LUBA 2008 Legislative Session
LUBA 2008 Legislative Session Tracking list
HB 91 Arnold Provides for changes to the release of certain information by certain financial Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-12-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce
HB 135 Tucker Provides relative to prima facie proof of a violation of the price gouging provisions. Track Code(s): GB , TRT Last Action: 3-21-08 H Withdrawn
HB 142 Lopinto Provides relative to price gouging. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-17-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Judiciary
HB 149 Hardy Provides for changes to interest rates on deferred presentments and small loans. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-17-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce
HB 150 Geymann Provides for alterations to cellular telephone contracts in certain circumstances. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-17-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce
HB 166 Geymann Provides for immediate portability of wireless telephone numbers. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-17-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce
HB 169 Arnold (Constitutional Amendment) Limits increases in millages after reappraisal. Track Code(s): GB , TAX Last Action: 3-17-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means
HB 189 Hardy Requires registration of copper sellers. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-17-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce
HB 210 LaBruzzo Prohibits certain early childhood education providers from collecting unemployment benefits. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-17-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Labor and Industrial Relations
HB 219 Arnold Repeals the quality review privilege of accountants. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-17-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce
HB 253 Mills Provides for the reporting of suspicious activity to the office of financial institutions. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-18-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce
HB 254 Badon, Austin Prohibits mercury switches in thermostats. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-18-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce HB 266
Mills Requires all restaurants serving crawfish to notify customers if the crawfish is imported from a foreign country. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-18-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce HB 315
Badon, Austin Amends the criminal penalties for public intimidation and retaliation. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Administration of Criminal Justice HB 326
Arnold Provides for changes to fees charged by the secretary of state. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs HB 346
Baldone Provides relative to noncompete agreements. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce HB 364
White Expands definition of "new direct job" in the Quality Jobs Program Act to include facility management contractor's employees in certain circumstances. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means HB 368
Nowlin Creates the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs HB 379
Roy Expands license classifications of the State Licensing Board for Contractors. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce HB 416
Ellington Provides relative to the payment of sales and use tax rebate requests. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means HB 423
Greene Changes the termination date of the La. Tax Free Shopping Program from 2009 to 2013. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means HB 440
Lorusso Provides for centralized collection of local sales and use taxes. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means HB 443
LaFonta Prohibits discrimination in employment due to actual or perceived sexual orientation. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Labor and Industrial Relations HB 448
Ponti Requires security operations managers to apply for a registration card. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce HB 449
Ponti Provides suitability requirements for owners, officers, and directors of private security companies. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce HB 453
Tucker Provides for centralized collection of local sales and use taxes. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means HB 454 Ellington Provides that certain jobs shall qualify for certain incentives without regard to whether the employees filling such jobs are reported by the employer on the Dept. of Labor ES-4 Form. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Prefiled HB 473
Ponti Provides relative to armed proprietary security officers. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce HB 480
Ellington Provides for the Economic Development Award Program. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce HB 495
Lopinto Provide relative to evacuations, curfews, and essential or critical workforce during a disaster or state emergency. Track Code(s): GB , P&C Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Judiciary HB 506
Ponti Provides for certain exceptions to price gouging during a state of emergency. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Judiciary HB 514
Ponti Excludes certain people involved in the construction, maintenance, or manufacturing of any refining or petrochemical facility from drug testing requirements. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Labor and Industrial Relations HB 558
Downs Requires public entities which advertise bids for construction of public works project to include an estimate of budget in the advertisement. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Transportation HB 563
Downs Provides relative to the bid form for bidding on public works contracts. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Transportation HB 564
Downs Changes the terms of acceptance for projects constructed for public entities. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Transportation HB 568
LaFonta Authorizes class action lawsuits for unfair trade practices. Track Code(s): GB , P&C , TRT Last Action: 3-20-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Civil Law HB 571
Peterson Provides relative to industrial development and prohibits industrial areas in newly created municipalities. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Municipal and Parochial Affairs HB 673
Kleckley Provides relative to fees charged to a credit card or debit card sale. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce HB 738
Baldone Revises provisions relative to the employment of minors. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Labor and Industrial Relations HB 747
Robideaux Provides for restrictions on the use of private auditing firms and private legal counsel. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means HB 806
Honey Provides with respect to notice of contributions and assessments relative to unemployment compensation. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Labor and Industrial Relations HB 811
Williams Provides for automatic refunds when consumers have overpaid. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce HB 816 Peterson Requires all tax exemptions and credits enacted after April 1, 2008, to be reviewed by the legislature at least once every five years. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 H Prefiled HB 866
Kleckley Provides relative to merchant access to credit card rules and rates. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce HB 900
Fannin Creates the Post Employment Benefits Trust Fund. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Appropriations HB 917
Hines Provides for consumer credit counseling. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce HB 918
Henry Restriction on bids or proposals for public contracts by contractors participating in the development of the bid specifications or request for proposals. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Appropriations HB 929
Barrow Provides for a database within the Office of Financial Institutions for processing deferred presentment transactions and small loans. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce HB 968
Edwards Provides relative to non-compete agreements. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Labor and Industrial Relations HB 985
Arnold Provides for changes to the Sale of Checks and Money Transmission Act. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Commerce HB 1007
Cromer Provides with respect to background checks for persons with supervisory authority over children. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Administration of Criminal Justice HB 1018
Tucker Creates and establishes the Workforce Education Fund. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Appropriations HB 1082
Geymann Provides for penalties for licensed contractors with state contracts who employ illegal immigrants. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Appropriations HB 1083
Smith, Patricia Enacts the Construction Industry Independent Contractor Act. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Labor and Industrial Relations HB 1104
Tucker Creates the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 H Referred to House Committee on House Labor and Industrial Relations SB 34
Martiny Provides penalties for retaliating against a person who, in good faith, make reports of abuse of certain vulnerable adults. (gov sig) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-14-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary (C) SB 100
Shepherd Requires that bridge-loans or guarantees made pursuant to the recent hurricane emergencies be converted to cooperative endeavor agreements and the proceeds loaned or guaranteed be converted to grants pursuant to each agreement. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Finance SB 121
Dupre Increases the contract limit amount for which the public bid process is required to $200,000. (08/15/08) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Transportation SB 123
Dupre Provides relative to restraints on competing business. (8/15/08) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Commerce SB 168
Murray Exempts Louisiana employers who operate on a reimbursement basis within the unemployment compensation system from repayment of benefits paid in accordance with Executive Orders KBB 2005-34, KBB 2005-46, and KBB 2005-76. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-19-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Labor and Industrial Relations SB 183
Marionneaux Authorizes the department to furnish upon request certain information in an application for "new markets tax credits" in R.S. 47:1606, for all qualified equity investments made on or after April 1, 2008, instead of July 1, 2008. (gov sig) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs SB 188
Marionneaux Re-creates the Tax Free Shopping Program set to terminate on 7/1/09. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs SB 203
Walsworth Provides an exception to certain drug testing provisions for persons, firms, and corporations engaged in the construction, maintenance, or manufacturing of petrochemical products. (8/15/08) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary (B) SB 205
Walsworth Provides for definition of "employee" in the Quality Jobs Act and the Enterprise Zone Act. (8/15/08) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Commerce SB 227
McPherson Creates new category of business notary public. (8/15/08) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary (A) SB 264
Quinn Provides with respect to domestic abuse assistance. (gov sig) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary (A) SB 297
Duplessis Provides relative to licenses pursuant to the Residential Mortgage Licensing Act. (gov sig) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Commerce SB 313
Amedee Increases fees for non resident investigators applying for licensure in Louisiana. (gov sig) Track Code(s): GB , WC Last Action: 3-20-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Commerce SB 322
Walsworth Provides for the Economic Development Award Program. (8/15/08) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-20-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Commerce SB 396
Hebert Provides for certain restrictions for local governments contracting with private companies for a fee or contingency basis. (6/1/08) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Local and Municipal Affairs SB 405
Broome Creates and provides for the Louisiana Financial Literacy and Education Commission. (8/15/08) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Education SB 416
Murray Enacts the Uniform Unincorporated Association Act. (08/15/08) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary (A) SB 420
Chaisson Creates and establishes the Workforce Education Fund. (gov sig) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Finance SB 421
Gautreaux, N. Requires all boards and commissions that bring administrative or regulatory charges to have the hearings on those charges handled in a separate adjudicatory procedure. (8/15/08) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary (A) SB 430
Hebert Provides relative to the "Right-to-Know" Act. (gov sig) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Environment SB 431
Hebert Provides relative to prohibitions on telephone solicitation. (08/15/08) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Commerce SB 466
Murray Provides for the Construction Industry Employee Misclassification Act. (gov. sig.) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Commerce SB 476
Shepherd Provides relative to notice of filing employee or employee suits against third party persons causing injury. (8/15/08) Track Code(s): GB , WC Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Labor and Industrial Relations SB 516
Amedee Prohibits financial institutions from charging any fee on sales and use tax portion of retail sales transactions. (gov sig) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Commerce SB 518
Amedee Provides for access to credit card rules and rates by merchants. (gov sig) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Commerce SB 523
Murray Requires creditors or extenders of credit that report negative payment history of consumers to also report positive payment history. (8/15/08) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Commerce SB 525
Erdey Requires parishes and municipalities to comply with federal flood plain management and flood insurance programs prior to construction of local flood protection or storm damage reduction projects. (7/1/08) Track Code(s): GB , P&C Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Local and Municipal Affairs SB 526
Riser Creates the Louisiana Economic Stimulus Rebate Fund and requires the deposit of an amount equal to the amount in excess of the expenditure limit for FY08 and FY09 to be used for providing cash rebates on a pro rata basis. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs SB 577
Hebert Provides technical changes to Title 26 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes relative to permits and fees required for alcoholic beverages. (8/15/08) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary (B) SB 587
Broome Provides relative to mortgage loan serving companies and brokers. (8/15/08) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Commerce SB 603
Cheek Deletes provision requiring suspension of a driver's license of a person convicted of violating any law or rule while operating a commercial vehicle without holding a commercial driver's license. (8/15/08) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Transportation SB 612
Chaisson Creates and provides for the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Labor and Industrial Relations SB 646
Quinn Provides for the regulation of sexually oriented businesses and their employees. (gov sig) Track Code(s): GB Last Action: 3-21-08 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Commerce All Track Total Bills: 88 0
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