Louisiana Rep. Vincent J. Pierre (D)

LA - Commerce (House)

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member

LA - Insurance (House)

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member

LA - Labor and Industrial Relations (House)

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member

LA - HR78 SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Thursday, May 14, 2015, as House District 44 Day at the state capitol

LA - HR205 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Briana Babineaux upon her start in the music industry as a singer

LA - HB622 PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides relative to the public bid process undertaken by the city of Lafayette, parish of Lafayette, and the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government

LA - HB255 INSURANCE COMMISSIONER: Provides relative to the authority of the commissioner of insurance to supervise insurance holding company systems

LA - HR21 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Major Luranie Richard, the first female promoted to the rank of major in the Lafayette Police Department

LA - HR114 CRIME: Requests local representatives of the city-parish of Lafayette to meet and develop policy recommendations aimed at reducing crime in the northern portion of the city of Lafayette

LA - HB214 INSURANCE/SURPLUS LINE: Provides relative to the creation of domestic surplus lines insurers

LA - HR44 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Patricia Colbert-Cormier, recipient of the Louisiana Association of Educators' 2015 Human and Civil Rights Award

LA - HCR6 TEACHERS/EVALUATION: Repeals a State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education rule

LA - HB314 PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Relative to the compensation of a contractor for services performed pursuant to a contractual agreement with an agency (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

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 - HCR210 EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY: Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to recognize certified foreign language immersion sites as models of excellence and award points for performance scores of schools with such sites

LA - HCR173 SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Tuesday, May 26, 2015, as CODOFIL Day at the state capitol

LA - HB536 TAX/SALES-USE, STATE: Provides for the definition of a dealer for purposes of collection of sales and use taxes due on sales made in Louisiana by a remote dealer (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)

LA - HCR14 TAX/SALES & USE: Suspends exemptions to the state sales and use tax (EG +$177,400,000 GF RV See Note)

LA - HCR127 SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Commends Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., upon the celebration of its 109th anniversary

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

LA - HR197 HEALTH/HOME CARE: Requests the Dept. of Health and Hospitals to establish a study committee on delivery of home-based care and services

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

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

LA - HB186 HEALTH/CANCER: Provides for notification to patients concerning supplemental breast cancer screening and access by patients to mammography and ultrasound reports

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 - 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 - 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 - HB140 HIGHWAYS: Dedicates the interchange of I-20 and LA Hwy. 149 in Lincoln Parish in memory of former State Representative Pinkie Wilkerson

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 - HB842 DOMESTIC ABUSE: Provides relative to domestic abuse (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

LA - SB143 PHARMACISTS: Enacts Alison Neustrom Act and provides relative to prescribed marijuana for therapeutic uses and the development of rules and regulations by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy and the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. (gov sig)

LA - SB174 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Provides certain accommodations upon reasonable documentation presented by domestic abuse victims who lease residential dwellings. (8/1/15) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

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

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

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

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

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

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 - HCR111 COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Special Olympics Louisiana athletes from the Acadiana area who participated in the 2014 USA Games

LA - HB143 GAMING: Provides for a dedication of funds realized from unclaimed gaming prize tickets (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)

LA - HCR72 HIGHER EDUCATION: Recognizes Wednesday, April 22nd as Southern University Day at the state capitol

LA - HCR211 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the passing of Southern University System president emeritus Dolores Margaret Richard Spikes

LA - HB30 PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides for the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget to review and take action on certain state professional, personal, and consulting service contracts and provides for deposit of certain funding from the contracts into the Higher Education Financing Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)

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

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

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

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

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

LA - HB519 TAX/SALES & USE: (Constitutional Amendment) Specifies that the current state sales and use tax on transactions involving remote dealers shall be collected on behalf of local governments and school districts

LA - HB456 TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Requires commercial mobile service providers and telecommunications carriers to disclose call location information to law enforcement agencies during emergency situations (RE1 NO IMPACT SD EX See Note)

LA - HB738 TAX CREDITS: Excludes certain businesses from being eligible to participate in the Enterprise Zone Program and dedicates certain savings

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

LA - HB287 TEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS: Provides relative to textbooks and other instructional materials (EN DECREASE SG EX See Note)

LA - SB57 PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Provides for placement of a statue of the Reverend Theodore Judson Jemison Sr., better known as Reverend Dr. T.J. Jemison. (8/1/15) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

LA - HB208 TRANSPORTATION: Provides relative to monies deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

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

LA - HR14 SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Friday, April 24, 2015, as Louisiana Knights and Ladies of Peter Claver Day

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 - 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 - HR123 HIGHWAYS: Directs the Department of Transportation and Development to conduct a study relative to constructing roundabouts and changing frontage roads adjacent to certain interchanges with interstate highways and urban arterial roads

LA - HB383 TAX/CORP INCOME: Removes the carryback provisions for the net operating loss deduction for purposes of the corporate income tax (EG +$29,000,000 GF RV See Note)

LA - HB629 TAX CREDITS: Reduces income and corporation franchise tax credits (EN +$31,500,000 GF RV See Note)

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 - HB449 TAX/TAXATION: Provides relative to calculation of the Louisiana apportionment percent and taxable capital for manufacturers of certain aircraft (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)

LA - HB458 TAX/INCOME TAX: Repeals the individual income tax deduction for excess federal itemized personal deductions (OR +$323,000,000 GF RV See Note)

LA - HCR214 PROCUREMENT: Request that the Department of Economic Development notify companies with which it has entered into cooperative endeavor agreements of the goals of the Hudson and Veteran Initiatives and that these companies provide the department with information on their use of Hudson Initiative and Veteran Initiative vendors

LA - HCR226 PROCUREMENT: Request that the Department of Economic Development notify companies with which it has entered into cooperative endeavor agreements of the goals of the Hudson and Veteran Initiatives and that these companies provide the department with information on their use of Hudson Initiative and Veteran Initiative vendors

LA - SB182 TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Enacts the Kelsey Smith Act to require commercial mobile service device providers to provide device location information to law enforcement agencies in certain circumstances. (gov sig)

LA - HB149 CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Amends certain criminal penalties for possession of marijuana (EN -$1,727,056 GF EX See Note)

LA - HB474 TAX/INCOME TAX: Repeals the individual income tax deduction for certain net capital gains (OR +$3,700,000 GF RV See Note)

LA - HB509 TAX/SALES & USE: Suspends the state sales and use tax exemption for business utilities (EG +$103,000,000 GF RV See Note)

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

LA - HCR209 COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Honorable Kaliste Saloom, Jr., upon his contributions and accomplishments as a military veteran and as an attorney and judge for the city of Lafayette

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 - HB550 TAX/INCOME TAX: Reduces the individual income tax rates for purposes of computing individual income tax liability

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

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 - 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