Bill

HCR 83

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Danielle Baker, Acadiana Delegation executive director, on her receipt of the 2025 Legislative Staff Achievement Award from the Leadership Staff Professional Association of the National Conference of State Legislatures

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Mark Abraham and 47 co-sponsors

HCR 83 formally commends Danielle Baker of the Acadiana Delegation for the 2025 Legislative Staff Achievement Award; a ceremonial recognition with copies sent to officials.

Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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Bill Summary · HCR 83

Summary — HCR 83 (2025) — Commendation for Danielle Baker

Purpose

HCR 83 is a concurrent resolution that formally commends Danielle Baker, executive director of the Acadiana Delegation, on receiving the 2025 Legislative Staff Achievement Award from the Leadership Staff Professional Association of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). The resolution is honorary and intended to recognize Baker’s professional achievement and to record the legislature’s appreciation.

Key provisions and language

Expresses formal commendation of Danielle Baker for receipt of the 2025 Legislative Staff Achievement Award (Leadership Staff Professional Association, NCSL).
Directs that certified copies of the concurrent resolution be transmitted to appropriate officials (typical recipients include the Governor and legislative leaders) to memorialize the commendation.

Note: The text package provided with the request includes unrelated draft materials (a Hawaii salary-commission disapproval text and a Kentucky “Sexual and Domestic Abuse Task Force” draft). Those are not part of the resolution described by the bill title; the operative resolution is the short, ceremonial commendation.

Who is affected

Primary honoree: Danielle Baker (Acadiana Delegation executive director).
Indirectly: the Acadiana Delegation, Baker’s colleagues, and legislative staff who may be recognized by the legislature’s formal appreciation.
This is an honorary action with no regulatory, fiscal, or implementation effects.

Procedural and timeline details

Introduced: February 24, 2025.
Classification: Concurrent resolution (nonbinding, commemorative).
House and Senate action: Adopted by the House and concurred in by the Senate (Senate concurrence recorded 39 yeas, 0 nays).
Enrollment and signatures: Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate in early June 2025.
Sent to Governor and signed: Sent to the Governor (May 31, 2025) and signed on June 20, 2025.
Final administrative step: Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with House rules.

Note on source materials

The accompanying document set contained unrelated draft texts from other jurisdictions and issues. For the authoritative text of HCR 83, consult the official enrolled concurrent resolution posted by the Louisiana Legislature or the Secretary of State’s office.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.