Latest Action: 07/06/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Provides relative to the Children's Cabinet. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date 6/30/08.

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Provides relative to the Louisiana Youth Enhanced Services Consortium. (gov sig)
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date 6/30/08.

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Provides relative to multi-disciplinary interaction in cases of child abuse or neglect. (gov sig)
Latest Action: 07/06/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Provides relative to intrafamily adoptions. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 07/03/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Provides relative to the Children's Cabinet, extending the sunset on the cabinet and the board and revising the preparation and submission of the children's budget. (8/15/08) (EN GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Judiciary A.

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Provides for the posting on the Internet of information about services and programs within the children's budget.
Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Title of substitute adopted, becomes Senate Bill No. 812.

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Places the Children's Cabinet under the authority of the legislature. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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Urges and requests the supreme court to implement mandatory continuing education for judges
Latest Action: 07/03/2008 - Effective date: July 3, 2008.

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Provides for the relocation of children
Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Read by title, returned to the calendar.

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Provides for tax dependency deductions
Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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Urges and requests the supreme court to implement mandatory continuing education for judges
Latest Action: 07/03/2008 - Effective date: July 3, 2008.

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Provides for the relocation of children
Latest Action: 06/16/2008 - Enrolled, signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State.

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Requests the Department of Social Services, the Department of Health and Hospitals, the office of family and youth development, within the Department of Education to study and develop a comprehensive continuum of support from birth to adulthood for Louisiana's children as modeled by the Harlem Children's Zone.
Latest Action: 06/23/2008 - Sent to the Secretary of State on 06/25.

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Requests state agencies to participate in BrightStart to coordinate policy, budget planning and services that support early childhood development.
Latest Action: 07/06/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Provides relative to the Children's Cabinet. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date 6/30/08.

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Provides relative to the Louisiana Youth Enhanced Services Consortium. (gov sig)
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date 6/30/08.

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Provides relative to multi-disciplinary interaction in cases of child abuse or neglect. (gov sig)
Latest Action: 07/06/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Provides relative to intrafamily adoptions. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 05/19/2008 - Sent to the Secretary of State.

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Urges and requests the Department of Social Services to explore best practices in the field of family child day care homes and to study creating a licensing system and a quality rating system for family child day care homes.
Latest Action: 07/03/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Provides relative to the Children's Cabinet, extending the sunset on the cabinet and the board and revising the preparation and submission of the children's budget. (8/15/08) (EN GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Judiciary A.

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Provides for the posting on the Internet of information about services and programs within the children's budget.
Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Title of substitute adopted, becomes Senate Bill No. 812.

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Places the Children's Cabinet under the authority of the legislature. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Read by title, returned to the calendar.

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Provides for tax dependency deductions
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Provides relative to the effect of shared custodial arrangements

HB771

HB771 Sponsored by Joe Harrison
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Provides for shared custody implementation orders

HB759

HB759 Sponsored by Joe Harrison
Latest Action: 07/09/2008 - Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 886.

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Provides with respect to a material change in circumstances in child support (EN GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Provides for the establishment of paternity

SB265

SB265 Sponsored by Julie Quinn
Latest Action: 07/08/2008 - Effective date 1/1/09.

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Provides relative to the emancipation of minors. (1/1/09)
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Provides relative to acknowledgments of judgments and paternity.
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Provides relative to support enforcement jurisdiction of the Department of Social Services. (8/15/08)

HB619

HB619 Sponsored by Joe Harrison
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Provides for the rendering of an accounting
Latest Action: 06/25/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Provides relative to income assignment orders. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 05/28/2008 - Involuntarily deferred in committee.

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Provides for procedures to intercept and withhold certain casino winnings for child support arrearages or overpayments owed to Department of Social Services. (gov sig)

HB494

HB494 Sponsored by Walker Hines
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the schedule of basic child support obligations

HB479

HB479 Sponsored by Walker Hines
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

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Provides for the use of credit bureau reports for child support
Latest Action: 06/23/2008 - Sent to the Secretary of State on 06/25.

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Requests state agencies to participate in BrightStart to coordinate policy, budget planning and services that support early childhood development.
Latest Action: 05/19/2008 - Sent to the Secretary of State.

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Commends Janet S. Rami upon being recognized by Nurseweek as one of the 10 Nurse Heroes of 2007.
Latest Action: 06/16/2008 - Enrolled, signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State.

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Requests the Department of Social Services, the Department of Health and Hospitals, the office of family and youth development, within the Department of Education to study and develop a comprehensive continuum of support from birth to adulthood for Louisiana's children as modeled by the Harlem Children's Zone.

SB265

SB265 Sponsored by Julie Quinn
Latest Action: 07/07/2008 - Effective date 1/1/09.

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Provides relative to the emancipation of minors. (1/1/09)
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Provides relative to acknowledgments of judgments and paternity.
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Provides relative to support enforcement jurisdiction of the Department of Social Services. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Provides a procedure for railroads to close or remove private crossings. (8/15/08) (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/25/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Provides relative to income assignment orders. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Read by title. Returned to the calendar subject to call

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Prohibits the use of a radar jamming device while operating a motor vehicle upon public highways. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 05/28/2008 - Involuntarily deferred in committee.

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Provides for procedures to intercept and withhold certain casino winnings for child support arrearages or overpayments owed to Department of Social Services. (gov sig)

SB92

SB92 Sponsored by Julie Quinn
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Withdrawn from the files of the Senate.

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Requires the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to give preference to Louisiana adjusters. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 06/23/2008 - Returned to house of origin and approved on 6/23.

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Requests the committees to study whether the Department of Transportation and Development should be authorized to allow weights and standard police officers within the department to enforce weight provisions of law utilizing mobile weight scales
Latest Action: 05/19/2008 - Read by title, withdrawn from the files of the House.

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Directs DHH and the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice to study the effects of substance abuse on recidivism rates
Latest Action: 05/28/2008 - Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

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Urges and requests DOTD and local governing authorities to place appropriate signs and markings in school zones to indicate those zones are no-passing zones should certain legislation pass
Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Read by title, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

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Directs the Department of Health and Hospitals to exempt by rule above-ground swimming and wading pools from the state sanitary code
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Read by title, withdrawn from the files of the House.

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Provides an exception for certain publicly bid contracts from the prohibition on state contracts
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides with respect to expropriated property of DOTD not used for projects in a certain time period
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Provides relative to the effect of shared custodial arrangements

HB771

HB771 Sponsored by Joe Harrison
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Provides for shared custody implementation orders

HB759

HB759 Sponsored by Joe Harrison
Latest Action: 07/09/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides with respect to a material change in circumstances in child support (EN GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Provides for the establishment of paternity
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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Changes the phase-in of the dedication of sales tax on new and used motor vehicles (OR -$47,100,000 GF RV See Note)

HB619

HB619 Sponsored by Joe Harrison
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Provides for the rendering of an accounting
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Increases the convenience fees charged by public license tag agents and to provide that public license tag agents disclose certain information to consumers (EN NO IMPACT SG RV See Note)

HB494

HB494 Sponsored by Walker Hines
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the schedule of basic child support obligations

HB479

HB479 Sponsored by Walker Hines
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

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Provides for the use of credit bureau reports for child support
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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Protects consumers in cemetery-related purchases
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the surrendering of parental rights
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides relative to the adoption of children
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Effective date: June 9, 2008.

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Provides relative to retirement benefits for certain court reporters employed by Caddo Parish (EN NO COST)
Latest Action: 06/12/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides with respect to the failure to pay the sex offender registration fee (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 07/01/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the qualifications of child custody mediators
Latest Action: 06/23/2008 - Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

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Provides for the determination of income for child support
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the child support guidelines
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 26, nays 58. Failed to pass, motion to reconsider tabled.

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Provides for the definition of shared custody
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the child support guidelines
Latest Action: 07/10/2008 - Effective date: July 11, 2008.

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Creates the Gentilly Development District in Orleans Parish
Latest Action: 06/23/2008 - Read by title, returned to the calendar.

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Provides procedures for child in need of care proceedings (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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Appropriates funds for payment of judgment against DOTD in "Nancy Reed, et al v. State of Louisiana, et al"
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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Provides relative to payment of health care for prisoners (OR DECREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for changes to the release of certain information by certain financial institutions
Latest Action: 06/21/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Increases penalties for failure to pay child support under certain conditions (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 07/03/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Increases court reporter fees for transcriptions in the 37th JDC

HB6

HB6 Sponsored by Brett F. Geymann
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Provides requirements for pre-surrender adoption counseling sessions
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the surrendering of parental rights
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides relative to the adoption of children
Latest Action: 07/01/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the qualifications of child custody mediators
Latest Action: 06/23/2008 - HB341: By a vote of 50 yeas and 46 nays, the House refused to suspend the rules to consider Conference Committee Report.

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Provides for the determination of income for child support
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the child support guidelines
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 26, nays 58. Failed to pass, motion to reconsider tabled.

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Provides for the definition of shared custody
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the child support guidelines
Latest Action: 06/23/2008 - Read by title, returned to the calendar.

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Provides procedures for child in need of care proceedings (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/21/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Increases penalties for failure to pay child support under certain conditions (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

HB6

HB6 Sponsored by Brett F. Geymann
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Provides requirements for pre-surrender adoption counseling sessions