Louisiana Senator Rick Ward [D]

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
LA	SR16	Pass	Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Judge Joan Bernard Armstrong. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-24 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/25/2018.
LA	SCR4	Pass	Expresses sincere condolences upon the death of Judge Joan Bernard Armstrong. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-24 Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/25/2018.
LA	SR8	Pass	Expresses condolences upon the death of Jessie Valcarcel Richey, wife of former State Senator Dan Richey. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-24 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/25/2018.
LA	SR20	Pass	Commends LaPolitics Weekly, and editor, Jeremy Alford, on accurately and interestingly chronicling the politics of Louisiana for twenty-five years. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-24 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/25/2018.
LA	SCR7	Pass	Expresses condolences upon the death of Charles Krauthammer. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-24 Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/25/2018.
LA	HB4	Intro	Provides for the rate of the state sales and use tax (Item #1) (EG +$453,000,000 GF RV See Note) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-21 Withdrawn from the files of the House.
LA	SB13	Pass	Provides relative to reporting of state expenditures through the fiscal transparency website. (Item #32) (7/1/18) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-08 Effective date 7/1/2018.
LA	SCR18	Pass	Expresses condolences upon the death of Elaine Edwards, former First Lady of Louisiana. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-04 Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/5/2018.
LA	SR29	Pass	Commends and recognizes the achievements of eleven-year-old Elijah Precciely. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-04 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/5/2018.
LA	SR25	Pass	Expresses condolences upon the death of former Senate staff attorney, H. David Smith. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-04 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/5/2018.
LA	SR30	Pass	Expresses condolences upon the death of Bishop T. F. Tenney. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-04 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/5/2018.hb18
LA	SR27	Pass	Commends posthumously Antoine "Fats" Domino and expresses condolences to his family. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-04 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/5/2018.
LA	SCR24	Pass	Commends Jeff Reynolds for his many years of dedicated service at the Louisiana Department of Health and congratulates him upon his appointment as Vice Chancellor of Finance at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-04 Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/5/2018.
LA	SB364	Pass	Provides relative to free expression on college campuses. (gov sig) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-01 Effective date 6/1/2018.
LA	SB335	Pass	Provides for penalties for persons convicted for soliciting prostitutes. (8/1/18) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-01 Effective date 8/1/2018.
LA	SCR15	Pass	Expresses condolences upon the death of Dr. Billy A. Cannon Sr. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-01 Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
LA	SCR13	Pass	Commends and congratulates Danny Wilson on his forty-fifth service anniversary at AT&T Louisiana. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-06-01 Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
LA	HB676	Pass	Creates the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission and pilot programs for community early childhood care and education networks (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-31 Effective date: See Act.
LA	HB830	Pass	Requires age and work status verification prior to work in a sexually oriented business to prevent human trafficking [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-30 Effective date: 08/01/2018.
LA	HB107	Pass	Provides with respect to financial security for survivors of federal law enforcement officers (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-30 Effective date: 05/30/2018.
LA	SR3	Pass	Commends and congratulates the modern state of Israel on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of its establishment. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-29 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
LA	HB754	Pass	Provides relative to certain veteran-owned small entrepreneurships [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-28 Effective date: 5/28/2018.
LA	HB643	Pass	Provides for the regulation of the adoption of children [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-28 Effective date: 08/01/2018.
LA	SB469	Pass	Provides relative to towable equipment. (8/1/18) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-25 Effective date 8/1/2018.
LA	SB496	Pass	Creates the Capital Area Road and Bridge District. (gov sig) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-25 Effective date 5/25/2018.
LA	SB291	Pass	Provides relative to family violence and domestic abuse as factors to consider in determining visitation and custody. (gov sig) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-23 Effective date 5/23/2018.
LA	HB678	Pass	Designates a roadway as the "Francis E. 'Hank' Lauricella Memorial Road" [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-23 Effective date: See Act.
LA	HB14	Pass	Provides relative to the reemployment of retired interpreters, educational transliterators, and certified educators of the hearing impaired in positions covered by the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE APV) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-23 Effective date: 07/01/2018.
LA	HB460	Pass	Provides that mammography examinations may be conducted through digital tomosynthesis (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-23 Effective date: 01/01/2019.
LA	HCR110	Pass	Memorializes the U.S. Congress to adopt legislation to establish the "Caddo Lake National Heritage Area" [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-22 Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
LA	SB366	Pass	Provides relative to visitation rights of grandparents and siblings. (8/1/18) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-20 Effective date 8/1/2018.
LA	SB101	Pass	Creates the Louisiana Sexual Assault Oversight Commission. (8/1/18) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-20 Effective date 8/1/2018.
LA	SCR121	Pass	Expresses sincere condolences upon the passing of Dr. Paul Whitfield Murrill, former chancellor of LSU. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-18 Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 5/22/2018.
LA	SR250	Pass	Expresses sincere condolences to the family and friends of Michael "Todd" Denson on the occasion of his passing. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-18 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 5/22/2018.
LA	SCR100	Pass	Expresses condolences upon the death of Zachary firefighter and reserve policeman, Chris Lawton. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-17 Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
LA	HB524	Pass	Requires policies prohibiting sexual harassment and annual training on preventing sexual harassment (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-17 Effective date: 01/01/2019.
LA	SR197	Pass	Commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of the International Association of Fire Fighters. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-17 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
LA	SR187	Pass	Expresses condolences on the death of Arcadia Mayor Jesse Eugene Smith Jr. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-17 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
LA	SR200	Pass	Commends Margaret "Peggy" Joyce Broussard on the occasion of her retirement. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-17 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
LA	SR209	Pass	Commends Derrell Cohoon for being honored by the Louisiana Associated General Contractors, Inc. as a Lifetime Honorary Member. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-17 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
LA	SB92	Pass	Provides relative to notarial examinations by secretary of state. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-15 Effective date 5/15/2018.
LA	SB88	Pass	Designates Louisiana Highway 352 in St. Martin Parish as the "Pat Huval Memorial Highway" and the Old Abbeville Bridge crossing, the Vermilion River on Louisiana Highway 14 East (Port Street) in Abbeville as the "Vermilion Parish Veterans Memorial Br... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-15 Effective date 8/1/2018.
LA	SB23	Pass	Designates the interchange of I-49 Exit 11 and Louisiana Highway 93 near Sunset and Grand Coteau in St. Landry Parish as the "Armand J. Brinkhaus Memorial Interchange". (8/1/18) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-15 Effective date 8/1/2018.
LA	SB331	Pass	Provides for a ten-year renewable period for issuance cost of hang tags for persons with mobility impairments. (8/1/18) (EN +$275,216 SG RV See Note) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-15 Effective date 8/1/2018.
LA	HB449	Pass	Enacts the Adoption Option Act providing for information on adoption to be conveyed pursuant to the Woman's Right To Know law [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-15 Effective date: 08/01/2018.
LA	HB48	Pass	Names the baseball operational center at Southern University in Baton Rouge in honor of Roger Cador (EN NO IMPACT See Note) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-10 Effective date: 05/10/2018.
LA	SCR87	Intro	Memorializes Congress to call a convention to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that will restore elections strong in individual participation and engagement. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-09 Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
LA	SCR14	Pass	Approves the Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2018-2019, as adopted by the Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-07 Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
LA	SR174	Pass	Recognizes Wednesday, May 2, 2018, as National Get Fit Don't Sit Day at the state capitol and the American Diabetes Association for its pivotal contributions to a healthier future for the state. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-07 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
LA	SR173	Pass	Commends the many accomplishments of Pennington Biomedical Research Center during its 30 years of service and expresses gratitude, posthumously, to Claude B. and Irene Pennington for their generous philanthropy. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2018-05-07 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.