A bill that would give certain protections to victims of domestic violence when it comes to their housing passes a House committee Monday. SB174 is by Baton Rouge Senator Sharon Weston Broome. Under the measure, a victim could break a lease to escape a violent situation and the landlord could evict an abuser. Chalmette Representative Raymond Garofalo says his concern with the bill deals with landlords…:
CUT 13 (09) “abuse victims”
The Senate approved measure now heads to the full House for further consideration.

State lawmakers are looking at increasing title fees when a person purchases a new or used vehicle by another 50-dollars. Senate Transportation Chairman Robert Adley says the additional revenue will go towards State Police operations, so they can stop taking money away from a fund designed to pay for road and bridge work…:
cut 9 (04) “right thing to do”
The proposed title fee increase has been amended to a bill already passed by the House that’s awaiting a vote in the Senate.

There’s a bill moving through the legislature that would put a hold on Louisiana’s sales tax Holidays as a way to plug the budget hole — at least temporarily, but Senators did not want to temporarily suspend the one in September for firearms. The committee voted 7-2 to remove the gun sales tax holiday from the suspension legislation.

The House Ways and Means Committee delayed Monday’s meeting due to issues with a bill that would establish the SAVE program giving colleges a tax credit for raising fees on students. Chairman Joel Robideaux says he wants to give the administration time to address concerns. The bill faced harsh criticism in the Senate by Karen Carter Peterson who implies that all this proposal does is help the governor’s personal ambitions…:
CUT 1 (11) “unnecessary”