Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 278 — JUDGES:  Constitutional amendment to remove the mandatory retirement age for judges. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))

Last action — Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

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

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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Action History

  1. Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  2. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title; failed to pass by a vote of 12 yeas and 24 nays.

  3. Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.

  4. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  5. Reported favorably.

  6. Rules suspended. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

  7. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

  8. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

Sponsors

  • Dan Claitor · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Dan Claitor

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#307)

Failed 12 Yea · 24 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 111502
Democrat 0401
Republican 1500
Total 122403
% of votes cast 31%62%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Johns — Nay
Mills — Yea
Mr. President — Nay
Fannin — Nay
Bishop — Nay
Smith, G. — Nay
Smith, J. — Nay
Carter — Nay
White — Nay
Hewitt — Nay
Long — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Peacock — Nay
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Nay
Walsworth — Nay
Appel — Not Voting
Chabert — Nay
Claitor — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Cortez — Yea
Donahue — Nay
Erdey — Yea
Ward — Yea
Gatti — Nay
Edward J. Price Democrat Nay
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Nay
Jay Luneau Democrat Nay
Regina Barrow Democrat Nay
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Not Voting
Beth Mizell Republican Nay
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Nay
Francis C. Thompson Republican Nay
Neil Riser Republican Nay
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Nay

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Subjects

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 278?
SB 278 is sponsored by Dan Claitor.
What is the current status of SB 278?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
Where can I track SB 278?
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