Louisiana Rep. James K. Armes (D)

LA - Appropriations (House)

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member

LA - Natural Resources and Environment (House)

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member

LA - House Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs (House)

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member

LA - HB581 MOTOR VEHICLES: Authorizes the use of "utility terrain vehicles" on certain roads. (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)

LA - HCR74 BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Requests professional licensing boards and commissions to ensure compliance with laws pertaining to licensure of military members and military spouses

LA - HCR217 MILITARY AFFAIRS/NATL GD: Requests the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to urge the secretary for the United States Army to allow the burial of a national guardsman at Arlington National Cemetery

LA - HB479 ENVIRONMENT/WASTE TIRES: Provides for fees levied on the sale of tires for recycling

LA - HB329 INSURANCE/GROUP-STATE: Requires the state Office of Group Benefits to cover bariatric surgery techniques for the treatment of morbid obesity

LA - HR101 MILITARY AFFAIRS: Requests United States Army and federal government to fully support and maintain Fort Polk at its present level of personnel and troops

LA - HB270 MEDICAID: Provides relative to filing of Medicaid claims (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

LA - HCR163 MILITARY AFFAIRS: Requests the U.S. Army and federal government to fully support and maintain Ft. Polk at its present level of personnel and troops

LA - SB6 ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Names US Highway 167 between the southern corporate limits of the village of Maurice and the northern corporate limits of the city of Abbeville in Vermilion Parish the "Deputy Allen Bares, Jr. Memorial Parkway". (8/1/15)

LA - HR214 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and expresses appreciation to the Honorable Charles E. "Chuck" Kleckley, Speaker of the House, for his outstanding legislative service and recognizes his contributions to his district, the House, and the state

LA - SCR64 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Charles H. Grisbaum Jr. former legislator and retired Chief Judge of the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.

LA - HR215 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and expresses appreciation to the Honorable Jeffery "Jeff" Arnold for his outstanding legislative service and recognizes his contributions to his district and the state

LA - HR169 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and expresses appreciation to the Honorable Mickey J. Guillory for his outstanding legislative service and recognizes his contributions to his district and the state

LA - HCR109 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Alphonse Jackson, Jr., former state representative and a founding member of the La. Legislative Black Caucus

LA - HB839 LIABILITY/CIVIL: Provides a limitation of liability for certain facilities operated by nonprofit youth organizations

LA - HB618 TRANSPORTATION: (Constitutional Amendment) To authorize public funds to be used to invest in a state infrastructure bank for eligible transportation projects (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)

LA - HB767 TRANSPORTATION: Creates the Louisiana State Transportation Infrastructure Bank (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)

LA - HR63 SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Tuesday, May 5, 2015, as AARP Louisiana Caregiver Day at the state capitol

LA - HCR36 SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Wednesday, May 13, 2015, as Liquefied Natural Gas Day at the state capitol

LA - HB180 PUBLIC FACILITIES: Prohibits the construction of schools on former waste sites

LA - HR199 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and expresses appreciation to the Honorable Austin J. Badon, Jr., for his outstanding legislative service and recognizes his contributions to his district and the state

LA - HB161 PAROLE: Provides with respect to technical parole violations

LA - HB722 FAMILY VIOLENCE: Provides relative to domestic abuse assistance

LA - HB425 MILITARY AFFAIRS: Provides relative to death and disability benefits for La. National Guardsmen

LA - HB499 TRANSPORTATION: Provides relative to state identification for certain offenders upon release from a correctional facility (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)

LA - HB725 TAX CREDITS: Increases the qualified equity investment authority for the La. New Markets Jobs Act tax credits (EG -$29,250,000 GF RV See Note)

LA - HB462 STUDENTS: Provides relative to eligibility requirements for receipt of certain TOPS awards and a career diploma (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

LA - HR40 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Mr. Hebert B. Dixon, Sr. for his many years of dedicated public service

LA - HCR38 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Xavier University President Norman Francis upon his retirement

LA - SCR58 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Vanessa M. Prejean, legislative human resources analyst.

LA - HCR124 CRIME: Requests that the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory be named in honor of Charles Rex Scott

LA - HR190 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and expresses appreciation to the Honorable Gordon E. Dove, Sr., for his outstanding legislative service and recognizes his contributions to his district and the state

LA - HR189 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and expresses appreciation to the Honorable Harold L. Ritchie for his outstanding legislative service and recognizes his contributions to his district and the state

LA - HR216 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and expresses appreciation to the Honorable Brett F. Geymann for his outstanding legislative service and recognizes his contributions to his district and the state

LA - HR170 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and expresses appreciation to the Honorable Timothy G. "Tim" Burns for his outstanding legislative service and recognizes his contributions to his district and the state

LA - HR168 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and expresses appreciation to the Honorable Joel C. Robideaux, former speaker pro tempore, for his outstanding legislative service and recognizes his contributions to his district and the state

LA - HB539 DOMESTIC ABUSE: Provides relative to civil remedies for domestic abuse

LA - SB132 POSTSECONDARY ED: Provides for the reverse transfer of academic credits and the award of certain credits to veterans and their spouses. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

LA - SCR120 CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of respected and longtime Capitol Bureau reporter Edmund "Ed" James Anderson Jr.

LA - HCR172 ENVIRONMENT/AIR: Directs the Louisiana National Guard not to accept certain waste at Camp Minden

LA - SB283 CURRICULA: Provides relative to the content of certain Civics courses. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)

LA - HB603 CHILDREN/NEWBORNS: Provides for annual communications and public information plans concerning the Safe Haven Law

LA - HCR22 SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Commends our United States Armed Forces and recognizes May 2015 as Military Appreciation Month

LA - HB625 CHILDRENS CODE: Revises provisions of law relative to child in need of care proceedings, guardianship, and foster care

LA - HB384 STUDENT/TUITION: Authorizes the Board of Supervisors to impose additional fees for enrollment in the dental hygiene program, University of Louisiana at Monroe (EN +$83,100 SG RV See Note)

LA - HB350 JUDGES/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Provides relative to qualifications for justices of the peace and constables

LA - HR217 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and expresses appreciation to the Honorable Eddie J. Lambert for his outstanding legislative service and recognizes his contributions to his district and the state

LA - HCR46 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Colonel Gene C. Hazel

LA - HB672 STUDENT/STANDARDS: Provides relative to the development, review, and adoption of state content standards and related assessments for public school students (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

LA - HB746 ENVIRONMENT/WASTE TIRES: Provides for the waste tire program in the Department of Environmental Quality (RE1 +$87,000 SD RV See Note)

LA - HCR60 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Staff Sergeant Thomas Florich

LA - HR191 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and expresses appreciation to the Honorable Roy A. Burrell for his outstanding legislative service and recognizes his contributions to his district and the state

LA - SCR116 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Jim Hawthorne on his retirement as the legendary "Voice of the Tigers" at LSU football, baseball, and men's basketball athletic competitions.

LA - SB20 TEACHERS RETIREMENT: Allows certain retirees to collect benefits during reemployment. (2/3 - CA10s29(F)) (6/30/15) (EN +$322,581 APV)

LA - HB42 RETIREMENT/COLAS: Authorizes payments funded by state retirement system experience accounts to certain retirees and beneficiaries of such systems (REF INCREASE APV)

LA - HR183 LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Expresses intention and support of the House of Representatives to meet in veto session if the governor vetoes any appropriation or funding the legislature has provided for healthcare and higher education

LA - HCR63 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Chief Warrant Officer 4 George David Strother

LA - HCR75 HOSPITALS: Provides for a hospital stabilization formula (RE INCREASE SD RV See Note)

LA - HR69 SEX EDUCATION: Directs the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Health and Hospitals to report on the effectiveness of abstinence-emphasis sex education

LA - HB436 INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides for insurance reimbursement of certain provider fees paid by pharmacies (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

LA - HB485 COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Provides for the designation of a public postsecondary education institution as a "Governor's Military and Veteran Friendly Campus"

LA - HB43 RETIREMENT/TEACHERS: Increases the salary cap in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana retire-rehire law for retirees employed as substitute classroom teachers (RE INCREASE FC SG EX)

LA - HCR62 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Chief Warrant Officer 4 George "Wayne" Griffin, Jr.

LA - SCR69 STUDENTS: Expresses support of Louisiana students to assemble for religious expression and to express their religious beliefs in public elementary and secondary schools and public postsecondary education institutions.

LA - HR200 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and expresses appreciation to the Honorable Karen Gaudet St. Germain for her outstanding legislative service and recognizes her contributions to her district and the state

LA - HR150 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and expresses appreciation to the Honorable Regina Ashford Barrow for her outstanding legislative service and recognizes her contributions to her district and the state

LA - HR201 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and expresses appreciation to the Honorable James R. "Jim" Fannin for his outstanding legislative service and recognizes his contributions to his district and the state

LA - HCR61 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Staff Sergeant Lance Bergeron

LA - HR32 COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Chalmette Refinery for 100 years of operation in St. Bernard Parish

LA - HCR40 CONDOLENCES: Commemorates the life of Kate Lemon, senior librarian with the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library