2009 Regular Session Instruments by Jack Donahue Instrument Status Summary SB37 SUBJECT TO CALL - SENATE FINAL PASSAGE TAX/AD VALOREM - Limits the power of tax authorities whose governing boards are not elected to increase millage rates without voter approval and require elections to approve the levy or renewal of property taxes of such unelected tax authorities to be held only on the same dates as gubernatorial and congressional primary and general elections. (1/1/11) (2/3-CA13s1(A) (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note) SB56 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR ACT 75 JUVENILE JUSTICE - Provides relative to the Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice District. (8/15/09) (EN +$300 LF EX See Note) SB64 ASSIGNED TO SENATE HEALTH & WELFARE HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT - Authorizes the Department of Health and Hospitals to transfer certain state property. (gov sig) SB65 FAILED SENATE FINAL PASSAGE EVIDENCE - Provides for electronic discovery. (8/15/09) (EG NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) SB94 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR ACT 192 CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides for the crime of molestation of a juvenile involving an educator and requires for reporting of certain convictions or pleas of nolo contendere to an educator's employer. (gov sig) SB261 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR ACT 491 STATE AGENCIES - Provides for streamlining state government. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) SB268 SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR ACT 493 TAX/TAXATION - Provides with respect to employment of private counsel by state and local tax collectors and provides more alternative remedies to taxpayers in lieu of paying local sales tax assessments under protest. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) SB269 ASSIGNED TO SENATE REVENUE & FISCAL AFFAIRS TAX/TAXATION - Provides for a tax credit of 6% for employers who pay health insurance premiums for their employees. (8/15/09) (OR -$54,800,000 GF RV See Note) SCR38 FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE WATER/WATERWAYS - Nominates Bayou Liberty for inclusion in the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System. SCR84 FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE COMMENDATIONS - To commend Bruce "Skip" Maclachlan Horack, Jr., on his literary accomplishments. SCR116 FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FUNDS/FUNDING - Directs that savings generated from cost effective practices in the NOW program be maintained in the NOW program. (EN See Note) SCR129 FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE COMMENDATIONS - Commends Morgan Elizabeth Laurent of Fountainbleau High School, daughter of Denise and Merrill Laurent, upon her selection as a representative of Louisiana at the Hugh O'Brian World Leadership Congress in Washington, D.C. SCR140 PENDING HOUSE FINAL PASSAGE COMMITTEE STUDIES - Creates the Republic of West Florida Bicentennial Commission. SR116 FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Requests the LSU Board of Supervisors to submit all of its existing business plans and all supporting data for the development of a replacement for the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans to the Senate by 3 pm on Tuesday, June 23, 2009.