Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he signed bills into law and vetoed bills either entirely or partially using his line-item veto authority.
Gov. Edwards signed the following bills into law:
ACT 94—HB 5 Provides relative to group insurance expenses for certain clerks of court.
ACT 95—HB 10 Provides relative to qualifications for participation in the Employee Insurance Fund for the Winn Parish Sheriff's Office.
ACT 96—HB 19 Provides relative to membership in the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System's Hazardous Duty Services Plan.
ACT 97—HB 24 Provides relative to transfers of service credit and deferred retirement within the District Attorneys' Retirement System.
ACT 98—HB 36 Provides relative to the jurisdictional limits for the City Court of Houma.
ACT 100—HB 61 Extends the Fishermen's Gear Compensation Fund and extends payments into the Underwater Obstruction Removal Fund.
ACT 101—HB 69 Provides relative to photographic evidence for instances of violations of litter laws.
ACT 102—HB 119 Re-creates the Louisiana Workforce Commission and re-authorizes the Incumbent Worker Training Program.
ACT 103—HB 143 Provides for development and implementation by state agencies of policies, training, and reporting relative to compliance with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
ACT 104—HB 147 Provides relative to the naming of facilities that are part of St. George Fire Protection District No. 2
ACT 106—HB 151 Creates the Old Jefferson Crime Prevention...
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