Legislature: Final Action in the Senate and House

IN THE SENATE
Manship School News Service
The following bills have cleared both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature and now either head to conference committee to work out House or Senate changes or directly to the governor’s desk for his signing into law or veto:
Passed, 37-0, SB70 with amendments, that would prohibit sex offenders from soliciting business door to door. Punishment for violating this offense would be a maximum fine of $10,000 and 5-10 years of jail time. It contained House changes to Senate amendments and now goes to the governor.
Passed, 37-0, SB73 with amendments, that would add the following actions to the crime of resisting an officer: flight from an officer prior to arrest, violence or resistance against an officer after arrest but before jail, refusal provide the correct identity to the arresting officer, and the congregation and refusal to move on a public street after being ordered to do so. The vote accepted House action on Senate amendments and now goes to the governor.
Passed, 37-0, SB90 , with amendments, that would expand human trafficking laws from under 18 year olds to under 21 year olds. It would impose a maximum fine of $50,000 and 15-50 years in prison.
Killed, 15-17, SB472 by Sen. Dan Claitor, R-Baton Rouge, would have criminalized the use of “unmanned aircrafts,” or drones, in trespassing private property and stalking individuals. Sen. Bret Allain, R-Franklin, objected to the bill on the grounds of the use of drones in the agricultural industry and it being in the early stages of technological use.

IN THE HOUSE
Manship School News Service
The following bills have cleared both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature and now either head to conference committee to work out House or Senate changes or directly to the governor’s desk for his signing into law or veto:
Passed, SB84, 87-2, which would give civil service employees who engage in prohibited political activities a hearing instead of being immediately fired. The first offense receives a 30-day suspension. Supporters called it a “second chance” bill. It goes to the back Senate for concurrence on House amendments.
Passed SB320, 86-0, that would require a court to provide a victim’s family, upon request, a seating area in a courtroom separate and away from those associated with the defendant. It goes to the governor for his signature.