Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 261 — CRIME:  Provides relative to the use of telecommunications devices as a form of harassment

Last action — Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  3. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. Read by title, roll called, yeas 90, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  5. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/14/18.

  6. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  7. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  9. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. Reported with amendments.

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

  12. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  13. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/10/18.

  15. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  16. Reported with amendments (13-0).

  17. Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

  18. Prefiled.

  19. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

Sponsors

  • Troy Carter · Cosponsor
  • Joseph Marino · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joseph Marino

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Troy Carter

Not signed on (145)

145 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1062)

Passed 90 Yea · 0 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 570010
Democrat 10003
Republican 23002
Total 900015
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Hoffmann — Yea
Howard — Yea
James — Yea
Jones — Yea
Leopold — Not Voting
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Norton — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Pope — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
Havard — Yea
Leger — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Hill — Yea
Smith — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Huval — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
White — Yea
LeBas — Not Voting
Bouie — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Cromer — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Gaines — Not Voting
Pearson — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pugh — Not Voting
Pylant — Yea
Richard — Not Voting
Schexnayder — Yea
Shadoin — Yea
Simon — Not Voting
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Thibaut — Not Voting
Abramson — Yea
Anders — Yea
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Danahay — Not Voting
Dwight — Yea
Falconer — Yea
Franklin — Yea
Garofalo — Not Voting
Gisclair — Yea
Glover — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
Dustin Miller Democrat Not Voting
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Not Voting
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis 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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello 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

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#794)

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22006
Democrat 5000
Republican 6000
Total 33006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Johns — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Fannin — Yea
White — Yea
Bishop — Not Voting
Carter — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Morrish — Not Voting
Peacock — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Appel — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Cortez — Yea
Donahue — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Erdey — Not Voting
Gatti — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#357)

Passed 99 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 25000
Unaffiliated 62005
Democrat 12001
Total 99006
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Ivey — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Howard — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Huval — Yea
James — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Leopold — Yea
Smith — Yea
Norton — Yea
Anders — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Danahay — Yea
Franklin — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Simon — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
White — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Jones — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Leger — Yea
Cromer — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Shadoin — Not Voting
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Abramson — Not Voting
Amedee — Yea
Armes — Not Voting
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Falconer — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Garofalo — Yea
Gisclair — Yea
Glover — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
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
Royce Duplessis 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
Nicholas Muscarello 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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 261?
HB 261 is sponsored by Troy Carter and Joseph Marino.
What is the current status of HB 261?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2018. Enacted.
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