SENATE - Louisiana

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June 21, 2004
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 123—
BY SENATORS SMITH AND MCPHERSON
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Department of Transportation and
Development to study the laws that govern the operation of
vehicles which haul Louisiana products on the highways and
roadways of Louisiana in excess of the standard limitations set
forth in law, and to include in such study more particularly,
vehicles transporting forestry products in their natural state and
vehicles transporting Louisiana-produced lignite coal and coke
fuel.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 140—
BY SENATOR FIELDS
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator
Examiners to take appropriate steps to provide for the offering
of courses in private investigation at Southern University.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 152—
BY SENATORS DUPRE, BOASSO, B. GAUTREAUX, N.
GAUTREAUX, MOUNT, ROMERO, THEUNISSEN AND ULLO
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact legislation
eliminating the “new shipper” bonding privilege.
Message to the Secretary of State
SIGNED
JOINT RESOLUTIONS
June 22, 2004
To the Honorable Secretary of State:
Respectfully submitted,
GLENN A. KOEPP
Secretary of the Senate
The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives have signed the following Joint Resolution:
SENATE BILL NO. 806 (Substitute for Senate Bill No. 158
by Senator Dupre)—
BY SENATOR DUPRE AND REPRESENTATIVE DOERGE AND
COAUTHORED BY SENATORS MCPHERSON, ROMERO AND ULLO
AND REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO, ANSARDI, ARNOLD,
BALDONE, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BOWLER, BROOME, BRUCE,
BRUNEAU, BURNS, BURRELL, R. CARTER, CROWE, CURTIS,
DAMICO, DANIEL, DARTEZ, DEWITT, DORSEY, DOVE, DOWNS,
DURAND, FANNIN, FARRAR, FAUCHEUX, FLAVIN, FRITH,
GALLOT, GRAY, M. GUILLORY, HAMMETT, HEATON, HEBERT,
HILL, HONEY, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JOHNS, KENNEY,
LANCASTER, MARCHAND, MARTINY, MCDONALD,
MONTGOMERY, MURRAY, ODINET, PITRE, QUEZAIRE,
RICHMOND, RITCHIE, ROMERO, SALTER, SCHNEIDER,
SHEPHERD, GARY SMITH, JACK SMITH, JANE SMITH, ST.
GERMAIN, THOMPSON, TOOMY, TOWNSEND, TRICHE,
WADDELL, WALKER, WOOTON AND WRIGHT
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing to amend Section 20(A) of Article VII of the Constitution
of Louisiana, relative to the homestead exemption from ad
valorem property taxes; to provide persons eligible for the
homestead exemption and for the valuation of land which is the
homestead; to provide for the homestead exemption for
homesteads owned in indivision and for fields in which there is
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timber; to provide for the application of the exemption to the
surviving spouse, testamentary or irrevocable trusts,
usufructuaries, and to property occupied by a buyer under a
bond for deed contract under certain conditions; to prohibit
more than one exemption for any person; and to specify an
election for submission of the proposition to electors and
provide a ballot proposition.
Respectfully submitted,
GLENN A. KOEPP
Secretary of the Senate
Message to the Governor
SIGNED SENATE BILLS
June 23, 2004
To the Honorable Governor of the State of Louisiana:
The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives have signed the following Senate Bills:
SENATE BILL NO. 14—
BY SENATORS DUPRE AND MARIONNEAUX AND
REPRESENTATIVE CAZAYOUX
AN ACT
To amend and reenact R.S. 15:587(A)(1)(a), relative to criminal
procedure; to provide relative to the Louisiana Bureau of
Criminal Identification and Information; to authorize such
bureau to release criminal history records and identification files
to the Louisiana State Bar Association; and to provide for
related matters.
SENATE BILL NO. 23—
BY SENATOR MOUNT
AN ACT
To amend and reenact R.S. 4:144(A), relative to the Louisiana State
Racing Commission; to increase the at-large membership of the
commission; and to provide for related matters.
SENATE BILL NO. 145 (Duplicate of House Bill No. 45)—
BY SENATOR ELLINGTON AND REPRESENTATIVE MCVEA
AN ACT
To amend and reenact R.S. 9:2795.4(A)(3) and (F), relative to
limitation of liability; to provide relative to motorized off-road
vehicle activities; to increase the weight limitation on vehicles
involved in such activities; and to provide for related matters.
SENATE BILL NO. 161—
BY SENATOR B. GAUTREAUX AND REPRESENTATIVES BRUCE,
CAZAYOUX, DOWNS, FANNIN, FRITH, HILL, KENNEY, LAFLEUR,
MORRISH, T. POWELL, JACK SMITH, ST. GERMAIN AND STRAIN
AN ACT
To enact Part XVI of Chapter 5 of Title 3 of the Louisiana Revised
Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 3:559.1 through
559.9, and R.S. 36:629(Q), relative to the Louisiana Aquatic
Chelonian Research and Promotion Board; to provide for
definitions; to provide for the composition, powers, and duties
of the board; to provide for the powers of the commissioner of
agriculture and forestry; to provide for a referendum for
imposition of assessments and authorization for certain
activities; to provide for the collection and disbursement of
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