Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 13 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 643 — ADOPTION:  Provides for the regulation of the adoption of children

Last action — Signed by the President of the Senate.

  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 March 02, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 52 sponsors

    1 primary, 51 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (13 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  2. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

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

  4. Read by title, roll called, yeas 86, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  5. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/16/18.

  6. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  7. Received from the Senate with amendments.

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

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. Reported favorably.

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

  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/03/18.

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

  16. Reported with amendments (6-0).

  17. Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

  18. Prefiled.

  19. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

Sponsors

  • Vincent J. Pierre · Cosponsor
  • Valarie Hodges · Cosponsor
  • Taylor F. Barras · Cosponsor
  • Stephanie Hilferty · Cosponsor
  • Shane Mack · Cosponsor
  • Robert E. Billiot · Cosponsor
  • III Rick Ward · Cosponsor
  • Rick Edmonds · Primary
  • Reid Falconer · Cosponsor
  • Polly Thomas · Cosponsor
  • Patrick O. Jefferson · Cosponsor
  • Nancy Landry · Cosponsor
  • Mark Wright · Cosponsor
  • Ken Brass · Cosponsor
  • Julie Stokes · Cosponsor
  • Julie Emerson · Cosponsor
  • J. Rogers Pope · Cosponsor
  • H. Bernard LeBas · Cosponsor
  • Jr. Gary L. Smith · Cosponsor
  • Dodie Horton · Cosponsor
  • Clay Schexnayder · Cosponsor
  • Cameron Henry · Cosponsor
  • Blake Miguez · Cosponsor
  • Franklin J. Foil · Cosponsor
  • Mark Abraham · Cosponsor
  • Beryl Amedee · Cosponsor
  • Andy Anders · Cosponsor
  • John A. Johnny Berthelot · Cosponsor
  • Terry Brown · Cosponsor
  • Thomas Carmody · Cosponsor
  • Gary Carter · Cosponsor
  • Steve Carter · Cosponsor
  • Patrick Connick · Cosponsor
  • Jean-Paul Coussan · Cosponsor
  • Paula Davis · Cosponsor
  • Ray Garofalo · Cosponsor
  • Jerry "Truck" Gisclair · Cosponsor
  • Frank Hoffmann · Cosponsor
  • Marcus Hunter · Cosponsor
  • Joseph Marino · Cosponsor
  • Jim Morris · Cosponsor
  • Barbara Norton · Cosponsor
  • Steven E. Pylant · Cosponsor
  • Gene Reynolds · Cosponsor
  • Rob Shadoin · Cosponsor
  • Malinda White · Cosponsor
  • Jerome Zeringue · Cosponsor
  • Phillip DeVillier · Cosponsor
  • Raymond J. Crews · Cosponsor
  • Vincent E. Cox III · Cosponsor
  • Larry A. Bagley · Cosponsor
  • Dustin Miller · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 51 co-sponsors · 95 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (51)

Not signed on (95)

95 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 (#1204)

Passed 86 Yea · 0 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 22003
Unaffiliated 510015
Democrat 13000
Total 860018
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (104)
Member Party Vote
Huval — Yea
Magee — Not Voting
Marino — Not Voting
Simon — Yea
Abramson — Not Voting
Leger — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Howard — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Hunter — Yea
James — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Leopold — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Norton — Yea
Pearson — Yea
White — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
Armes — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Hollis — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Ivey — Not Voting
LeBas — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Emerson — Yea
Richard — Not Voting
Shadoin — Not Voting
Stokes — Not Voting
Amedee — Yea
Anders — Yea
Bagneris — Not Voting
Berthelot — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Cromer — Not Voting
Dwight — Not Voting
Falconer — Yea
Franklin — Not Voting
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
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Not Voting
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Not Voting
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

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FINAL PASSAGE (#936)

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24004
Democrat 5000
Republican 6000
Total 35004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Johns — Yea
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Morrish — Not Voting
Hewitt — Not Voting
Mr. President — Yea
Fannin — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Peacock — Yea
White — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Erdey — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Appel — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Cortez — Yea
Donahue — Yea
Gatti — Not Voting
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 (#224)

Passed 102 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65003
Democrat 12000
Republican 25000
Total 102003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Hoffmann — Yea
Howard — Yea
Ivey — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Leger — Yea
Leopold — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Simon — Yea
Norton — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Anders — Yea
Armes — Yea
Havard — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Huval — Yea
Smith — Yea
James — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Moreno — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
White — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Danahay — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Yea
Shadoin — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Pearson — Not Voting
Abramson — Not Voting
Amedee — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Cromer — Yea
Emerson — 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
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

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 643?
HB 643 is sponsored by Vincent J. Pierre, Valarie Hodges (Republican), Taylor F. Barras, Stephanie Hilferty (Republican), Shane Mack (Republican), Robert E. Billiot, Rick Ward, III, Rick Edmonds (Republican), Reid Falconer, Polly Thomas (Republican), Patrick O. Jefferson, Nancy Landry, Mark Wright (Republican), Ken Brass (Democrat), Julie Stokes, Julie Emerson, J. Rogers Pope, H. Bernard LeBas, Gary L. Smith, Jr., Dodie Horton (Republican), Clay Schexnayder, Cameron Henry, Blake Miguez (Republican), Franklin J. Foil, Mark Abraham, Beryl Amedee, Andy Anders, John A. Johnny Berthelot, Terry Brown, Thomas Carmody, Gary Carter, Steve Carter, Patrick Connick, Jean-Paul Coussan, Paula Davis, Ray Garofalo, Jerry "Truck" Gisclair, Frank Hoffmann, Marcus Hunter, Joseph Marino, Jim Morris, Barbara Norton, Steven E. Pylant, Gene Reynolds, Rob Shadoin, Malinda White, Jerome Zeringue (Republican), Phillip DeVillier (Republican), Raymond J. Crews (Republican), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Larry A. Bagley (Republican), and Dustin Miller (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 643?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 02, 2018. Enacted.
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