BATON ROUGE – Monday, Governor Bobby Jindal announced that he has signed the following bills passed by the legislature into law:

HB 29 – Morris

This bill relates to the taking of testimony of a protected person.        

HB 84 – R. Jones  

This bill increases penalties for failure to pay child support under certain conditions.

HB 129 – Monica

This bill increases the civil jurisdiction of justice of the peace courts.

HB 134 – Henry

This bill relates to the removal of mortgage inscriptions.

HB 138 – Geymann

This bill relates to the jurisdiction in which justice of the peace constables can effectuate service of process.

HB 155 – Katz

This bill relates to the approval of nursing facilities.

HB 178 – Gisclair

This bill requires students to be vaccinated against meningococcal disease as a condition of entry into the ninth grade in public schools.

HB 253 – Mills

This bill authorizes the reporting of suspicious activities to the Office of Financial Institutions.

HB 301 – Jones

This bill revises board membership requirements of the St. Mary Levee District.

HB 302 – Jones

This bill repeals the 10% surcharge on rates charged by the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for St. Mary Parish.

HB 312 – Arnold

This bill relates to the obligations of the board of assessors of Orleans Parish.

HB 318 – Kleckley

This bill requires health insurance coverage of prosthetic devices and prosthetic services.

HB 321 – Trahan

This bill increases the total number of charter school proposals that may be approved by BESE and local school boards from 42 to 70.

HB 322 – Jones   

This bill relates to the adoption of adults.

HB 366 – Katz

This bill expands Medicaid eligibility to former foster children who have reached adulthood.

HB 369 – Kleckley

This bill authorizes Louisiana’s entry into the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact.

HB 393 – Greene

This bill relates to the confirmation of certain default judgments.

HB 402 – Foil

This bill prohibits the use of cell phones while driving a school bus.

HB 424 – Greene

This bill relates to the proper venue for a suit on a promissory note.

HB 574 – G. Smith

This bill prohibits certain interactions between students and school employees except in accordance with specified guidelines and limitations.

HB 657 – Trahan  

This bill prohibits school employees from having to complete burdensome, duplicative paperwork relative to information that is available from other sources.

HB 671 – Nowlin

This bill relates to the board of directors for the Louisiana School of Math, Science, and the Arts developing and adopting a policy for sabbatical leave.

HB 699 – St. Germain

This bill authorizes Louisiana to join the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.

HB 719 - Carmody

This bill requires that BESE develop and adopt guidelines for principals, teachers, and school counselors to receive at least two hours of in-service training each year in suicide prevention.

HB 738 – Baldone

This bill revises provisions related to the employment of minors.

HB 754 – Dixon

This bill requires that all public elementary and secondary school students be provided an annual orientation regarding school disciplinary rules, the consequences for failing to comply with disciplinary rules, and the rights afforded to teachers.

HB 815 – Abramson

This bill relates to the prescriptive period for actions involving the sale of certain immovable property.

HB 828 – Henry

This bill relates to the electronic filing of certain instruments.

HB 854 – Lambert  

This bill relates to geographical election sections for first district of First Circuit Court of Appeals.

HB 858 – Katz

This bill relates to the Louisiana Board of Nursing Facility Administrators.

HB 863 – Abramson

This bill relates to the five-year prescription for actions involving a power of attorney.

HB 879 – Schroder

This bill provides for one justice of the peace for Ward 3 of St. Tammany Parish.

HB 930 – Mills   

This bill relates to the governance, functions, and responsibilities of human service districts.

HB 1004 – Connick

This bill relates to the issuance of subpoenas directing the testimony of legislative staff regarding matters of legislative speech and debate.

HB 1043 – Fannin

This bill relates to a financial institution (lender) filing a certificate of occupancy with the local conveyance records office in order to enhance documentation of building-code compliance of residential homes.

HB 1053 – Harrison

This bill amends state law relative to educational opportunities for children with exceptionalities to better conform with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004.

HB 1152 – Richmond

This bill provides for new assistant district attorney positions for the various judicial districts in the state.

HB 1245 – LaFonta

This bill relates to the termination date of the Louisiana Commission on HIV, AIDS, and Hepatitis C.

HB 1256 – Downs

This bill requires that local school board members receive four hours of training and instruction annually related to education policy issues.

HB 1270 – Perry

This bill creates the Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative.

HB 1328 – Mills

This bill relates to the Oilfield Site Restoration Commission.

HB 1366 – Ponti

This bill requires that pharmacy benefit managers be licensed and regulated by the commissioner of insurance as third party administrators.

HB 1368 – Abramson

This bill provides for commencement of prescriptive periods and applicable notice for claims under the New Home Warranty Act.

SB 17 – Cravins

This bill requires applications with Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to disclose insurance carriers who denied coverage.

SB 36 – Dupre

This bill relates to the definition of rural hospital for purposes of the Rural Hospital Preservation Act.

SB 44 – Cravins

This bill authorizes a “third invitation” for grants under the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program and requires unused money from the program be used for a Homeowner Policy Premium Assistance Program.

SB 72 – Crowe

This bill authorizes the city of Slidell to enter into design-build contracts.

SB 73 – Gray

This bill relates to parental contributions given to the care and treatment of children in foster care

SB 75 – Gray

This bill extends until January 1, 2010, the facility need review approval for licensed nursing homes or intermediate care facilities that are located in certain areas.

SB 77 – Gray

This bill adds CASA volunteers to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse.

SB 80 – Martiny

This bill provides for suspension and deferral of misdemeanor and felony sentences and probation in misdemeanor and felony cases.

SB 99 – B. Gautreaux

This bill prohibits the transfer of employer contributions except in certain circumstances.

SB 123 – Dupre

This bill authorizes non-compete agreements between shareholders, LLC, or partners, and their parent company.

SB 143 – N. Gautreaux

This bill prohibits a "sex offender" from wearing a mask, hood or disguise during holiday events and from distributing candy or other gifts on Halloween to persons under eighteen years of age.

SB 147 – Martiny

This bill authorizes the board of aldermen, upon the mayor's request, to appoint one or more magistrates and one or more prosecutors for the mayor's court.

SB 149 – Cravins

This bill prohibits insurers from including fines and penalties in rate filings.

SB 150 – Cravins

This bill authorizes the formation and regulation of domestic captive insurers.

SB 152 – Cravins

This bill provides for eligibility on a group life insurance policy.

SB 172 – Duplessis

This bill relates to the purchase of copper and other metal material.

SB 177 – B. Gautreaux

This bill relates to the reduced retirement with ten years of service credit at age sixty under certain circumstances relative to the sheriff's relief fund.

SB 182 – Gray

This bill relates to assistive outpatient placement.

SB 220 – Quinn

This bill relates to the possession and use of a family residence or community property in the event of divorce.

SB 235 – Nevers

This bill authorizes DHH to promulgate rules for facilities located in areas subject to hurricanes, tidal surges or flooding.

SB 245 – Cravins

This bill defines the types of insurers and risk bearing entities regulated under the Louisiana Insurance Code.

SB 264 – Quinn   

This bill relates to domestic abuse assistance.

SB 282 – Crowe

This bill relates to nursing home beds placed in alternative health care.

SB 291 – Donahue

This bill renames the East Florida Parishes Retirement District as La.'s I-12 Retirement District.

SB 299 – Erdey

This bill relates to the eligibility of certain developmentally disabled persons in the state group benefits program.

SB 335 – Cravins

This bill reorganizes and recodifies the Louisiana Insurance Code.

SB 347 – Cravins

This bill relates to outdated provisions of the Louisiana Insurance Code regarding certain life and accident insurers on a co-operative or assessment plan.

SB 353 – N. Gautreaux

This bill relates to the liability of volunteer supervisory physicians at certain nonprofit centers.

SB 360 – McPherson

This bill relates to certain semester hours in the calculation of payments due eligible independent post-secondary institutions for educating Louisiana residents.

SB 366 – Broome

This bill revises the membership of the Research Park Corporation's board of directors.

SB 374 – Cravins

This bill relates to outdated provisions regarding animal insurers.

SB 414 – Murray

This bill provides that requirement of a certified operator does not apply to certain licensed contractors.

SB 415 – Murray

This bill relates to issuance of summons for certain minor traffic offenses.

SB 427 – Walsworth

This bill requires property used for cemetery purposes to be dedicated as such through recording an instrument with the clerk of court of the parish in which the cemetery is located and with the Louisiana Cemetery Board.

SB 456 – Michot

This bill relates to changes to the 2004 Overcollections Fund.

SB 514 – Amedee   

This bill provides for the minimum penalty for molestation of a juvenile.

SB 530 – Michot

This bill relates to agency notification for the interim emergency board.

SB 532 – N. Gautreaux

This bill specifies the allocation of monies in the Vermilion Parish Visitor Enterprise Fund.

SB 657 – McPherson

This bill provides for a statewide traffic incident management plan on state roads and highways.

SB 732 – Gray

This bill provides for a neighborhood enhancement program to be administered by the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

SB 746 – Long

This bill clarifies that certain social workers, guidance counselors, and school psychologists of the Special School District are eligible for sabbatical leave.

SB 807– Duplessis

This bill provides a more efficient franchising process related to companies offering television, high-speed Internet and telephone services state-wide.