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Subject Bill Index
1998 Regular Session
Prepared by the
David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library
SUBJECT HEADINGS USED IN INDEX
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN INDEX
assn./assns.
hwy./hwys.
co./cos.
dept./depts.
DPS&C
Department of Public Safety & Corrections R.S. (+citation)
Rep.
Representative
rules/regs
rules & regulations
Sen.
Senator
St.
Saint______
Univ.
University
U.S.
United States
User's Guide to Subject Index
1. Only one entry under Appropriation Bills for General Appropriations Bill or Capital Outlay Bills or under Bonds for Omnibus Bond Bill. Detailed subject breakdown to these bills is notavailable in this index.
2. Legislative studies: These are entered only under Legislative Affairs: Committee Studies. 3. Non-legislative studies: These are entered in a subject section, not under the agency(s) 4. Departmental entries: Only bills directly affecting the organization and management of a department appear under the department/office entry. Administrative rule legislation may alsoappear under the departmental entry. All programs and other responsibilities are listed underthe subject.
5. Parishes/Municipalities sections: Most bills dealing with parishes and municipalities will be entered under a specific subject in the index and not under Parishes or Municipalities. However, bills which have no specific subject area elsewhere in the index will have an entryunder the parish/municipality involved. Bills which deal with the powers of parish/municipalgoverning authorities (mayor, police jury, etc.) will appear under the specific subheadingunder Parishes or Municipalities, either under the subject itself or under the name of theparish or municipality.
6. Retirement, Worker's Compensation, Unemployment Compensation: these sections are "exclusive" within themselves and are seldom reflected elsewhere in the index.
Aged, see Health & Social Services; Retirement AGRICULTURE
Boll weevil eradication; franchise/license tax dedication; slot machine . . . . . . . . HB Boll weevil eradication; funds transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Boll weevil eradication; tax dedication, Indian economic/gaming activities . . . . . HB Dairy Products
Southern Dairy Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Aircraft & Aviation, see Transportation Alcoholic beverages, see Commerce & Economic Development; Revenue & Taxation: Alcoholic Beverages Tax ANIMALS (Usually see Wildlife & Fisheries)
Sterilization
Pet Overpopulation Control Fund; Animal Friendly license plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Wild & Exotic Animals
Beaver/nutria problem, study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR APPROPRIATION BILLS
Ancillary Funds
1998-99 FY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Capital Outlay
1997 budget; driver training facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1997 budget; supplemental funding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1998-99 FY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Bond authorization, 1998-99 FY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB General Appropriation Bill
1998-99 FY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Judgments against the State
Ballard, Willie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Brown, Maurio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Goree, Lenward E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Green, Jesse, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Hancock, Dr. Charles D., Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Merritt, Joe N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Miller, Dr. Melvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Mosby, Milton L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Thomas Jefferson Construction Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Walker, Dr. Edwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Williams, Robert L./Christina N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Wolfe, Dr. William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Judicial Expenses
1998-99 FY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Legal Fees
Montgomery, Maj. R. L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB APPROPRIATION BILLS (cont'd)
Legal Fees (cont'd)
Norris, Col. Kenneth D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Rayburn, former Sen. Benjamin B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Legislative Expenses
1998-99 FY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Supplemental Appropriations
1998-99 FY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Capital outlay; 1997-98 FY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Supplemental Pay
Adams, Wayne; back pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Bicycling, see Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Sports BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
Creation of Boards & Commissions
Air Conditioning, Heating, Ventilation & Refrigeration Consortium Board . . . . . SB Drivers Fund Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Issuance
Pension obligation bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Issuance by Political Subdivision
Economic development project, revenue; sales tax incremental financing . . . . . . HB Short term loan, certain parishes; expedited review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Skating facility, Jefferson/Orleans Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Ominibus Bond Authorization Act
1998-99 FY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Revenue Bonds
Economic development project, local; sales tax incremental financing . . . . . . . . . HB Economic development project, municipal; sales tax incremental financing . . . . . HB Capital outlays, see Appropriation Bills CHILDREN, JUVENILES & MINORS
Juveniles
Delinquent; adjudicated; education funding, notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Majority, age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Cigarettes, see Revenue & Taxation: Tobacco Tax; Commerce & Economic Development: Tobacco Trade CIVIL LAW & PROCEDURE
Successions
Uniform Transfer on Death Security Registration Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB CIVIL RIGHTS
Discrimination
DPS&C forms; race I.D., removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Religious; public worship; US constitution, amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Admissions
Tech prep programs; freshman core courses; tuition waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Boards & Commissions (Management)
Regents; authority; Tulane Environmental Law Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Community Colleges
Baton Rouge; tech prep programs; tuition waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Consortium programs, tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Public; donation, employer tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Delgado College
Air Conditioning, Heating, Ventilation & Refrigeration Consortium . . . . . . . . . . SB Facilities
Elementary/secondary school, use study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Law Schools
LSU/SU; office mgt. curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Medical research, see Health & Social Services
Medical Schools
LSU; managerial/administrative internship program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Stroke care centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Research & Development
Transportation Training & Education Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Nonresident; increase, reconsideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Prepaid College Tuition Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Waiver; tech prep students, B.R. Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Waiver; tech prep students, freshman core courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR University of New Orleans
Hospitality Research Center; tourism industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Commendations or Condolences, see Legislative Affairs COMMERCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Alcoholic Beverages
Permit; suspension, sales tax nonpayment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Tax; see Revenue & Taxation, Alcoholic Beverages Tax Wine, out-of-state/foreign direct shipment; tax/no crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Board of Commerce & Industry
Manfacturer/industrial tax exemption, granting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB COMMERCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (cont'd)
Businesses
Distressed Shopping Center Tax Relief Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Capital Companies
Rate of return; excess remittance, LEDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Tax credit program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Tax credit program; study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Cemeteries
Burial vault; sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Convention Facilities
Democratic nat'l convention, New Orleans site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Republican nat'l convention, New Orleans site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Southern Legislative Conference convention, New Orleans site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Corporations (See also Revenue & Taxation: Corporate Franchise Tax; Corporate Income Tax)
Capital companies, see Capital Companies Limited liability; see Limited Liability Company/Partnership Nonprofit; see Nonprofit Organizations: Corporations Tax, new; 5-yr. phase-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Economic Development
Red River Parish grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Revenue bond, local; sales tax incremental financing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Revenue bond, municipal; sales tax incremental financing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Enterprise Zones
Corporate franchise/income tax credit; job creation, certain ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Incentive contract, outside business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Tax exemption contract, foreign retailer prohibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Funerals & Funeral Homes
Casket/coffin/burial vault; sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Limited Liability Company/Partnership
Tax liability, personal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Tax, new; 5-yr. phase-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Manufactured Homes & Housing
Sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Sales tax exclusion, state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Mobile Homes
Sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Sales tax exclusion, state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Research & Development
Hospitality Research Center, UNO; tourism industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Interstate commerce; state sales tax exemption/exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Repaired property, out-of-state delivery; local sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Tax; see Revenue & Taxation: Sales & Use Tax Ticket scalping, out-of-state vendor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Tobacco Trade
Stamp purchase, border state reciprocal agreement; wholesale dealer . . . . . . . . . SB Tax; see Revenue & Taxation: Tobacco Tax Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB COMMERCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (cont'd)
Tobacco Trade (cont'd)
Tobacco Tax Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Wholesale Trade
Dealer w/out exemption I.D.#, out-of-state drop shipment; advance sales tax . . . SB Tobacco dealer, border state; stamp purchase, reciprocal agreement . . . . . . . . . . SB Common carriers, see Motor Vehicles: Trucks & Trucking Industry; Public Utilities: Public Service Commission COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Computers & Data Processing
Software/services; sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Software/services; sales tax exclusion, state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Work product in computer format; state sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Libraries
Public; highway sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Official Journal
DNR notices; local newspapers, effected areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Outdoor Advertising - Billboards
Lighting; Highway Beautification Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Recordings
Audio/video; Senate chamber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Telecommunications
Communications Excise Tax Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Services; sales tax, applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Telephones
Communications Excise Tax Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Company; ad valorem tax property classification; assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Directory; sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Prepaid calling cards/authorization numbers; state sales tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS (LA) (See also State Government: Constitution)
Ad Valorem Tax
Blighted property; lien waiver/past due tax forgiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Exemption; religious organization, property lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Exemption; Vidalia municipal property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Homestead exemption; bond for deed purchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Homestead exemption; increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Homestead exemption; new/increased taxes, inapplicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Homestead exemption; parish/special parish tax district, increase . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Levy/increase, voter approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Motor vehicle/boat, levy; sales tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Nuclear facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Ad Valorem Tax - Manufacturer/Industrial Exemption
Downtown development district bldgs., residential use; contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS (cont'd)
Ad Valorem Tax - Manufacturer/Industrial Exemption (cont'd)
Hazardous waste incinerator, commercial; eligiblity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Limit, per job created . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Manufacturing establishment, total value limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB New; school board tax, inapplicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Retirement community developer/nursing home operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB School board tax; exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB School board tax; new exemption, approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB School board tax; payment in lieu of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB School board tax; phase-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Civil Rights
Majority age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Education
Education Compensation Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Lottery proceeds, dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) formula; legislative amendment . . . . . . . . HB Indian Affairs
Economic/gaming activities; state taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Sales & Use Tax
1996 1% imposition, no exemptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Exemption; legislative suspension/inapplicability, prohibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Exemption; motor vehicle/boat, ad valorem tax levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Local; exemption/exclusion; voter approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Local; increase; hotel exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Taxes, Fees & Fines
Additional; changes; voter approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Business corp./limited liability co.; 5-yr. new tax phase-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Exemption/exclusion/deduction/refund/credit, change; voter approval . . . . . . . . . SB Hydrocarbon processing facilities tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Income, personal; increase, proceeds distribution to parishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Income, personal; parish levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Income, personal; rate ceiling, federal deductions; repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Litter control & recycling tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Motor vehicle license tax; rate limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Personal income tax; rate ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Severance tax, oil/gas/derivatives; repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB CONTRACTS
Bond for Deed Contracts
Homestead exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Construction
Contractor/subcontractor; sales tax direct pay number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Contractor/subcontractor; sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Contractor/subcontractor; sales tax exclusion, local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB CONTRACTS (cont'd)
Public Contracts
Airport plan/specification/consultant; certification methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Public works; sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Public works; sales tax exclusion, state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Public Contracts - Set-asides
Economically disadvantaged business; manufacturer/industrial tax exemption . . HB Minority-owned business; manufacturer/industrial tax exemption; repeal . . . . . . HB Clerks of Court
Orleans Parish; bond sureties, residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Court Costs
City Court, Bogalusa; criminal fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Judicial Council/Administrator
Supreme Court; potential legislation, advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR CRIMES & CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (See also Public Safety & Corrections)
Bond; 24th Judicial Distirct Court; fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR CULTURE, RECREATION & TOURISM
Amusements
Ticket scalping, out-of-state vendor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Historic Preservation
Structure rehabilitation; income tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Memorials & Statues
Veterans highway monument; LA 1, Lafourche Parish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Production co.; state sales tax refund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Production co.; tax credit, corporate income; investment loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Production co.; tax credit, La. resident employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Live performance; no tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Camp Ruston, Lincoln Parish; commemorative area study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Ft. Butler, Ascension Parish; commemorative area study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Rails to trails; Sibley to Winnfield, Kansas City Southern line; withdrawal . . . . . SCR Bicycling, Mississippi River Trail; highway sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Skating facility, Jefferson/Orleans Parish; bond issuance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Cycle Main Street program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Hospitality Research Center, UNO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Literature; speed limit strict enforcement areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Tax Free Shopping Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Economic development, see Commerce & Economic Development EDUCATION (See also Colleges & Universities)
Curricula
Agriculture; Ag in the Classroom program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Work force/post secondary bound options; study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Early Childhood Education
Pre-K program; study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Home Study Program
Income tax credit; home-schooled child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Income tax credit; parent, home-schooled child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Income tax credit; public school non-use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Sales tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Private Schools
Income tax credit; elementary/secondary tuition; repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Income tax credit; private school child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Income tax credit; public school non-use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Sales tax exclusion; educational materials/equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Sales tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB School Boards & Districts
Bogalusa/Washington Parish; merger; study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Gayle pay/sabbatical leave; study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR School Employees
Certified; income tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB School Finance
Adjudicated juveniles, services; funding notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Education Compensation Enhancement Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Immovable property donation; corporate franchise/income tax credit . . . . . . . . . . HB Income tax refund checkoff; public education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Industrial Tax for Education Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Revenue increase, 1998-99; teacher salary/materials; study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Vo-tech; fund increase, 1998-99; material/supply use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR School Finance - Minimum Foundation Program
Formula; approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Formula; cost of living consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Formula; legislative amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Formula; revised; teacher salary increase, inclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Formula; teacher salary increase, existing funds; study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR School zones, see Transportation: Highways
Schools
Postsecondary institution facility, use study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Students
Financial assistance; corporate income tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Immunization, see Health & Social Services: Public Health Teachers - Salary
Education Compensation Enhancement Fund, dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB EDUCATION (cont'd)
Teachers - Salary (cont'd)
Income tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Income tax credit; school supply purchase w/ personal income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Income tax exclusion; gross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Lottery proceeds, dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Payment responsibility, state; study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Graduation; failure; exercise participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Nonpublic schools; reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Vocational Education
Tech prep programs; B.R. Community College; tuition waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Tech prep programs; freshman core courses; tuition waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Vocational Schools
Fund increase, 1998-99; material/supply use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Public; donation, employer tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Elderly persons, see Health & Human Resources: Aged & Aging; Retirement ELECTIONS
Bond & Tax Elections
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Local Option Elections
Ad valorem tax, levy/increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Riverboat gaming; dockside tax levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Riverboat gaming; limited excursion gaming/tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Political Parties
Democratic; nat'l convention, New Orleans site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Republican; nat'l convention, New Orleans site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Referendum
Ad valorem tax levy/increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Sales tax exemption/exclusion, local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Tax exemption/exclusion/deduction/refund/credit, change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Tax, additional/changed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Tax, levy/increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Enterprise zones, see Commerce & Economic Development ENVIRONMENT
Air pollution/quality, see Motor Vehicles: Emissions
Hazardous Waste Disposal
Commercial incinerator, ad valorem tax exemption eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Industrial Waste Disposal
Environmental justice standard, EPA investigation policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Oil field; reclaimed oil/condensate; severance tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Littering
Keep La. Beautiful Fund, allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Litter control & recycling tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Tire tread, highways; study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR ENVIRONMENT (cont'd)
Recycling
Equipment; tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Litter control & recycling tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Solid waste disposal districts, see Special Districts
Underground Storage Tanks
Upgrading enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR EXCEPTIONAL PERSONS
Handicapped/Disabled Persons
Adaptive driving equipment; state sales tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Adaptive driving equipment; state/local sales tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Visually Impaired Persons
Patient info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR FAMILY LAW
Adoption
Income tax credit; adopted child medical expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Income tax credit; adopted dependent child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Income tax credit; adoption expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB No-fault; reconsider; study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Marriage
Income tax credit, marriage length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Income tax deduction, marriage length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Care giving/maternal health behavior, study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Federal funds, see Governmental Finance FINANCE & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (See also Bonds; Governmental Finance)
Interest Rates
Usury; check cashing/rent-to-own/payday loan industry regulation, study . . . . . . HR Securities & Stocks
Corporate income tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Income tax exclusion, age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Securities Transfer Tax Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Uniform Transfer on Death Security Registration Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB FIRE PROTECTION & OFFICERS
Firemen & Fire Departments
Firefighting equipment; sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB GAMBLING
Casino Gambling
Land-based; Economic Development & Gaming Corp. Act; repeal . . . . . . . . . . . HB Land-based; Gaming Control Board; contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Land-based; tax levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Tribal; state taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Charitable Raffles, Bingo & Keno Licensing
License exemption; conservation org. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Licensed manufacturer/distributor; tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Licensed operator; tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Licensed operator; tax/fee limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Gaming Devices - Video Draw Poker
Fund; see Governmental Finance: Special Treasury Funds Licensed operator; franchise fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Public display rule, trade show/convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Gaming Devices & Equipment
Race track slot machine; franchise/license tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Advertising; % expenditures tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Gaming tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Proceeds
Indian gaming, state taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Lottery; education dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Race track slot machine; license/franchise tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Riverboat; franchise fee, Orleans Levee District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB GAMBLING (cont'd)
Proceeds (cont'd)
Riverboat; tax, Orleans Levee District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Revenues, see Proceeds
Riverboat Gaming
Dockside gaming tax; local option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Franchise fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Hotel occupancy tax, complimentary room; municipal levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Hotel occupancy tax, complimentary room; Southwest La. Convention & Visitors Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Limited excursion gaming/tax; local option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Proceeds; see Proceeds Revenue collection, suspension; unissued license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Slot machines, see Gaming Devices & Equipment GOVERNMENTAL FINANCE (See also Appropriation Bills; Bonds)
Appropriation Procedure
1999-2000 FY; public transit, federal funds match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR General appropriation bill; Insurance Dept. item, veto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Federal Funds
Public transit; matching; 1999-2000 FY budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Special Treasury Funds
Agricultural Finance Authority Fund; Indian gaming tax proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Children's Health Insurance Program Support Fund; tobacco settlement monies . HB Children's Trust Fund; income tax refund checkoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Economic Development Fund; Red River Parish grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Economic Development Fund; Red River Parish grant/Boll Weevil Eradication Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB First Use Tax Trust Fund; repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Keep Louisiana Beautiful Fund; litter tax dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Logo Signs Processing Fund; abolition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Major Shoping Area Guide Signs Processing Fund; abolition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Municipal Fire & Police Civil Service Operating Fund; insurance premium dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Parish Transportation Fund; Mass Transit Account, increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Right-Of-Way Permit Processing Fund; abolition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB St. Tammany Parish Tourist Commission Fund; dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Transportation Trust Fund; commercial truck registration license tax dedication . HB Transportation Trust Fund; information logo sign permit fee dedication . . . . . . . SB Transportation Trust Fund; TIME Program, extension/bond refund . . . . . . . . . . . SB GOVERNMENTAL FINANCE (cont'd)
Special Treasury Funds (cont'd)
Transportation Trust Fund; TIME Program, tax extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Video Draw Poker Device Fund; highway overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Worker's Compensation Second Injury Fund; assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Special Treasury Funds - Creation
Children's Health Insurance Program Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Education Compensation Enhancement Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Emergency Management, Preparedness, & Assistance Trust Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Hydrocarbon Facilities Tax Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Industrial Tax for Education Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Nuclear Facility Property Tax Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Orleans Levee District Riverboat Gaming Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Pet Overpopulation Control Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Prepaid College Tuition Program Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Tobacco Tax Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
Aged & Aging
East Florida Parishes Retirement District; ad valorem tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . SB Retirement communities; developer; ad valorem tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Retirement communities; state taxes exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Anatomical Gifts
Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network rule; challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Board & Care Homes
Facility needs review inclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Breast Cancer Task Force; income tax refund checkoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Prostate/cervical; African Americans, screening programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Diseases
Obesity complications; treatment/health care cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Drugs, Prescription
Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra); Medicaid prescription limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Foster Care
Income tax credit, recreational expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Mental health services system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Hospitals
Non-profit; sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Satellite; licensing rules/regs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES (cont'd)
Hospitals (cont'd)
Stroke care plan/centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Long-term care insurance, see Insurance
Medicaid
Medical asst. estate recovery program; guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra) prescription, limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Medical Research
Gene therapy center; study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Obesity complications; treatment/health care cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Stroke care centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Mental Health
Foster care children; system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Nursing Homes
Operator; ad valorem tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Pregnancy & Reproduction
Maternal health behavior, study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Public Health
Immunization, Hepatitis B; student requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Substance Abuse
Hearings; statewide public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Wheelchairs & Prosthetic/Orthotic Devices
State sales tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB State sales tax exemption, lease/rental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Highways, see TransportationHotels, see Revenue & Taxation: Hotel Occupancy Tax; Sales & Use Tax, StateHunting, see Wildlife & Fisheries Indian reservations, see United States Government; Gambling Information technology, see Communications & Information Technology INSURANCE
Associations
Domestic nonprofit mutual; no tax exempt medical benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Automobile Insurance
Basic motor vehicle insurance coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Department of Insurance
Appropriation item, veto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Health & Accident Insurance
Domestic nonprofit mutual association, no tax exempt benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB State regulation preemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR HMOs (Health Maintenance Organizations)
DHH assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB DHH tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Insurers
Premium; dedication, Municipal Fire & Police Civil Service Operating Fund . . . HB Long-term Care Insurance
Premium payment; income tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB INSURANCE (cont'd)
Property Insurance
Residential/commercial policy; surcharge, emergency preparedness . . . . . . . . . . HB INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Agreements, Interstate
Motor vehicle sales tax, International Registration Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Southern Dairy Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Tobacco dealer, stamp purchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Issuance, interagency facilitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Interstate commerce, see Commerce & Economic Development: Sales/Out-of-state LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
Employment
Alcohol/substance abuse treatment program, employer tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Job creation, tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Quality Jobs Program; application approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Quality Jobs Program; revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Resident; motion picture production co. tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Job Training
Consortium programs, tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Opportunities Industrialization Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Public educational program donation; employer tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB LAW ENFORCEMENT & OFFICERS
Crescent City Connection Police
Transfer to Mississippi River Bridge Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Police & Law Enforcement Officers
Bulletproof vest, income tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Sheriffs
State prisoners; parish housing; per diem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Commendations
Allgood, Coach Billy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Alsfeld, Margaret Bass "Meg" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Antony, Ashley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Atkinson, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Bartholomew, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Bell, Alfred Sawyer, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Bologna, Frank Marion/Maria Palermo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Bradford, Chief Clarence O'Neal "Brad" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS (cont'd)
Commendations (cont'd)
Broussard, Charles E./Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Brown, John O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Bryant-Banks, Gloria Mae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Caldwell, Jack; DNR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Catholic High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Connick, Harry, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Crowley Firemen's Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Davidson, Robert "Bob" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Day, Sgt. Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Deas, Angela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Delta Sigma Theta Sorority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Dental hygienists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR des Bordes, Polly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR diBenedetto, Nathalie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Dixon, David F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Estess, Melvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Fletcher, Ashley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Ford, Wanda/Abrah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Furniss, Eddie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Game of the Century, softball game participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Garr, Leon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Gautreau, Nancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Goodman, Nadia L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Hall, Sr. Mary Cornelia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Harmon, Dione . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Height, Dr. Dorothy I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Hornsby, Kyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Intel International science & engineering fair participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Jambalaya Jubilee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Jim Henson Co./muppets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Johnson, Avery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Johnson, Sr. Mary Adrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR K-Doe, Ernie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Kelly, Dr. Eamon M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Lipka, David Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Long, Rep. Jimmy D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Lottinger, Chief Judge Morris A., Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Loup, Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Maple, Qiana Teresa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Maurer, Mildred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR McKay, Karen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR McKeithen, former Gov. John J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Mims, Deborah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Mount Carmel Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Natchitoches mayor/councilmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Nat'l. Assoc. of Lincolnites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Neville, Aaron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Owens, Christine Clampit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS (cont'd)
Commendations (cont'd)
Owens, Overton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Painich, Vera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Parks village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Paul Breaux Middle School science olympiad team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Pine Prairie High School girls' softball team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Pineville girls' softball team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Pineville High School basketball, most valuable players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Prudhomme, Chef Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Reeves, Dr. William Calvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Sacred Heart High School girls' softball team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Scott, Rev. Lenzo V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Senate staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR St. Edmund High School boys' baseball team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR St. Edmund High School boys' powerlifting team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR St. Edmund High School girls' tennis team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR St. Mary's Academy girls' basketball team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR St. Scholastica Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR St. Thomas More High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Swilling, Patrick/Robin Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Tarver, Johnnie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Terrebonne Historical & Cultural Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Terry, Sherri/dance studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Thomas, Col. Ronald Dale/Kristie Lee Roach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Thomas, J. S./Rose Christine Knight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Toussaint, Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR USL, centennial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Vance-Antoine, Winnie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Watkins, Billy Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Williams, Doug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Young Heroes awards recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Committee Studies
Agricultural Finance Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Bayou Manchac/Alligator Bayou/Spanish Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Campaign contributor, statewide office candidate; disclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Capital outlay, non-state/local project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Class size; pilot program, K-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Community Learning Centers, program implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Credit industry; check cashing/rent-to-own/payday loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Death rates; treatable illness/disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCSR Death row inmate, legal representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCSR Economic Development Corp., grant/incentive awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCSR Farmland, foreign ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Financial Institutions Office, fee assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR FINS (Families in Need of Services) program, funding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Graduation exit exam; criterion-referenced tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Graduation exit exam; local administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Highways; tree buffer zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Hotel/motel rates, New Orleans special event/visitor impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS (cont'd)
Committee Studies (cont'd)
Indigent treatment; pharmacy program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCSR Inmate, recidivism reduction/employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Insurance, automobile; costs/effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSR Insurance, automobile; premiums, impoundment law effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSR Insurance, health; fraudulent claims reduction systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Insurance, homeowner; credit report use, insurability/premiums . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Labor market, poverty level determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Lincoln Beach, redevelopment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR LPFA/Local Gov't Environmental Facilities & Community Dev. Authority . . . . . SR Medical Center of La., Univ. Hospital; personnel issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Medication, high expense; assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Motor vehicle license tax, assessment value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Motor vehicle license tax, commercial truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Motor vehicle license tax, transferred vehicle credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Motor vehicle size/weight limit; special permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCSR Nursing assistant/social worker; compensation/job performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Nursing facility beds, rural parishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCSR Oil & gas processing tax, economic impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Orleans Parish school system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCSR Port Deluce development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Poverty reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Probation/parole officers, pay schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Probation/parole officers, workload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Public records/open meetings; PAR recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCSR Public transportation network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Racing Commission rules/regs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Retirement system; benefits, university employee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Retirement system; compensation/benefits, financial impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Riverboat gaming regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Rural retirement center policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Securities tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Shopping center, economically distressed area; tax incentive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Tax exclusion, state sales; local gov't construction project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSR Tax exemption, manufacturer/industrial ad valorem; small business impact . . . . . HSR Tax structure; state/local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Tax system; procedure/Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Technology transfer, university to marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Teen pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Timber laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Tobacco related illnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSR Tourism, north central La.; economic impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Truancy; juvenile assessment center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Water supply depletion, Sparta Aquifer preservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCSR Committees
Bayou Manchac-Alligator Bayou-Spanish Lake Study Commission . . . . . . . . . . SR Conference; appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Death row inmate, legal representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR FINS (Families in Need of Services) Juvenile Justice Task Force . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Legislative instrument, recommittal; fiscal impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS (cont'd)
Committees (cont'd)
Legislative instrument, recommittal; fiscal impact/fee adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . HR LPFA/Local Gov't Environmental Facilities & Community Dev. Authority . . . . . SR Nursing assistants; compensation/job performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Oil & gas processing tax, economic impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Port Deluce development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Poverty Study Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Probation/parole officers, workload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Public Transportation Task Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Recidivism Reduction Task Force; inmate employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Substance abuse hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Tax system advisory committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Technology transfer, university to marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Teen pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Condolences & Memorials
Barnes, Robino Joseph, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Beeson, former Rep. James E., Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Berry, Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Carr, Judge Patrick E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Clemons, Marilyn Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Cox, Albert Lawrence "Sonny", Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Dyer, Horace, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Farris, Nick Gerard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Fussell, Varnado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR George, Franklin D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Jourdan, Anna Federico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Landry, Ambroise H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Leake, George Murrie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR McConduit, James Bruce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR McFerren, Mae Donaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Meyer, James L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Mire, Caleb J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Nehrbass, Neil Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Simien, Abraham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Smith, Anthony Joseph, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Smith, Leroy M., Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Vaughn, Ross "Teddy", Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Conferences
Southern Legislative Conference convention, New Orleans site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Fiscal Notes
Legislative instruments; LFO/auditor's office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR House Rules
Conference committee appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Legislative instrument, recommittal; fiscal impact/fee adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Previous question motion; debate participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Priority bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Rules suspension; return, vote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Joint Rules
Conference committee appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Fiscal note, legislative instruments; LFO/auditor's office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Legislative instrument, recommittal; fiscal impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Joint Sessions
Foster, Gov. Murphy J.; invitation to address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS (cont'd)
Law Institute
Divorce; fault prerequisite; study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Homestead exemption; R.S. 9:2949 redesignation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Legislators
Rayburn, former Sen. Benjamin B.; legal fees, appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Vouchered allotments, expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Oversight & Sunset Review - Preliminary Strategic Plan
Agriculture & Forestry Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Civil Service Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Corrections Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Culture, Recreation & Tourism Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Economic Development Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Education Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Elections & Registration Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Environmental Quality Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Executive Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Gaming Control Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Health & Hospitals Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Insurance Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Justice Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Labor Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Motor Vehicles Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Natural Resources Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Prison Enterprise Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Public Safety Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Public Service Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Revenue Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Social Services Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR State Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR State Police Gaming Enforcement Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Tourism Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Transportation & Development Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Treasury Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Wildlife & Fisheries Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Workforce Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Powers & Duties
Land-based casino, contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) formula; amending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Sales tax exemption, state; suspension/inapplicability, prohibition . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Procedure
Committee referral, dual; fiscal impact, threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Conference committee appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Fiscal note, legislative instruments; LFO/auditor duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Legislative instrument, recommittal; fiscal impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Legislative instrument, recommittal; fiscal impact/fee adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Previous question motion; debate participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Priority bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Rules revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Rules suspension; return, vote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS (cont'd)
Business, ready to transact; gov. notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Business, ready to transact; house notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Senate Chamber
Audio/video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Senate Rules
Audio/video recording w/in chamber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Committee referral, dual; fiscal impact, threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Conference committee appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Suspension of Laws
R.S. 13:1032; Orleans Parish clerks of court, bond sureties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR R.S. 26:91(B) & 287(B); alcoholic beverage dealer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR R.S. 27:91(B)(C) & 92(A), portions; riverboat gaming revenue collection . . . . . . SCR R.S. 47:305(d)(1)(h); boiler fuel, state sales tax; exception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Severance tax; oil/gas, inactive/discovery well; extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB State sales tax exemptions, certain; 1998-1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR State sales tax exemptions, certain; 1998-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB State sales tax exemptions, certain; 1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Libraries, see Communications & Information Technology Medical research, see Health & Social Services MINERALS, OIL & GAS
Diesel Fuel
Income tax credit, biodiesel purchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Farm use; local sales tax exemption, certain parishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Natural Gas
On-site use; state sales tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR On-site use; state sales tax exemption, DOR memorandum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR Oil & Gas
Declining production, national energy policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Seismic activity, DWF policy/practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Oil field waste, see Environment: Industrial Waste Disposal Severance tax, see Revenue & Taxation Minors, see Children, Juveniles & Minors Mobile homes, see Commerce & Economic Development: Manufactured Homes & Housing or Mobile Homes MOTOR VEHICLES
Passenger, contract carrier; gross receipt transport/utility tax exemption . . . . . . . SB Passenger, contract carrier; sales tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Commercial Vehicles
Failure to stop; stationary weight enforcement scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Emissions
Inspection program; no state sanction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Lease/Rental
Automobile rental tax; sales tax cost recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Sales tax exclusion; re-lease/rental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Sales tax exemption, local; repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB License Plates
Out-of-state purchase; sales tax, limit/distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Special; American-Italian Renaissance Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Special; animal friendly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Special; Kiwanis International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Parts & Equipment
Adaptive driving equipment; sales tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Adaptive driving equipment; sales tax exemption, state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Tires; tread litter, highways; study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Registration
Insurance premium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB License tax; see: Revenue & Taxation, Vehicle Registration License Tax Special permits fee, see Trucks & Trucking/Weight limit
Speed Limits
LA 964, Zachary; decrease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Sign, strict enforcement areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Taxes (Usually see Revenue & Taxation: Vehicle Registration License Tax)
License/sales; International Registration Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Sales tax collection; transfer to local gov't . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Sales tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Sales tax exemption; interstate contract carrier bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Sales tax; replacing total loss, limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB State; ad valorem levy, sales tax prohibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Trucks & Trucking Industry
Interstate commerce; state sales tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Out-of-state cos.; corporate franchise/income tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Weight enforcement scales, stationary; failure to stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Weight limit, commercial; registration license tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Weight limit, special permit; agronomic/horticultural crop hauler . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Weight limit, special permit; fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Weight limit, special permit; fee; cotton/sugarcane hauler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Weight limit, special permit; fee; timber cutting/logging equipment hauler . . . . . HB Weight limit, special permit; fee; timber cutting/logging equipment hauler; repeal HB NATURAL RESOURCES
Department of Natural Resources
Permit issuance, interagency facilitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HR Forestry & Forests
Reforestation; personal/corp. income tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Severance tax, see Revenue &Taxation: Severance Tax Truck weight limits, see Motor Vehicles: Trucks & Trucking Industry/Weight limit Wetlands
Coastal Wetlands Conservation & Restoration Plan, FY 1998-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Charitable Organizations
Food bank; income tax credit, corporate/personal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Food bank; state/local sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Game of chance; sales tax exemption, local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Nat'l Assn. of Junior Auxiliaries member; sales tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Sales tax exemption, state/local; DOR rules/regs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Salvation Army; sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Salvation Army; sales tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Salvation Army; sales tax exemption, state/local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Society of Little Sisters of the Poor; sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB United Way of La.; sales tax exemption, state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Corporations
Corporate income taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Organizations
Domestic nonprofit mutual; no tax exempt medical benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Income tax refund checkoff; donee rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Student assistance; corporate income tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Temporary fundraising activity; sales tax exemption, state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Religious Organizations
Ad valorem tax exemption; property lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Sales tax exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Sales tax exclusion; educational materials/equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB OCCUPATIONS & PROFESSIONS
Licensees; sales tax exclusion, see Revenue & Taxation: Sales & Use Tax, State
Physicians
Income tax credit, rural practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Visually impaired patient, info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Oversight & sunset review, see Legislative Affairs PARISHES (Usually see specific subject)
Coroners
Salary/fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Police, see Law Enforcement & Officers PROPERTY
Building & Buildings
Blighted; ad valorem tax, lien waiver/past due forgiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Historic; rehabilitation; income tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Residential; downtown development district; ad valorem tax exemption . . . . . . . HB Historic Property
Old State Capitol/Capitol Complex/Archives; donation, tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Homestead exemption, see Revenue & Taxation: Ad Valorem Tax
Public Property
State; St. James Parish, DOTD lease/donation to Gramercy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HCR Public service property assessment, see Revenue & Taxation: Ad Valorem Tax - Property Classification PUBLIC OFFICIALS & EMPLOYEES
Sabbatical/Gayle pay; school systems; study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SR State Employees
Educational expenses, postsecondary; income tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS (See also Law Enforcement & Officers)
Correctional Facilities
Parish; state prisoner housing; per diem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Department of Public Safety & Corrections
Service forms; race I.D., removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCR Emergencies
Office of emergency preparedness; trust fund, allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB PUBLIC UTILITIES (See also Communications & Information Technology)
Electric Utilities
Municipal plant; tax credits, repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Occupational license tax; business domicile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB PUBLIC UTILITIES (cont'd)
Gas Utilities
Occupational license tax; business domicile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Nuclear Power Plants
Ad valorem tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Public Service Commission
Tax pass-through to customer, public utility/electric coop; restriction . . . . . . . . . SB Commission
Gaming operator donation, distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Slot machine; franchise/license tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB REORGANIZATION, GOVERNMENTAL
Transportation & Development Department
Crescent City Connection police, transfer to Misssissippi River Bridge Authority SB RETIREMENT
Communities; see Health & Social Services: Aged & Aging/Retirement communities
Public Retirement Systems
Unfunded accrued liability; pension obligation bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Retirees
Income tax exemption, age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Relocating; motor vehicle sales tax exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB REVENUE & TAXATION
Ad Valorem Tax
Assessment; appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Assessment; frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Blighted property; lien waiver/past due tax forgiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Bossier Parish; Elderly Services District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Calcasieu Parish; fire protection district, double taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Collection; local penalty prohibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Communications industry, public service property; payment, tax credits . . . . . . . HB Exemption; religious organization, property lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Exemption; Vidalia municipal property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB REVENUE & TAXATION (cont'd)
Ad Valorem Tax (cont'd)
Homestead exemption; bond for deed purchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Homestead exemption; increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Homestead exemption; new/increased taxes, inapplicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Homestead exemption; parish/special parish tax district, increase . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Homestead exemption; waiver, sales tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Income tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Levy/increase; voter approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Morehouse Parish; public cemetery upkeep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Motor vehicle/boat levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Nuclear facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Ad Valorem Tax - Property Classification
Telephone & telegraph cos.; assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Alcoholic Beverages Tax
Increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Low alcohol content; increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Wine, out-of-state/foreign direct shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Amusement Tax
Decrease; certain parishes/municipalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Local authority repeal; no live music tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Restriction; alcoholic beverage tax levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Automobile Rental Tax
Cost recovery, sales tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Corporate Franchise Tax
Borrowed capital; phase-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Credit; Act 690 of 1993 payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Credit; capital investment; extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Credit; donation, public job training provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Credit; immovable property donation, public school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Credit; job creation; enterprise zone, certain ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Credit; motion picture production co.; La. resident employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Credit; oil/gas well ad valorem tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Credit; qualified recycling equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Credit; research & development equipment/activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Credit; riverboat gaming; Orleans Levee District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Credit; telephone co. property tax; public service property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Dedications, certain; repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Deduction; controlled group definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Exclusion; $500,000/less tax base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Exemption; $100,000/less taxable capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Exemption; Distressed Shopping Center Tax Relief Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Exemption; new/expanded facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Exemption; trucking company, out-of-state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Initial; one-time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Minimum; repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB REVENUE & TAXATION (cont'd)
Corporate Franchise Tax (cont'd)
Race track slot machine proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Corporate Income Tax
Allocable/apportionable income, corp. situs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Credit; Act 690 of 1993 payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Credit; capital investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Credit; donation, public job training provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Credit; employer, employee alcohol/substance abuse treatment program . . . . . . . HB Credit; food bank donation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Credit; historic property donation, Old State Capitol/Capitol Complex/Archives . HB Credit; immovable property donation, public school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Credit; job creation; enterprise zone, certain ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Credit; motion picture production co.; investment loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Credit; motion picture production co.; La. resident employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Credit; oil/gas well ad valorem tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Credit; qualified recycling equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Credit; reforestation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Credit; student assistance organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Credit; telephone co. property tax; public service property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Exclusion; $100,000 or less tax base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Exemption; adverse impact, state transportation project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Exemption; Distressed Shopping Center Tax Relief Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Exemption; trucking company, out-of-state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB Merger; property allocation & net sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Non-corporate entity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Nonprofit corp., taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB S/subchapter S corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Wage factor competition, common paymaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Creation of New Taxes & Fees
Charitable gaming tax; licensed manufacturer/distributor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Gaming tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Gaming tax; advertising expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB Health services tax, HMOs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB

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