insert thefollowing:

"Section 2. The Louisiana Department of Health shall developa proposed operating budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. Theproposed budget shall include salaries and benefits for employees ofthe office. The employees shall be comprised of, at a minimum, anassistant secretary, executive assistant to the assistant secretary, andan employee specializing in research and grant applications. Fundingfor the office shall be included in the executive budget for FiscalYear 2022-2023.

Section 3.(A) The provisions of this Section and Section 2 ofthis Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, ifnot signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills tobecome law without signature by the governor, as provided byArticle III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed bythe governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, theprovisions of this Section and Section 2 of this Act shall becomeeffective on the day following such approval.

(B) The provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall becomeeffective on July 1, 2022."

On motion of Rep. Zeringue, the amendments were adopted.

On motion of Rep. Zeringue, the bill, as amended, was orderedreengrossed and passed to its third reading.

HOUSE BILL NO. 382—BY REPRESENTATIVES NEWELL, ROBBY CARTER, WILFORDCARTER, GREEN, JEFFERSON, JENKINS, AND LARVADAIN

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 17:111(A) and to enact R.S. 23:332(I)

and R.S. 51:2232(11) and 2603(13), relative to discrimination;to prohibit discrimination based on race and national origin; toprohibit discrimination in education, employment, publicaccommodations, and housing opportunities; to provide fordefinitions; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.





Amendments proposed by House Committee on Civil Law andProcedure to Original House Bill No. 382 by Representative Newell

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 16, after "'traits" and before "associated" delete"historically"

AMENDMENT NO. 2


AMENDMENT NO. 3


AMENDMENT NO. 4




HOUSE BILL NO. 449—BY REPRESENTATIVE WILFORD CARTER

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 9:311(A)(2), (C)(3), and (D)(2), 311.1,

315.11(C)(2), and 315.27 and to enact R.S. 9:311(D)(3), relativeto the reduction of child support obligations; to provide forreduction during an obligor's incarceration; to removeprovisions for suspension and exceptions to suspension of asupport order during the obligor's incarceration; to provide forrequirements of the Department of Children and FamilyServices when providing support enforcement services; toprovide for definitions; to provide for notifications required ofthe Department of Public Safety and Corrections and theDepartment of Children and Family Services; to provide atimeframe for the Department of Children and Family Servicesto file an affidavit with the court; to remove provisionsregarding notice given to the custodial party; to provide for thevoluntary unemployment or underemployment of the obligor; toauthorize the promulgation of rules; to provide for an effectivedate; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.




Amendments proposed by House Committee on Civil Law andProcedure to Original House Bill No. 449 by Representative WilfordCarter

AMENDMENT NO. 1

Delete House Committee Amendments by the House Committee onCivil Law and Procedure (#2262).

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 1, line 2, after "reenact" delete the remainder of the line anddelete line 3 in its entirety and insert the following:

"R.S. 9:311(A)(2), (C)(3), and (D)(2), 311.1, 315.11(C)(2), and315.27 and to enact R.S. 9:311(D)(3), relative to the reduction ofchild support"

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 1, line 4, after "obligations;" and before "to authorize" insertthe following:

"to provide for reduction during an obligor's incarceration; to removeprovisions for suspension and exceptions to suspension of a supportorder during the obligor's incarceration; to provide for requirementsof the Department of Children and Family Services when providingsupport enforcement services; to provide for definitions; to providefor notifications required of the Department of Public Safety andCorrections and the Department of Children and Family Services; toprovide a timeframe for the Department of Children and FamilyServices to file an affidavit with the court; to remove provisionsregarding notice given to the custodial party; to provide for thevoluntary unemployment or underemployment of the obligor;"

AMENDMENT NO. 4

On page 1, delete lines 7 and 8 in their entirety and insert thefollowing:

"Section 1. R.S. 9:311(A)(2), (C)(3), and (D)(2), 311.1,315.11(C)(2), and 315.27 are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.9:311(D)(3) is hereby enacted to read as follows:"

AMENDMENT NO. 5

On page 1, line 9, after "Modification or" and before "of support"delete "suspension" and insert "reduction"

AMENDMENT NO. 6

On page 1, between lines 11 and 12 insert the following:

"A.

* * *

(2) The Department of Children and Family Services shallprepare and distribute information, forms, and rules for themodification or suspension reduction of support orders, in accordancewith this Subsection, and for proceeding in forma pauperis. Theinformation provided by the Department of Children and FamilyServices shall specifically include what may constitute a materialchange in circumstances. The clerks of court in all parishes shallmake this information available to the public upon request. Thisinformation shall also be distributed by the Department of PublicSafety and Corrections or the sheriff of any parish, as appropriate, toevery person incarcerated in every state and parish jail and prisonfacility. When the initial support order is entered, either the court orthe department, if providing services, shall provide this informationto the parties."

AMENDMENT NO. 7

On page 1, delete lines 16 through 20 in their entirety and on page 2,delete lines 1 through 4 in their entirety and insert the following:

"(3)(a) The department shall request a judicial review under anyof the following conditions:


(i) If the best interest of the child so requires, the departmentshall request a judicial review upon request of either party or on thedepartment's own initiative. If appropriate, the court may modify theamount of the existing child support award every three years if theexisting award differs from the amount which would otherwise beawarded under the application of the child support guidelines.

(ii) Upon the request of either party or on the department's owninitiative after an obligor's incarceration ends when the child supportaward has been reduced under R.S. 9:311.1. For the purpose of thisSection, "incarceration" shall have the same meaning as provided inR.S. 9:311.1.

(iii) Upon the request of either party or on the department's owninitiative upon the incarceration of any party."

AMENDMENT NO. 8

On page 2, line 7, after "for" and before "of the" delete "either" andinsert "any"

AMENDMENT NO. 9

On page 2, delete lines 10 and 11 in their entirety and insert thefollowing:

"(2) To suspend or modify a child support award in accordancewith previously reduced pursuant to R.S. 9:311.1 after the obligor'sincarceration ends.

(3) To modify a child support award upon the incarceration ofeither party."

AMENDMENT NO. 10

On page 2, line 13, after "§311.1" and before "of child" change"Suspension" to "Reduction"

AMENDMENT NO. 11

On page 2, line 18, after "be" and before "when" delete "suspended"and insert "reduced"

AMENDMENT NO. 12

On page 2, line 20, after "more" delete the remainder of the line anddelete line 21 in its entirety and insert a period "."

AMENDMENT NO. 13


"(1) The obligor has the means to pay support whileincarcerated.

(2) The obligor is incarcerated for an offense against thecustodial party or the child subject to the support order.

(3) The incarceration resulted from the obligor's failure tocomply with a court order to pay child support.

B. As used in this Section:"

AMENDMENT NO. 14

On page 3, delete lines 7 through 28 in their entirety and delete pages4 through 6 in their entirety and on page 7, delete lines 1 through 11in their entirety and insert the following:

"(3) "Suspension" means the modification of a child supportorder to zero dollars during the period of an obligor's incarceration.

C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections or thesheriff of any parish, as appropriate, shall notify the Department ofChildren and Family Services of any person who has been in theircustody and may be subject to a child support obligation order ifeither:

(1) The person will be or is incarcerated for, or is sentenced to,with or without hard labor, one hundred eighty consecutive days orlonger.

(2) At least six months before the The person who was thesubject of notification under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection isscheduled to be released from incarceration. as defined in SubsectionB of this Section The timeframe for such notification under thisParagraph shall be determined by an interagency agreement betweenthe Department of Children and Family Services and the Departmentof Public Safety and Corrections.

D.(1) When the Department of Children and Family Servicesis providing support enforcement services, the department shall, uponreceipt of notice in accordance with Paragraph (C)(1) Subsection Cof this Section, verify that none of the conditions in Subsection Aexists provide notice to the custodial party by regular mail.

(2) Upon finding that none of the conditions in Subsection Aexists, the department shall provide notice to the custodial party bycertified mail, return receipt requested. The notice shall state all ofthe following:

(a) The child support order shall be suspended unless thecustodial party objects no later than fifteen calendar days after receiptof such notice on any of the following grounds:

(i) The obligor has sufficient income or assets to comply withthe order of child support.

(ii) The obligor is incarcerated for an offense against thecustodial party or the child subject to the order of child support.

(iii) The offense for which the obligor is incarcerated is due tothe obligor's failure to comply with an order to pay child support.

(b) The custodial party may object to the proposed modificationby delivering a signed objection form, indicating the nature of theobjection to the department no later than fifteen calendar days afterreceipt of the notice in this Paragraph.

(3) If no objection is received from the custodial party inaccordance with Paragraph (2) of this Subsection,

E.(1) No more than fifteen days after receiving notice asprovided in Paragraph (C)(1) of this Section, the department shall filean affidavit with the court that has jurisdiction over the order of childsupport. The affidavit shall include all of the following:

(a) The beginning and expected end dates of such obligor'sincarceration.

(b) A statement by the affiant of all of the following:

(i) A diligent search failed to identify any income or assets thatcould be used to satisfy the order of child support while the obligoris incarcerated.

(ii) The offense for which the obligor is incarcerated is not anoffense against the custodial party or the child subject to the order ofchild support.

(iii) The offense for which the obligor is incarcerated is not dueto the obligor's failure to comply with an order to pay child support.


(iv) A notice was provided to the custodial party in accordancewith Paragraph (2) of this Subsection and an objection was notreceived from such party.

(4)(2) The suspension reduction of the order of child supportorder shall begin upon the date that the department files the affidavit. The support order shall be reduced to the minimum support providedin R.S. 9:315.14 until modified by subsequent order of the court.

(5) If the custodial party makes a timely objection, thedepartment shall file a contradictory motion with the court that hasjurisdiction over the order of child support.

(6) If a timely objection is made, the order of child support shallcontinue until further order of the court.

E.F. Nothing in this Section shall prevent either party fromseeking a suspension or a modification of the order of child supportorder under this Section or any other provision of law.

F.(1) Upon motion of either party or the Department ofChildren and Family Services, after notice and hearing, the courtshall suspend the child support obligation unless it finds one of theconditions in Subsection A of this Section exists.

(2) If one of the conditions in Subsection A of this Sectionexists, the court shall use the child support guidelines in R.S. 9:315et seq. to determine an obligor's support obligation during his periodof incarceration.

G.(1) An order of support suspended in accordance with thisSection shall resume by operation of law on the first day of thesecond full month after the obligor's release from incarceration.

(2) An order that suspends an obligor's order of support becauseof the obligor's incarceration shall contain a provision that theprevious order will be reinstated on the first day of the second fullmonth after the obligor's release from incarceration.

(3) Unless the terms of the order of support have beenotherwise modified, the suspended order of support shall resume atthe same terms that existed before the suspension.

H.G. The suspension of an order of support in accordance withNothing in this Section shall not affect any past due support that hasaccrued before the effective date of the suspension reduction.

I. H. The provisions of this Section shall not apply if a courtdoes not have continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify the orderof child support order in accordance with Children's Code Article1302.5."

AMENDMENT NO. 15

On page 7, delete line 21 in its entirety and insert the following:

"§315.27. Child Continuing child support award

A. If a child support award is has been suspended pursuant toR.S. 9:311.1 Act 264 of the 2017 Regular Session of the Legislature,any interested party may file a motion for and the obligor is releasedfrom incarceration while the child is a minor, the Department ofChildren and Family Services may petition the court to continue thechild support award beyond the termination date provided by R.S.9:315.22. If, after notice and hearing, the court extends continues thechild support award, the amount of support shall be established usingthe child support guidelines. However, any continuation of a childsupport award extended pursuant to this Subsection shall not exceedthe amount of time the child support order was suspended.

B. If a child support award is suspended pursuant to R.S.9:311.1 and the obligor is released from incarceration after the child

has reached the age of majority, the custodial party or the child maypetition the court to establish an award of support for the period ofsuspension within twenty-four months of the obligor's release fromincarceration. If the court establishes a child support award for theperiod of suspension, the amount shall be established using the childsupport guidelines. However, any child support award establishedpursuant to this Subsection shall not exceed the amount of time thechild support order was suspended. As used in this Section, thefollowing words shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Incarceration" shall have the same meaning as in R.S.9:311.1.

(2) "Interested party" includes any of the following:

(a) The Department of Children and Family Services, thedistrict attorney, or the contract attorney providing support servicespursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.

(b) The person owing the support obligation.

(c) The individual or current caretaker to whom the supportobligation is owed.

(3) "Support enforcement services" shall have the samemeaning as in R.S. 46:236.1.1.

C. The proceeding shall be brought within one of the followingtime periods:

(1) If the suspension ended after August 1, 2021, within a two-year period commencing on the date on which the obligor'sincarceration has ended.

(2) If the suspension ended on or before August 1, 2021, on orbefore August 1, 2023."

AMENDMENT NO. 16

On page 7, at the beginning of line 22, change "Section 3." to"Section 2."

AMENDMENT NO. 17

On page 7, delete line 25 in its entirety



HOUSE BILL NO. 468—BY REPRESENTATIVES LANDRY AND HILFERTY

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 46:447.4, relative to the medical assistance program of

this state known as Medicaid; to provide for Medicaid eligibilityfor low-income pregnant individuals; to provide for postpartumcoverage; to provide for approval by the Centers for Medicareand Medicaid Services; to require administrative rulemaking;and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Reported favorably by the Committee on Appropriations.

On motion of Rep. Zeringue, the bill was ordered engrossed andpassed to its third reading.


HOUSE BILL NO. 487—BY REPRESENTATIVE ECHOLS

A JOINT RESOLUTIONProposing to amend Article VII, Section 10(F)(2)(a) and (b) of the

Constitution of Louisiana, relative to deficit avoidance; toincrease the amount of allowable reductions to certain fundswhen there is a projected deficit; to provide for submission ofthe proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide forrelated matters.

Read by title.

Reported without amendments by the Committee on Civil Lawand Procedure.

On motion of Rep. Gregory Miller, the bill was passed to itsthird reading.

HOUSE BILL NO. 498—BY REPRESENTATIVES EDMONSTON, AMEDEE, AND HODGES

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 49:186, relative to discrimination based on vaccination

or immunity status; to prohibit state and local governmentagencies and officials from discriminating between individualsbased on such status; to provide for enforcement; and to providefor related matters.

Read by title.




Amendments proposed by House Committee on Civil Law andProcedure to Original House Bill No. 498 by RepresentativeEdmonston

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 2, at the end of line 15, change the period "." to a comma ","and insert "except that the prohibition of Subsection A shall apply tovaccines targeting COVID-19 disease or SARS-COV2 or any variantor mutation thereof."

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 2, line 16, after "a suit" delete the remainder of the line andat the beginning of line 17, delete "which a government action inviolation of this Section occurred"



HOUSE BILL NO. 536—BY REPRESENTATIVE PHELPS

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 32:863(A)(3)(a), relative to sanctions

applicable to violations of required liability security; to modifythe lapse period applicable to sanctions for lapse of requiredliability security; to provide for rule promulgation; to providefor an effective date; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.




Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations toEngrossed House Bill No. 536 by Representative Phelps

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 20, delete "eleven" and insert "one"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 2, line 6, after "days" delete the period "." and insert "or ifthe violation is the insured's first violation pursuant to Paragraph (1)of this Subsection and the lapse of insurance coverage was for tendays or less."



HOUSE BILL NO. 556—BY REPRESENTATIVES DEVILLIER AND WRIGHT

AN ACTTo enact Chapter 43-B of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes

of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 17:4036.1 through 4036.8,relative to elementary and secondary education; to create andprovide for the administration of a program to provide statefunding for the education of students not enrolled in publicschool; to provide relative to the eligibility of students, schools,and service providers participating in the program; to providerelative to program funds; to provide relative to the testing ofstudents participating in the program; to require the stateDepartment of Education to submit annual reports to thelegislature relative to the program; to provide relative to rules;to provide relative to definitions; to provide for an effectivedate; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.




Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations toEngrossed House Bill No. 556 by Representative DeVillier

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, at the end of line 20, delete "participating student." andinsert "student eligible to participate in the program."



HOUSE BILL NO. 582—BY REPRESENTATIVES MCFARLAND AND BUTLER

AN ACTTo enact Part II-A of Chapter 3 of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised

Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 32:461, and R.S.47:818.12(E), relative to transportation projects; to provide forthe funding of transportation projects; to provide for the excisetax levied on gasoline and diesel; to require a portion of theexcise tax levied on gasoline and diesel to be dedicated into theConstruction Subfund of the Transportation Trust Fund; toimpose a road-use fee on electric and hybrid motor vehicles; to


provide for the collection and disposition of the proceeds; toprovide for certain definitions; to provide for requirements andlimitations; to provide for an effective date; and to provide forrelated matters.

Read by title.




Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations toEngrossed House Bill No. 582 by Representative McFarland

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 17, after "levied" delete the remainder of the line inits entirety and insert "an annual road use fee of two hundred dollarsper year"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 2, line 1, after "levied" delete the remainder of the line in itsentirety and insert "an annual road use fee of one hundred dollars peryear on"

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 2, at the beginning of line 11, delete "C. The" and insert"C.(1) The initial"

AMENDMENT NO. 4

On page 2, line 12, after "sale" and before "of" insert "or lease"

AMENDMENT NO. 5

On page 2, at the end of line 15, insert the following:

"The dealer shall indicate on the bill of sale or the lease agreementthat the vehicle is an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle and shallprovide a copy of the bill of sale or the lease agreement to thecommissioner of motor vehicles. The commissioner of motorvehicles shall note the fuel type of these motor vehicles in order totrack these vehicles for purposes of collecting the road use fee.

(2) Each year after the initial fee is imposed, no less than thirtydays prior to the anniversary date of the purchase or lease of thevehicle, the commissioner of motor vehicles shall send written noticeto the last known address of the registered owner of the vehicleindicating the amount of the annual fee due and the deadline forpayment of the fee. All fees shall be due no later than thirty daysfrom the date the notice is mailed to the registered owner or lessee ofthe vehicle by the commissioner of motor vehicles.

(3)(a) No later than January 1, 2022, the office of motorvehicles shall update forms related to the transfer of ownership ofmotor vehicles to include information regarding the fuel type of allmotor vehicles required to be registered in this state. Therequirements of this Paragraph shall apply to all transfers ofownership including sales by dealers, private sales of motor vehicles,and out of state transfers.

(b) For all transfers of ownership of an electric vehicle or ahybrid vehicle, the office of motor vehicles shall comply with theprovisions of Paragraph (2) of this Section."



HOUSE BILL NO. 654—BY REPRESENTATIVE MOORE

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 32:57(I), 267, and 268, relative to the designation of

highway safety corridors by the Department of Transportationand the Louisiana Department of Transportation andDevelopment; to create a highway safety corridor program toaddress highway safety problems, education, and safetyenhancements; to create the Safety Corridor Advisory Group; toprovide for definitions; to provide for violations; to provide foran effective date; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Reported with amendments by the Committee onTransportation, Highways and Public Works.



Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation,Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No. 654 byRepresentative Moore

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 2, after "R.S. 32:57(I)," and before "267" insert"57.3," and after "and" and before the comma "," change "268" to"267.1"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 1, line 9, after "R.S. 32:57(I)," and before "267" insert"57.3," and after "and" and before "are" change "268" to "267.1"

AMENDMENT NO. 3


§57.3. Failure to respond to a highway safety corridor violation

A.(1) When the office of motor vehicles receives notice fromthe Department of Transportation and Development to not renew orreissue the driver’s license or vehicle registration of a frequentviolator as provided in R.S. 32:267.1(G)(1)(a)(ii), the office of motorvehicles shall issue a notice to the violator at the address listed on theviolator’s driver’s license, unless a more current address is on file,that shall identify the vehicle or vehicles subject to violations byvehicle identification number and the assigned license plate number. The notice shall also advise the violator that his registrationprivileges and driver’s license will be blocked against renewal orreissuance, including any request for a duplicate registration ordriver’s license. The office of motor vehicles shall obtain acertificate of mailing at the time the notice is mailed to the violator.

(2) The notice shall also state that the person shall pay areinstatement fee to the office of motor vehicles in addition toproviding proof of compliance from the Department ofTransportation and Development to remove the block against renewalor reissuance, including any request for a duplicate registration ordriver’s license.

(3) The reinstatement fee due under this Section shall be onehundred dollars.

B. The Department of Transportation and Development shallprovide the complete record on all violations of the violator including


all notices, evidence, or other records used in determining theviolation or conducting any hearing or appeal."

* * *

AMENDMENT NO. 4

On page 1, at the beginning of line 17, change "A." to "A.(1)"

AMENDMENT NO. 5


"(2) After review of all data and studies used in theestablishment of a highway safety corridor and the subsequentestablishment of the highway safety corridor, the secretary of theDepartment of Transportation and Development, the superintendentof the Louisiana State Police, and the executive director of theLouisiana Highway Safety Commission shall not be liable for anyproperty damages, injuries, or deaths that may arise from anyenforcement pursuant to R.S. 32:267.1 in the highway safetycorridor."

AMENDMENT NO. 6

On page 2, line 22, after "safety" and before "including" change"corridor" to "corridor,"

AMENDMENT NO. 7

On page 3, line 15, after "in" and before "or" change "R.S. 32:268"to "R.S. 32:267.1"

AMENDMENT NO. 8

On page 3, line 21, after "Development" delete the remainder of theline and insert "shall coordinate with Louisiana State Police for theexercise"

AMENDMENT NO. 9

On page 4, line 21, after "parish" and before "that" delete ",municipality, or local governing body"

AMENDMENT NO. 10

On page 4, line 23, after "fee" and before "to" insert "of twenty-fivedollars"

AMENDMENT NO. 11

On page 4, line 26, after "E." delete the remainder of the line anddelete lines 27 through 29 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereofthe following:

"The ownership status of the motor vehicle is prima facie evidenceof liability. However, the registered owner may rebut the prima facieevidence by providing proof that the vehicle was sold, or otherwisetransferred prior to the violation, by providing a copy of a policereport indicating that the motor vehicle was stolen prior to theviolation, or other evidence sufficient to rebut the prima facieevidence."

AMENDMENT NO. 12

On page 5, delete lines 1 through 5 in their entirety

AMENDMENT NO. 13

On page 5, line 6, after "to" and before "the" delete "for"

AMENDMENT NO. 14

On page 7, line 6, after "the" and before "Administrative" insert"provisions of the" and after "apply" delete the remainder of the lineand insert "to the manner in which the hearing is noticed orconducted, but the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Actshall apply in regards to the notice of decision, any request forrehearing, and any petition for judicial review."

AMENDMENT NO. 15

On page 7, at the beginning of line 7, change "the" to "The"

AMENDMENT NO. 16

On page 7, line 27, after "charge" and before the "." insert "of fivedollars"

AMENDMENT NO. 17

On page 7, line 29, after "to" and before "his" delete "renew" andinsert "obtain the renewal, duplicate, or reissuance of"

AMENDMENT NO. 18

On page 8, line 10, after "renew" and before "the" insert "or reissue"

AMENDMENT NO. 19

On page 9, line 6, after "department" and before "in" insert "or anyother state agency"

AMENDMENT NO. 20

On page 9, line 7, after "of" and before "duties" delete "its" and insert"the agency's respective"

AMENDMENT NO. 21


On motion of Rep. Pierre, the amendments were adopted.On motion of Rep. Pierre, the bill, as amended, was ordered

engrossed and passed to its third reading.

HOUSE BILL NO. 678—BY REPRESENTATIVE DUPLESSIS

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 47:287.750, relative to income tax credits; to provide

for an income tax credit for certain businesses that hireparticipants in work release programs; to provide for the amountof the credit; to provide for the maximum amount of credits tobe issued annually; to provide for eligibility; to authorizeunclaimed portions of a credit to be carried forward; to providefor the administration of the tax credit; to provide forrulemaking authority; to provide for applicability; to provide forcertain limitations and requirements; to provide foreffectiveness; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Reported with amendments by the Committee on Ways andMeans.



Amendments proposed by House Committee on Ways and Means toOriginal House Bill No. 678 by Representative Duplessis


AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 6, after "credit;" and before "to provide for" insert "toprovide for rulemaking authority; to provide for applicability; toprovide for certain limitations and requirements;"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 1, line 11, after "a" and before "credit" insert "non-refundable"

AMENDMENT NO. 3


"(5) "Secretary" shall mean the secretary of the Department ofRevenue.

C.(1) The amount of the credit provided for in this Section shallequal five percent of the total wages paid to an eligible re-entrant inan eligible job for twelve consecutive months following the releaseof the eligible re-entrant from imprisonment.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of thisSubsection, the total amount of tax credits granted to any eligiblebusiness pursuant to this Section shall not exceed two thousand fivehundred dollars per eligible re-entrant.

D.(1) The credit shall be earned upon certification by theDepartment of Public Safety and Corrections or the applicable sheriffto the department that the eligible business employed an eligible re-entrant in an eligible job for twelve consecutive months following therelease of the eligible re-entrant from imprisonment.

(2) The credit shall be earned only once for each eligible re-entrant.

E.(1) The credit shall be allowed against any Louisiana incomeor franchise tax due from an eligible business for the taxable periodin which the credit is earned.

(2) If the tax credit authorized pursuant to this Section exceedsthe tax liability of an eligible business, the business may carry anyunused credit forward and apply the unused credit against subsequenttax liability for a period not to exceed five years.

F.(1) Credits previously granted to an eligible business, butlater disallowed may be recovered by the secretary pursuant to theprovisions provided for in R.S. 47:1561 if recovery is initiated withinthree years from December thirty-first of the year in which the creditswere earned.

(2) Any interest assessed and collected on the credits recoveredpursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall be at a rate of threepercentage points above the rate provided for in R.S. 9:3500.

(3) Interest assessed and collected pursuant to this Subsectionshall be computed from the original due date of the return on whichthe credit was taken.

G. A taxpayer shall not receive any other incentive for the jobcreation or hiring of an eligible re-entrant for which the taxpayer hasreceived a tax credit pursuant to this Section.

H. The department may promulgate rules in accordance withthe Administrative Procedure Act to establish procedures related toprogram eligibility and any other matter necessary to carry out thisSection.

I. No credit shall be granted pursuant to this Section after June30, 2027.

Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall be applicable to theemployment of eligible re-entrants with a release date occurring onor after January 1, 2021.

Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature bythe governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of thetime for bills to become law without signature by the governor, asprovided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by thelegislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following suchapproval."

On motion of Rep. Bishop, the amendments were adopted.

On motion of Rep. Bishop, the bill, as amended, was orderedengrossed and passed to its third reading.

HOUSE BILL NO. 710 (Substitute for House Bill No. 229 byRepresentative McFarland)—BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 33:385.1(B), relative to the village of

Dodson; to provide relative to the office of chief of police; toprovide relative to qualifications; to provide for an effectivedate; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

On motion of Rep. Huval, the bill was ordered engrossed andpassed to its third reading.

Senate Instruments on Second ReadingReturned from the Legislative Bureau

The following Senate Instruments on second reading, returnedfrom the Legislative Bureau, were taken up and acted upon asfollows:

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3—BY SENATOR REESE

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONTo suspend until sixty days after final adjournment of the 2022

Regular Session of the Legislature the provisions of R.S.23:1474(C), (G)(3), and (H) providing for the determination ofthe unemployment insurance taxable wage base, maximumweekly benefit amount, and formula for the calculation ofbenefits for the 2022 calendar year.

Read by title.

Reported with amendments by the Committee on Labor andIndustrial Relations.



Amendments proposed by House Committee on Labor and IndustrialRelations to Engrossed Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3 bySenator Reese

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 2, line 14, change "commission" to "Louisiana WorkforceCommission"

Reported without amendments by the Legislative Bureau.

On motion of Rep. Carpenter, the amendments were adopted.

On motion of Rep. Carpenter, the resolution, as amended, wasordered passed to its third reading.


SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5—BY SENATOR REESE

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONTo suspend until sixty days after final adjournment of the 2022

Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana the provisionsof R.S. 23:1536(E)(1), relative to the unemployment insurancesolvency tax on employers.

Read by title.

Reported favorably by the Committee on Labor and IndustrialRelations.


On motion of Rep. Carpenter, the resolution was ordered passedto its third reading.

SENATE BILL NO. 18—BY SENATOR JOHNS

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 11:1311, relative to the State Police

Retirement System; to provide for reemployment of retirees; toprovide for implementation; to provide for an effective date; andto provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement.


On motion of Rep. Harris, the bill was ordered passed to its thirdreading.

SENATE BILL NO. 23—BY SENATORS FESI, ABRAHAM, BARROW, BERNARD, BOUIE,CATHEY, CLOUD, CONNICK, FIELDS, FOIL, HARRIS, HENRY,HENSGENS, HEWITT, JACKSON, JOHNS, LAMBERT, LUNEAU,MCMATH, MILLIGAN, FRED MILLS, ROBERT MILLS, MIZELL,MORRIS, PEACOCK, POPE, PRICE, REESE, SMITH, TALBOT ANDWHITE

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 42:851(E)(2) and (P) and R.S.

11:1316(B)(2) and (E) and 1345.8(B)(2) and (D), relative to theState Police Retirement System; to provide relative tocontinuing health care coverage for a surviving spouse andchild; to provide with respect to health care premium subsidy;to provide limitations; to provide relative to survivors ofmembers killed in the line of duty; to provide with respect tosurvivors' benefits for members killed in the line of duty by anintentional act of violence; to provide for an effective date; andto provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Reported favorably by the Committee on Retirement.


On motion of Rep. Harris, the bill was ordered passed to its thirdreading.

SENATE BILL NO. 32—BY SENATOR CATHEY

AN ACTTo repeal R.S. 3:856, relative to the sampling and analysis of

agricultural products; to repeal the exclusion of certainagricultural products authorized to be sampled and analyzed bythe commissioner of agriculture; and to provide for relatedmatters.

Read by title.

Reported favorably by the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry,Aquaculture, and Rural Development.


On motion of Rep. McFarland, the bill was ordered passed to itsthird reading.

SENATE BILL NO. 34—BY SENATORS FIELDS AND CARTER

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 40:2404.2(C) and to enact Chapter 25-A

of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprisedof R.S. 40:2551 through 2553, and Code of Criminal ProcedureArticle 162.3, relative to law enforcement; to provide for theduty to intervene; to provide for body worn cameras; to providefor motor vehicle dash cameras; to restrict use of neck restraints;to restrict the use of no-knock warrants; and to provide forrelated matters.

Read by title.

Reported favorably by the Committee on Judiciary.


On motion of Rep. Gaines, the bill was ordered passed to itsthird reading.

SENATE BILL NO. 52—BY SENATOR POPE

AN ACTTo amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S.

13:5554(FF), relative to group insurance available throughsheriff's departments; to provide for payment of certain costsassociated with group and self-insurance plans; and to providefor related matters.

Read by title.




SENATE BILL NO. 58—BY SENATOR WOMACK

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 3:2856, relative to the identification of

impounded animals; to require permanent identification ofcertain impounded animals; to provide for recordkeepingrequirements; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide forrelated matters.

Read by title.

Reported with amendments by the Committee on Agriculture,Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.



Amendments proposed by House Committee on Agriculture,Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development to Engrossed SenateBill No. 58 by Senator Womack

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 2, after "R.S. 3:2856" and before the comma ","insert "and to enact Civil Code Article 3419.1"


AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 1, line 4, after "effectiveness;" insert "to provide fordetermination of ownership of domestic animals;"

AMENDMENT NO. 3


"Section 2. Civil Code Article 3419.1 is hereby enacted to readas follows:

Art. 3419.1. Lost things; domestic animals

To claim ownership of a domestic animal pursuant to Articles 3419or 3490, the possessor shall prove that the animal when acquiredlacked a microchip or other owner-identifying information such as acollar, rabies tag, or tattoo. The presence of owner-identifyinginformation creates a rebuttable presumption that the possessor hasnot satisfied the requirements for ownership under Articles 3419 or3490."

AMENDMENT NO. 4



On motion of Rep. McFarland, the amendments were adopted.

On motion of Rep. McFarland, the bill, as amended, wasordered passed to its third reading.

SENATE BILL NO. 89—BY SENATOR REESE

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 23:1474(J), relative to unemployment

insurance; to provide for taxes and benefits for calendar year2022; to provide for certain terms, conditions, procedures, andrequirements; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Reported favorably by the Committee on Labor and IndustrialRelations.


On motion of Rep. Carpenter, the bill was ordered passed to itsthird reading.

SENATE BILL NO. 95—BY SENATORS BOUIE, CARTER AND HARRIS ANDREPRESENTATIVES GARY CARTER, DUPLESSIS, HUGHES, LANDRY,NEWELL AND WILLARD

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 17:10.7.1(F)(1), relative to the return of

certain schools from the Recovery School District to thetransferring school system; to provide relative to the duties andresponsibilities of the local school superintendent with respectto charter schools; to provide relative to board action on certaincharter-related recommendations; and to provide for relatedmatters.

Read by title.

Reported favorably by the Committee on Education.


On motion of Rep. Garofalo, the bill was ordered passed to itsthird reading.

SENATE BILL NO. 99—BY SENATOR FIELDS

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 17:5002(B)(2), 5027(B), the introductory

paragraph of (C), and (C)(1), 5029(A)(1)(c), 5043(2),5062(C)(4) and (5), and 5103(B)(1) and to enact R.S.17:5062(C)(6), relative to the Taylor Opportunity Program forStudents; to clarify terminology; to provide relative to rules,procedures, and guidelines of the administering agency; toauthorize the administering agency to waive certain initialeligibility requirements under certain circumstances; and toprovide for related matters.

Read by title.




SENATE BILL NO. 103—BY SENATOR HENSGENS

AN ACTTo enact Chapter 15-A of Title 3 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes

of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 3:2071 through 2077, and R.S.36:629(T), relative to the creation of the Louisiana EquinePromotion and Research Program; to create the LouisianaEquine Promotion and Research Advisory Board; to provide forthe composition, powers, duties, and functions of the board; toauthorize the commissioner of agriculture and forestry to adoptrules and accept certain funds; to provide for the use of funds;to provide for definitions; to provide for transfer of the board tothe Department of Agriculture and Forestry; and to provide forrelated matters.

Read by title.

Reported favorably by the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry,Aquaculture, and Rural Development.


On motion of Rep. McFarland, the bill was ordered passed to itsthird reading.

SENATE BILL NO. 114—BY SENATOR PEACOCK

AN ACTTo enact R. S. 17:101 and 3996(B)(59), relative to public elementary

and secondary schools; to provide for remote registration andpreliminary enrollment of children of military personnel undercertain circumstances; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.




SENATE BILL NO. 120—BY SENATOR BOUDREAUX

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 13:1883(D), relative to certain marshals

of city courts; to provide for the salary of the marshal of the citycourt of Lafayette; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.





SENATE BILL NO. 124—BY SENATOR HEWITT

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 4:3, relative to the playing or singing of the national

anthem prior to certain athletic contests; to provide forrequirements; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.




SENATE BILL NO. 148—BY SENATORS CORTEZ, ABRAHAM, ALLAIN, BARROW, BERNARD,BOUDREAUX, CATHEY, CLOUD, FIELDS, FOIL, HARRIS, HENRY,HENSGENS, HEWITT, JACKSON, JOHNS, LAMBERT, LUNEAU,MCMATH, MILLIGAN, FRED MILLS, ROBERT MILLS, MIZELL,PEACOCK, POPE, PRICE, REESE, TALBOT, TARVER, WHITE ANDWOMACK AND REPRESENTATIVE SCHEXNAYDER

AN ACTTo enact Chapter 20-G of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes

of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 17:3047 through 3047.7,relative to the M.J. Foster Promise Program; to establish theprogram; to provide for program awards including establishingeligibility requirements and award amount limitations; toprovide for funding and administration of the program; and toprovide for related matters.

Read by title.

Reported with amendments by the Committee on Education.



Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Re-Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 148 by Senator Cortez

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 6, delete lines 7 and 8

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 6, at the beginning of line 9, change "(9)" to "(8)"

AMENDMENT NO. 3


AMENDMENT NO. 4


AMENDMENT NO. 5


AMENDMENT NO. 6


AMENDMENT NO. 7

On page 7, delete lines 15 and 16

AMENDMENT NO. 8


AMENDMENT NO. 9


AMENDMENT NO. 10


AMENDMENT NO. 11



On motion of Rep. Garofalo, the amendments were adopted.

On motion of Rep. Garofalo, the bill, as amended, was orderedpassed to its third reading.

SENATE BILL NO. 156—BY SENATOR MIZELL AND REPRESENTATIVES EDMONDS,EDMONSTON, HODGES AND VILLIO

AN ACTTo enact Chapter 7-A of Title 4 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of

1950, to be comprised of R.S. 4:441 through 446, relative toathletic activities; to require that schools designateintercollegiate, interscholastic, or intramural athletic teamsaccording to the biological sex of the team members; to providethat teams designated for females are not open to participationby biological males; to provide immunity protections forschools from certain adverse actions; to provide for causes ofaction; to provide for legislative findings; to provide fordefinitions; to provide for remedies; and to provide for relatedmatters.

Read by title.




SENATE BILL NO. 206—BY SENATOR CORTEZ

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 13:783(F)(1) through (3) and (6) through

(10), relative to clerks of court; to provide for payment ofpremium costs for retirees from clerk of court offices; to providefor requirements; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.





SENATE BILL NO. 222—BY SENATOR HEWITT

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 17:24.9, to enact R.S. 17:24.10 and

3996(B)(59) and (60), and to repeal R.S. 17:24.11 and 182,relative to early literacy; to provide for a comprehensive earlyliteracy initiative; to require early literacy instruction for gradeskindergarten to three; to provide for annual literacy assessmentof certain students; to provide literacy support for certainstudents; to provide for professional development and teachertraining; to require school literacy plans; to require annualliteracy reporting; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.




SENATE BILL NO. 230—BY SENATORS MIZELL, ABRAHAM, ALLAIN, BARROW, BERNARD,BOUDREAUX, BOUIE, CARTER, CATHEY, CLOUD, CONNICK,CORTEZ, FESI, FIELDS, FOIL, HARRIS, HENRY, HENSGENS, HEWITT,JACKSON, LAMBERT, LUNEAU, MCMATH, MILLIGAN, FRED MILLS,ROBERT MILLS, MORRIS, PEACOCK, PETERSON, POPE, PRICE, SMITH,TALBOT, WARD, WHITE AND WOMACK AND REPRESENTATIVESCARPENTER, DAVIS, EDMONSTON, HILFERTY, MOORE AND WHITE

AN ACTTo amend and reenact Part XII of Chapter 26 of Title 17 of the

Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S.17:3399.11 through 3399.17, and to enact R.S. 15:624(A)(3),relative to power-based violence on college and universitycampuses; to provide for reporting incidents of power-basedviolence at public postsecondary education institutions; toprovide for coordination between institutions and lawenforcement; to provide for confidential advisors, responsibleemployees, and Title IX coordinators; to require training; toprovide for immunities for certain employees; to provide forconfidentiality; to provide relative to failure to report or filingfalse reports; to prohibit retaliation; to require annual reports; torequire student safety education; to provide for student power-based violence surveys; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Reported with amendments by the Committee on Education.



Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education toReengrossed Senate Bill No. 230 by Senator Mizell

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 4, line 3, change "notice" to "a complaint"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 4, line 23, after "under" and before "of the" delete "either"and insert "any"

AMENDMENT NO. 3


"(3) In the course of overhearing a conversation."

AMENDMENT NO. 4

On page 9, line 22, after "violence," change "and the" to"communication between institutions regarding incidents of power-based violence, and the provision of"

AMENDMENT NO. 5

On page 14, delete lines 8 through 20, and insert the following:

"(6) Inter-campus transfer policy. (a) The Board of Regents'Uniform Policy on Sexual Assault shall require that institutionscommunicate with each other regarding transfer of students againstwhom disciplinary action has been taken as a result of a code ofconduct violation relating to sexually-oriented criminal offenses.

(b) The Board of Regents' Uniform Policy on Sexual Assaultshall require that institutions withhold transcripts of students seekinga transfer with pending disciplinary action relative to sexually-oriented criminal offenses, until such investigation and adjudicationis complete. Institutions shall implement a uniform transcriptnotation and communication policy to effectuate communicationregarding the transfer of a student who is the subject of a pendingpower-based violence complaint or who has been found responsiblefor an incident of power-based violence pursuant to an institution'sinvestigative and adjudication process. The notation andcommunication policy shall be developed by the Board of Regents,in consultation with the postsecondary education managementboards. The policy shall include procedures relative to thewithholding of transcripts during the investigative and adjudicationprocess."

Reported with amendments by the Legislative Bureau.

The Legislative Bureau amendments were read as follows:

LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS

Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed SenateBill No. 230 by Senator Mizell

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 2, line 19, after "and" and before "support" change"on-going" to "ongoing"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 6, line 9, following "provided" and before "Subsection"insert "for in"

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 16, line 7, following "power-based violence" and before"survey" insert "climate"

On motion of Rep. Garofalo, the amendments were adopted.

On motion of Rep. Garofalo, the bill, as amended, was orderedpassed to its third reading.

SENATE BILL NO. 232—BY SENATORS BARROW, ABRAHAM, ALLAIN, BERNARD,BOUDREAUX, BOUIE, CARTER, CATHEY, CLOUD, CONNICK,CORTEZ, FIELDS, FOIL, HEWITT, JACKSON, LUNEAU, MCMATH,MILLIGAN, FRED MILLS, ROBERT MILLS, MIZELL, MORRIS,PEACOCK, PETERSON, POPE, PRICE, REESE, SMITH, TALBOT, WARDAND WOMACK AND REPRESENTATIVES CARPENTER, EDMONSTON,MOORE AND WHITE

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 17:3399.13(4) and 3399.18, relative to power-based

violence on college and university campuses; to create thePower-Based Violence Review Panel; to provide for


membership, duties, and functions; and to provide forrelated matters.

Read by title.




House Bills and Joint Resolutions onThird Reading and Final Passage

The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions on thirdreading and final passage were taken up and acted upon as follows:

HOUSE BILL NO. 40—BY REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 48:78(D), relative to Department of Transportation and

Development expenses; to provide for limited use of monies inthe trust fund; to limit the Department of Transportation andDevelopment from using such monies in the trust fund forcertain expenses; to provide for an effective date; and to providefor related matters.

Read by title.

Rep. Wright moved the final passage of the bill.

ROLL CALL

The roll was called with the following result:

YEAS

Mr. Speaker Gadberry MuscarelloAmedee Geymann NelsonBacala Goudeau OrgeronBagley Harris Owen, C.Beaullieu Hilferty Owen, R.Bourriaque Hodges PresslyButler Hollis RiserCarpenter Horton RomeroCarrier Huval SchamerhornCoussan Illg SchlegelCrews Ivey SeabaughDavis Johnson, M. St. BlancDeshotel Kerner StagniDuBuisson Mack StefanskiEchols Magee TarverEdmonds Marino ThomasEdmonston McCormick TurnerEmerson McFarland VillioFarnum McKnight WheatFirment McMahen WrightFontenot Miller, G. ZeringueFrieman Mincey Total - 65

NAYS

Adams Freiberg LandryBrass Gaines LarvadainBrown Green LyonsBryant Hughes MarcelleCarter, G. James MooreCarter, R. Jefferson NewellCarter, W. Jenkins PierreCormier Johnson, T. ThompsonCox Jones Willard

Duplessis JordanFreeman LaCombe Total - 31

ABSENT

Bishop Glover PhelpsDeVillier Miguez SeldersGarofalo Miller, D. White Total - 9

The Chair declared the above bill was finally passed.

The title of the above bill was read and adopted.

Rep. Wright moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 62—BY REPRESENTATIVE BRASS

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 47:1923(D)(1)(a), relative to the St.

James Parish assessor; to require payment of certain groupinsurance premiums for certain retirees of the assessor's office;to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Rep. Brass moved the final passage of the bill.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Frieman Miller, G.Adams Gadberry MinceyAmedee Gaines MooreBacala Goudeau MuscarelloBagley Green NelsonBeaullieu Harris NewellBourriaque Hodges OrgeronBrass Hollis Owen, C.Brown Horton Owen, R.Bryant Hughes PhelpsButler Huval PierreCarpenter Illg PresslyCarrier Ivey RiserCarter, G. Jefferson RomeroCarter, R. Jenkins SchamerhornCarter, W. Johnson, M. SchlegelCormier Johnson, T. SeabaughCoussan Jones St. BlancCox Jordan StagniCrews Kerner StefanskiDuBuisson LaCombe TarverDuplessis Landry ThomasEchols Larvadain ThompsonEdmonds Lyons TurnerEdmonston Magee VillioEmerson Marcelle WheatFarnum Marino WhiteFirment McCormick WillardFontenot McFarland WrightFreeman McKnight ZeringueFreiberg McMahen Total - 92

NAYS

Total - 0


ABSENT

Bishop Geymann MiguezDavis Glover Miller, D.Deshotel Hilferty SeldersDeVillier JamesGarofalo Mack Total - 13



Rep. Brass moved to reconsider the vote by which the above billwas finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion to reconsiderwas laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 92—BY REPRESENTATIVES MARINO, FREEMAN, GREEN, JAMES, MAGEE,MARCELLE, AND CHARLES OWEN

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 15:572.8(H)(2) and (Q), relative to

compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment; toprovide relative to the amount of compensation received by aperson who is wrongfully convicted; to provide a process bywhich certain petitioners may apply for supplementalcompensation; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Rep. Marino moved the final passage of the bill.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Frieman McKnightAdams Gadberry McMahenAmedee Gaines Miller, D.Bacala Geymann Miller, G.Bagley Goudeau MinceyBeaullieu Green MooreBishop Harris MuscarelloBourriaque Hilferty NelsonBrass Hodges NewellBrown Hollis OrgeronBryant Horton Owen, C.Carpenter Hughes Owen, R.Carrier Huval PierreCarter, G. Illg PresslyCarter, R. Ivey RiserCarter, W. James RomeroCormier Jefferson SchamerhornCoussan Jenkins SchlegelCox Johnson, M. SeabaughCrews Johnson, T. SeldersDeshotel Jones St. BlancDeVillier Jordan StagniDuBuisson Kerner StefanskiDuplessis LaCombe TarverEchols Landry ThompsonEdmonds Larvadain TurnerEdmonston Lyons VillioEmerson Mack WheatFarnum Magee WhiteFirment Marcelle WillardFontenot Marino WrightFreeman McCormick ZeringueFreiberg McFarland Total - 98

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Butler Glover ThomasDavis MiguezGarofalo Phelps Total - 7



Rep. Marino moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 138—BY REPRESENTATIVE FARNUM

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 18:196(A)(1) and (D) and to enact R.S.

18:192.1, relative to the annual canvass of persons registered tovote; to provide for a supplemental annual canvass of personsregistered to vote; to provide relative to an inactive list ofvoters; to provide for updating voter registration information; toprovide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Rep. Horton, on behalf of the Legislative Bureau, sent up flooramendments which were read as follows:

HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS

Amendments proposed by Representative Horton on behalf of theLegislative Bureau to Engrossed House Bill No. 138 byRepresentative Farnum

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 2, line 6, following "registration" and before "receive"change ", to" to ";"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 2, line 7, following "ballot" and before "validly" change ","to ";"

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 2, line 8, following "law" and before "change" change ", to"to ";"

AMENDMENT NO. 4

On page 2, line 8, following "nonaffiliation" change ", or" to ";make"

AMENDMENT NO. 5

On page 2, line 9, following "registration" and before "participate"change ", or to" to "; or"

On motion of Rep. Horton, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Farnum moved the final passage of the bill, as amended.

ROLL CALL



YEAS

Mr. Speaker Freiberg NelsonAmedee Frieman OrgeronBacala Gadberry Owen, C.Bagley Geymann Owen, R.Beaullieu Goudeau PresslyBishop Hilferty RiserBourriaque Hodges RomeroButler Hollis SchamerhornCarrier Horton SchlegelCoussan Huval SeabaughCrews Illg St. BlancDavis Ivey StefanskiDeshotel Johnson, M. TarverDeVillier Kerner ThomasDuBuisson Mack ThompsonEchols Magee TurnerEdmonds McCormick VillioEdmonston McFarland WheatEmerson McKnight WrightFarnum McMahen ZeringueFirment MinceyFontenot Muscarello Total - 64

NAYS

Adams Duplessis LarvadainBrass Freeman LyonsBrown Green MarcelleBryant Hughes Miller, D.Carpenter James MooreCarter, G. Jefferson NewellCarter, R. Jenkins PhelpsCarter, W. Jordan PierreCormier LaCombe StagniCox Landry Willard Total - 30

ABSENT

Gaines Johnson, T. Miller, G.Garofalo Jones SeldersGlover Marino WhiteHarris Miguez Total - 11



Rep. Farnum moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 172—BY REPRESENTATIVES BUTLER, ADAMS, CARRIER, CORMIER,CREWS, ECHOLS, EDMONSTON, EMERSON, GADBERRY, HUGHES,MIKE JOHNSON, KERNER, LANDRY, MCMAHEN, DUSTIN MILLER,MOORE, NEWELL, PRESSLY, SELDERS, STAGNI, TURNER, ANDVILLIO AND SENATOR FOIL

AN ACTTo enact Part II-B of Chapter 5-E of Title 40 of the Louisiana

Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 40:1250.31and 1250.32, relative to the medical assistance program of thisstate known as Medicaid; to provide relative to administrationof the Medicaid program by the Louisiana Department ofHealth; to require Medicaid coverage of dental services forcertain persons with developmental or intellectual disabilities;to provide for eligibility for such coverage; to require theprovision of such coverage by a certain date; to requireadministrative rulemaking; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Rep. Butler moved the final passage of the bill.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Gadberry Miller, G.Adams Gaines MinceyAmedee Geymann MooreBagley Goudeau MuscarelloBeaullieu Green NelsonBourriaque Harris NewellBrass Hilferty OrgeronBrown Hodges Owen, C.Bryant Hollis Owen, R.Butler Horton PhelpsCarpenter Hughes PierreCarrier Huval PresslyCarter, G. Illg RiserCarter, R. Ivey RomeroCarter, W. James SchamerhornCormier Jefferson SchlegelCoussan Jenkins SeabaughCox Johnson, M. SeldersCrews Johnson, T. St. BlancDavis Jones StagniDeVillier Jordan StefanskiDuBuisson Kerner TarverDuplessis LaCombe ThomasEchols Landry ThompsonEdmonds Larvadain TurnerEdmonston Lyons VillioEmerson Mack WheatFarnum Magee WhiteFirment Marino WillardFontenot McCormick WrightFreeman McKnight ZeringueFreiberg McMahenFrieman Miller, D. Total - 97

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Bacala Garofalo McFarlandBishop Glover MiguezDeshotel Marcelle Total - 8



Rep. Butler moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on her own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 213—BY REPRESENTATIVE BACALA

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 24:513(Q), R.S. 36:254(A)(6)(c) and (d), and R.S.

47:1508(B)(44) and (D), relative to Medicaid program integrity;to provide for duties of the secretary of the LouisianaDepartment of Health in administering the Medicaid program;to authorize the Louisiana Department of Revenue to share stateincome tax return data with the Louisiana Department of Healthand the legislative auditor for certain limited purposes; torequire the Louisiana Department of Health to utilize such datain the Medicaid eligibility determination process; to authorize


the legislative auditor to utilize such data for purposes ofMedicaid fraud detection and prevention; to provide forinteragency agreements relative to sharing of data; to providefor implementation of certain functions prescribed by theMedical Assistance Programs Integrity Law; to provide for aneffective date; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Bacala, the bill was returned to the calendar.

Notice of Intention to Call

Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Bacala gave noticeof his intention to call House Bill No. 213 from the calendar onMonday, May 24, 2021.

HOUSE BILL NO. 289—BY REPRESENTATIVES MCFARLAND AND BISHOP AND SENATORFOIL

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 47:6042, relative to income and corporate franchise tax

credits; to provide for an income and corporate franchise taxcredit for certain railroads; to provide for definitions; to providefor the maximum amount of credits that can be issued annually;to provide for the maximum amount of credits an individualtaxpayer can be issued annually; to provide for taxpayereligibility; to authorize unclaimed portions of a credit to becarry forward or transferred; to provide for the administration ofthe tax credit; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide forrelated matters.

Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. McFarland, the bill was returned to thecalendar.

HOUSE BILL NO. 301—BY REPRESENTATIVES LANDRY AND MOORE

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 47:297.16, relative to income tax credits; to establish

an income tax credit for pregnancy-related deaths; to provide forthe amount of the credit; to provide for definitions; to providefor certain requirements and limitations; to provide forapplicability; to provide for an effective date; and to provide forrelated matters.

Read by title.

Rep. Landry moved the final passage of the bill.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Frieman McKnightAdams Gadberry McMahenAmedee Gaines Miller, D.Bacala Geymann Miller, G.Bagley Goudeau MinceyBeaullieu Green MooreBourriaque Harris MuscarelloBrass Hilferty NelsonBrown Hodges NewellBryant Hollis OrgeronButler Horton Owen, C.

Carpenter Hughes Owen, R.Carter, G. Huval PierreCarter, R. Illg PresslyCarter, W. Ivey RiserCormier James RomeroCoussan Jefferson SchamerhornCox Jenkins SchlegelCrews Johnson, M. SeabaughDavis Johnson, T. SeldersDeshotel Jones St. BlancDeVillier Jordan StagniDuBuisson Kerner StefanskiDuplessis LaCombe ThompsonEchols Landry TurnerEdmonds Larvadain VillioEdmonston Lyons WheatEmerson Mack WhiteFirment Magee WillardFontenot Marcelle WrightFreeman Marino ZeringueFreiberg McCormick Total - 95

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Bishop Glover TarverCarrier McFarland ThomasFarnum MiguezGarofalo Phelps Total - 10



Rep. Landry moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on her own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 316—BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 40:1081.2(A)(1), relative to the state's

newborn screening panel; to add mucopolysaccharidosis type Iand glycogen storage disorder type II to the panel; to provide aneffective date; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Rep. Emerson sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Emerson to EngrossedHouse Bill No. 316 by Representative Davis

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 3, delete "and" and insert in lieu thereof a comma ","and after "type II" and before "to the" insert a comma "," and "andKrabbe disease"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 1, line 20, after "(Pompe)," and before "and" insert "Krabbedisease,"

On motion of Rep. Emerson, the amendments were adopted.


Rep. Davis moved the final passage of the bill, as amended.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Freiberg McFarlandAdams Frieman McKnightAmedee Gadberry McMahenBacala Gaines Miller, D.Bagley Garofalo Miller, G.Beaullieu Geymann MinceyBishop Goudeau MooreBourriaque Green MuscarelloBrass Harris NelsonBrown Hilferty NewellBryant Hollis OrgeronButler Horton Owen, C.Carpenter Hughes Owen, R.Carrier Huval PhelpsCarter, G. Illg PresslyCarter, R. Ivey RiserCarter, W. James RomeroCormier Jefferson SchamerhornCoussan Jenkins SchlegelCox Johnson, M. SeldersCrews Johnson, T. St. BlancDavis Jones StagniDeshotel Jordan StefanskiDeVillier Kerner TarverDuBuisson LaCombe ThomasDuplessis Landry ThompsonEchols Larvadain TurnerEdmonds Lyons VillioEdmonston Mack WheatEmerson Magee WhiteFirment Marcelle WillardFontenot Marino WrightFreeman McCormick Zeringue Total - 99

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Farnum Hodges PierreGlover Miguez Seabaugh Total - 6



Rep. Davis moved to reconsider the vote by which the above billwas finally passed, and, on her own motion, the motion to reconsiderwas laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 317—BY REPRESENTATIVE KERNER

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 40:31.35(C) and to enact R.S. 40:5.10.1,

relative to financing of certain services of the office of publichealth of the Louisiana Department of Health pertaining to foodsafety; to authorize the Louisiana Department of Health tocharge and collect from certain commercial seafood permitholders an imported seafood safety fee; to establish the amountof the fee; to create the Imported Seafood Safety Fund as aspecial treasury fund; to provide for the deposit, use, and

investment of monies in the fund; to require appropriation ofmonies in the fund to the office of public health for certainpurposes; to provide for duties of the state health officer withrespect to sampling, analysis, testing, and monitoring ofimported seafood; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Rep. Kerner moved the final passage of the bill.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Gaines Miller, G.Adams Garofalo MinceyAmedee Geymann MooreBacala Goudeau MuscarelloBagley Green NelsonBeaullieu Hilferty NewellBishop Hodges OrgeronBourriaque Hollis Owen, C.Brass Horton Owen, R.Brown Hughes PhelpsBryant Huval PierreCarpenter Illg PresslyCarrier Ivey RiserCarter, G. James RomeroCarter, R. Jefferson SchamerhornCarter, W. Jenkins SchlegelCormier Johnson, M. SeabaughCoussan Johnson, T. SeldersCox Jones St. BlancCrews Jordan StagniDavis Kerner StefanskiDeshotel LaCombe TarverDuBuisson Landry ThomasDuplessis Larvadain ThompsonEdmonds Mack TurnerEdmonston Magee VillioEmerson Marcelle WheatFarnum Marino WhiteFirment McFarland WillardFontenot McKnight WrightFreiberg McMahen ZeringueFrieman Miller, D. Total - 95

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Butler Gadberry McCormickDeVillier Glover MiguezEchols HarrisFreeman Lyons Total - 10

The Chair declared the above bill, having received a two-thirdsvote of the elected members, was finally passed.


Rep. Kerner moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.


HOUSE BILL NO. 388—BY REPRESENTATIVES HARRIS AND HODGES

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 18:423(J), 1313.1(A), (B), (C)(1), (E),

and (G)(introductory paragraph), (6), and (7), and 1315(B) andto repeal R.S. 18:1313.2, relative to the preparation,verification, tabulation, and counting of absentee by mail andearly voting ballots; to provide for the timing of such processes;to provide relative to elections impaired as the result of adeclared disaster or emergency; to provide for an effective date;and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Harris, the bill was returned to the calendar.

HOUSE BILL NO. 434—BY REPRESENTATIVE NELSON

AN ACTTo amend and reenact the heading of Part I of Chapter 3 of Subtitle

IV of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S.47:2601, 2602(2), 2603(A) and (C), 2604, 2607(A) and (C), and2610, to enact Chapter 20 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of theLouisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S.47:1699.1 through 1699.5, and to repeal R.S. 47:2602(3),relative to cannabis; to levy taxes on the retail sale of cannabis;to provide for the rate of the taxes; to provide for the use of theavails of the taxes; to provide for definitions; to provide for theauthority of the secretary of the Department of Revenue; torepeal the marijuana tax levied on certain dealers; to repealrequirements for the purchase of marijuana tax stamps; toprovide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.



Amendments proposed by Representative Horton on behalf of theLegislative Bureau to Engrossed House Bill No. 434 byRepresentative Nelson

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 2, line 2, change "§1691.1" to "§1699.1"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 2, line 17, following "secretary" and before "and" insert "ofthe Department of Revenue"


Rep. Nelson sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Nelson to EngrossedHouse Bill No. 434 by Representative Nelson

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 4, line 9, after "possesses" delete "more than"

On motion of Rep. Nelson, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Nelson moved the final passage of the bill, as amended.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Bourriaque Green MarcelleBrass Hilferty MarinoBrown Hollis McKnightBryant Hughes Miller, D.Carpenter Ivey MooreCarter, G. James MuscarelloCarter, W. Jenkins NelsonCoussan Johnson, T. NewellCox Jones OrgeronDeVillier Jordan PhelpsDuplessis Kerner PierreFarnum LaCombe SeldersFreeman Landry StagniFreiberg Larvadain WillardFrieman Lyons WrightGaines Magee Total - 47

NAYS

Adams Fontenot Owen, C.Amedee Gadberry PresslyBacala Garofalo RiserBagley Geymann RomeroBeaullieu Goudeau SchamerhornBishop Harris SchlegelButler Hodges SeabaughCarrier Horton St. BlancCarter, R. Huval StefanskiCormier Illg TarverCrews Jefferson ThomasDeshotel Johnson, M. ThompsonEchols Mack VillioEdmonds McCormick WheatEdmonston McFarland ZeringueEmerson McMahenFirment Mincey Total - 49

ABSENT

Mr. Speaker Glover Owen, R.Davis Miguez TurnerDuBuisson Miller, G. White Total - 9

The Chair declared the above bill, not having received a two-thirds vote of the elected members, failed to pass.

Consent to Correct a Vote Record

Rep. Firment requested the House consent to record his vote onfinal passage of House Bill No. 434 as nay, which consent wasunanimously granted.

HOUSE BILL NO. 446—BY REPRESENTATIVE BUTLER

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 36:4(B)(1)(o) and Chapter 44-A of Title 46 of the

Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S.46:2591 through 2599, relative to state administration; to createthe office of the state Americans with Disabilities Actcoordinator within the division of administration; to create astate ADA coordinator position and provide that the coordinatoris the executive staff member of the office; to establish thefunctions, powers, and duties of the office; and to provide forrelated matters.

Read by title.


Rep. Butler moved the final passage of the bill.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Frieman McKnightAdams Gadberry McMahenAmedee Gaines Miller, D.Bacala Garofalo Miller, G.Bagley Goudeau MinceyBeaullieu Green MooreBishop Harris MuscarelloBourriaque Hilferty NelsonBrass Hodges NewellBrown Hollis OrgeronBryant Horton Owen, C.Butler Hughes PierreCarpenter Huval PresslyCarrier Illg RiserCarter, G. Ivey RomeroCarter, R. James SchamerhornCarter, W. Jefferson SchlegelCormier Jenkins SeabaughCoussan Johnson, M. SeldersCox Johnson, T. St. BlancCrews Jones StagniDavis Jordan StefanskiDeshotel Kerner TarverDeVillier LaCombe ThomasDuplessis Landry TurnerEchols Larvadain VillioEdmonds Lyons WheatEdmonston Mack WhiteEmerson Magee WillardFarnum Marcelle WrightFontenot Marino ZeringueFreeman McCormickFreiberg McFarland Total - 97

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

DuBuisson Glover PhelpsFirment Miguez ThompsonGeymann Owen, R. Total - 8



Rep. Butler moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on her own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 506—BY REPRESENTATIVE BEAULLIEU

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 47:287.69 and 287.86(A), relative to

corporate income tax; to provide for the net operating lossdeduction; to provide for the amount of the deduction; toprovide for applicability; to provide for an effective date; toprovide for limitations; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Beaullieu, the bill was returned to thecalendar.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Beaullieu gave noticeof his intention to call House Bill No. 506 from the calendar onThursday, May 20, 2021.

HOUSE BILL NO. 513—BY REPRESENTATIVE LANDRY

AN ACTTo enact Subpart H of Part II-A of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39

of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised ofR.S. 39:100.11, relative to creation of a special fund in thetreasury for burial costs for pregnancy-related maternal deaths;to provide for deposit of monies into the fund; to provide aneffective date; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Landry, the bill was returned to the calendar.

HOUSE BILL NO. 567—BY REPRESENTATIVE JORDAN

AN ACTTo amend and reenact the heading of Part I of Chapter 3 of Subtitle

IV of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S.47:2601, 2602(2), 2603(A) and (C), 2604, 2607(A) and (C), and2610 and to repeal R.S. 47:2602(3), relative to the state tax onmarijuana; to repeal the marijuana tax levied on certain dealers;to repeal requirements for the purchase of marijuana tax stamps;to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Jordan, the bill was returned to the calendar.

HOUSE BILL NO. 604—BY REPRESENTATIVES JAMES AND MARCELLE

AN ACTTo amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 971(7),

973(D) and (E), 974(B) and (C), 976, 977(A)(introductoryparagraph) and (2), (B), and (C)(introductory paragraph) and(1), 978(A)(introductory paragraph) and (2), (B)(introductoryparagraph), (C), and (E)(1), 979(section heading), 980(sectionheading), 981, 982(section heading), 983(I), 985, 985.1(C),986(A), 987, and 992, to enact Code of Criminal ProcedureArticles 971(8), 972(5) through (14), 976.1, 976.2, 977(A)(3),977.1, 977.2, 978.1, 981.1, 981.2, 982.1, and 983(J), and torepeal Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 978(E)(2), 984, and996, relative to expungement; to provide relative to legislativefindings; to provide for definitions; to provide relative to thedissemination of expunged records by third parties and courtorder; to provide relative to petition-based expungement of arecord of arrest that did not result in conviction; to providerelative to petition-based expungement of a record of arrest andconviction of a misdemeanor and felony offenses; to providerelative to service of a petition-based motion to expunge arecord; to provide relative to petition-based contradictoryhearings; to provide relative a judgement granting a petition-based motion to expunge a record of arrest or conviction; toprovide relative to service of order and judgement of petition-based expungement; to provide relative to expungement by


redaction of records with references to multiple individuals; toprovide relative to interim petition-based motion to expunge afelony arrest; to provide relative to forms the expungement ofrecords; to provide relative to government-initiatedexpungement of a fingerprinted record of arrest that did notresult in conviction; to provide relative to government-initiatedexpungements; to provide relative to government-initiatedexpungement of a fingerprinted record of arrest and convictionof a misdemeanor and felony offenses; to provide relative tocertificate of compliance confirming a government-initiatedexpungement; to provide relative to the transmission of data tocomplete, serve, and confirm a government-initiatedexpungement; to provide relative to the costs of a petition-basedexpungement; to provide relative interim petition-based motionsto expunge a felony arrest from criminal history; to providerelative to the requirements for expungement of recordsinvolving the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated; toprovide relative to liability of clerks of court with respect toexpungements; to provide relative to remedies for incompleteexpungements; to provide relative for effectiveness; and toprovide for related matters.

Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. James, the bill was returned to the calendar.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. James gave notice ofhis intention to call House Bill No. 604 from the calendar onWednesday, May 19, 2021.

HOUSE BILL NO. 622—BY REPRESENTATIVES THOMPSON, BOURRIAQUE, BUTLER,DESHOTEL, TRAVIS JOHNSON, MCKNIGHT, MCMAHEN, MINCEY,RISER, ROMERO, SELDERS, WHEAT, AND WHITE

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 3:312(4) and (5), 313(8) through (10),

and 314(B) and to enact R.S. 3:313(11) and Part II of Chapter4-A of Title 3 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to becomprised of R.S. 3:321 through 323, relative to the LouisianaRural Development Law; to provide for definitions; to providefor employees in the state office of rural development; toprovide for a rural development fund; to provide for fundadministration; to provide for rules and regulations; to providefor a rural development program; to provide for receipt of bondproceeds; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Thompson, the bill was returned to thecalendar.

HOUSE BILL NO. 656—BY REPRESENTATIVE GLOVER

AN ACTTo designate a portion of Interstate 220 in Shreveport and Caddo

Parish, as "Minnion Dewayne Jackson Memorial Overpass"; andto provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Phelps, the bill was returned to the calendar.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Phelps gave noticeof Rep. Glover's intention to call House Bill No. 656 from thecalendar on Thursday, May 20, 2021.

HOUSE BILL NO. 680—BY REPRESENTATIVES HUGHES AND WILLARD

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 47:6028, relative to tax credits; to provide with respect

to the Louisiana Youth Jobs Tax Credit Program; to providerelative to the powers and duties of the Department of Revenue;to provide definitions; to provide an effective date; to providea termination date; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Hughes, the bill was returned to the calendar.


AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 34:851.2(7) through (13), 851.19,

851.20(A)(1) and (F), 851.32(A), R.S. 56:8(16)(a)(ii) and (b)(i),10(B)(1)(a)(i), (b), (e), (f), (g), (7)(a), (9), and (10), and (D),10.1(B) and (C), 103(A), (B), and (C), 109(D), 116(C)(1) and(D), 116.1(C)(3), the heading of Subpart A-1 of Part IV ofChapter 1 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,151, 171(A), 172(B), 251(A)(1) and (3) through (6), 253(C)(1),258, 262(A), (B), and (D), 263(A), 302, 302.1(Section heading)and (A) through (C), 302.9(A)(1), (C), and (F), 302.9.1(A), (B),and (E), 302.10(B)(1) through (3) and (C), 303(B), (D)(1), and(F), 303.1.1(B), (C), and (E), 303.6(A) and (B), 304(B) and (C),304.1(B), 305(B) and (C)(1), 305.1(B) and (C), 306(B)(6)(c),306.1(B)(7)(b) and (c), 306.2(A) and (B), 306.3(B), 307.1(A),322.1(A), 322.2(A), 325.1(A)(1), (3)(a), and (C)(2)(d),325.3(A)(1) and (C), 326(E)(2) and (H), 330(B), 412(A)(2) and(5), 433.1(Section Heading) and (A)(1), 442(B), 449(B), 492,494(E)(5) and (F), 500(A), 501(B)(2), 632.4(A)(1) through (3),632.5(A) and (E), 632.9(B)(1), 641, 649.1, 649.2, 649.3, 649.4,649.7, 653(A)(introductory paragraph), and 1833, to enact R.S.34:851.2(14), and 851.21(B)(5), R.S. 56:8(16)(a)(v), 10(B)(4)and (7)(c), 10.3, 102, 112(C), 302.1(D), 303(G), 411(B)(4)through (6), 645, 678, 679, and Chapter 14 of Title 56 of theLouisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, consisting of R.S. 56:3000through 3007, and to repeal R.S. 34:851.20(N), R.S.56:10(B)(1)(d), (6)(b)(i), (ii), (c), and (13), 103(B) and (F),104(A) and (B), 105, 155(B)(1) through (4), (C)(1) and (2),164(B), 165, 301.2(A)(4), 302.2(B) and (D), 302.3(D), 302.5,302.9.1(D), 305(C)(3) and (G), 641.1, and 643(B)(1) and (C),and 650 relative to licenses to hunt and fish; to restructure therecreational hunting and fishing licensing system for theDepartment of Wildlife and Fisheries; to provide relative to thecost of hunting and fishing licenses; to dedicate revenues fromthe sale of hunting and fishing licenses; to provide fordefinitions; to provide for registration requirements for paddlecrafts; to create the Shrimp Development and ManagementAccount, Crab Development, Management and Derelict CrabTrap Removal Account, Oyster Resource Management Account,Crawfish Development and Management Account, LouisianaDuck License, Stamp, and Print Fund, Louisiana Wild TurkeyFund, Lifetime License Endowment Trust Fund and theLouisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation Escrow Account;to provide for hunting reciprocity; and to provide for relatedmatters.

Read by title.




Amendments proposed by Representative Horton on behalf of theLegislative Bureau to Engrossed House Bill No. 691 byRepresentative Bacala

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 4, line 22, before "Class" insert "For" and following"greater" and before "shall" insert "the fee"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 4, line 23, following "and" and before "valid" insert "shallbe"

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 15, line 9, change "D." to "C."

AMENDMENT NO. 4

On page 18, line 15, following "shall" and before "for" change "onlybe used" to "be used only"

AMENDMENT NO. 5

On page 19, line 26, delete "Such" and insert "A" and after "license"insert "issued pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection"

AMENDMENT NO. 6

On page 20, line 17, following "be" and before "dollars" change"seventy five" to "seventy-five"

AMENDMENT NO. 7

On page 21, line 8, at the beginning of the line change "A.(1)" to"A."

AMENDMENT NO. 8

On page 23, line 9, at the beginning of the line change "only be used"to "be used only"

AMENDMENT NO. 9

On page 23, line 12, following "may" and before "during" change"only be used" to "be used only"

AMENDMENT NO. 10

On page 30, line 10, following "can" and before "by" change "onlybe purchased" to "be purchased only"

AMENDMENT NO. 11

On page 35, line 9, following "determined" and before "to" insert "bythe department" and following "overfishing" and before "." delete "bythe department"

AMENDMENT NO. 12

On page 42, line 12, following "deposit" insert ","

AMENDMENT NO. 13

On page 46, line 26, following "or" and before "or", change"federally-owned" to "federally owned"

AMENDMENT NO. 14

On page 55, delete line 24

AMENDMENT NO. 15

On page 56, between lines 13 and 14, insert "Exclusive licensingauthority; rules and regulations"

AMENDMENT NO. 16

On page 60, line 7, following "shall" and before "take" delete "only"and following "operative" and before "and" change "if," to "if"

AMENDMENT NO. 17

On page 60, line 21, following "on" and before "lands" change"department owned" to "department-owned"

AMENDMENT NO. 18

On page 63, line 11, following "2000" insert ","

AMENDMENT NO. 19


AMENDMENT NO. 20


AMENDMENT NO. 21



Rep. Bacala sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Bacala to Engrossed HouseBill No. 691 by Representative Bacala

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 3, after "(f)" and before "(7)(a)," change "(g)," to"and (g), (5),"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 1, line 4, after "103(A)," and before "109(D)," change "(B),and (C)" to "and (C)(1)"

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 1, line 13, after "Section" change "Heading" to "heading"

AMENDMENT NO. 4

On page 1, line 20, after "(6)" and before "and" delete "(b)(i), (ii),(c)" and at the end of the line change "(B)" to "(E)"

AMENDMENT NO. 5

On page 2, delete lines 1 through 3 in their entirety and insert in lieuthereof the following:

"and (F), 103.1, 104, 105, 155, 156, 157, 164, 165, 166, 302.1, 302.2,302.3, 302.4, 302.5, 302.6, 302.9.1(D), 303.6(A)(2), 305(C)(3) and(G), 641.1, 642, 643, 646, 647.1, 649.5, 649.6, 650, 650.1, and 1832,


relative to licenses to hunt and fish; to"

AMENDMENT NO. 6

On page 2, line 10, after "Management Account," and before"Louisiana" delete "Crawfish Development and ManagementAccount,"

AMENDMENT NO. 7

On page 6, line 12, after "Section" change "Heading" to "heading"

AMENDMENT NO. 8

On page 17, line 5, between "charter" and "guide" insert "boatfishing"

AMENDMENT NO. 9

On page 17, line 7, after "nonresident" and before "charter" insert"saltwater"

AMENDMENT NO. 10

On page 38, line 1, after "(f) and" and before "(7)(a)" change "(g),"to "(g), (5),"

AMENDMENT NO. 11

On page 38, line 2, after "103(A)," and before "109(D)," change "(B),and (C)" to "and (C)(1)"

AMENDMENT NO. 12

On page 40, at the beginning of line 1, delete ''(5)(a)" and insert:

"(5)(a) The monies in the Louisiana Duck License, Stamp, andPrint Fund shall be used solely for the programs and purposesassociated with the Louisiana Duck License, Stamp, and PrintProgram as provided by R.S. 56:151 et seq. in the amountsappropriated each year to the department by the legislature."

On motion of Rep. Bacala, the amendments were adopted.




AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 68, line 21, change "2021" to "2022"

On motion of Rep. Bacala, the amendments were withdrawn.




AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 19, line 1, change "one hundred" to "ninety-six"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 19, at the beginning of line 2, delete "ten"

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 20, line 17, change "seventy five" to "sixty-one"

AMENDMENT NO. 4

On page 21, line 21, change "seventy" to "fifty-six"

AMENDMENT NO. 5

On page 29, at the end of line 17, change "seven" to "six"

AMENDMENT NO. 6

On page 29, line 18, change "fifty" to "twenty-five"

AMENDMENT NO. 7

On page 30, line 9, change "one hundred" to "eighty-three"





AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 2, line 13, after "reciprocity;" and before "and to provide"insert "to provide for digital credentials;"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 68, delete lines 20 through 22, and insert in lieu thereof thefollowing:

"Section 8. All licenses and registration required by theDepartment of Wildlife and Fisheries shall be made available asdigitized credentials as authorized by Subpart E of Part I of Chapter1 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, commonlyreferred to as "LA Wallet", by January 1, 2023.

Section 10. Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8 of this Act shall becomeeffective on November 15, 2021.

Section 11. Sections 3, 6, and 9 of this Act shall becomeeffective on June 1, 2022."





AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 21, delete lines 21 and 22 in their entirety and insert in lieuthereof the following:


B. The cost of the vessel license for a resident is seventy dollarsfor the first vessel, thirty-five dollars for the second vessel, andtwenty dollars for the third and any subsequent vessel. The cost of thevessel license for a nonresident is four hundred dollars. is fifteendollars for residents and sixty dollars for nonresidents.





AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 4, after "(C)," and before "109(D)," insert"104(A)(7),"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 38, line 2, after "(C)," and before "109(D)," insert"104(A)(7),"

AMENDMENT NO. 3


"§104. License fees; reciprocity; exceptions

A. No license shall be issued under this Part unless there hasbeen previously paid a fee or fees as hereinafter set forth:

* * *

(7) Any person who was born in Louisiana and who possessesa valid Louisiana birth certificate may purchase a nonresidenttemporary hunting and fishing license that is valid for five tenconsecutive days for the cost of a resident hunting license as providedin Paragraph (1) of this Subsection. Any licenses or permits whichmay be required in addition to the basic hunting and fishing license,such as a big game license, or turkey license, or saltwater fishinglicense, may be purchased for the cost of a resident license and shallbe valid for the same five ten consecutive days as the nonresidenttemporary hunting and fishing license.

* * *"





AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, at the beginning of line 10, change "303.6(A) and (B)" to"303.6(B)"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 6, at the beginning of line 10, change "303.6(A) and (B)"to"303.6(B)"

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 21, delete lines 8 through 13 in their entirety and insert inlieu thereof a set of asterisks "* * *"

AMENDMENT NO. 4

On page 68, line 18, after "302.6," and before "641.1," insert"303.6(A)(2),"





AMENDMENT NO. 1


"Section 7. The changes to commercial license fees containedin Section 2 of this Act shall be phased in by the department, wherefifty percent of each fee increase or decrease shall be implementedstarting on June 1, 2022, and the remaining fifty percent of each feeincrease or decrease shall be implemented starting on June 1, 2023.

Section 8. Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8 of the Act shall becomeeffective on November 15, 2021.

Section 9. Sections 3, 6, and 9 of this Act shall becomeeffective on June 1, 2022."


Rep. Michael Johnson sent up floor amendments which wereread as follows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Mike Johnson toEngrossed House Bill No. 691 by Representative Bacala

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 2, after "reenact" delete the remainder of the line andinsert in lieu thereof "R.S. 34:851.20(A)(1) and"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 1, line 16, after "enact" delete the remainder of the line

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 1, at the beginning of line 17, delete "851.21(B)(5),"

AMENDMENT NO. 4

On page 2, line 7, after "definitions;" and before "to" delete "toprovide for registration requirements for paddle crafts;"

AMENDMENT NO. 5

On page 2, line 16, delete lines 16 through 18 in their entirety andinsert in lieu thereof "Section 1. R.S. 34:851.20(A)(1) and 851.32(A)are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:"


AMENDMENT NO. 6


AMENDMENT NO. 7

Delete page 3 in its entirety

AMENDMENT NO. 8


AMENDMENT NO. 9


AMENDMENT NO. 10

On page 5, line 19, after "motorboats" and before "and" delete ",paddle craft,"

AMENDMENT NO. 11

On page 5, at the end of line 27, delete the comma ","

AMENDMENT NO. 12

On page 5, at the beginning of line 28, delete "paddle craft,"

AMENDMENT NO. 13

On page 18, line 2, after "skiffs" and before "attached" delete ",kayaks, or paddle craft"

AMENDMENT NO. 14

On page 18, at the end of line 6, delete "kayaks, or"

AMENDMENT NO. 15

On page 18, at the beginning of line 7, delete "paddle craft,"

AMENDMENT NO. 16

On page 18, line 8, after "skiffs," and before "the" delete "kayaks, orpaddle craft,"

AMENDMENT NO. 17

On page 18, line 13, after "skiff" and before "shall" delete ", kayak,or paddle craft"

AMENDMENT NO. 18

On page 18, line 15, after "skiff" and before "shall" delete ", kayak,or paddle craft"

On motion of Rep. Michael Johnson, the amendments wereadopted.

Rep. Kerner sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Kerner to Engrossed HouseBill No. 691 by Representative Bacala

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 20, at the beginning of line 2, delete "one hundred"

On motion of Rep. Kerner, the amendments were adopted.

Acting Speaker Davis in the Chair

Speaker Pro Tempore Magee in the Chair

Rep. Bacala moved the final passage of the bill, as amended.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Adams Hilferty MooreBacala Hollis MuscarelloBagley Hughes NelsonBryant Ivey NewellButler James OrgeronCarpenter Jefferson PhelpsCarrier Jenkins PierreCarter, G. Johnson, M. RiserCarter, R. Johnson, T. RomeroCarter, W. Jordan SchamerhornCormier LaCombe SchlegelCoussan Landry SeldersCox Larvadain St. BlancDavis Lyons StagniDuplessis Mack TarverEdmonds Marcelle ThompsonFreeman Marino TurnerFreiberg McFarland WheatGadberry McKnight WhiteGaines McMahen WillardGlover Miller, D. WrightGoudeau Miller, G. ZeringueGreen Mincey Total - 68

NAYS

Amedee Emerson McCormickBeaullieu Farnum Owen, C.Bourriaque Firment Owen, R.Brass Frieman PresslyBrown Garofalo SeabaughDeshotel Geymann StefanskiDeVillier Horton ThomasDuBuisson Illg VillioEchols KernerEdmonston Magee Total - 28

ABSENT

Mr. Speaker Fontenot HuvalBishop Harris JonesCrews Hodges Miguez Total - 9


Motion to reconsider pending.

HOUSE BILL NO. 59—BY REPRESENTATIVE LACOMBE

A JOINT RESOLUTIONProposing to amend Article VII, Section 14(B) of the Constitution of

Louisiana, relative to public funds; to authorize a politicalsubdivision to waive charges for water under certaincircumstances; to provide for submission of the proposedamendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.


Rep. LaCombe moved the final passage of the bill.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Frieman McKnightAdams Gadberry McMahenAmedee Gaines Miller, D.Bacala Garofalo Miller, G.Bagley Geymann MinceyBeaullieu Goudeau MooreBourriaque Green MuscarelloBrass Harris NelsonBrown Hilferty NewellBryant Hodges OrgeronButler Hollis Owen, C.Carpenter Horton Owen, R.Carrier Hughes PhelpsCarter, G. Huval PierreCarter, R. Illg PresslyCarter, W. Ivey RiserCormier James RomeroCoussan Jefferson SchamerhornCox Jenkins SchlegelCrews Johnson, M. SeabaughDavis Johnson, T. SeldersDeshotel Jones St. BlancDeVillier Jordan StagniDuBuisson Kerner StefanskiDuplessis LaCombe TarverEchols Landry ThomasEdmonds Larvadain ThompsonEdmonston Lyons TurnerEmerson Mack VillioFarnum Magee WheatFirment Marcelle WhiteFontenot Marino WillardFreeman McCormick WrightFreiberg McFarland Zeringue Total - 102

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Bishop Glover Miguez Total - 3



Rep. LaCombe moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 79—BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMAHEN

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 28:2(39)(a)(introductory paragraph),

relative to treatment facilities for mental health patients; toprovide a definition; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Rep. McMahen moved the final passage of the bill.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Gadberry Miller, G.Adams Gaines MinceyAmedee Garofalo MooreBacala Geymann MuscarelloBagley Goudeau NelsonBeaullieu Green NewellBourriaque Harris OrgeronBrass Hilferty Owen, C.Brown Hodges Owen, R.Butler Hollis PhelpsCarpenter Horton PierreCarrier Huval PresslyCarter, G. Illg RiserCarter, R. Ivey RomeroCarter, W. James SchamerhornCormier Jefferson SchlegelCoussan Jenkins SeabaughCox Johnson, M. SeldersCrews Jones St. BlancDavis Jordan StagniDeVillier Kerner StefanskiDuBuisson LaCombe TarverDuplessis Landry ThomasEchols Larvadain ThompsonEdmonds Lyons TurnerEdmonston Mack VillioEmerson Magee WheatFarnum Marino WhiteFirment McCormick WillardFontenot McFarland WrightFreeman McKnight ZeringueFreiberg McMahenFrieman Miller, D. Total - 97

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Bishop Glover MarcelleBryant Hughes MiguezDeshotel Johnson, T. Total - 8



Rep. McMahen moved to reconsider the vote by which theabove bill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 113—BY REPRESENTATIVE GADBERRY

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 42:1111(C)(5), relative to the Code of Governmental

Ethics; to allow the continued employment of the spouse of apublic servant by a person with or seeking business or financialrelationships with the agency of the public servant underspecified circumstances; to provide for an effective date; and toprovide for related matters.

Read by title.

Rep. Gadberry moved the final passage of the bill.


ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Gaines Miller, G.Adams Garofalo MinceyAmedee Geymann MooreBagley Goudeau MuscarelloBeaullieu Green NelsonBourriaque Harris NewellBrass Hilferty OrgeronBrown Hodges Owen, C.Butler Hollis Owen, R.Carpenter Horton PhelpsCarrier Hughes PierreCarter, G. Illg PresslyCarter, W. Ivey RiserCormier James RomeroCoussan Jefferson SchamerhornCox Jenkins SchlegelCrews Johnson, M. SeabaughDavis Jones SeldersDeshotel Jordan St. BlancDeVillier Kerner StagniDuBuisson LaCombe StefanskiDuplessis Landry TarverEchols Larvadain ThomasEdmonds Lyons ThompsonEdmonston Mack TurnerEmerson Magee VillioFarnum Marcelle WheatFirment Marino WhiteFontenot McCormick WillardFreeman McFarland WrightFreiberg McKnight ZeringueFrieman McMahenGadberry Miller, D. Total - 97

NAYS

Carter, R. Total - 1

ABSENT

Bacala Glover MiguezBishop HuvalBryant Johnson, T. Total - 7



Rep. Gadberry moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 149—BY REPRESENTATIVES FRIEMAN AND HODGES

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 29:724(B)(2) and 768(B), relative to

emergency declarations; to provide for legislative terminationof all or part of an emergency declaration; to provide proceduresfor terminations; to provide for an effective date; and to providefor related matters.

Read by title.

Motion

Rep. Thomas moved the previous question be ordered on theentire subject matter.

Rep. Frieman moved the final passage of the bill.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Amedee Gadberry NelsonBagley Garofalo OrgeronBeaullieu Geymann Owen, C.Bishop Harris Owen, R.Bourriaque Hodges PresslyButler Hollis RiserCoussan Horton RomeroCrews Huval SchamerhornDavis Illg SchlegelDeshotel Ivey SeabaughDeVillier Johnson, M. St. BlancDuBuisson Kerner StefanskiEchols Mack TarverEdmonds Magee ThomasEdmonston McCormick VillioEmerson McFarland WheatFarnum McKnight WrightFirment McMahen ZeringueFontenot Miller, G.Frieman Muscarello Total - 58

NAYS

Adams Freeman LyonsBrass Green MarinoBrown Hilferty Miller, D.Bryant James MooreCarpenter Jefferson NewellCarter, G. Jenkins PierreCarter, R. Jones SeldersCarter, W. Jordan StagniCormier LaCombe ThompsonCox Landry WhiteDuplessis Larvadain Willard Total - 33

ABSENT

Mr. Speaker Glover MiguezBacala Goudeau MinceyCarrier Hughes PhelpsFreiberg Johnson, T. TurnerGaines Marcelle Total - 14



Rep. Frieman moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.


Rep. Hodges requested the House consent to record her vote onfinal passage of House Bill No. 149 as yea, which consent wasunanimously granted.


HOUSE BILL NO. 184—BY REPRESENTATIVE MACK

AN ACTTo enact Section 2 of Act No. 259 of the 2020 Regular Session of the

Legislature of Louisiana, relative to students who participate inschool-sanctioned athletics; to provide for designation of an Actof the Legislature by means of a short title; and to provide forrelated matters.

Read by title.

Rep. Mack moved the final passage of the bill.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Freiberg McMahenAdams Frieman Miller, D.Amedee Gadberry Miller, G.Bacala Gaines MinceyBagley Garofalo MooreBeaullieu Geymann MuscarelloBishop Green NelsonBourriaque Harris NewellBrown Hilferty OrgeronBryant Hodges Owen, C.Butler Hollis Owen, R.Carpenter Horton PierreCarrier Hughes PresslyCarter, G. Huval RiserCarter, R. Illg RomeroCarter, W. Ivey SchamerhornCormier Jefferson SchlegelCoussan Jenkins SeabaughCox Johnson, M. SeldersCrews Jones St. BlancDavis Jordan StagniDeshotel Kerner StefanskiDeVillier LaCombe TarverDuBuisson Landry ThomasDuplessis Larvadain ThompsonEchols Lyons TurnerEdmonds Mack VillioEdmonston Magee WheatEmerson Marcelle WhiteFarnum Marino WillardFirment McCormick WrightFontenot McFarland ZeringueFreeman McKnight Total - 98

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Brass James PhelpsGlover Johnson, T.Goudeau Miguez Total - 7



Rep. Mack moved to reconsider the vote by which the above billwas finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion to reconsiderwas laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 218—BY REPRESENTATIVE HUVAL

AN ACTTo amend and reenact Children's Code Articles 1151 and 1152(A),

(C)(1), (F)(introductory paragraph), (G), and (H), relative tolaws providing for safe and anonymous relinquishment of aninfant to the state known as the Safe Haven Law; to authorizethe installation of newborn safety devices at certain places forinfant relinquishment known as designated emergency carefacilities; to provide that a parent may relinquish an infant intoa newborn safety device; to provide requirements andspecifications for newborn safety devices; to provide forresponsibilities of certain facilities with respect to theinstallation and maintenance of newborn safety devices; toprovide for promulgation of healthcare facility licensing rulesby the Louisiana Department of Health regarding newbornsafety devices installed in hospitals; to make technicalcorrections; and to provide for related matters.

Read by title.

Rep. Huval moved the final passage of the bill.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Frieman McMahenAdams Gadberry Miller, D.Amedee Gaines Miller, G.Bagley Garofalo MinceyBeaullieu Geymann MooreBourriaque Green MuscarelloBrass Harris NelsonBrown Hilferty NewellBryant Hodges OrgeronButler Hollis Owen, C.Carpenter Horton Owen, R.Carter, G. Huval PierreCarter, R. Illg PresslyCarter, W. Ivey RiserCormier James RomeroCoussan Jefferson SchamerhornCox Jenkins SchlegelCrews Johnson, M. SeldersDavis Jordan St. BlancDeVillier Kerner StagniDuBuisson LaCombe TarverEchols Larvadain ThomasEdmonds Lyons ThompsonEdmonston Mack TurnerEmerson Magee VillioFarnum Marcelle WheatFirment Marino WhiteFontenot McCormick WrightFreeman McFarland ZeringueFreiberg McKnight Total - 89

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Bacala Goudeau PhelpsBishop Hughes SeabaughCarrier Johnson, T. StefanskiDeshotel Jones WillardDuplessis LandryGlover Miguez Total - 16




Rep. Huval moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 228—BY REPRESENTATIVE CARRIER

AN ACTTo enact Part XI of Chapter 5-B of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of

1950, to be comprised of R.S. 40:1123.1 through 1123.4,relative to restroom access for individuals with certainconditions; to provide definitions; to provide for access to aretail establishment's employee restroom; to provide forexceptions; to provide for liability; and to provide for relatedmatters.

Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Butler, the bill was returned to the calendar.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Butler gave notice ofRep. Carrier's intention to call House Bill No. 228 from the calendaron Wednesday, May 19, 2021.

Speaker Schexnayder in the Chair

HOUSE BILL NO. 289—BY REPRESENTATIVES MCFARLAND AND BISHOP AND SENATORFOIL

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 47:6042, relative to income and corporate franchise tax

credits; to provide for an income and corporate franchise taxcredit for certain railroads; to provide for definitions; to providefor the maximum amount of credits that can be issued annually;to provide for the maximum amount of credits an individualtaxpayer can be issued annually; to provide for taxpayereligibility; to authorize unclaimed portions of a credit to becarry forward or transferred; to provide for the administration ofthe tax credit; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide forrelated matters.

Called from the calendar.

Read by title.

Rep. Deshotel sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Deshotel to EngrossedHouse Bill No. 289 by Representative McFarland

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 8, after "credit;" and before "to provide" insert "toprovide relative to certain tax credit qualifications;"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 3, line 24, after "E." and before "No" insert the following:

"Any Class II or Class III railroad receiving a credit pursuant to theprovisions of this Section shall charge a broadband provider only the

actual costs directly incurred by the Class II or Class III railroadrelated to the installation of broadband infrastructure if suchinfrastructure is required to cross a railroad track qualified for acredit authorized pursuant to this Section.

F."

On motion of Rep. Deshotel, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. McFarland moved the final passage of the bill, asamended.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Freiberg McMahenAdams Frieman Miller, D.Amedee Gadberry Miller, G.Bacala Gaines MinceyBagley Garofalo MooreBeaullieu Geymann NelsonBourriaque Goudeau NewellBrass Green OrgeronBrown Harris Owen, C.Bryant Hilferty Owen, R.Butler Hodges PhelpsCarpenter Horton PierreCarrier Hughes PresslyCarter, G. Huval RiserCarter, R. Illg RomeroCarter, W. Ivey SchamerhornCormier James SchlegelCoussan Jefferson SeabaughCox Jenkins SeldersCrews Johnson, M. St. BlancDavis Jones StagniDeshotel Jordan StefanskiDeVillier Kerner TarverDuBuisson LaCombe ThomasDuplessis Landry ThompsonEchols Larvadain TurnerEdmonds Lyons VillioEdmonston Mack WheatEmerson Marcelle WhiteFarnum Marino WillardFirment McCormick WrightFontenot McFarland ZeringueFreeman McKnight Total - 98

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Bishop Johnson, T. MuscarelloGlover MageeHollis Miguez Total - 7



Rep. McFarland moved to reconsider the vote by which theabove bill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.


HOUSE BILL NO. 388—BY REPRESENTATIVES HARRIS AND HODGES

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 18:423(J), 1313.1(A), (B), (C)(1), (E),

and (G)(introductory paragraph), (6), and (7), and 1315(B) andto repeal R.S. 18:1313.2, relative to the preparation,verification, tabulation, and counting of absentee by mail andearly voting ballots; to provide for the timing of such processes;to provide relative to elections impaired as the result of adeclared disaster or emergency; to provide for an effective date;and to provide for related matters.


Read by title.

Rep. Harris sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Harris to Engrossed HouseBill No. 388 by Representative Harris

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 3, line 5, change "four" to "three"

On motion of Rep. Harris, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Harris moved the final passage of the bill, as amended.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Freiberg Miller, D.Adams Frieman Miller, G.Amedee Gadberry MinceyBacala Gaines MooreBagley Garofalo MuscarelloBeaullieu Geymann NelsonBourriaque Goudeau NewellBrass Green OrgeronBrown Harris Owen, C.Butler Hilferty Owen, R.Carpenter Hodges PhelpsCarrier Horton PierreCarter, G. Huval RiserCarter, R. Illg RomeroCarter, W. Ivey SchamerhornCormier James SchlegelCoussan Jefferson SeabaughCox Jenkins SeldersCrews Johnson, M. St. BlancDavis Jones StagniDeshotel Jordan StefanskiDeVillier Kerner TarverDuBuisson LaCombe ThompsonDuplessis Landry TurnerEchols Larvadain VillioEdmonds Lyons WheatEdmonston Mack WhiteEmerson Marino WillardFarnum McCormick WrightFirment McFarland ZeringueFontenot McKnightFreeman McMahen Total - 94

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Bishop Hughes MiguezBryant Johnson, T. PresslyGlover Magee ThomasHollis Marcelle Total - 11



Rep. Harris moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.

Explanation of Vote

Rep. Thomas disclosed a possible conflict of interest andrecused herself from casting her vote on the final passage of theabove bill.

HOUSE BILL NO. 622—BY REPRESENTATIVES THOMPSON, ADAMS, BACALA, BAGLEY,BOURRIAQUE, BROWN, BRYANT, BUTLER, CARRIER, ROBBYCARTER, COX, DESHOTEL, ECHOLS, EDMONSTON, FARNUM,FIRMENT, GADBERRY, HORTON, ILLG, JEFFERSON, MIKE JOHNSON,TRAVIS JOHNSON, JONES, KERNER, LACOMBE, LYONS,MCCORMICK, MCFARLAND, MCKNIGHT, MCMAHEN, DUSTINMILLER, GREGORY MILLER, MINCEY, MOORE, ORGERON, CHARLESOWEN, RISER, ROMERO, SCHAMERHORN, SCHEXNAYDER, SELDERS,ST. BLANC, WHEAT, AND WHITE

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 3:312(4) and (5), 313(8) through (10),

and 314(B) and to enact R.S. 3:313(11) and Part II of Chapter4-A of Title 3 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to becomprised of R.S. 3:321 through 323, relative to the LouisianaRural Development Law; to provide for definitions; to providefor employees in the state office of rural development; toprovide for a rural development fund; to provide for fundadministration; to provide for rules and regulations; to providefor a rural development program; to provide for receipt of bondproceeds; and to provide for related matters.


Read by title.



Amendments proposed by Representative Horton on behalf of theLegislative Bureau to Engrossed House Bill No. 622 byRepresentative Thompson

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 2, line 10, following "needs" and before "including"delete"," and following "to" and before the end of the line delete ","

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 5, line 18, following "funded" and before "be" change"must" to "shall"


Rep. Crews sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:



Amendments proposed by Representative Crews to Engrossed HouseBill No. 622 by Representative Thompson

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 3, line 12, after "state." and before "Regional" insert thefollowing:

"Each applicant for the position of regional director shall reside in thedistrict in which he seeks employment as a regional director. Anyperson hired as a regional director shall remain a resident of thedistrict in which he is employed throughout the entirety of hisemployment."

On motion of Rep. Crews, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Thompson moved the final passage of the bill, as amended.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Frieman Miller, G.Adams Gadberry MinceyAmedee Gaines MooreBacala Garofalo MuscarelloBagley Geymann NelsonBeaullieu Goudeau NewellBourriaque Green OrgeronBrass Harris Owen, C.Brown Hilferty Owen, R.Butler Hodges PhelpsCarpenter Hughes PierreCarrier Huval PresslyCarter, G. Illg RiserCarter, R. Ivey RomeroCarter, W. James SchamerhornCormier Jefferson SchlegelCoussan Jenkins SeabaughCox Johnson, M. SeldersCrews Jones St. BlancDavis Jordan StagniDeshotel Kerner StefanskiDeVillier LaCombe TarverDuBuisson Landry ThomasDuplessis Larvadain ThompsonEchols Lyons TurnerEdmonds Mack VillioEdmonston Marcelle WheatEmerson Marino WhiteFarnum McCormick WillardFirment McFarland WrightFontenot McKnight ZeringueFreeman McMahenFreiberg Miller, D. Total - 97

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Bishop Hollis MageeBryant Horton MiguezGlover Johnson, T. Total - 8



Rep. Thompson moved to reconsider the vote by which theabove bill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.


Rep. Bacala moved to suspend the rules to take up a bill on thesame day it failed to pass, which motion was agreed to.

Reconsideration

The following legislative instruments on reconsideration weretaken up and acted upon as follows:

On motion of Rep. Bacala, the vote by which the above HouseBill failed to pass on the previous legislative day was reconsidered.

Returned to the calendar under the rules.


Rep. Bacala moved to suspend the rules to take up House BillNo. 691 on the same day it was on reconsideration, which motionwas agreed to.


AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 34:851.2(7) through (13), 851.19,

851.20(A)(1) and (F), 851.32(A), R.S. 56:8(16)(a)(ii) and (b)(i),10(B)(1)(a)(i), (b), (e), (f), (g), (7)(a), (9), and (10), and (D),10.1(B) and (C), 103(A), (B), and (C), 109(D), 116(C)(1) and(D), 116.1(C)(3), the heading of Subpart A-1 of Part IV ofChapter 1 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,151, 171(A), 172(B), 251(A)(1) and (3) through (6), 253(C)(1),258, 262(A), (B), and (D), 263(A), 302, 302.1(Section heading)and (A) through (C), 302.9(A)(1), (C), and (F), 302.9.1(A), (B),and (E), 302.10(B)(1) through (3) and (C), 303(B), (D)(1), and(F), 303.1.1(B), (C), and (E), 303.6(A) and (B), 304(B) and (C),304.1(B), 305(B) and (C)(1), 305.1(B) and (C), 306(B)(6)(c),306.1(B)(7)(b) and (c), 306.2(A) and (B), 306.3(B), 307.1(A),322.1(A), 322.2(A), 325.1(A)(1), (3)(a), and (C)(2)(d),325.3(A)(1) and (C), 326(E)(2) and (H), 330(B), 412(A)(2) and(5), 433.1(Section Heading) and (A)(1), 442(B), 449(B), 492,494(E)(5) and (F), 500(A), 501(B)(2), 632.4(A)(1) through (3),632.5(A) and (E), 632.9(B)(1), 641, 649.1, 649.2, 649.3, 649.4,649.7, 653(A)(introductory paragraph), and 1833, to enact R.S.34:851.2(14), and 851.21(B)(5), R.S. 56:8(16)(a)(v), 10(B)(4)and (7)(c), 10.3, 102, 112(C), 302.1(D), 303(G), 411(B)(4)through (6), 645, 678, 679, and Chapter 14 of Title 56 of theLouisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, consisting of R.S. 56:3000through 3007, and to repeal R.S. 34:851.20(N), R.S.56:10(B)(1)(d), (6)(b)(i), (ii), (c), and (13), 103(B) and (F),104(A) and (B), 105, 155(B)(1) through (4), (C)(1) and (2),164(B), 165, 301.2(A)(4), 302.2(B) and (D), 302.3(D), 302.5,302.9.1(D), 305(C)(3) and (G), 641.1, and 643(B)(1) and (C),and 650 relative to licenses to hunt and fish; to restructure therecreational hunting and fishing licensing system for theDepartment of Wildlife and Fisheries; to provide relative to thecost of hunting and fishing licenses; to dedicate revenues fromthe sale of hunting and fishing licenses; to provide fordefinitions; to provide for registration requirements for paddlecrafts; to create the Shrimp Development and ManagementAccount, Crab Development, Management and Derelict CrabTrap Removal Account, Oyster Resource Management Account,Crawfish Development and Management Account, LouisianaDuck License, Stamp, and Print Fund, Louisiana Wild TurkeyFund, Lifetime License Endowment Trust Fund and theLouisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation Escrow Account;


to provide for hunting reciprocity; and to provide for relatedmatters.


Read by title.




AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 67, line 13, change "$1,000.00" to "$500.00"





AMENDMENT NO. 1

Delete House Floor Amendment No. 1 by Representative Bacala (#3006)

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 21, delete lines 21 and 22 in their entirety and insert in lieuthereof the following:

"B. The cost of the vessel license for a resident is fifty dollarsfor the first vessel, thirty-five dollars for the second vessel, andtwenty dollars for the third and any subsequent vessel. The cost of thevessel license for a nonresident is four hundred dollars. is fifteendollars for residents and sixty dollars for nonresidents."





AMENDMENT NO. 1

Delete House Floor Amendment No. 1 by Representative Bacala (#3073)

AMENDMENT NO. 2


"Section 9. The changes to commercial license fees containedin Section 2 of this Act shall be phased in by the department, wherefifty percent of each fee increase or decrease shall be implementedstarting on June 1, 2022, and the remaining fifty percent of each feeincrease or decrease shall be implemented starting on June 1, 2024.


Rep. Pierre sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Pierre to Engrossed HouseBill No. 691 by Representative Bacala

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 67, at the end of line 8, change "$5.00/year" to "$2.50/year"

On motion of Rep. Pierre, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Magee sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Magee to Engrossed HouseBill No. 691 by Representative Bacala

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 3, after "(a)(i)," and before "(e)," delete "(b),"

AMENDMENT NO. 2


AMENDMENT NO. 3


AMENDMENT NO. 4


AMENDMENT NO. 5

On page 22, delete line 15 and 20 in their entirety

On motion of Rep. Magee, the amendments were withdrawn.

Rep. Magee sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Magee to Engrossed HouseBill No. 691 by Representative Bacala

AMENDMENT NO. 1


AMENDMENT NO. 2


AMENDMENT NO. 3


AMENDMENT NO. 4


Rep. Magee moved the adoption of the amendments.

Rep. Bacala objected.


By a vote of 76 yeas and 18 nays, the amendments wereadopted.

Rep. Huval sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Huval to Engrossed HouseBill No. 691 by Representative Bacala

AMENDMENT NO. 1


"Section 4. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to wildcaught crawfish."

On motion of Rep. Huval, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Bacala moved the final passage of the bill, as amended.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Green MooreAdams Harris MuscarelloBacala Hilferty NelsonBagley Hughes NewellBishop Huval OrgeronBourriaque Ivey Owen, C.Brass James Owen, R.Bryant Jefferson PhelpsButler Jenkins PierreCarpenter Johnson, M. RiserCarrier Jones RomeroCarter, G. Jordan SchamerhornCarter, R. Kerner SchlegelCarter, W. LaCombe SeldersCoussan Landry St. BlancCox Larvadain StagniDavis Lyons TarverDeshotel Mack ThompsonDuplessis Magee TurnerEchols Marcelle VillioEdmonds Marino WheatFirment McFarland WhiteFreeman McKnight WillardFreiberg McMahen WrightGadberry Miller, D. ZeringueGaines Miller, G.Glover Mincey Total - 79

NAYS

Amedee Edmonston HortonBeaullieu Emerson IllgBrown Farnum McCormickCormier Frieman SeabaughCrews Garofalo StefanskiDeVillier Geymann ThomasDuBuisson Hodges Total - 20

ABSENT

Fontenot Hollis MiguezGoudeau Johnson, T. Pressly Total - 6



Acting Speaker Coussan in the Chair

HOUSE BILL NO. 440—BY REPRESENTATIVE NELSON

AN ACTTo enact Chapter 20 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana

Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 47:1699.1 and1699.2, relative to cannabis; to levy certain fees for certainpermits and licenses; to provide for penalties; to provide for thedisposition of fees; to provide for effectiveness; and to providefor related matters.


Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Nelson, the bill was returned to the calendar.

HOUSE BILL NO. 458—BY REPRESENTATIVE FIRMENT

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 22:1897, relative to residential property insurance; to

provide for additional living expenses and fair rental valuecoverages; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide forrelated matters.


Read by title.

Rep. Firment sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Firment to EngrossedHouse Bill No. 458 by Representative Firment

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 10, delete "value and" and insert in lieu thereof"value, the insured dwelling sustains a covered loss, and"

On motion of Rep. Firment, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Firment moved the final passage of the bill, as amended.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Freiberg Miller, D.Adams Frieman Miller, G.Amedee Gadberry MinceyBacala Gaines MooreBagley Garofalo MuscarelloBeaullieu Geymann NelsonBishop Green NewellBourriaque Harris OrgeronBrass Hilferty Owen, C.


Brown Hodges Owen, R.Butler Horton PhelpsCarpenter Huval PierreCarrier Illg PresslyCarter, G. Ivey RiserCarter, R. James RomeroCarter, W. Jefferson SchamerhornCormier Jenkins SchlegelCoussan Johnson, M. SeabaughCox Johnson, T. SeldersCrews Jones St. BlancDavis Jordan StagniDeshotel Kerner StefanskiDeVillier Landry TarverDuBuisson Larvadain ThomasDuplessis Lyons ThompsonEchols Mack TurnerEdmonds Magee VillioEdmonston Marcelle WheatEmerson Marino WhiteFarnum McCormick WillardFirment McFarland WrightFontenot McKnight ZeringueFreeman McMahen Total - 98

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Bryant Hollis MiguezGlover HughesGoudeau LaCombe Total - 7



Rep. Firment moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.

Speaker Schexnayder in the Chair

HOUSE BILL NO. 585—BY REPRESENTATIVE GEYMANN

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 22:1892(B)(1) and to enact R.S.

22:1892(A)(5), relative to homeowner's insurance claimssettlement practices; to provide for certain claims settlementpractices; to provide for penalties for insurers failing to providetimely payment or settlement offers for claims; and to providefor related matters.


Read by title.

Rep. Geymann sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Geymann to EngrossedHouse Bill No. 585 by Representative Geymann

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, delete lines 15 through 20 in their entirety and on page 2,delete lines 1 through 13 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof thefollowing:

"(5) An insurer shall issue a copy of the insurer's field adjusterreport, relative to the insured's property damage claim, to the insuredwithin fifteen days of receiving a request for such from the insured."

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 2, line 24, delete "or to any of said employees,"

On motion of Rep. Geymann, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Geymann moved the final passage of the bill, as amended.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Freiberg Miller, D.Adams Frieman Miller, G.Amedee Gadberry MinceyBacala Gaines MooreBagley Garofalo MuscarelloBeaullieu Geymann NelsonBishop Goudeau NewellBourriaque Green OrgeronBrass Harris Owen, C.Brown Hilferty Owen, R.Butler Hodges PhelpsCarpenter Horton PierreCarrier Illg PresslyCarter, G. Ivey RiserCarter, R. James RomeroCarter, W. Jefferson SchamerhornCormier Jenkins SchlegelCoussan Johnson, M. SeabaughCox Jones SeldersCrews Jordan St. BlancDavis Kerner StagniDeshotel LaCombe StefanskiDeVillier Landry TarverDuBuisson Lyons ThomasDuplessis Mack ThompsonEdmonds Magee TurnerEdmonston Marcelle VillioEmerson Marino WheatFarnum McCormick WhiteFirment McFarland WillardFontenot McKnight WrightFreeman McMahen Zeringue Total - 96

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Bryant Hollis Johnson, T.Echols Hughes LarvadainGlover Huval Miguez Total - 9



Rep. Geymann moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.


HOUSE BILL NO. 699 (Substitute for House Bill No. 524 byRepresentative Nelson)—BY REPRESENTATIVE NELSON

AN ACTTo amend and reenact the heading of Title 26 of the Louisiana

Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 36:451(B) and 458(E), R.S.40:966(B)(2)(introductory paragraph) and (D)(1) and 1046(K),and R.S. 47:287.73(C)(1) and 301(10)(ii), to enact Division 5 ofSubpart B of Part V of Chapter 1 of Title 14 of the LouisianaRevised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 14:93.21through 93.26, Chapter 9 of Title 26 of the Louisiana RevisedStatutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 26:941 through 965,and R.S. 40:1046(L), and to repeal R.S. 40:964(ScheduleI)(C)(19) and 966(C)(2) and (F), relative to the legal status ofmarijuana; to repeal laws which criminalize the possession ofmarijuana; to provide for a legal and regulatory frameworkrelative to production of cannabis products and sale of suchproducts to consumers over a certain age; to create and providefor crimes relating to unlawful sale, purchase, and possession ofcannabis products; to revise the heading of Title 26 of theLouisiana Revised Statues of 1950; to require and providespecifications for state regulation of cultivation, processing, andmanufacturing of cannabis products; to require and providespecifications for state regulation of the retail sale of cannabisproducts; to require licensing by the state of cannabis retailers;to require licensure by the state of cannabis commercialgrowers, cannabis processors, and cannabis contract carriers; tocreate and provide requirements associated with licenses to beissued by the state to allow cultivation and possession ofcannabis plants by individuals for personal use; to requirepromulgation of administrative rules; to provide for definitions;to provide for products that holders of licenses associated withmedical marijuana may sell; to provide relative to the taxabilityof such products; to allow local governments to limit theissuance of licenses within their jurisdiction; to provide forapplicability; and to provide for related matters.


Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Nelson, the bill was returned to the calendar.

HOUSE BILL NO. 402—BY REPRESENTATIVE JONES

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 15:529.1(A), (D)(1)(a) and (3), (G), (H),

and (I), relative to the habitual offender law; to provide relativeto sentencing terms; to provide relative to eligibility for electedpublic office; to provide relative to the authority of the court;and to provide for related matters.


Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Jones, the bill was returned to the calendar.

HOUSE BILL NO. 493—BY REPRESENTATIVES PRESSLY AND VILLIO

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 15:571.3(B)(2)(a) and (b) and to enact

R.S. 15:571.3(B)(1)(b)(iv), relative to the diminution ofsentences for good behavior; to provide relative to the rate ofgood time for certain offenders; to provide relative to offensesthat effect the rate by which the diminution of sentences arecalculated; to provide relative to the diminution of sentencesrelative to the offense of possession of a firearm or carrying of

a concealed weapon after having been previously convicted ofa crime of violence; and to provide for related matters.


Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Pressly, the bill was returned to the calendar.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Pressly gave noticeof his intention to call House Bill No. 493 from the calendar onThursday, May 20, 2021.

HOUSE BILL NO. 121—BY REPRESENTATIVE SEABAUGH AND SENATOR MILLIGAN

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 33:2197 and to repeal R.S. 33:2213(J), relative to the

city of Shreveport; to provide relative to the city's policedepartment; to authorize the chief of police to establish a two-platoon system; to provide relative to work shift cycles forcertain employees of the department; and to provide for relatedmatters.


Read by title.

Rep. Seabaugh sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Seabaugh to EngrossedHouse Bill No. 121 by Representative Seabaugh

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 2, after "To" and before "and to" delete "enact R.S.33:2197" and insert "amend and reenact R.S. 33:2213(K)"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 1, line 3, after "department;" delete the remainder of the lineand at the beginning of line 4, delete "establish a two-platoonsystem;"

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 1, line 10, after "Section 1." delete the remainder of the lineand delete lines 11 through 20 in their entirety and insert "R.S.33:2213(K) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:

§2213. Maximum hours; overtime or compensatory time; exceptionsfor certain cities

* * *

K. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,including Subsection A of this Section, the city cities of Houma andShreveport may establish and implement twelve-hour work shiftcycles for all paid patrolmen, patrolmen first class, sergeants,lieutenants, captains, dispatchers, or any other employees of thepolice department except those in a position, grade, or class abovethat of captain. Such officers and employees shall be paid overtimeat the rate of one and one-half times their usual salary when thenumber of hours worked during the two-week work cycle exceedseighty hours or shall be credited with compensatory time on a one


and one-half basis for all hours in said cycle that exceed eighty hours.

* * *"

On motion of Rep. Seabaugh, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Seabaugh moved the final passage of the bill, as amended.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Firment McMahenAdams Fontenot Miller, G.Amedee Freeman MinceyBacala Freiberg MuscarelloBagley Frieman NelsonBeaullieu Gadberry OrgeronBishop Garofalo Owen, C.Bourriaque Geymann Owen, R.Brass Goudeau PresslyBrown Harris RiserButler Hilferty RomeroCarpenter Hodges SchamerhornCormier Huval SchlegelCoussan Illg SeabaughCrews Ivey St. BlancDavis Johnson, M. StefanskiDeshotel Johnson, T. TarverDeVillier Kerner ThomasDuBuisson LaCombe ThompsonDuplessis Mack TurnerEchols Magee VillioEdmonds Marino WheatEdmonston McCormick WrightEmerson McFarland ZeringueFarnum McKnight Total - 74

NAYS

Bryant James MarcelleCarter, G. Jefferson NewellCarter, R. Jordan PhelpsCarter, W. Landry PierreCox Larvadain SeldersGreen Lyons Total - 17

ABSENT

Carrier Hughes MooreGaines Jenkins StagniGlover Jones WhiteHollis Miguez WillardHorton Miller, D. Total - 14



Rep. Seabaugh moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.


Rep. Duplessis requested the House consent to record his voteon final passage of House Bill No. 121 as yea, which consent wasunanimously granted.

HOUSE BILL NO. 704 (Substitute for House Bill No. 599 byRepresentative Hodges)—BY REPRESENTATIVE HODGES

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 18:18(A)(7), 435(A)(4) and (B)(2), and

1351 and to enact R.S. 18:435(A)(5) and (B)(1)(c), 1309(N) and1366, relative to elections; to provide relative to the powers andduties of the secretary of state; to provide for the appointmentof poll watchers; to provide for definitions relative to voting,voting machines, and vote counting equipment; to providerequirements for voting systems; and to provide for relatedmatters.


Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Hodges, the bill was returned to the calendar.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Hodges gave noticeof her intention to call House Bill No. 704 from the calendar onThursday, May 20, 2021.

HOUSE BILL NO. 7—BY REPRESENTATIVES FREEMAN, FREIBERG, GREEN, MARCELLE,AND MOORE AND SENATOR BARROW

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 47:302(BB)(114), 305.75, 321(P)(115), 321.1(I)(115)

and 331(V)(115) and to repeal R.S. 47:337.10.2(C), relative tosales and use tax exemptions; to provide for a state sales and usetax exemption for certain purchases of feminine hygieneproducts; to provide for a state sales and use tax exemption forcertain purchases of diapers; to provide for definitions; toprovide for the effectiveness of the optional local sales and usetax exemption for certain purchases of feminine hygieneproducts and diapers; to provide for certain requirements andlimitations; and to provide for related matters.


Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Freeman, the bill was returned to thecalendar.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Freeman gave noticeof her intention to call House Bill No. 7 from the calendar onThursday, May 20, 2021.

HOUSE BILL NO. 220—BY REPRESENTATIVE GREGORY MILLER

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 38:2215(A), relative to contracts for

public works; to require the award of a public works contractwithin a specified time after judgment determining the lowestresponsible and responsive bidder; to restrict the application ofsuspensive appeals for certain public works awards resultingfrom certain court actions; and to provide for related matters.


Read by title.


Rep. Gregory Miller sent up floor amendments which were readas follows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Gregory Miller toEngrossed House Bill No. 220 by Representative Gregory Miller

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, delete lines 16 through 19 in their entirety and in lieuthereof insert the following:

"(2)(a) Expeditious Trial on the Merits. If an interested partyor bidder files for an injunction or writ of mandamus, they shallreceive a trial on the requested relief in the district court within thirtycalendar days of the filing of the suit. The district court shall rendera final judgment not more than fifteen calendar days after theconclusion of the trial. A public entity shall award a public workscontract in accordance with the judgment of a Louisiana courtdetermining the lowest responsible and responsive bidder no laterthan forty-five days after such judgment, unless a timely suspensiveappeal is filed.

(b) Public Entity's Right to Suspensive Appeal. Unless waived,only the public entity may take a suspensive appeal within fifteencalendar days of the rendition of the final judgment of the districtcourt. The suspensive appeal of the public entity shall be returnableto the appropriate appellate court not more than fifteen calendar daysfrom the rendition of the final judgment of the district court. Thesuspensive appeal of the public entity shall be expedited and heardno later than thirty calendar days from the return day of the appeal. The appellate court shall render its ruling on the merits within thirtycalendar days of the return day of the appeal.

(c) Under no circumstance may an awarded bidder agree torelinquish or to compromise its award status in favor of anotherbidder."

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 2, delete lines 1 and 2 in their entirety


Rep. Gregory Miller moved the final passage of the bill, asamended.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Frieman McKnightAdams Gadberry McMahenAmedee Gaines Miller, D.Bacala Garofalo Miller, G.Bagley Geymann MinceyBeaullieu Goudeau MooreBishop Green MuscarelloBourriaque Harris NelsonBrass Hilferty NewellBryant Hodges OrgeronButler Horton Owen, C.Carpenter Hughes Owen, R.Carter, G. Huval PresslyCarter, R. Illg RiserCarter, W. Ivey RomeroCormier James SchamerhornCoussan Jefferson Schlegel

Cox Jenkins SeabaughCrews Johnson, M. SeldersDavis Johnson, T. St. BlancDeshotel Jones StagniDeVillier Jordan StefanskiDuBuisson Kerner TarverDuplessis Landry ThomasEchols Larvadain ThompsonEdmonds Lyons TurnerEdmonston Mack VillioEmerson Magee WheatFarnum Marcelle WhiteFirment Marino WillardFreeman McCormick WrightFreiberg McFarland Zeringue Total - 96

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Brown Glover MiguezCarrier Hollis PhelpsFontenot LaCombe Pierre Total - 9



Rep. Gregory Miller moved to reconsider the vote by which theabove bill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 381—BY REPRESENTATIVE MOORE

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 32:398, relative to motor vehicle accident

reports; to modify references to accident reports and reportingrequirements; to provide relative to electronic forms for crashreports; to provide relative to ownership of data and crashreports; to remove a provision that authorizes the Orleans Parishpolice department to charge a fee for copies of accident reports;and to provide for related matters.


Read by title.



Amendments proposed by Representative Horton on behalf of theLegislative Bureau to Engrossed House Bill No. 381 byRepresentative Moore

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 3, line 28, change "for in" to "pursuant to"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 4, line 2, following "report" and before "and" insert ","

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 6, line 1, following "Subsection" change ":" to ","



Rep. Moore sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Moore to Engrossed HouseBill No. 381 by Representative Moore

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 4, line 17, after "of a" and before "involving" change"collision" to "crash" and after "of the" and before "within" change"collision" to "crash"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 5, line 2, after "other" and before "agency" change"suitable" to "authorized"

On motion of Rep. Moore, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Moore sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Moore to Engrossed HouseBill No. 381 by Representative Moore

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 4, line 4, after "agency." delete the remainder of the line anddelete lines 5 and 6 in their entirety, and insert in lieu thereof thefollowing: "However, third party vendors, including contractedagents of law enforcement entities, shall not sell any aggregated orcompiled data owned either by the state of Louisiana or a local lawenforcement entity, unless specifically authorized by the state ofLouisiana."

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 5, line 24, after "insurers" and before "of" insert ", or aninsurance support organization under contract to provide claims andunderwriting,"

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 6, line 1, after the period "." delete the remainder of theline and delete line 2 in its entirety

AMENDMENT NO. 4

On page 6 between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

"(a) For the purposes of this Subsection, "insurance supportorganization" means any of the following:

(i) Any person who regularly engages, in whole or in part, inthe practice of assembling or collecting information about naturalpersons for the primary purpose of providing the information to aninsurance institution or agent for insurance transactions, including thefurnishing of consumer reports or investigative consumer reports toan insurance institution or agent for use in connection with aninsurance transaction.

(ii) The collection of personal information from insuranceinstitutions, agents, or other insurance support organizations for thepurpose of detecting or preventing fraud, material misrepresentation,or material nondisclosure in connection with insurance underwritingor insurance claim activity.

(iii) Agents, governmental institutions, insurance institutions,

medical-care institutions, and medical professionals shall not beconsidered "insurance support organizations".

(b) For purposes of this Subsection, "news-gatheringorganization" means any of the following:"

AMENDMENT NO. 5

On page 6, at the beginning of the line 3, change "(i)(a)" to "(i)

AMENDMENT NO. 6

On page 6, at the beginning of line 9, change "(ii)(b)" to "(ii)"

On motion of Rep. Moore, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Moore moved the final passage of the bill, as amended.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Freiberg Miller, G.Adams Frieman MinceyAmedee Gadberry MooreBacala Gaines MuscarelloBagley Garofalo NelsonBeaullieu Geymann NewellBishop Green OrgeronBourriaque Harris Owen, C.Brass Hilferty Owen, R.Bryant Hodges PhelpsButler Horton PierreCarpenter Hughes PresslyCarrier Huval RiserCarter, G. Illg RomeroCarter, R. Ivey SchamerhornCarter, W. James SchlegelCormier Jefferson SeabaughCoussan Jenkins SeldersCox Johnson, M. St. BlancCrews Johnson, T. StagniDavis Jones StefanskiDeshotel Jordan TarverDeVillier Kerner ThomasDuBuisson Landry ThompsonDuplessis Larvadain TurnerEchols Lyons VillioEdmonds Mack WheatEdmonston Magee WhiteEmerson Marino WillardFarnum McCormick WrightFirment McFarland ZeringueFontenot McKnightFreeman McMahen Total - 97

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Brown Hollis MiguezGlover LaCombe Miller, D.Goudeau Marcelle Total - 8




Rep. Moore moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on her own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 456—BY REPRESENTATIVES EDMONDS AND DAVIS

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 44:4.1(B)(22) and to enact R.S.

36:104.1(H), relative to employee data provided for compliancewith the Department of Economic Development; to require suchemployee data to be redacted by the department; to exempt suchdata from Public Records Law; to provide for exceptions; andto provide for related matters.


Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Edmonds, the bill was returned to thecalendar.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Edmonds gave noticeof his intention to call House Bill No. 456 from the calendar onThursday, May 20, 2021.


Rep. Gary Carter moved to suspend the rules to take House BillNo. 669 out of its regular order, which motion was agreed to.

HOUSE BILL NO. 669—BY REPRESENTATIVE GARY CARTER

AN ACTTo enact R.S. 30:2014(D)(4)(b)(iii)(ee) through (hh), relative to

hazardous waste fees; to establish fee schedules for hazardouswaste generators; and to provide for related matters.


Read by title.

Rep. Gary Carter moved the final passage of the bill.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Gadberry Miller, D.Adams Gaines Miller, G.Bacala Glover MooreBagley Green NewellBeaullieu Hilferty OrgeronBrass Ivey PhelpsBryant James PierreButler Jefferson RiserCarpenter Jenkins SeldersCarter, G. Johnson, T. St. BlancCarter, R. Jones StagniCarter, W. Jordan StefanskiCormier Kerner ThompsonCoussan Landry TurnerCox Larvadain VillioDavis Lyons WheatDeshotel Marcelle WillardDuplessis McFarland Wright

Freeman McKnight ZeringueFreiberg McMahen Total - 59

NAYS

Amedee Garofalo MinceyBishop Geymann MuscarelloBourriaque Goudeau NelsonCrews Harris Owen, C.DuBuisson Hodges Owen, R.Echols Horton PresslyEdmonds Huval RomeroEdmonston Illg SchamerhornEmerson Johnson, M. SchlegelFarnum Mack SeabaughFirment Marino TarverFrieman McCormick Thomas Total - 36

ABSENT

Brown Hollis MiguezCarrier Hughes WhiteDeVillier LaCombeFontenot Magee Total - 10



Rep. Gary Carter moved to suspend the rules to take House BillNo. 670 out of its regular order, which motion was agreed to.

HOUSE BILL NO. 670—BY REPRESENTATIVE GARY CARTER

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 30:2011(D)(22)(c) and to enact R.S.

30:2014(D)(4)(d), relative to fees collected by the Departmentof Environmental Quality; to authorize a minimum amount forfees paid to the department; to authorize an increase of certainfees paid to the department; to establish a new fee forradioactive waste disposal processing; and to provide for relatedmatters.


Read by title.

Motion

On motion of Rep. Gary Carter, the bill was returned to thecalendar.


Rep. Deshotel moved to suspend the rules to take House BillNo. 625 out of its regular order, which motion was agreed to.

HOUSE BILL NO. 625—BY REPRESENTATIVE DESHOTEL

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 34:1801(A)(1), (2), and (3), relative to

the composition of the Avoyelles Parish Port Commission; toprovide for the selection process and term of commissioners; toprovide an effective date; and to provide for related matters.


Read by title.

Rep. Deshotel sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:



Amendments proposed by Representative Deshotel to EngrossedHouse Bill No. 625 by Representative Deshotel

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 2, line 9, after "(3)(a)" delete the remainder of the lines, anddelete line 10 and 11 in their entirety and insert "Upon the effectivedate of this Paragraph, the existing commissioners shall remain untiltheir termed year. Commissioners appointed thereafter shall servefour-year terms subsequent to staggered terms as"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 2, line 12, after "this" and before "The" change "Paragraph."to "Paragraph."

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 2, line 15, after "(b)(i)" delete the remainder of the line andinsert "Two"

AMENDMENT NO. 4

On page 2, line 17, after the period "." delete the remainder of theline and delete line 18 in its entirety

On motion of Rep. Deshotel, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Deshotel moved the final passage of the bill, as amended.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Gadberry Miller, D.Adams Gaines Miller, G.Amedee Garofalo MinceyBacala Geymann MooreBagley Green MuscarelloBeaullieu Harris NelsonBishop Hilferty NewellBourriaque Hodges OrgeronBrass Horton Owen, C.Butler Huval Owen, R.Carpenter Illg PierreCarter, G. Ivey PresslyCarter, R. James RiserCarter, W. Jefferson SchamerhornCormier Jenkins SchlegelCoussan Johnson, M. SeabaughCox Johnson, T. SeldersCrews Jones St. BlancDavis Jordan StagniDeshotel Kerner StefanskiDuBuisson Landry TarverDuplessis Larvadain ThomasEchols Lyons ThompsonEdmonds Mack TurnerEdmonston Magee VillioEmerson Marcelle WheatFarnum Marino WillardFirment McCormick WrightFreeman McFarland ZeringueFreiberg McKnightFrieman McMahen Total - 91

NAYS

Total - 0ABSENT

Brown Glover MiguezBryant Goudeau PhelpsCarrier Hollis RomeroDeVillier Hughes WhiteFontenot LaCombe Total - 14



Rep. Deshotel moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.

HOUSE BILL NO. 467—BY REPRESENTATIVE JORDAN

AN ACTTo amend and reenact R.S. 22:1454(A) and to repeal Subpart P of

Part IV of Chapter 4 of Title 22 of the Louisiana RevisedStatutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 22:1501 through 1514,relative to insurance rating standards and methods; to prohibitrate classification based on an insured's credit information,education level, home ownership, employment, or profession;to remove regulations regarding the use of credit information;and to provide for related matters.


Read by title.

Rep. Jordan sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Jordan to Engrossed HouseBill No. 467 by Representative Jordan

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, delete lines 11 through 18 in their entirety and insert inlieu thereof the following:

"A.(1) Rates shall not be inadequate or unfairly discriminatoryin a competitive market.

(2) Rates shall not be excessive, inadequate, or unfairlydiscriminatory in a noncompetitive market.

(3) Risks may be classified using any criteria except that no riskshall be classified on the basis of race, color, creed, or nationalorigin.

(4) In addition to the criteria in Paragraph (3) of thisSubsection, no risk for personal lines of insurance shall be classifiedon the basis of education level, employment, trade, business,occupation, profession, home ownership, credit information, or anyinformation derived from an insured's credit report.

(5) The prohibited criteria identified in this Subsection shall notbe used in any way in determining policy premiums."

On motion of Rep. Jordan, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Jordan sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:



Amendments proposed by Representative Jordan to Engrossed HouseBill No. 467 by Representative Jordan

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 16, after "information" and before "or" delete thecomma ","

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 1, line 17, change "factors" to "criteria"

On motion of Rep. Jordan, the amendments were withdrawn.

Rep. Jordan moved the final passage of the bill, as amended.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Adams Ivey Miller, D.Brass James MooreBryant Jefferson MuscarelloCarpenter Jenkins NewellCarter, R. Johnson, T. PhelpsCarter, W. Jones PierreCormier Jordan RiserCox Kerner SchamerhornDuplessis Landry SeldersEdmonston Larvadain St. BlancGaines Lyons StagniGeymann Mack WillardGreen Marcelle Total - 38

NAYS

Mr. Speaker Freiberg NelsonAmedee Frieman OrgeronBacala Gadberry Owen, C.Beaullieu Garofalo Owen, R.Bishop Harris PresslyBourriaque Hodges RomeroButler Huval SchlegelCoussan Illg SeabaughCrews Johnson, M. StefanskiDavis Magee TarverDeshotel Marino ThomasDuBuisson McCormick ThompsonEchols McFarland VillioEdmonds McKnight WheatEmerson McMahen WrightFirment Miller, G. ZeringueFreeman Mincey Total - 50

ABSENT

Bagley Fontenot HughesBrown Glover LaCombeCarrier Goudeau MiguezCarter, G. Hilferty TurnerDeVillier Hollis WhiteFarnum Horton Total - 17

The Chair declared the above bill failed to pass.


Rep. Gaines moved to suspend the rules to take House Bill No.415 from the calendar, which motion was agreed to.

HOUSE BILL NO. 415—BY REPRESENTATIVES GAINES AND MARCELLE

AN ACTTo enact Chapter 11-A of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes

of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 33:4600.1 through 4600.10,relative to tourism; to provide for the creation of tourismrecovery and improvement districts by tourist commissions; toprovide relative to the powers granted to tourist commissionswith respect to such districts; to provide relative to assessmentslevied on businesses by tourist commissions; to provide fordefinitions; to provide limitations; to provide for severability; toprovide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.


Read by title.

Rep. Gaines sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:


Amendments proposed by Representative Gaines to Engrossed HouseBill No. 415 by Representative Gaines

AMENDMENT NO. 1

Delete Amendment No. 9 in the set of House Floor Amendments byHorton (#1761)

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 1, line 3, change "4600.10" to "4600.11"

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 1, line 11, change "4600.10" to "4600.11"

AMENDMENT NO. 4

On page 2, line 29, after "attraction," delete the remainder of the lineand insert "activity provider, and other tourism businesses thatbenefit from the visitor economy."

AMENDMENT NO. 5

On page 3, line 3, after "commissioner" delete the remainder of theline and delete line 4 in its entirety and on line 5, delete "purposes ofthis Chapter." and insert "may request a list of all business from theLouisiana secretary of state to confirm business informationregarding entity name, status, date of incorporation, organization,registration, current registered office address, registered agent name,and address, and the names and addresses of current officers,directors, members, and managers. The list shall be final andconclusive in the determination of ownership of any such business."

AMENDMENT NO. 6

On page 4, line 10, change "forty" to "fifty"

AMENDMENT NO. 7


AMENDMENT NO. 8



"(4) All signatures on petitions shall be accompanied by aself-affirmation in the manner provided in R.S. 33:4600.5.

§4600.5. Self-affirmation; penalties

A. The self-affirmation on a petition shall state the following:"I state, under penalty of law, that to my knowledge and belief thefacts stated in the petition are true, that my signature and name are asshown on this petition, and that I have signed this petition or havebeen duly authorized to sign this petition by the entity identifiedhereunder".

B. A self-affirmation on a petition shall not be valid after oneyear has elapsed between the date of the self-affirmation as shown onthe petition and the date the petition is filed with the touristcommission under R.S. 33:4600.4.

C. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, aself-affirmation shall be presumed valid unless competent evidenceto the contrary is presented to and accepted by the tourist commissionmanager or the tourist commissioner determines otherwise.

D. If a person eligible to sign a petition is no longer capable ofsigning his name, such person may affirm by making a mark on theself-affirmation, with or without assistance, witnessed by thesignature of another person.

E. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to make a falsestatement on a self-affirmation on any petition filed under thisChapter. Any signature presented to the tourist commission shallserve as the equivalent of the business owner having beenadministered an oath or affirmation, acknowledging that the factscontained in the petition are true and correct to the best of hisknowledge, subject to the penalties for perjury or false swearing.

F. It shall be unlawful for any person to, by use of force or anyother means, unduly influence a person to sign a petition or to notsign a petition, falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit any petitionbefore or after it has been filed as provided in R.S. 33:4600.4, or todestroy, deface, mutilate, or tamper with any petition before or afterit has been filed as provided in R.S. 33:4600.4."

AMENDMENT NO. 9

On page 4, at the beginning of line 23, change "§4600.5." to"§4600.6."

AMENDMENT NO. 10


AMENDMENT NO. 11


AMENDMENT NO. 12


AMENDMENT NO. 13


AMENDMENT NO. 14


AMENDMENT NO. 15


AMENDMENT NO. 16


AMENDMENT NO. 17


AMENDMENT NO. 18


On motion of Rep. Gaines, the amendments were adopted.



Amendments proposed by Representative Harris to Engrossed HouseBill No. 415 by Representative Gaines

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 1, line 3, delete "4600.10," and insert "4600.11,"

AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 1, page 8, after "severability;" and before "to provide" insert"to provide for certain exemptions;"

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 1, line 11, delete "4600.10," and insert "4600.11,"

AMENDMENT NO. 4


"§4600.11 Exemptions

The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to the sales of gasoline,petroleum, and diesel sales."

On motion of Rep. Harris, the amendments were withdrawn.



Amendments proposed by Representative Harris to Engrossed HouseBill No. 415 by Representative Gaines

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 2, line 29, after "restaurant," and before "tourism" delete"retail,"

On motion of Rep. Harris, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Huval sent up floor amendments which were read asfollows:



Amendments proposed by Representative Huval to Engrossed HouseBill No. 415 by Representative Gaines

AMENDMENT NO. 1

On page 4, line 4, change "fifty" to "sixty-seven"

AMENDMENT NO. 2


AMENDMENT NO. 3


AMENDMENT NO. 4


AMENDMENT NO. 5


AMENDMENT NO. 6


AMENDMENT NO. 7


AMENDMENT NO. 8


AMENDMENT NO. 9


AMENDMENT NO. 10


On motion of Rep. Huval, the amendments were adopted.

Rep. Gaines moved the final passage of the bill, as amended.

ROLL CALL


YEAS

Mr. Speaker Gadberry McKnightAdams Gaines McMahenBacala Goudeau Miller, D.Bishop Green MinceyBrass Harris MooreBryant Hughes NelsonButler Huval NewellCarpenter James Owen, R.Carter, G. Jefferson PhelpsCarter, R. Jenkins PierreCarter, W. Johnson, M. RomeroCormier Johnson, T. SchamerhornCox Jones SeldersDavis Jordan St. BlancDuBuisson Kerner StagniDuplessis LaCombe ThomasEdmonds Landry Thompson

Farnum Larvadain TurnerFirment Lyons WheatFreeman Marcelle WillardFreiberg Marino WrightFrieman McFarland Zeringue Total - 66

NAYS

Amedee Hodges PresslyBeaullieu Ivey RiserBourriaque Mack SchlegelCoussan McCormick SeabaughEchols Miller, G. StefanskiEdmonston Muscarello VillioEmerson OrgeronGarofalo Owen, C. Total - 22

ABSENT

Bagley Fontenot IllgBrown Geymann MageeCarrier Glover MiguezCrews Hilferty TarverDeshotel Hollis WhiteDeVillier Horton Total - 17



Rep. Gaines moved to reconsider the vote by which the abovebill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion toreconsider was laid on the table.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Huval gave notice ofhis intention to call House Concurrent Resolution No. 58 from thecalendar on Thursday, May 20, 2021.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Crews gave notice ofhis intention to call House Bill No. 73 from the calendar on Monday,May 24, 2021.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Beaullieu gave noticeof his intention to call House Bill No. 273 from the calendar onWednesday, May 19, 2021.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Bishop gave noticeof his intention to call House Bill No. 274 from the calendar onWednesday, May 19, 2021.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Beaullieu gave noticeof his intention to call House Bill No. 276 from the calendar onWednesday, May 19, 2021.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Bishop gave noticeof his intention to call House Bill No. 278 from the calendar onWednesday, May 19, 2021.



Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Pierre gave notice ofhis intention to call House Bill No. 351 from the calendar onWednesday, May 19, 2021.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Beaullieu gave noticeof his intention to call House Bill No. 385 from the calendar onThursday, May 20, 2021.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Bacala gave noticeof Rep. Miguez's intention to call House Bill No. 597 from thecalendar on Thursday, May 20, 2021.


Pursuant to House Rule No. 8.20(A), Rep. Freiberg gave noticeof her intention to call House Bill No. 615 from the calendar onWednesday, May 19, 2021.


On motion of Rep. Magee, the rules were suspended in order totake up and consider Petitions, Memorials, and Communications atthis time.




APPOINTMENT OFCONFERENCE COMMITTEE

May 18, 2021


I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Presidentof the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with alike committee from the House to confer on the disagreement toHouse Bill No. 199: Senators Cortez, Milligan and Allain.




HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

May 18, 2021


I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate hasconcurred in the following House Concurrent Resolutions:

House Concurrent Resolution No. 7 Returned without amendments

House Concurrent Resolution No. 11Returned with amendments

House Concurrent Resolution No. 20Returned without amendments




HOUSE BILLS

May 18, 2021


I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate hasfinally passed the following House Bills:

House Bill No. 8 Returned without amendments

House Bill No. 12Returned without amendments




House Bill No. 387Returned with amendments












ASKING CONCURRENCE INSENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

May 18, 2021


I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate hasadopted and asks your concurrence in the following SenateConcurrent Resolutions:

Senate Concurrent Resolution Nos. 34 and 44



Senate Concurrent ResolutionsLying Over

The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions contained in themessage were taken up and acted upon as follows:

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 34—BY SENATOR HEWITT

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONTo urge and request the Department of Natural Resources, office of

coastal management, to review permitting cycle times and toreport recommendations on regulatory and statutory changes toexpedite the permitting process.

Read by title.


SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 44—BY SENATOR HENSGENS

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONTo create the Risk Charge Commission to study and make

recommendations regarding the costs and risks in drilling a wellin a compulsory unit created by the office of conservation.

Read by title.



On motion of Rep. Beaullieu, the rules were suspended in orderto take up and consider Introduction of Resolutions, House andHouse Concurrent at this time.

Introduction of Resolutions,House and House Concurrent

The following members introduced the following entitled Houseand House Concurrent Resolutions, which were read the first time bytheir titles and placed upon the calendar for their second reading:

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 101—BY REPRESENTATIVES BEAULLIEU, DUPLESSIS, AND SCHLEGEL

A RESOLUTIONTo urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary

Education to study the provision of mental health services inschools and the feasibility and advisability of providing mentalhealth education to students in grades six through twelve and tosubmit a written report of findings and conclusions, including

any recommendations for related legislation, to the HouseCommittee on Education not later than sixty days prior to the2022 Regular Session of the Legislature.

Read by title.


HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 90—BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHEXNAYDER AND SENATOR CORTEZ ANDREPRESENTATIVE STEFANSKI AND SENATOR HEWITT ANDREPRESENTATIVE DUPLESSIS AND SENATOR MILLIGAN ANDREPRESENTATIVE MIKE JOHNSON AND SENATOR HARRIS

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONTo adopt Joint Rule No. 21 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and

House of Representatives to provide minimum criteria requiredfor the consideration of a redistricting plan.

Read by title.

On motion of Rep. Stefanski, and under a suspension of therules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on House andGovernmental Affairs, under the rules.

Reports of Committees

The following reports of committees were received and read:

Report of the Committee on

Education

May 18, 2021

To the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives:

I am directed by your Committee on Education to submit thefollowing report:

House Bill No. 563, by GarofaloReported by substitute. (9-0)

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 15, by MilliganReported favorably. (8-0)

Senate Bill No. 10, by FieldsReported without action, with recommendation that it be

recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. (9-0)

Senate Bill No. 27, by FoilReported favorably. (8-0)

Senate Bill No. 211, by JacksonReported favorably. (8-0)

Senate Bill No. 216, by Mills, RobertReported favorably. (8-0)

Senate Bill No. 246, by Tarver, GregoryReported favorably. (10-0)

RAYMOND E. GAROFALO, JR.Chairman

The above Senate Bills reported favorably or with amendments,except Senate Bill Nos. 10 and 211, were referred to the LegislativeBureau.


Health and Welfare

May 18, 2021



I am directed by your Committee on Health and Welfare tosubmit the following report:

Senate Bill No. 48, by PopeReported favorably. (13-0)

Senate Bill No. 93, by PopeReported favorably. (13-0)

Senate Bill No. 150, by BarrowReported with amendments. (12-0)

Senate Bill No. 151, by BarrowReported with amendments. (13-0)

Senate Bill No. 155, by BouieReported with amendments. (12-1)

Senate Bill No. 194, by BoudreauxReported with amendments. (11-0)

LAWRENCE A. "LARRY" BAGLEYChairman

The above Senate Bills reported favorably or with amendments,except Senate Bill No. 150, were referred to the Legislative Bureau.


House and Governmental Affairs

May 18, 2021


I am directed by your Committee on House and GovernmentalAffairs to submit the following report:

House Concurrent Resolution No. 81, by EdmondsReported favorably. (8-5)

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 33, by LuneauReported favorably. (11-0)

Senate Bill No. 14, by FesiReported with amendments. (12-0)

Senate Bill No. 105, by BoudreauxReported with amendments. (12-0)

Senate Bill No. 136, by Mills, FredReported with amendments. (10-0)

Senate Bill No. 146, by PopeReported with amendments. (10-0)

Senate Bill No. 149, by Harris, JimmyReported favorably. (11-0)

Senate Bill No. 163, by McMath (Joint Resolution)Reported with amendments. (13-0)

Senate Bill No. 170, by JohnsReported favorably. (12-0)

JOHN M. STEFANSKIChairman

The above Senate Bills reported favorably or with amendments,except Senate Bill Nos. 149 and 163, were referred to the LegislativeBureau.


Natural Resources and Environment

May 18, 2021


I am directed by your Committee on Natural Resources andEnvironment to submit the following report:

House Resolution No. 88, by MarcelleReported favorably. (14-0)

House Concurrent Resolution No. 70, by White, MReported favorably. (13-0)

House Concurrent Resolution No. 71, by OrgeronReported favorably. (13-0)

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9, by LambertReported favorably. (13-1)

Senate Bill No. 28, by Henry, CameronReported favorably. (9-0)

Senate Bill No. 122, by AllainReported favorably. (9-3)

JEAN-PAUL P. COUSSANChairman

The above Senate Bills reported favorably or with amendmentswere referred to the Legislative Bureau.

Privileged Report of the Legislative Bureau

May 18, 2021


I am directed by your Legislative Bureau to submit thefollowing report:

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4Reported without amendments.

Senate Bill No. 5Reported without amendments.












Senate Bill No. 112Reported with amendments.











DODIE HORTONChair


On motion of Rep. Magee, the rules were suspended in order totake up and consider Petitions, Memorials, and Communications atthis time.




SIGNED SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

May 18, 2021


I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Presidentof the Senate has signed the following Senate ConcurrentResolutions:

Senate Concurrent Resolution Nos. 46, 48, 51 and 52

and ask the Speaker of the House of Representatives to affix hissignature to the same.



The Senate Concurrent Resolutions contained herein weresigned by the Speaker of the House.


On motion of Rep. James, the rules were suspended to permitthe Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to meet onWednesday, May 19, 2021 at 9:00 A.M., without giving the noticerequired by House Rule 14.24(A) and consider the followinglegislative instruments that were not listed on the weekly committeeschedule as required by House Rule 14.23:

House Bill No. 158

House Resolution No. 1

House Concurrent Resolution No. 85


On motion of Rep. Stefanski, the rules were suspended to permitthe Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to meet onWednesday, May 19, 2021, and consider the following legislativeinstruments that were not listed on the weekly committee schedule asrequired by House Rule 14.23:

House Concurrent Resolution No. 90

Leave of Absence

Rep. Miguez - 1 day

Adjournment

On motion of Rep. Thompson, at 7:52 P.M., the House agreedto adjourn until Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at 2:00 P.M.

The Speaker of the House declared the House adjourned until2:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 19, 2021.

MICHELLE D. FONTENOTClerk of the House

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