SENATE - Louisiana

Page 4 SENATE
June 21, 2004
House Concurrent Resolutions
on Second Reading
Reported by Committees
JOE MCPHERSON
Chairman
Senator McPherson asked for and obtained a suspension of the
rules to take up at this time the following House Concurrent
Resolutions just reported by Committees.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 300—
BY REPRESENTATIVE DURAND
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To suspend until sixty days after final adjournment of the 2005
Regular Session of the Legislature the provisions of R.S.
28:382.1(A)(2), relative to the development and implementation
of a framework for human services delivery.
Reported favorably by the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate,
the resolution was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Rules Suspended
Senator McPherson asked for and obtained a suspension of the
rules for the purpose of invoking 3 minute cloture.
Reports of Committees, Resumed
The following reports of committees were received and read:
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 46 by Senator McPherson
June 17, 2004
To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to
the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of
Representatives:
We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement
between the two houses concerning Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. 46 by Senator McPherson recommend the following concerning
the Engrossed resolution:
1. That Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and adopted by the
Senate on April 22, 2004 be adopted.
2. That House Committee Amendments No. 1, 2, and 4 proposed
by the House Committee on Health and Welfare and adopted by
the House of Representatives on May 24, 2004 be adopted.
3. That House Committee Amendment No. 3 proposed by the
House Committee on Health and Welfare and adopted by the
House of Representatives on May 24, 2004 be rejected.
4. That the following amendment to the engrossed resolution be
adopted:
50th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS
AMENDMENT NO. 1
On page 1, delete lines 15 through 17 and insert the following:
"WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana acknowledges that
abuse of prescription drugs is a growing problem; and
WHEREAS, real-time electronic monitoring of prescription
writing and fulfillment can be an effective tool for preventing fraud
and abuse of prescription drugs; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that, the Department of
Health and Hospitals shall determine the feasibility of administering
a pilot program to demonstrate the effectiveness of real-time
prescription writing, monitoring, and fulfillment, and report to the
Senate and House committees on health and welfare not later than
October 1, 2004 on the feasibility of such a program."
Senators:
Joe McPherson
Lydia P. Jackson
Nick Gautreaux
Rules Suspended
Respectfully submitted,
Representatives:
Sydnie Mae Durand
Monica Walker
Senator McPherson asked for and obtained a suspension of the
rules for the purpose of considering the Conference Committee
Report. On motion of Senator McPherson, a vote was taken on the
adoption of the report.
ROLL CALL
The roll was called with the following result:
YEAS
Mr. President Ellington McPherson
Amedee Fields Michot
Barham Fontenot Nevers
Boasso Gautreaux, N Romero
Boissiere Hainkel Schedler
Cain Hollis Smith
Chaisson Jones Theunissen
Cravins Kostelka Ullo
Dardenne
Lentini
Dupre
Malone
Total—28
NAYS
Total—0
ABSENT
Adley Gautreaux, B Jackson
Bajoie Heitmeier Marionneaux
Cheek Holden Mount
Duplessis
Irons
Total—11
The Chair declared the Conference Committee Report was
adopted. Senator McPherson moved to reconsider the vote by which
the report was adopted and laid the motion on the table.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
Senate Bill No. 14 by Senator Dupre
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