Bills

Child Medical Assistance Program (L.1110)

Changes provisions relating to coverage for certain children under the Medical Assistance Program as prescribed.

Legislature

Innovation and High Wage Employment Act (L.1109)

Adopts the Innovation and High Wage Employment Act, creates the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Task Force to develop a statewide strategic plan to cultivate a climate of entrepreneurship that results in innovation and high wage employment which shall include an inventory of current state and locally sponsored programs and resources targeted to small businesses, microenterprises, and entrepreneurial endeavors and examine practices from other states, including, economic gardening and angel investor programs.

Signed by Governor

Appropriation Supplement (LA.1109)

Appropriates funds to carry out provisions of Legislative Bill 1109 which adopts the Innovation and High Wage Employment Act, creates the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Task Force to develop a climate of entrepreneurship that results in innovation and high wage employment, includes state and locally sponsored resources targeted to small businesses, microenterprises, entrepreneurial endeavors and practices from other states, including economic gardening and angel investor programs.

Signed by Governor

Excise Tax (L.1108)

Imposes an excise tax on compressed natural gas, creates a grant program, and changes provisions relating to jurisdictional utilities.

Revenue Committee

Priority of Liens for Special Assessments (L.1107)

Changes the priority of liens for special assessments.

Revenue Committee

School Based Health Centers (L.1106)

Provides for school-based health centers under the Medical Assistance Act, provides for School Health Center Advisory Councils, provides for amending or seeking a waiver under the medicaid state plan, provides that such centers shall have a sponsoring facility to include a hospital, federally qualified health center, a nonprofit health care entity, a school or school district, or a program under the Indian Health Service, relates to reimbursement rates.

Signed by Governor

Appropriation Supplement (LA.1106)

Appropriates funds to aid in carrying out the provisions of Legislative Bill 1106, relates to medical assistance and school-based health centers.

Signed by Governor

Death Penalty Cost Audit (L.1105)

Requires an audit of death penalty costs.

Legislature

Appropriation Supplement (LA.1105)

Appropriates funds to aid in carrying out the provisions of Legislative Bill 1105, relates to an audit of death penalty costs.

Indefinitely Postponed

Judges Salaries (L.1104)

Changes judges' salaries.

Judiciary Committee