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House convenes at 4 p.m.
Senate convenes at 4 p.m.
House Committee Meetings
Criminal Justice. 9:30 a.m. in Room 6. Agenda includes:
HB46 Makes Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law consistent with federal law.
HB96 Creates the crime of home invasion.
HB123 Information about prisoner’s activities.
HB125 Use of interest earned from inmates’ compensation accounts.
HB163 Creates the crime of criminal damage by defacing with graffiti.
Education. 9 a.m. in Room 1
Discuss the minimum foundation program (MFP). Receive a status report from the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state superintendent of education on High School Redesign Commission.
Health & Welfare. 9:30 a.m. in Room 5. Agenda includes:
Presentation by Jimmy Guidry, Medical Director and State Health Officer, concerning pandemic flu preparedness.
Review of the health professional training programs by Dr. Larry Hollier, Chancellor, LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans.
House and Governmental Affairs. 9 a.m. in Room 3. Agenda includes:
HB164 Temporary successors for legislators called to active duty in the armed forces.
HB183 Constitutional Amendment to require the Legislature to provide for temporary successors for legislators ordered to active duty.
HB431 Constitutional Amendment to remove requirement that laws be published in the official journal of the state after enactment.
HB446 Removes the requirement that Acts of the Legislature be published in the official journal of the state.
HB487 Constitutional Amendment allows the filing of bills at any time during the year rather than at specified times prior to legislative sessions.
Insurance. 9:30 a.m. in Room 2. Agenda includes:
HB140 Removes reference to repealed statute in uninsured motorist law.
HB188 Provides for non-continuation of group health benefits.
HB207 Delivery of certification of home state deposits to the commissioner of insurance.
HB223 Requires certain insurers, health maintenance organizations, managing general agents, and third-party administrators to maintain written catastrophe plans.
Natural Resources and Environment. 9:30 a.m. in Room 4. Agenda includes:
HB1046 transfers state lands to the Department of Transportation and Development for the Milly Canal replacement project on La. Hwy. 75 in Iberville Parish
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs. Upon Adjournment in Room 6. Agenda in-cludes:
Presentations by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor; the Police Jury Association of Louisiana; Louisiana Municipal Association and other representatives of local government
Senate Committee Meetings
Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs. 9:30 a.m. in Room E. Agenda includes:
SB254 Constitutional amendment to authorize the Department of Economic Develop-ment to contract with developers of retirement communities for exemptions from ad valorem taxation.
SB343 Extends the sunset for confidentiality of economic development negotiations from July 1, 2008, to July 1, 2012.
SB359 Defines “net energy metering facility.”
SB497 Authorizes licensed retail florists to operate automated floral vending systems.
SB628 Prohibits railroads from price gouging.
Health and Welfare. 9 a.m. in Hainkel Room. Agenda includes:
Overview on the Louisiana State University-Health Sciences Center.
Insurance. 10 a.m. in Room A-B. Agenda includes:
SB5 Requires that the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. give a preference for insurance adjuster work to Louisiana companies.
SB149 Prohibits insurers from including fines and penalties in rate filings.
SB153 Provides for appointments to the La. Property and Casualty Insurance Commis-sion.
Senate and Governmental Affairs. 9:30 a.m. in Room F.
SB3 Designates Plaquemines Parish as the “Gateway to Louisiana and America.”
SB6 Designates Sazerac as the official state cocktail.
SB53 Provides that any complaint filed anonymously with the Board of Ethics shall not be investigated or addressed by the board.
SB62 Limits the amount of a loan that a candidate can make to his own campaign to 10 percent of the total funds raised from other sources.
SB174 Provides for a name change of the First Stop Shop within the Department of State to the Office of Geauxbiz.
SB180 Transfers the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
Senate convenes at 4 p.m.
House Committee Meetings
Criminal Justice. 9:30 a.m. in Room 6. Agenda includes:
HB46 Makes Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law consistent with federal law.
HB96 Creates the crime of home invasion.
HB123 Information about prisoner’s activities.
HB125 Use of interest earned from inmates’ compensation accounts.
HB163 Creates the crime of criminal damage by defacing with graffiti.
Education. 9 a.m. in Room 1
Discuss the minimum foundation program (MFP). Receive a status report from the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state superintendent of education on High School Redesign Commission.
Health & Welfare. 9:30 a.m. in Room 5. Agenda includes:
Presentation by Jimmy Guidry, Medical Director and State Health Officer, concerning pandemic flu preparedness.
Review of the health professional training programs by Dr. Larry Hollier, Chancellor, LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans.
House and Governmental Affairs. 9 a.m. in Room 3. Agenda includes:
HB164 Temporary successors for legislators called to active duty in the armed forces.
HB183 Constitutional Amendment to require the Legislature to provide for temporary successors for legislators ordered to active duty.
HB431 Constitutional Amendment to remove requirement that laws be published in the official journal of the state after enactment.
HB446 Removes the requirement that Acts of the Legislature be published in the official journal of the state.
HB487 Constitutional Amendment allows the filing of bills at any time during the year rather than at specified times prior to legislative sessions.
Insurance. 9:30 a.m. in Room 2. Agenda includes:
HB140 Removes reference to repealed statute in uninsured motorist law.
HB188 Provides for non-continuation of group health benefits.
HB207 Delivery of certification of home state deposits to the commissioner of insurance.
HB223 Requires certain insurers, health maintenance organizations, managing general agents, and third-party administrators to maintain written catastrophe plans.
Natural Resources and Environment. 9:30 a.m. in Room 4. Agenda includes:
HB1046 transfers state lands to the Department of Transportation and Development for the Milly Canal replacement project on La. Hwy. 75 in Iberville Parish
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs. Upon Adjournment in Room 6. Agenda in-cludes:
Presentations by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor; the Police Jury Association of Louisiana; Louisiana Municipal Association and other representatives of local government
Senate Committee Meetings
Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs. 9:30 a.m. in Room E. Agenda includes:
SB254 Constitutional amendment to authorize the Department of Economic Develop-ment to contract with developers of retirement communities for exemptions from ad valorem taxation.
SB343 Extends the sunset for confidentiality of economic development negotiations from July 1, 2008, to July 1, 2012.
SB359 Defines “net energy metering facility.”
SB497 Authorizes licensed retail florists to operate automated floral vending systems.
SB628 Prohibits railroads from price gouging.
Health and Welfare. 9 a.m. in Hainkel Room. Agenda includes:
Overview on the Louisiana State University-Health Sciences Center.
Insurance. 10 a.m. in Room A-B. Agenda includes:
SB5 Requires that the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. give a preference for insurance adjuster work to Louisiana companies.
SB149 Prohibits insurers from including fines and penalties in rate filings.
SB153 Provides for appointments to the La. Property and Casualty Insurance Commis-sion.
Senate and Governmental Affairs. 9:30 a.m. in Room F.
SB3 Designates Plaquemines Parish as the “Gateway to Louisiana and America.”
SB6 Designates Sazerac as the official state cocktail.
SB53 Provides that any complaint filed anonymously with the Board of Ethics shall not be investigated or addressed by the board.
SB62 Limits the amount of a loan that a candidate can make to his own campaign to 10 percent of the total funds raised from other sources.
SB174 Provides for a name change of the First Stop Shop within the Department of State to the Office of Geauxbiz.
SB180 Transfers the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
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