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HCR 4 — U.S. CONSTITUTION: Provides for the selection and authority of commissioners representing the state when a convention is called to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution pursuant to Article V
Last action — Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
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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 Regular 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 HCR 4 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
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Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 21 yeas and 13 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Rules suspended.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 69, nays 9, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Called from the Calendar.
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Read by title. Failed to pass by a vote of 7 yeas and 18 nays.
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Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
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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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Called from the calendar.
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Read by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 55, nays 22. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/18.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 03/21/18.
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Reported favorably (6-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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Prefiled.
Sponsors
- Mark Abraham · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 20 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Mark Abraham
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 40 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| Democrat | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 70 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 9% | 0% | 24% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Leger | — | Yea |
| Leopold | — | Yea |
| Magee | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Yea |
| Abramson | — | Not Voting |
| Havard | — | Yea |
| Hazel | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Norton | — | Yea |
| Pearson | — | Yea |
| Brown, C. | — | Yea |
| Brown, T. | — | Yea |
| Anders | — | Yea |
| Billiot | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Pugh | — | Yea |
| Carter, S. | — | Yea |
| Guinn | — | Not Voting |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Not Voting |
| Landry, N. | — | Yea |
| Hoffmann | — | Not Voting |
| Hunter | — | Nay |
| Huval | — | Not Voting |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| James | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Nay |
| LeBas | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson | — | Not Voting |
| Pope | — | Not Voting |
| Bishop | — | Not Voting |
| Pylant | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Not Voting |
| Reynolds | — | Nay |
| Richard | — | Yea |
| Schexnayder | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Not Voting |
| Carmody | — | Not Voting |
| Chaney | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Not Voting |
| Shadoin | — | Yea |
| Simon | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Not Voting |
| Stokes | — | Yea |
| Thibaut | — | Yea |
| Hollis | — | Not Voting |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Armes | — | Not Voting |
| Bagneris | — | Not Voting |
| Berthelot | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Not Voting |
| Cromer | — | Not Voting |
| Dwight | — | Yea |
| Falconer | — | Not Voting |
| Franklin | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Garofalo | — | Not Voting |
| Gisclair | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Nay |
| Landry, T. | — | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 33% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Long | — | Yea |
| Martiny | — | Nay |
| Milkovich | — | Nay |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Morrish | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| Fannin | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Not Voting |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Smith, G. | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Nay |
| Smith, J. | — | Nay |
| Bishop | — | Nay |
| White | — | Nay |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Nay |
| Peterson | — | Nay |
| Appel | — | Yea |
| Chabert | — | Yea |
| Claitor | — | Yea |
| Colomb | — | Not Voting |
| Cortez | — | Yea |
| Erdey | — | Yea |
| Walsworth | — | Nay |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Donahue | — | Yea |
| Gatti | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Nay |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Nay |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| Republican | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 18 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 18% | 46% | 0% | 36% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Long | — | Not Voting |
| Martiny | — | Not Voting |
| Milkovich | — | Nay |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Morrish | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Nay |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Not Voting |
| Mr. President | — | Nay |
| Smith, J. | — | Nay |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| White | — | Nay |
| Peterson | — | Not Voting |
| Fannin | — | Not Voting |
| Bishop | — | Not Voting |
| Smith, G. | — | Not Voting |
| Carter | — | Not Voting |
| Appel | — | Nay |
| Claitor | — | Yea |
| Donahue | — | Nay |
| Walsworth | — | Nay |
| Ward | — | Not Voting |
| Chabert | — | Nay |
| Colomb | — | Not Voting |
| Cortez | — | Yea |
| Erdey | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 32 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| Democrat | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 55 | 22 | 0 | 28 |
| % of votes cast | 52% | 21% | 0% | 27% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| LeBas | — | Not Voting |
| Leger | — | Not Voting |
| Leopold | — | Not Voting |
| Magee | — | Not Voting |
| Marino | — | Not Voting |
| Stefanski | — | Not Voting |
| Thibaut | — | Yea |
| Guinn | — | Nay |
| Hall | — | Nay |
| Hunter | — | Nay |
| Jones | — | Nay |
| Pierre | — | Nay |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Nay |
| Franklin | — | Nay |
| Havard | — | Yea |
| Hazel | — | Not Voting |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Brown, C. | — | Yea |
| Brown, T. | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Not Voting |
| Carter, S. | — | Yea |
| Hoffmann | — | Yea |
| Hollis | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Landry, N. | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Not Voting |
| James | — | Not Voting |
| Jefferson | — | Not Voting |
| Norton | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Not Voting |
| Pearson | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Pugh | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Not Voting |
| Pylant | — | Yea |
| White | — | Not Voting |
| Reynolds | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Armes | — | Not Voting |
| Billiot | — | Yea |
| Carmody | — | Yea |
| Chaney | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Not Voting |
| Richard | — | Not Voting |
| Schexnayder | — | Yea |
| Shadoin | — | Not Voting |
| Simon | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Stokes | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Not Voting |
| Abramson | — | Not Voting |
| Anders | — | Yea |
| Bagneris | — | Nay |
| Berthelot | — | Yea |
| Cromer | — | Not Voting |
| Danahay | — | Nay |
| Dwight | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Nay |
| Falconer | — | Yea |
| Garofalo | — | Yea |
| Gisclair | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Nay |
| Landry, T. | — | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Nay |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Nay |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| 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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- HCR 4 is sponsored by Mark Abraham.
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- This bill died with 2018 Regular 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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