BATON ROUGE – Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced that he has signed the following bills passed by the Legislature into law. He also announced bills which became law without the Governor’s signature in accordance with the ten-day rule following bill passage by the legislature.

The following bills were signed into law:

SB 55 – Sen. Dupre

This bill pertains to hunter safety education course requirements and to nonresident deferral licenses.

SB 58 – Sen. Shaw

This bill relates to the membership of the Louisiana Sexual Assault Task Force.

SB 93 – Sen. Thompson

This bill requires food processors to maintain a written food safety and recall plan and to report contaminants to the DHH.

SB 158 – Sen. B. Gautreaux

This bill renames the Louisiana Retirement Development Commission to the Encore Louisiana Commission.

SB 171 – Sen. Broome

This bill requires licensed child care facilities to make information available to parents about the benefits of immunizing certain children against influenza.

SB 182 – Sen. Crowe

This bill authorizes the LCTCS Board of Supervisors to transfer specified state properties to the St. Tammany Parish School Board.

SB 191 – Sen. Alario

This bill relates to mortality reviews of certain program participants of the offices for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities and Aging Adult Services.

SB 208 – Sen. Amedee

This bill relates to the LaFourche Basin Levee District.

SB 215 – Sen. Morrish

This bill provides for the definition of major teaching hospital.

SB 224 – Sen. N. Gautreaux

This bill authorizes creation of sustainable energy financing districts by local governmental subdivisions and provides for issuance of bonds and property assessment programs for solar and energy efficiency projects.

SB 229 – Sen. Evans

This bill prohibits any charges or fees to be levied or collected for the issuance of driver’s license or identification cards to any child who is in foster care.

SB 240 – Sen. Mount

This bill authorizes Calcasieu Parish to create waterworks subdistricts and to expand the membership of the boards of commissioners of waterworks districts.

SB 251 – Sen. Erdey

This bill requires day care facilities to provide parents with information on how to obtain child care licensing surveys issued by the Department of Social Services.

SB 271 – Sen. Nevers

This bill creates the “Forestry Product Fairness Act.”

SB 282 – Sen. Hebert

This bill allows an enrollee web access to determine if a health care provider or health care facility is a contracted health care provider with their health insurance.

SB 284 – Sen. Hebert

This bill provides for municipal and parish licenses for wholesalers of beverages of high alcoholic content.

SB 285 – Sen. Nevers

This bill relates to the transfer of credit between and among public high schools and postsecondary education institutions.

SB 348 – Sen. McPherson

This bill provides for state registration and quality assurance of certified nurse aides providing services in skilled nursing facilities.

Today, the following bills became law without the Governor’s signature in accordance with the ten-day rule following bill passage by the legislature:

SB 280 – Sen. Chaisson

This bill relates to the employment of certain public servants.

HB 121 – Rep. Guinn

This bill relates to the commissioners of Waterworks District No. 8 of Calcasieu Parish.

HB 150 – Rep. Montoucet

This bill relates to an automobile expense allowance for the clerks of court of the district courts in Acadia Parish and Iberia Parish.

HB 201 – Rep. Thibaut

This bill provides that the inclusion of, or a change in, a deductible shall not be deemed cancellation of a property insurance policy in circumstances arising from repeat damage claims.

Also, on Thursday,  Governor Bobby Jindal signed a bill into law that abolishes numerous outdated state boards and state commissions.

Governor Jindal said, “By eliminating these boards and commissions, we’re taking a critical step to streamline government functions. We have to consistently review our boards and commissions to ensure that their maximum potential is being reached to best serve the citizens of our state.”

House Bill 852 by Representative Smiley eliminates outdated or duplicative boards and commissions on the state level and in some cases combines certain boards or commissions with similar functions, which include:

·         The Educational Assessment Testing Commission

·         The Interim school board for Central Community School System

·         The La. Home Instruction for Preschool Youngsters Advisory Board

·         The A. Z. Young Memorial Commission

·         The Archaeological Survey and Antiquities Commission

·         The La. Unmarked Burial Sites Board

·         The La. Medical Assistance Trust Fund Advisory Council

·         The La. Economic Development Council and Cabinet Advisory Group on Economic Development

·         The Manufactured Housing State Administrative Agency - moves the functions of the board under the state fire marshal’s office

·         The Economic Development Funding Board - transfers these functions and duties to the La. Stadium and Exposition District

·         The Uniform Payroll Insurance Committee