HLS 20RS-1581 REENGROSSED
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 71
BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHEXNAYDER AND GAROF ALO
LICENSING: Authorizes and directs suspension of licensing fees imposed on businesses
by state agencies and licensing boards
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To authorize and direct state agencies and licensing boards to adopt emergency rules
3 suspending fees that are imposed on businesses until the final adjournment of the
4 2021 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.
5 WHEREAS, many Louisiana businesses have felt a financial hit due to stay-at-home
6orders and social distancing measures in place since the beginning of March 2020 in light
7of the global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus; and
8 WHEREAS, economic fallout from the pandemic has made abundantly clear how
9important businesses are to the fabrics of communities; and
10 WHEREAS, as businesses prepare to reopen and recover, state agencies have an
11opportunity to support them by suspending licensing fees; one less expense for business
12owners and operators during this difficult time can make a positive impact on their
13livelihoods, their communities, and the economy.
14 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
15authorize and direct state agencies and licensing boards to suspend licensing fees imposed
16on businesses as part of a response to and way to help businesses reopen and recover from
17COVID-19.
18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that agencies and boards are directed to suspend such
19fees until final adjournment of the 2021 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.
20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the provisions of this Resolution shall not apply
21to any state agency or licensing board estimated to be able to operate for fewer than one and
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1a half years on reserve funds pursuant to the Legislative Auditor's report of boards and
2commission's financials for the state's 2019 fiscal year.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 71 Reengrossed 2020 Regular Session Schexnayder
Directs some La. agencies and licensing boards to suspend licensing fees imposed on
businesses through the final adjournment of the 2021 R.S.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Exempt certain agencies and licensing boards from the provisions of the
Resolution, based on their classification as an agency that could operate for
fewer than one and a half years on reserve funds as determined by a report of the
legislative auditor.
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