Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 494 — SUNSET LAW:  Re-creates the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 133.

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  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 70% · 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.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 133.

  2. Effective date: 06/30/2018.

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

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

  6. Received from the Senate without amendments.

  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 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. 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 B.

  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, 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. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  15. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/18.

  16. Reported favorably (12-0).

  17. Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

  18. Prefiled.

  19. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sponsors

  • Chris Hazel · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Chris Hazel

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 (#619)

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Democrat 4001
Unaffiliated 25003
Total 35004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Johns — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Fannin — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Perry — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Donahue — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
White — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Colomb — Not Voting
Erdey — Yea
Ward — Not Voting
Appel — Yea
Cortez — Yea
Gatti — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Not Voting
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

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FINAL PASSAGE (#328)

Passed 94 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 24001
Unaffiliated 62006
Democrat 8004
Total 940011
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Ivey — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Howard — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Huval — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
James — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Moreno — Yea
Smith — Yea
Norton — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Anders — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Cromer — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
White — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Jones — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Leger — Not Voting
Leopold — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Dwight — Yea
Shadoin — Not Voting
Simon — Not Voting
Stokes — Not Voting
Thibaut — Yea
Abramson — Yea
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Danahay — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Falconer — Yea
Franklin — Yea
Garofalo — Yea
Gisclair — Yea
Glover — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Not Voting
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
Dustin Miller Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Not Voting
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

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Subjects

veterans
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 494?
HB 494 is sponsored by Chris Hazel.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 02, 2018. Enacted.
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