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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Last Action: 3-21-08 H Withdrawn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
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Total Bills:  88   0 

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