Louisiana Sen. Page Cortez (R)

LA - Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs (Senate)

Title:

member

LA - Education (Senate)

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interim member

LA - Local and Municipal Affairs (Senate)

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member

LA - Natural Resources (Senate)

Title:

interim member

LA - Retirement (Senate)

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vice-chairman

LA - SR168 SCHOOLS: Requests the Lafayette Parish School System to issue a response to the tax dispute filed by the Acadiana District Dental Association.

LA - SCR5 CHILDREN: Requests the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Health and Hospitals, and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, office of motor vehicles, to promote statewide the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "Where's baby? Look before you lock." campaign.

LA - SR199 COMMENDATIONS: Commends the city of Lafayette on being named the state winner in Category J in the Louisiana Garden Club Federation's Cleanest City Contest.

LA - SB181 WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Provides for the qualifications and duties of the medical director within the office of workers' compensation. (8/1/13) (OR NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)

LA - SCR14 LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS: Recognizes May 2013 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month and memorialize Congress to enact legislation to provide additional funding for research in order to find a treatment and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

LA - SCR129 WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Requests that the medical advisory council within the office of workers' compensation administration meet and reformulate the medical treatment schedule to address the need for injured workers to have access to routine physician office visits as well as uninterrupted prescribed active therapy treatment.

LA - SB252 HORSE RACING: Provides relative to certain annual license fee renewals for participating in horse racing. (7/1/13) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)

LA - SB183 PRIVILEGES/LIENS: Provides relative to liens under Private Works Act. (8/1/13)

LA - SB38 HORSE RACING: Provides relative to distribution of certain monies as purses. (8/1/13) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

LA - SCR18 COMMENDATIONS: Commends the St. Thomas More High School boys basketball team on winning the Class 4A state championship.

LA - SB182 STUDENTS: Provides relative to cocurricular and extracurricular activities, including interscholastic athletics. (8/1/13)

LA - SB261 WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Provides for the qualifications and duties of the medical director within the office of workers' compensation. (8/1/13) (RE NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)

LA - SCR1 RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: Suspends Chapter 7 of Subtitle II of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 1399.1 through 1399.7. (RE DECREASE FC GF & SG EX)

LA - SCR17 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Trey Touchet of St. Thomas More High School for being named the 2012-2013 Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year in boys basketball, and the Outstanding Player of the Louisiana Sports Writer's Association Class 4A All-State boys basketball team.

LA - HB265 WEAPONS/HANDGUNS: Provides for lifetime concealed handgun permits (EN +$37,500 SD EX See Note)

LA - HB326 TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY: Authorizes the city of Youngsville to levy a hotel occupancy tax (EN +$172,500 LF RV See Note)

LA - HB352 ELDERLY: Provides relative to elderly affairs; creates the Department of Elderly Affairs, places the Louisiana Executive Board on Aging in the department, and provides for allocation of funds for programs for the elderly (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

LA - HB437 BUDGETARY CONTROLS: Provides with respect to the development of the budget (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

LA - HB549 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Establishes the MediFund for statewide advancement of biosciences, biomedical, and medical centers of excellence (REF INCREASE GF EX See Note)

LA - HB620 BUDGETARY CONTROLS: Requires spending due to constitutional or other mandates to be considered in a separate appropriation bill from spending that is not required to be funded if health care or higher education funding is reduced (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)

LA - HB664 AGRICULTURE/SWEET POTATO: Provides relative to the sweet potato industry (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

LA - HB724 STUDENTS: Provides relative to student-initiated prayer gatherings at public schools

LA - HB728 WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides with respect to workers' compensation (EN NO IMPACT FF EX See Note)

LA - HCR31 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Kevin P. Reilly, Sr., former state representative

LA - HCR61 COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Lafayette High girls' soccer team upon winning the 2013 Division I state championship

LA - HCR62 COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Lafayette High girls indoor track and field team upon winning the 2013 Division I state championship

LA - HCR65 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Theodore "Teddy" George Solomon, Sr., of New Orleans

LA - HCR92 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the death of Michael Christopher Voisin

LA - HCR97 HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES: Requests that the board of directors of the Rapides Primary Health Care Center rename the center in honor of the late Israel "Bo" Curtis, former state representative, of Alexandria

LA - HCR109 WATERWAYS/NAVIGATION: Requests that the United States Army Corps of Engineers maintain a minimum of 9 foot deep by 200 foot wide channel to allow safe and reliable barge transportation on the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway

LA - HCR114 COMMENDATIONS: Commends the St. Thomas More girls' golf team upon winning its fifth consecutive state golf championship

LA - HCR115 COMMENDATIONS: Commends the St. Thomas More High School girls' softball team upon winning the Class 4A state championship

LA - HCR116 COMMENDATIONS: Commends the St. Thomas More High School girls' volleyball team upon winning the Division II state championship

LA - HCR117 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of former state representative Danny Mitchell

LA - HCR143 CONGRESS: Memorializes congress to give "qualified mortgage" status to balloon loans held in portfolio by a bank and urges and requests the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to expand the definition of "rural" for such mortgages

LA - HCR146 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dr. William L. Jenkins for his service to LSU and the LSU system

LA - HCR154 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Ethan Judice of Lafayette High School upon being named the Gatorade Louisiana Boys' Soccer Player of the Year

LA - HCR185 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dan Juneau upon his retirement from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry

LA - SB16 RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: Provides for the definition of "regular retirement plan" for higher education employees participating in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana. (2/3 - CA10s29(F)) (gov sig) (EG1 INCREASE APV)

LA - SB31 COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Enacts the Board Scholarship Reporting Act relative to scholarships awarded by members of public postsecondary education management boards. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)

LA - SB55 HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT: Provides for Medicaid transparency. (8/1/13) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

LA - SB58 SANITARY CODE: Allows certain meats and fish to be received or used by a not-for-profit entity or charitable organization. (gov sig)

LA - SB90 HEALTH CARE: Provides for certain requirements which must be met by a physician who performs an abortion. (gov sig)

LA - SB171 SANITARY CODE: Provides for certain limitations relative to actions or rules requiring modification of certain existing community water systems. (gov sig)

LA - SB187 CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE: Provides relative to veterinarians and the Prescription Monitoring Program. (gov sig)

LA - SB201 MOTOR VEHICLES: Authorizes "I'm a Cajun" on driver's license and identification cards. (1/1/14) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

LA - SB204 BONDS: Provides relative to the issuance of bonds to finance capital improvements for the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges System. (2/3-CA7s6(F)(1))(gov sig) (EN +$20,000,000 GF EX See Note)

LA - SB220 CHILDREN: Provides for the "Louisiana Has Faith in Families" Act. (gov sig) (REF NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)

LA - SR3 COMMENDATIONS: Designates May 1, 2013, as "FFA Day" at the legislature and commends the state officers of FFA.

LA - SR7 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Judge Carl E. Stewart of Shreveport, Louisiana, on becoming Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

LA - SR25 CONGRESS: Memorializes Congress and requests the secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce to take such action as necessary to require the regional administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service's Southeast Regional Office and his scientists to attend a meeting of the Louisiana Senate Committee on Natural Resources and provide information on the red snapper season.

LA - SR46 COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Roy Amedee upon his retirement.

LA - SR60 CONDOLENCES: Extends condolences on the death of U.S. Navy Aircrewman Joseph Patrick Fitzmorris in Oman.

LA - SR61 CONDOLENCES: Extends condolences on the death of U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Michael Guillory in Afghanistan.

LA - SR62 CONDOLENCES: Extends condolences on the death of U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Henderson in Afghanistan.

LA - SR63 CONDOLENCES: Extends condolences on the death of U.S. Army Specialist Ryan Michael Delrie.

LA - SR70 CONDOLENCES: Extends condolences upon the death of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Esrom Joseph.

LA - SR71 CONDOLENCES: Extends condolences upon the death of Louisiana Army National Guardsman Sergeant Kevin Weiner.

LA - SR72 CONDOLENCES: Extends condolences upon the death of U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Larry Bunn.

LA - SR73 CONDOLENCES: Extends condolences upon the death of Louisiana Army National Guard Sergeant Michael Norbert Perry Jr.

LA - SR74 CONDOLENCES: Extends condolences on the repatriation and burial of the remains of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Lt. Col. Don C. Faith

LA - SR79 COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Blue Star Mothers and the Gold Star Mothers of Louisiana for their work with veterans and military families.

LA - SR83 COMMENDATIONS: Commends the armed forces of the United States and proclaims May as Military Appreciation Month in the Senate.

LA - SR105 CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Pastor Danny Mitchell.

LA - SR124 COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Boys & Girls Clubs in Louisiana and the 2013 Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year, Andrew Vessell.

LA - SR134 COMMENDATIONS: Congratulates the LSU Fighting Tiger baseball team on attaining an unprecedented regular season record and on winning the 2013 Southeastern Conference Tournament and extends best wishes for continued success in the NCAA Tournament.

LA - SR162 CONDOLENCES: Express condolences upon the passing of David R. Voelker.

LA - SR166 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Don Chaney upon his retirement after 32 years of dedicated service to the Louisiana Senate.

LA - SR173 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Angela Hill for 35 years of broadcasting on WWL in New Orleans.

LA - SR191 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dan Juneau for his years of service upon the occasion of his retirement from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.

LA - SR192 FEDERAL PROGRAMS: Requests Louisiana congressional delegation to review the basis for the discontinuance of funding of the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Young Marines Program with a Juvenile Accountability Block Grant with the United States Department of Justice, Office of Civil Rights.

LA - SR205 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dr. Benjamin Sachs, dean of the School of Medicine, for his leadership and activities at Tulane University School of Medicine.

LA - SCR13 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dr. Daniel D. "Dan" Reneau upon the occasion of his retirement as president of Louisiana Tech University.

LA - SCR24 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Devan Clark on being named as Class 4A Boys Basketball Coach of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.

LA - SCR46 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Sarah Whalen, former Louisiana lobbyist.

LA - SCR57 GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS: Requests various state and local departments to take certain actions regarding the commercial construction and operation by Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast of a facility to provide abortions in Louisiana.

LA - SCR73 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Gerald Ray "Gerry" Lane.

LA - SCR91 CONGRESS: Memorializes Congress to prevent unnecessary and unintended harm to coastal communities, individuals, and businesses by immediately amending the Biggert-Waters Act and mandating revision of FEMA flood-risk maps.

LA - SCR96 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Rachel Elizabeth Schultz upon being named the 76th Greater New Orleans Floral Trail Queen.

LA - SCR125 CONGRESS: Memorializes Congress to urge the U.S. Department of State to approve the presidential permit application allowing the construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline between the United States and Canada.

LA - SCR126 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Colonel Winton Vidrine on his retirement from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries after a distinguished forty-three year career, including twenty-four years as chief of the enforcement divison.

LA - SCR127 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Colonel Mike Edmonson, Superintendent of State Police, on receiving the 2013 Buford Pusser National Law Enforcement Award.

LA - SCR130 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Ralph Perlman, former Budget Director for the state of Louisiana.