2013 Legislative Session Updates

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• April 6, 2013 ~ Legislative Bill Review
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 2013 Listing of Tracked Bills

• HB 1, Fannin
  Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2013-2014
  

• HB 10, Pearson
  Adds certain hallucinogenic substances to the list of Schedule I controlled dangerous substances
  

• HB 15, Mack
  Adds certain compounds to the Schedule I classification of controlled dangerous substances
  

• HB 48, Burns, H
  Provides relative to the exemption for law enforcement officers regarding carrying weapons in alcoholic beverage outlets
  

• HB 59, Honore
  Increases the total number of credits that may be earned by an offender for participation in certified treatment and rehabilitation programs
  

• HB 71, Burns, H
  Requires law enforcement officers to check for compliance with the compulsory security law during traffic stops
  

• HB 103, Badon
  Provides relative to criminal penalties for possession of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoids and the applicability of the Habitual Offender Law relative to possession of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid offenses
  

• HB 105, Whitney
  Provides for the functions of the jury commission in Terrebonne Parish
  

• HB 112, Hill
  Authorizes any mayor's court within certain municipalities to increase court costs
  

• HB 117, Howard
  Authorizes the 11th JDC to provide for a reentry division of court
  

• HB 127, Lorusso
  Provides with respect to the La. Code of Military Justice
  

• HB 141, Badon
  Creates the crime of unlawful sales of firearms
  

• HB 143, Burford
  Establishes a penalty for filing, creating, completing, or maintaining false records or reports related to public water systems
  

• HB 145, Morris, Jay
  Provides relative to sex offender registration and notification requirements for offenders convicted pursuant to the laws of another state who establish a residence in La.
  

• HB 152, Hazel
  Provides relative to parole eligibility for juvenile offenders convicted of homicide offenses
  

• HB 154, Smith
  Provides penalties relative to persons aiding and abetting in the commission of a crime and provides for the procedure by which an aider and abettor may be resentenced
  

• HB 158, Landry, T.
  Authorizes a pilot program to provide supervised probation of certain offenders in certain judicial districts
  

• HB 167, Champagne
  Provides relative to the type of information provided to an institution of postsecondary education requesting criminal history information for an applicant or prospective employee
  

• HB 168, Fannin
  Provides for ancillary expenses of state government
  

• HB 169, Mack
  Provides for the abolishment and creation of judgeships in certain judicial districts
  

• HB 170, Landry, T.
  Prohibits attachments on motor vehicle wheels from extending past a certain width
  

• HB 173, Hazel
  Amends Louisiana's safe haven law to provide that a child 12 months old or younger may be relinquished to a designated emergency care facility
  

• HB 174, Arnold
  Provides for an increase in salary for clerks of court
  

• HB 175, Smith
  Provides relative to registration and voting by a person convicted of a felony
  

• HB 177, Leger
  Designates the Institute for Public Health and Justice as the primary research entity and advisor to the legislature on matters related to youth in the criminal justice system and youth with behavioral needs
  

• HB 184, Honore
  Authorizes certain nonprofit organizations to obtain criminal history record and identification files for applicants seeking to serve in certain programs
  

• HB 189, Gaines
  Provides relative to the attempt to commit the crime of theft
  

• HB 215, Hensgens
  Prohibits hunting deer or outlaw quadrupeds while the animal is swimming or the hunter is in a vessel
  

• HB 217, Arnold
  Requires voter approval prior to the imposition of civil fines for traffic violations based on evidence captured by automated traffic enforcement systems
  

• HB 224, Hollis
  Provides for the removal of a school bus driver convicted for certain offenses relative to operating a vehicle while intoxicated
  

• HB 225, Howard
  Provides citations issued by the weights and standards police force or state police for violations of weight, size, or load violations while in Sabine Parish shall be disposed of as traffic citations by courts in Sabine Parish
  

• HB 226, Richard
  Creates the crime of prohibited sexual contact between a psychotherapist and a client or patient
  

• HB 236, Leopold
  Increases penalties for certain oyster harvesting violations
  

• HB 240, Havard
  Establishes the Privatization Review Act
  

• HB 244, Lorusso
  Provides with respect to release of personal information of law enforcement officers
  

• HB 261, Hazel
  Provides that the term of imprisonment for certain offenses concerning prostitution shall be served at hard labor when the offense involves a person under a certain age
  

• HB 262, St. Germain
  Adds failure to register as a convicted arsonist and violations of a fire marshal's orders to the list of offenses for which a fire marshal may conduct investigations and make arrests
  

• HB 266, Thierry
  Provides procedures for use of electronic mail to send notice of bond forfeiture
  

• HB 273, Lorusso
  Provides relative to reports, records, and adjudicatory functions of the La. State Board of Medical Examiners
  

• HB 278, Hodges
  Adds coercion of a female child to undergo an abortion as a defined form of child abuse
  

• HB 279, Henry
  Amends the definition of the crime of racketeering
  

• HB 293, Foil
  Allows certain certified records to be used as evidence
  

• HB 297, Johnson
  Limits the release of defendants on their own recognizance in certain circumstances
  

• HB 309, Kleckley
  Authorizes the use of electronic monitoring for work release programs operated by the sheriff
  

• HB 310, Harris
  Provides relative to price gouging during declared states of emergency
  

• HB 311, Jackson, K.
  Provides relative to domestic abuse battery
  

• HB 313, Honore
  Provides for the assessment of a cost to reimburse the office of the constable of the city of Baton Rouge in the execution of certain bench warrants
  

• HB 314, James
  Creates the Social Media Privacy Protection Act
  

• HB 319, Honore
  Provides relative to the sentencing and parole eligibility of juvenile offenders convicted of first or second degree murder
  

• HB 335, Pylant
  Provides relative to the housing of prisoners in correctional facilities
  

• HB 349, Price
  Provides relative to simple escape from a work release program
  

• HB 361, Ritchie
  Provides relative to the use of a tracking device to track the location or movements of a minor child by parents
  

• HB 364, Berthelot
  Creates the crime of forgery of a motor vehicle inspection certificate and provides criminal penalties for the commission of such offense
  

• HB 366, Guillory
  Creates the crime of reckless discharge of a firearm in a residential area
  

• HB 367, Adams
  Provides relative to pretrial release
  

• HB 368, Norton
  Provides relative to school crisis management and response plans and school resource officers
  

• HB 371, Lopinto
  Provides relative to discovery and inspection of certain types of evidence in criminal cases
  

• HB 380, Lambert
  Provides relative to the disqualification of commercial motor vehicle drivers
  

• HB 385, Hodges
  Amends provisions of law regarding post-conviction relief
  

• HB 397, Honore
  Provides with respect to discovery in criminal trials
  

• HB 423, Billiot
  Provides relative to petitions for injunctive relief or declaratory judgments regarding the registration and notification requirements of sex offenders
  

• HB 424, Lopinto
  Provides relative to operating a vehicle while intoxicated
  

• HB 440, Billiot
  Provides relative to sex offender registration and notification
  

• HB 442, Lopinto
  Provides relative to sentencing and treatment of certain offenders convicted of certain violations of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law
  

• HB 448, James
  Authorizes the designation of specialized divisions or sections in city or municipal courts
  

• HB 454, Landry, N.
  Provides relative to meetings of public bodies
  

• HB 464, Hunter
  Repeals the prohibition of the receipt of workers' compensation benefits while incarcerated
  

• HB 465, Shadoin
  Provides relative to the disqualification of commercial driver's licenses
  

• HB 470, Willmott
  Prohibits the transportation of dogs in pickup truck beds and utility trailers on certain roadways unless safely crated
  

• HB 471, Ivey
  Provides relative to the annual report on criminal statistics published by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice
  

• HB 497, Moreno
  Increases the maximum term of imprisonment for a first and second conviction of domestic abuse battery
  

• HB 512, Moreno
  Provides relative to the interruption of time limitations for the commencement of a criminal trial
  

• HB 513, Moreno
  Provides for an increase in certain fees for the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
  

• HB 519, Henry
  Establishes the Privatization Review Act
  

• HB 607, Moreno
  Provides for the elimination of two judgeships from the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
  

• HB 628, Barras
  Provides for technical corrections to various provisions of the La. Revised Statutes, the Children's Code, and the Code of Criminal Procedure
  

• HB 651, Hodges
  Provides for age and work-status verification in sexually oriented business employment to prevent human trafficking
  

• HCR 48, Smith
  Requests certain officials and entities responsible for incarcerated inmates to make recommendations to allow certain incarcerated persons to vote
  

• SB 5, LaFleur
  Removes the mandatory retirement age of judges
  

• SB 6, Allain
  Provides relative to the crime of unauthorized entry of a place of business
  

• SB 8, Gallot
  Authorizes sheriffs to use prisoners for manual labor upon churches and other religious buildings
  

• SB 24, White
  Provides limitation of liability for good faith reporting of suspicious activity or behavior
  

• SB 30, Morrell
  Creates a justice services commission to analyze, study, and recommend improved methods for managing and coordinating such services in Orleans Parish
  

• SB 32, Crowe
  Provides for special consideration for veterans who are arrested or convicted of a crime
  

• SB 40, Kostelka
  Provides relative to the right to waive trial by jury in certain criminal cases
  

• SB 43, White
  Provides relative to the crime of manufacture and possession of a bomb
  

• SB 49, LaFleur
  Provides time limitations specific to the revocation of probation under certain conditions
  

• SB 52, Thompson
  Provides relative to contraband in penal institutions
  

• SB 54, Broome
  Provides relative to victims of human trafficking
  

• SB 60, Adley
  Creates the crime of false personation of a veteran or veteran-owned business
  

• SB 70, Kostelka
  Provides relative to the crime of domestic abuse battery
  

• SB 71, Broome
  Authorizes and provides for mental health courts
  

• SB 72, Thompson
  Provides relative to disturbing the peace at funerals
  

• SB 87, Perry
  Provides relative to battery of a correctional facility employee
  

• SB 88, Broome
  Provides relative to victims of human trafficking
  

• SB 92, Walsworth
  Provides responsive verdicts for the crime of aggravated incest
  

• SB 94, Nevers
  Provides for the use in the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court of a validated risk/needs assessment tool at the pretrial stage
  

• SB 107, Ward
  Provides relative to at-risk youths and development of an integrated case management system
  

• SB 108, Perry
  Provides relative to an offender convicted of first degree murder with life sentence
  

• SB 109, Morrish
  Provides relative to a physical examination of a suspected child abuse victim
  

• SB 112, Gallot
  Provides procedure for expungement of certain criminal records
  

• SB 113, Gallot
  Provides relative to the LA Public Defender Board and certain employees
  

• SB 124, Murray
  Increases certain fees and court costs levied by the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans
  

• SB 135, Riser
  Provides relative to possession of weapons and certain judicial proceedings and reports
  

• SB 140, Morrell
  Provides for legislation which increases the maximum fine and imprisonment for a violation of an Orleans Parish ordinance
  

• SB 142, Brown
  Waives certain licensure requirements for certain juvenile detention centers
  

• SB 147, Erdey
  Prohibits any device from being used to access, read, or post to a social networking site while operating a motor vehicle
  

• SB 152, Murray
  Authorizes courts exercising juvenile jurisdiction to designate by rule one or more divisions to which gun and weapon-related offenses may be assigned and to establish a weapon-related offenses probation program
  

• SB 179, Claitor
  Provides relative to bail
  

• SB 188, Martiny
  Provides for salaries of judges as recommended by the Judicial Compensation Commission
  

• SB 193, Amedee
  Provides for a statewide increase in court costs in city, parish, district, appellate, and supreme courts
  

• SB 212, Smith, G.
  Requires proceedings to be video or tape recorded filmed, or broadcast live
  

• SB 227, Tarver
  Provides for Families in Need of Services