Louisiana Sen. Rick Ward

LA - Insurance (Senate)

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member

LA - Judiciary A (Senate)

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chairman

LA - Natural Resources (Senate)

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member

LA - Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee

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member

LA - SR61 COMMENDATIONS: Acknowledges the legacy of the late Lawrence Russo, the first mayor of the town of Livonia.

LA - SB203 ATTORNEYS: Provides for certain penalties regarding the unauthorized practice of law. (8/1/16)

LA - SB281 BONDS: Provides relative to bail bond forfeiture hearings. (8/1/16)

LA - SB345 WILDLIFE/FISHERIES DEPT: Establishes the Feral Hog Task Force. (8/1/16)

LA - SB462 CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to the state or a state agency as a party plaintiff. (gov sig)

LA - SB136 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: Provides relative to the employment of special attorneys or counsel. (gov sig) (REF DECREASE GF RV See Note)

LA - SCR12 LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES: Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study adult guardianship relative to duties arising under "Peter Falk" statutes adopted in other states.

LA - SB287 LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides for the revocation of P.O.S.T. certification for peace officers convicted of malfeasance in office. (8/1/16)

LA - SB95 AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE: Provides relative to evidence of compulsory motor vehicle insurance. (8/1/16)

LA - SB110 CULT/REC/TOUR DEPARTMENT: Re-creates the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. (6/30/16)

LA - SCR2 NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT: Approves the Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2016-2017.

LA - SB395 LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES: Provides relative to the Louisiana State Law Institute. (1/1/17) (EG DECREASE GF EX See Note)

LA - SB286 LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides relative to the State Power Authority Act. (8/1/16)

LA - SB182 FUNDS/FUNDING: Constitutional amendment to require deposit of certain mineral revenue into the Transportation Trust Fund. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))(7/1/17) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)

LA - SB451 COURTS: Provides relative to judicial treatment of certain arbitration awards. (gov sig)

LA - SB285 PUBLIC MEETINGS: Provides an exception to the Open Meetings Law relative to attorney-client privilege. (8/1/16)

LA - HB212 CHILDREN/SUPPORT: Requires employers to report pending lump-sum payments to employees to appropriate enforcement agencies

LA - SR59 CONDOLENCES: Express the condolences of the Louisiana Senate upon the death of U.S. Air Force Sergeant Johnny James Kelly.

LA - SR4 GOVERNOR: Requests that the governor issue an executive order directing state agencies and local governments to continue to support the Louisiana State Use Program, managed by Employment Development Services.

LA - SR65 LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS: Designates April 18, 2016, as LSU AgCenter Day at the legislature.

LA - SR3 COMMENDATIONS: Commends former Senator David R. Heitmeier on being named the 2015 Optometrist of the Year by the American Optometric Association.

LA - SR55 CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the Louisiana Senate upon the death of U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Damon Taunton Williams.

LA - SR157 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Willie Landry Mount on being conferred an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by McNeese State University.

LA - SR111 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Hokie Gajan, Louisiana football legend.

LA - SCR94 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Robert "Bob" C. Israel upon his retirement as president of the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association.

LA - SR40 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Louisiana author James Lee Burke for his literary accomplishments.

LA - HB488 ABORTION: Provides relative to qualifications of physicians who perform elective abortions

LA - SR58 CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the Louisiana Senate upon the death of Louisiana Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Aaron Rutledge.

LA - HB1081 ABORTION: Provides for the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act

LA - SR60 CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the Louisiana Senate upon the death of U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Bryan Lauw.

LA - SR15 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Shreveport Police Officer Thomas LaValley.

LA - SR56 CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the Louisiana Senate upon the death of U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Jack Lindsey.

LA - HB110 HIGHWAYS: Designates a bridge located on Louisiana Highway 154 in Bossier Parish as the "Officer Thomas LaValley Memorial Bridge" (EN +$3,360 SD EX See Note)

LA - HCR21 LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Expresses sympathies of the legislature to those affected by the March 2016 floods and offers condolences to the families of those who lost their lives across the state in those disasters

LA - HCR140 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of former state representative and lieutenant governor Robert L. "Bobby" Freeman

LA - HCR147 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Edgar "Dooky" Chase, Jr., and Leah Chase upon the seventy-fifth anniversary of their Dooky Chase Restaurant and recognizes Leah Chase upon her receipt of the 2016 James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award

LA - HCR74 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dr. Barry Ancelet upon his retirement from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and recognizes his contributions to preserve the Cajun French culture

LA - SB1 ROADS/HIGHWAYS: To designate a portion of LA Highway 14 in Calcasieu Parish as the "Louisiana State Trooper Steven Vincent Memorial Highway". (8/1/16)

LA - SCR16 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences of the legislature upon the death of Louisiana State Trooper Steven Vincent.

LA - SCR22 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Judge Thomas Eaton Stagg Jr.

LA - SCR25 CONDOLENCES: Extends condolences upon the death of former Louisiana State Senator, Virginia Ruth Kilpatrick Shehee.

LA - SCR26 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Shreveport Police Officer Thomas LaValley.

LA - SCR45 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of attorney and former state senator, Joe C. LeSage Jr.

LA - SCR68 HEALTH SERVICES: Urges the United States Department of Defense and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to coordinate efforts to provide information to military families regarding services for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

LA - SCR86 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Robert "Bob" C. Israel upon his retirement as president of the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association.

LA - SCR128 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of former Lieutenant Governor Bobby Freeman.

LA - HCR144 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Mary Frey Eaton of Baton Rouge

LA - SCR139 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Clark Raymond Cosse III upon the occasion of his retirement from his career in governmental relations.

LA - SCR141 COMMENDATIONS: Congratulates Rose Long upon receipt of the 2016 Grassroots Advocacy Award presented by the National Friends of Public Broadcasting.

LA - SB275 CURRICULA: Requires cursive writing be taught in public schools. (7/1/17) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

LA - HB1035 SCHOOLS: Requires local school boards to require students in grades four through six to recite a specified passage from the Declaration of Independence (EG NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)

LA - SB16 SHERIFFS PEN/RELIEF FUND: Provides for a benefit for survivors of members of the Sheriff'sPension and Relief Fund killed in the line of duty by an intentional violent act. (2/3 - CA10s29(F)) (6/30/16) (EN INCREASE APV)

LA - SCR15 JOINT RULES: Amends Joint Rules of Order relative to conference committee reports.

LA - SCR95 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Jim Hightower on being named to the 2016 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

LA - SR66 SENATE: Designates April 18, 2016, as Lineman Appreciation Day at the state capitol.

LA - SR54 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences of the Louisiana Senate upon the death of Lynette Miller Bell.

LA - HB32 RETIREMENT/COLAS: Authorizes payment of a benefit increase, funded by state retirement system experience accounts, to certain retirees and beneficiaries of such systems (EN INCREASE APV)

LA - SR57 CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the Louisiana Senate on the death of U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Jason M. Smith.

LA - SCR50 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Chancellor Robert A. Barish, MD, for his extraordinary leadership at the LSU Health Science Center in Shreveport and for improvements in health care opportunities in the state of Louisiana.

LA - SR86 SENATE: Recognizes April as Sarcoidosis Awareness Month.

LA - HB210 CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to time limits for institution of prosecution of certain sex offenses

LA - SB474 PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Names a certain complex of state buildings and area in the city of Lafayette the Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton, Jr. Sports and Entertainment Plaza. (gov sig)

LA - HB694 INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to required coverage for reconstructive surgeries following mastectomies (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

LA - SB99 TAX/TAXATION: Provides relative to sales by minors engaging in business. (8/1/16) (EN DECREASE LF RV See Note)

LA - HB179 HUNTING: Adds "blaze pink" as an alternative to the hunter orange requirements

LA - HCR106 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of former state representative John Dean Travis

LA - HCR66 MINERALS/RIGHTS-ROYALTY: Memorializes the U.S. Congress and the Louisiana Congressional delegation to work towards equitable revenue sharing for Louisiana mineral and gas production

LA - SB33 CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Prohibits the sale, or transport of organs or body parts of aborted babies. (8/1/16) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

LA - SR145 COMMENDATIONS: Commends the LSU women's gymnastics team on an outstanding 2016 season.

LA - HB304 WEAPONS/FIREARMS: Provides with respect to cost of concealed handgun permit for veterans (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note)

LA - SB90 CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Expands crime of human trafficking to specific elements regarding trafficking of persons under the age of twenty-one engaged in commercial sexual activity. (8/1/16)

LA - SR13 CONDOLENCES: Extends condolences upon the death of former Louisiana State Senator, Virginia Ruth Kilpatrick Shehee.

LA - SB377 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Requires National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline information to be posted at hotels. (8/1/16)

LA - SCR142 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dan Borné upon his retirement.

LA - HB175 CHILDREN/CARE: Provides for requirements for training early learning center employees on recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

LA - SCR122 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences to the family of former state legislator Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton Jr.

LA - SR83 COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dr. David R. Heitmeier for his exemplary service to the state of Louisiana and the constituency of Senate District Seven.

LA - SR12 CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Judge Thomas Eaton Stagg Jr.