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<title>Legislative Report for Week Ending March 18th</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<table border="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" width="600" style="color: #5b6770; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; background-color: #f1f1f1;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="color: #5b6770; background-color: #ffffff;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="https://www.laphcc.org/resource/resmgr/images/PHCC_Email_Header.jpg" width="600" height="315" /></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 100%;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 40px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b>2022 Regular Legislative Session</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b><em>Weekly Tracking Report<br /></em></b></span></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 1px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><em><span style="color: #0c0c0c;"><span style="color: #000000;">The 2022 Legislative Session convened at noon on Monday, March 14, 2022, and must adjourn at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 6, 2022.&nbsp; Items appearing listed on this page were tracked as they relate to the P-H-C industry by&nbsp;<strong>Courson Nickel,</strong>&nbsp;PHCCLA's lobbying firm.</span></span></em></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; height: 2px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 0px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><h3><span style="color: #0c0c0c;">A Message from PHCCLA Lobbying Firm, Courson and Nickel</span></h3><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0c0c0c;">Below please find your legislative report for the week ending March 18th.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /><br /><span style="color: #0c0c0c;">As always, we appreciate the opportunity to represent you. Thank you and have a great day.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #0c0c0c;">“Bud” and Jim</span></p></span><hr /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><p><strong>The following pieces of legislation will be heard in committees the week of March 21st:</strong></p><p><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB703&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">HB 703, Miller, G.</a>&nbsp;- House Cmte on Civil Law and Procedure -&nbsp;<a href="https://legis.la.gov/legis/Agenda.aspx?m=21842">Monday, March 21st @ 9am</a><strong><strong></strong></strong></p><p><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=SB105&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">SB 105, Fesi</a>&nbsp;- Senate Cmte on Insurance -&nbsp;<a href="https://legis.la.gov/legis/Agenda.aspx?m=21875">Wednesday, March 23rd @ 10am</a><strong><strong><br /></strong></strong></p></span><hr /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #5b6770;"><strong><strong></strong></strong><p><strong><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB81&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">HB 81, Emerson</a></strong></p><p>Provides relative to the Occupational Licensing Review Commission</p><p><em>Current Status: Referred to House Committee on Commerce</em></p><p><strong><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB168&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">HB 168, Huval</a></strong></p><p>Provides relative to generator gas line installation</p><p><em><em>Current Status: Referred to House Committee on Commerce</em></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB292&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">HB 2</a><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB292&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">92, Geymann</a><br /></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provides relative to the State Uniform Construction Code</span></p><p><em><em><em><em>Current Status: Referred to House Committee on Commerce</em></em></em></em></p><p><strong><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB300&amp;sbi=y">HB 300, DeVillier</a><br /></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provides relative to licensure of restricted master plumbers</span></span></p><p><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Current Status: Referred to House Committee on Commerce</em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em><br /></p><p><strong><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB487&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">HB 487, Riser</a><br /></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Requires a contractor for a state construction project to designate no less than two percent of man-hours in any apprenticeable occupation to registered apprentices</span></span></p><p><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Current Status: Referred to House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations</em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></p><p><strong><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB555&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">HB 555, Owen</a><br /></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provides relative to occupational licenses</span></span></p><p><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Current Status: Referred to House Committee on Commerce</em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></p><p><strong><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB571&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">HB 571,&nbsp;</a><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB571&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">Gadberry</a><br /></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provides relative to the State Uniform Construction Code</span></span></p><p><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Current Status: Amended by House Committee on Commerce; Scheduled for floor debate 3/21/22.<br /></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></p><p><strong><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB597&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">HB 597, F</a><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB597&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">reeman</a><br /></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provides relative to occupational licenses</span></span></p><p><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Current Status: Referred to House Committee on Commerce</em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></p><p><strong><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB602&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">HB 602, Davis</a><br /></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provides relative to the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors</span></span></span></p><p><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Current Status: Amended by House Committee on Commerce; Scheduled for floor debate 3/21/22.</em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.lanewsbureau.com/inst/2021rs/hb/03/21rs-hb398_original.pdf"><b><strong></strong></b></a><b><strong><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB639&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">HB 639, Pressly</a><br /></strong></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provides relative to occupational licensing for workers with criminal histories</span></span></p><p><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Current Status: Referred to House Committee on Commerce</em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></p><p><strong><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB670&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">HB 670, Butler</a><br /></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provides relative to examination and licensing fees</span></span></span></p><p><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Current Status: Referred to House Committee on Commerce</em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></p><p><strong><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=HB703&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">HB 703, Miller, G.</a><br /></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provides relative to repair contracts following a natural disaster</span></span></span></span></p><p><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Current Status: Referred to House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure<br /></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></p><p><strong><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=SB105&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">SB 105, Fesi</a><br /></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provides relative to written notice of policy renewal</span></span></span></span></p><p><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Current Status: Referred to Senate Committee on Insurance<br /></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></p><p><strong><a href="https://legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=22RS&amp;b=SB248&amp;sbi=y" target="_blank">SB 248, Luneau</a><br /></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Requires certain employers to designate no less than two percent of the man-hours in any apprenticeable occupation to registered apprentices for certain construction projects</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Current Status: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations</em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></em></span></span></p></span></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="height: 15px;"></td><td style="width: 16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 16px;"></td><td style="background-color: #dddddd; 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<title>2021 Regular Legislative Session Weekly Tracking Report - May 14, 2021</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 17:50:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2021 Regular Legislative Session Weekly Tracking Report - May 7, 2021</title>
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<title>2021 Regular Legislative Session Weekly Tracking Report - May 3, 2021</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;">The weekly legislative report was released today. Members check your email.&nbsp;</span></p><div><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>]]></description>
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<title>2021 Regular Legislative Session  Weekly Tracking Report - April 23, 2021</title>
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<title>2021 Regular Legislative Session  Weekly Tracking Report - April 19, 2021</title>
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<title>2021 Regular Legislative Session  Weekly Tracking Report April 13, 2021</title>
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<title>Special Legislative Session To Be Called to address the $304 M budget shortfall</title>
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<p>Governor John Bel Edwards announced in <a href="http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Agenda.aspx?m=17805" target="_blank"><span style="color: #484e7e;">Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget</span></a> that he would issue a call for a Special Legislative Session February 13 - February 23.</p>
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