Today At The Legislature

• Advocate Capitol News Bureau
• Published: Apr 24, 2008 - Page: 5A - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

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House convenes at 1 p.m.
Senate convenes at 9:30 a.m.

House Committee Meetings

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development. 9:30 a.m. in Room 3. Agenda includes:

SB133 Requires the Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority to comply with the public bid law.
SB497 Authorizes licensed retail florists to operate automated floral climate-controlled vending kiosk systems, subject to certain restrictions.
SB619 Repeals the Louisiana Crawfish Market Development Authority and removes certain statutory references.
SB641 Provides relative to the Boll Weevil Eradication Commission.
Also: HB1045,  SB175,  SB176,  SB198,  SB550,  SB623,  SB635.

Health and Welfare. 12:45 p.m. in Room 5. Agenda includes:

SCR16 Suspends certain date provisions relative to facility need review approval for nursing homes and intermediate care facilities in certain areas.

Judiciary. 9 a.m. in Room 1. Agenda includes:

HB5 Declares Aug. 29 of each year a state holiday in observance of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita
HB13 Increases the civil jurisdictional limit for the City Court of Zachary
HB15 Increases the civil jurisdictional limits of the City Court of Baker
HB16 Increases the civil jurisdictional limits for the City Court of Baton Rouge
HB429 Provides conditions for emergency shelter housing of sex offenders
HB441 Expands the jurisdictional boundaries of the Baton Rouge City Court
HB455 Provides that the fleur-de-lis shall be the official state symbol
HB489 Designates the state of Louisiana as Hollywood South
SB488 Provides for the director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to include representatives of the legislature in the state emer-gency operations plan.
Also: HR22, HCR50, HB17, HB79, HB92, HB111, HB142, HB298, HB495, HB506, HB538, HB898, HB1129, HB1143, HB1146, HB1148, HB1204.

Labor and Industrial Relations. 9 a.m. in Room 5. Agenda includes:

HB186 Forgives unemployment compensation debt for certain employers
HB1165 Provides for an increase in the maximum weekly benefit amount
Also: HB210, HB514, HB547, HB1097.

Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs. 9:30 a.m. in Room 6. Agenda includes:

HB792 Provides for the creation of a recreation district in the city of Central.
Also: HB54, HB157, HB299, HB387, HB401, HB438, HB456, HB465, HB523, HB665, HB733, HB931, HB970, HB1093, HB1094.

Retirement. 9 a.m. in Room 4. Agenda includes: