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HB 29 — BUDGETARY PROCEDURES: Establishes the Louisiana Checkbook website to provide transparency of state fiscal information (Item #11) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last action — Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2018, 1st Extraordinary Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Read HB 29 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 105, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Reported favorably (19-0).
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Rules suspended.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 02/28/18.
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Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Sponsors
- Valarie Hodges · Cosponsor
- Tony Bacala · Cosponsor
- Taylor F. Barras · Primary
- Stuart J. Bishop · Cosponsor
- Stephanie Hilferty · Cosponsor
- Shane Mack · Cosponsor
- Robert E. Billiot · Cosponsor
- Rick Edmonds · Cosponsor
- Reid Falconer · Cosponsor
- Polly Thomas · Cosponsor
- Nancy Landry · Cosponsor
- Mike Huval · Cosponsor
- Mark Wright · Cosponsor
- Lance Harris · Cosponsor
- Ken Brass · Cosponsor
- Julie Stokes · Cosponsor
- Julie Emerson · Cosponsor
- J. Rogers Pope · Cosponsor
- H. Bernard LeBas · Cosponsor
- Edmond Jordan · Cosponsor
- Dorothy Sue Hill · Cosponsor
- Dodie Horton · Cosponsor
- Clay Schexnayder · Cosponsor
- Cameron Henry · Cosponsor
- Bob Hensgens · Cosponsor
- Blake Miguez · Cosponsor
- Barry Ivey · Cosponsor
- Alan Seabaugh · Cosponsor
- Frank Hoffmann · Cosponsor
- Frankie Howard · Cosponsor
- Edward Ted James · Cosponsor
- Chris Leopold · Cosponsor
- Neil Abramson · Cosponsor
- Beryl Amedee · Cosponsor
- James Armes · Cosponsor
- John Bagneris · Cosponsor
- John A. Johnny Berthelot · Cosponsor
- Joseph Bouie · Cosponsor
- Chris Broadwater · Cosponsor
- Terry Brown · Cosponsor
- Thomas Carmody · Cosponsor
- Gary Carter · Cosponsor
- Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney · Cosponsor
- Patrick Connick · Cosponsor
- Jean-Paul Coussan · Cosponsor
- Greg Cromer · Cosponsor
- Paula Davis · Cosponsor
- Franklin J. Foil · Cosponsor
- Ray Garofalo · Cosponsor
- Jerry "Truck" Gisclair · Cosponsor
- Cedric Glover · Cosponsor
- John E. "Johnny" Guinn · Cosponsor
- Jeff Hall · Cosponsor
- Kenny Havard · Cosponsor
- Chris Hazel · Cosponsor
- Tanner Magee · Cosponsor
- Joseph Marino · Cosponsor
- Jay Morris · Cosponsor
- Jim Morris · Cosponsor
- Barbara Norton · Cosponsor
- Steve Pugh · Cosponsor
- Steven E. Pylant · Cosponsor
- Gene Reynolds · Cosponsor
- Jerome "Dee" Richard · Cosponsor
- Rob Shadoin · Cosponsor
- Scott Simon · Cosponsor
- Patricia Smith · Cosponsor
- Joe Stagni · Cosponsor
- Kirk Talbot · Cosponsor
- Malinda White · Cosponsor
- Jerome Zeringue · Cosponsor
- Jack McFarland · Cosponsor
- C. Denise Marcelle · Cosponsor
- Phillip DeVillier · Cosponsor
- Raymond J. Crews · Cosponsor
- Vincent E. Cox III · Cosponsor
- Barbara Carpenter · Cosponsor
- Larry A. Bagley · Cosponsor
- Steven Jackson · Cosponsor
- Dustin Miller · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 79 co-sponsors · 67 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Taylor F. Barras
Co-sponsors (79)
- Valarie Hodges Republican Voted No
- Tony Bacala Republican Voted No
- Stuart J. Bishop
- Stephanie Hilferty Republican Voted No
- Shane Mack Republican Voted No
- Robert E. Billiot
- Rick Edmonds Republican Voted No
- Reid Falconer
- Polly Thomas Republican Voted No
- Nancy Landry
- Mike Huval
- Mark Wright Republican Voted No
- Lance Harris
- Ken Brass Democrat
- Julie Stokes
- Julie Emerson
- J. Rogers Pope
- H. Bernard LeBas
- Edmond Jordan Democrat
- Dorothy Sue Hill
- Dodie Horton Republican Voted No
- Clay Schexnayder
- Cameron Henry
- Bob Hensgens Republican Voted No
- Blake Miguez Republican Voted No
- Barry Ivey
- Alan Seabaugh Republican Voted No
- Frank Hoffmann
- Frankie Howard
- Edward Ted James
- Chris Leopold
- Neil Abramson
- Beryl Amedee
- James Armes
- John Bagneris
- John A. Johnny Berthelot
- Joseph Bouie
- Chris Broadwater
- Terry Brown
- Thomas Carmody
- Gary Carter
- Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney
- Patrick Connick
- Jean-Paul Coussan
- Greg Cromer
- Paula Davis
- Franklin J. Foil
- Ray Garofalo
- Jerry "Truck" Gisclair
- Cedric Glover
- John E. "Johnny" Guinn
- Jeff Hall
- Kenny Havard
- Chris Hazel
- Tanner Magee
- Joseph Marino
- Jay Morris
- Jim Morris
- Barbara Norton
- Steve Pugh
- Steven E. Pylant
- Gene Reynolds
- Jerome "Dee" Richard
- Rob Shadoin
- Scott Simon
- Patricia Smith
- Joe Stagni
- Kirk Talbot
- Malinda White
- Jerome Zeringue Republican Voted No
- Jack McFarland Republican Voted No
- C. Denise Marcelle Democrat
- Phillip DeVillier Republican Voted No
- Raymond J. Crews Republican
- III, Vincent E. Cox Republican
- Barbara Carpenter Democrat
- Larry A. Bagley Republican Voted No
- Steven Jackson Democrat
- Dustin Miller Democrat
Not signed on (67)
67 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 67 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 36 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 50 | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 48% | 50% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Marino | — | Yea |
| Magee | — | Nay |
| Guinn | — | Nay |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Nay |
| Havard | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Nay |
| Hoffmann | — | Nay |
| Bishop | — | Nay |
| Hollis | — | Nay |
| Brown, T. | — | Nay |
| Carter, S. | — | Nay |
| Howard | — | Nay |
| Huval | — | Nay |
| Ivey | — | Nay |
| Leopold | — | Nay |
| Landry, N. | — | Nay |
| Pearson | — | Nay |
| Pugh | — | Nay |
| Pylant | — | Nay |
| Schexnayder | — | Nay |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Anders | — | Yea |
| Billiot | — | Yea |
| Broadwater | — | Nay |
| Carmody | — | Nay |
| Coussan | — | Nay |
| Cromer | — | Not Voting |
| Davis | — | Nay |
| Simon | — | Nay |
| Stefanski | — | Nay |
| Stokes | — | Nay |
| Brown, C. | — | Yea |
| Hazel | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| James | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| LeBas | — | Yea |
| Leger | — | Yea |
| Moreno | — | Yea |
| Norton | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Chaney | — | Yea |
| Danahay | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Reynolds | — | Yea |
| Richard | — | Yea |
| Shadoin | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Thibaut | — | Yea |
| Abramson | — | Nay |
| Armes | — | Yea |
| Bagneris | — | Yea |
| Berthelot | — | Nay |
| Dwight | — | Nay |
| Emerson | — | Nay |
| Falconer | — | Nay |
| Franklin | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Garofalo | — | Nay |
| Gisclair | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Nay |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Nay |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Nay |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Nay |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Nay |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Nay |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Nay |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hoffmann | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| LeBas | — | Yea |
| Leger | — | Yea |
| Leopold | — | Yea |
| Magee | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Guinn | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Havard | — | Yea |
| Hazel | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Moreno | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Anders | — | Yea |
| Billiot | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Brown, C. | — | Yea |
| Brown, T. | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Carter, S. | — | Yea |
| Hollis | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Yea |
| James | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Norton | — | Yea |
| Landry, N. | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Pearson | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Broadwater | — | Yea |
| Chaney | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Cromer | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Pugh | — | Yea |
| Pylant | — | Yea |
| Reynolds | — | Yea |
| Richard | — | Yea |
| Schexnayder | — | Yea |
| Shadoin | — | Yea |
| Simon | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| Stokes | — | Yea |
| Thibaut | — | Yea |
| Abramson | — | Yea |
| Armes | — | Yea |
| Bagneris | — | Yea |
| Berthelot | — | Yea |
| Carmody | — | Yea |
| Danahay | — | Yea |
| Dwight | — | Yea |
| Falconer | — | Yea |
| Franklin | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Garofalo | — | Yea |
| Gisclair | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 29?
- HB 29 is sponsored by Valarie Hodges (Republican), Tony Bacala (Republican), Taylor F. Barras, Stuart J. Bishop, Stephanie Hilferty (Republican), Shane Mack (Republican), Robert E. Billiot, Rick Edmonds (Republican), Reid Falconer, Polly Thomas (Republican), Nancy Landry, Mike Huval, Mark Wright (Republican), Lance Harris, Ken Brass (Democrat), Julie Stokes, Julie Emerson, J. Rogers Pope, H. Bernard LeBas, Edmond Jordan (Democrat), Dorothy Sue Hill, Dodie Horton (Republican), Clay Schexnayder, Cameron Henry, Bob Hensgens (Republican), Blake Miguez (Republican), Barry Ivey, Alan Seabaugh (Republican), Frank Hoffmann, Frankie Howard, Edward Ted James, Chris Leopold, Neil Abramson, Beryl Amedee, James Armes, John Bagneris, John A. Johnny Berthelot, Joseph Bouie, Chris Broadwater, Terry Brown, Thomas Carmody, Gary Carter, Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney, Patrick Connick, Jean-Paul Coussan, Greg Cromer, Paula Davis, Franklin J. Foil, Ray Garofalo, Jerry "Truck" Gisclair, Cedric Glover, John E. "Johnny" Guinn, Jeff Hall, Kenny Havard, Chris Hazel, Tanner Magee, Joseph Marino, Jay Morris, Jim Morris, Barbara Norton, Steve Pugh, Steven E. Pylant, Gene Reynolds, Jerome "Dee" Richard, Rob Shadoin, Scott Simon, Patricia Smith, Joe Stagni, Kirk Talbot, Malinda White, Jerome Zeringue (Republican), Jack McFarland (Republican), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Phillip DeVillier (Republican), Raymond J. Crews (Republican), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Barbara Carpenter (Democrat), Larry A. Bagley (Republican), Steven Jackson (Democrat), and Dustin Miller (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 29?
- This bill died with 2018, 1st Extraordinary Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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