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2019 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 91
BY SENATOR DONAHUE
COURTS. Creates a joint legislative committee to study the advisability of creating a
statewide business court.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To create and provide with respect to a joint legislative committee to study and make
3 recommendations with respect to the advisability of creating a statewide business
4 court to lower costs, enhance efficiency, and promote predictable outcomes.
5 WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana has experienced exponential growth in business
6 and industry; and
7 WHEREAS, the legal issues arising in the daily activities of business and industry
8 are often complex, requiring specialized legal knowledge; and
9 WHEREAS, the citizens of the state of Louisiana would benefit from the creation of
10 a statewide business court with jurisdiction over matters which arise in business and
11 industry; and
12 WHEREAS, there are many benefits of creating specialized courts and particularly
13 a business court.
14 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana hereby creates
15 a joint legislative committee to study and make recommendations to the legislature on the
16 advisability of creating a statewide business court to lower costs, enhance efficiency, and
17 promote predictable outcomes.
18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint legislative committee shall consist of
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1 the following:
2 (1) The president of the Senate or his designee.
3 (2) The speaker of the House of Representatives or his designee.
4 (3) The president of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
5 (4) The president of Louisiana Association of Business and Industry or his designee.
6 (5) The president of Council for A Better Louisiana or his designee.
7 (6) The president of Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana or his designee.
8 (7) The president of Greater New Orleans, Inc. or his designee.
9 (8) The chairman of the Senate Judiciary A Committee or his designee.
10 (9) The chairman of the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure or his
11 designee.
12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the joint legislative committee
13 shall serve without compensation, except per diem or expense reimbursement to which they
14 may be individually entitled as a member of their respective constituent organization.
15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint legislative committee may conduct such
16 meetings at such times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully
17 and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and purposes
18 of this Resolution.
19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint legislative committee shall make a
20 report of its findings and recommendations, with a suggestion for proposed legislation, if
21 any, to the president of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives by
22 February 1, 2020.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Angela L. De Jean.
DIGEST
SCR 91 Original 2019 Regular Session Donahue
Creates a joint legislative committee to study and make recommendations to the legislature
on the benefits of creating a statewide business court.
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