Louisiana Sen. Fred H. Jr. Mills

LA - Finance (Senate)

Title:

interim member

LA - Health and Welfare (Senate)

Title:

chairman

LA - Legislative Audit Advisory Council

Title:

member

LA - Coastal Restoration and Flood Control (Senate)

Title:

member

LA - Women and Children (Senate)

Title:

member

LA - Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee

Title:

member

LA - Joint Select Committee on Louisiana Economic Recovery

Title:

member

LA - SB169 HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to facility need review. (8/1/20) (OR INCREASE SG RV See Note)

LA - SB68 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE: Provides relative to the promulgation of emergency rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. (8/1/20) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

LA - SCR30 MOTOR VEHICLES: Requests a study to determine if individuals who modify motor vehicles from standard vehicle specifications should be required to obtain certification in defensive driving.

LA - SR18 SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates March as Brain Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month in Louisiana.

LA - SCR31 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Requests the Department of Economic Development and the Department of Revenue to develop an incentive package that will make Louisiana the domestic prescription drug manufacturing leader for the United States.

LA - SB168 WATER QUALITY: Creates and provides for the Community Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Act. (8/1/20) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)

LA - SB349 CONSUMERS/PROTECTION: Provides relative to deceptive or unfair trade practices regarding electronic health records. (8/1/20)

LA - SB59 PHARMACEUTICALS: Provides relative to coverage of step therapy or fail first protocols. (8/1/20)

LA - SB60 HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Authorizes modification of drug coverage for a drug costing over $300 per prescription or refill with an increase of at least 25% in the prior 365 days under certain circumstances if 30-day notice is given. (8/1/20)

LA - SB63 HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to contracts for fiscal intermediary services. (8/1/20) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

LA - SB282 CLERKS OF COURT: Provides relative to group insurance expenses for certain clerks of court. (8/1/20)

LA - SB403 COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides relative to the minimum age for the distribution, sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products. (8/1/20)

LA - SB87 ELDERLY: Requires reports of elderly exploitation or extortion to be reported to local law enforcement agencies. (8/1/20) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

LA - SB391 CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to the Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law. (8/1/20)

LA - SB58 CHILDREN: Provides relative to early learning center licensing. (8/1/20)

LA - SB167 SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Authorizes creation of regional drainage and flood mitigation districts. (8/1/20)

LA - SR48 SENATE: Directs the executive branch agencies under jurisdictional oversight of the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to continue to submit statutorily mandated reports until such time as the mandate is specifically amended or repealed.

LA - SB483 HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to the licensure of hospice providers. (8/1/20)

LA - SB170 HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to health care emergency visit alternative treatment reimbursement. (8/1/20)

LA - SB61 COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides for unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the insurance business against certain pharmacies and pharmacists who are licensed and physically located in the state. (8/1/20)

LA - SB62 PHARMACEUTICALS: Provides relative to the maximum cost of prescription insulin drugs. (8/1/20)

LA - SB67 HEALTH CARE: Provides for the repeal of certain inactive or obsolete laws. (8/1/20)

LA - SB479 TRESPASS: Provides for an affirmative defense to the crime of trespass when engaged in commercial trespass. (8/1/20)

LA - SB444 RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: Provides for the certification of disability by medical psychologists. (7/1/20) (OR INCREASE APV)

LA - SB2 TEACHERS RETIREMENT: Provides for optional membership for persons first hired at a certain age, with additional restrictions. (7/1/20) (OR DECREASE APV)

LA - HB137 CRIME: Repeals the crime of vagrancy (EN DECREASE LF EX See Note)

LA - HB411 HUNTING/LICENSES: Provides relative to hunting and fishing license fees for Purple Heart recipients (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)

LA - HB597 EVIDENCE: Provides for evidence in personal injury claims

LA - HB613 LICENSING: Provides relative to the occupational licenses of military families

LA - HB765 MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "LSU National Champions" specialty license plate

LA - HB835 MEDICAID: Authorizes local hospital assessments in certain parishes to fund the nonfederal share of Medicaid costs of health care provided in those parishes (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)

LA - HB848 EDUCATION/SPECIAL: Provides that Act No. 833 of the 2014 Regular Session, which provides for alternative pathways for grade level promotion and graduation of certain special education students, shall be known and may be cited as the "April Dunn Act"

LA - HCR12 COMMENDATIONS: Commends LSU on winning the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship

LA - HCR13 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Joe Burrow on winning the 2019 Heisman Memorial Trophy

LA - HCR27 LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: Provides consent for the adjournment of the 2020 Regular Session of the Legislature for a period longer than three days

LA - HCR44 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the death of state representative Reggie Paul Bagala

LA - SB37 VETERANS: Provides relative to interment of military servicemen and women. (gov sig)

LA - SB65 AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE: Creates an exemption for members of the armed services to avoid a penalty for lapse of automobile coverage. (8/1/20)

LA - SB254 LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides for expansion of working conditions afforded to fire service employees employed by nonprofit corporations under contract with a fire protection district, municipality, or other political subdivision. (gov sig)

LA - SB365 STUDENTS: Requires that information be provided to students about high-demand, high-wage jobs during the development and revision of their individual graduation plans. (gov sig)

LA - SB406 TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Provides for rural access to broadband high-speed internet service. (gov sig)

LA - SB498 REVENUE DEPARTMENT: Provides for tax filing and payment extensions. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)

LA - SB517 WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Provides for continuation of the weekly death benefit for the surviving spouse of a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty upon remarriage. (8/1/20) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

LA - SR23 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Dr. Ray P. Authement, former University of Louisiana at Lafayette president.

LA - SR43 SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes May 15, 2020, as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and May 10-16, 2020 as Police Week.

LA - SR54 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of former judge Henry Garland Sullivan Jr.

LA - SR67 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the passing of former Louisiana State Senator Ron Landry.

LA - SR75 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Coleen Temple, Noah Hawkins, Myra Richardson, and Mia Spears on organizing a peaceful protest of the killing of George Floyd and excessive police force against black men.

LA - SCR5 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of former legislator, community leader, and Shreveport businessman, Don Williamson.

LA - SCR6 COMMENDATIONS: Commends The Shreveport Sun on the occasion of its one hundredth anniversary.

LA - SCR8 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of William A. Oliver.

LA - SCR9 SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates March 2020 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness month in Louisiana and commends Mary Bird Perkins - Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center on the achievement of attaining the designation of National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer.

LA - SCR13 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Meagan Crews upon winning the title of Miss Louisiana 2019.

LA - SCR34 CONGRESS: Memorializes Congress to consider eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) Social Security benefit reductions.

LA - SCR36 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Joe Burrow on his accomplishments as quarterback of the Louisiana State University Fighting Tigers and on being the recipient of the 2019 Heisman Trophy and numerous awards and accolades.

LA - SCR37 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Armand "Mondo" Duplantis former Louisiana State University track athlete on setting new world indoor records for the pole vault.

LA - SCR38 COMMENDATIONS: Commends K'Lavon Chaisson on an outstanding 2019 season with the Louisiana State University Fighting Tigers football team.

LA - SCR39 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Damien Lewis on an outstanding 2019 season with the Louisiana State University Fighting Tigers football team.

LA - SCR40 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Justin Jefferson on an outstanding 2019 season with the Louisiana State University Fighting Tigers football team and on being the new record holder for receptions in a single season.

LA - SCR41 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Lloyd Cushenberry III on an outstanding 2019 season with the Louisiana State University Fighting Tigers football team.

LA - SCR42 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Derek Stingley Jr. on an outstanding season with the Louisiana State University Fighting Tigers football team.

LA - SCR43 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Grant Delpit on an outstanding 2019 football season with the LSU Fighting Tigers.

LA - SCR44 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Ja'Marr Chase on an outstanding 2019 football season with the LSU Fighting Tigers.

LA - SCR45 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Ed Orgeron, head coach of the LSU Fighting Tigers, on an undefeated 2019-2020 season, leading the Tigers to a national championship, and being the recipient of numerous coaching awards and accolades.

LA - SCR46 COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Louisiana State University football team on winning the 2019 National Championship.

LA - SCR53 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the death of former Louisiana House of Representatives and Senate member, the Honorable Dudley Anthony "Butch" Gautreaux Jr.

LA - SCR58 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Melinda Waller Mangham.

LA - SCR62 SCHOOLS: Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to implement a traumatic injury response program in all public schools.

LA - SCR63 BESE: Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to create a task force to develop and oversee continuous learning outside of normal practices.

LA - SCR65 FUNDS/FUNDING: Expresses the intent of the legislature to allocate $100,000,000 of the local government allocation and $100,000,000 from the state allocation from the CARES Act to small businesses, of which $12,500,000 from the local government allocation and $12,500,000 from the state allocation shall be used for minority and women owned businesses.

LA - SCR70 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Dr. Henry Gremillion, Dean of the LSU Health New Orleans School of Dentistry.

LA - SCR73 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Stephen Robicheaux on the occasion of his retirement as head coach of the Destrehan High School Wildcat football program.

LA - SCR75 WATER/WATERWAYS: Requests naming the new Grand Bayou Floodgate in Lafourche Parish as the Reggie P. Bagala Floodgate.