The Veto Override session gets underway Wednesday. Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed congressional maps passed by both the House and the Senate last month because they failed to create a second majority-minority congressional district. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says he’s not sensing much “buzz” among lawmakers about it…:
Cut 13 (12) “…this is life and death.”
After Hurricane Ida, many tenants were evicted in a matter of days. New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry’s bill will give lessees at least a month before property owners can file legal proceedings. Ben Toups says he was sent a barrage of emails telling him to leave his Houma apartment.
The bill now heads to the House floor.
The Louisiana House approves a bill to give adoptees access to their birth certificate once they reach the age of 24. Rosepine Representative Charles Owen, who’s adopted himself, says adopted children born in Louisiana are barred from seeing their original birth certificate unless they provide a judge with a compelling reason like…
Cut 3 (10) “…compelling reason.”
The bill heads to the Senate for more discussion.
The House postpones a vote on Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval’s bill to create a new set of fines for holding a phone while driving. Amite Representative Robby Carter who represents a district where more than half live below the poverty level says the bill hurts those who have limited means.
Cut 11 (12) “…against anyone.”
Huval plans to rewrite the bill and present it again later.