Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 796 — TEACHERS:  Provides relative to the certification and employment in schools of certain persons convicted of felony offenses and the assessment of civil fines against public school boards who hire certain persons

Last action — Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

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

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Bill Text

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Action History

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

  2. Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  3. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  4. Called from the Calendar.

  5. 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.

  6. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/17/18.

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

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

  10. Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.

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

  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, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 81, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

  15. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/23/18.

  16. Reported with amendments (14-0).

  17. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

  18. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sponsors

  • Lance Harris · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Lance Harris

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.

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Votes

CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1322)

Passed 92 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58008
Democrat 10003
Republican 24001
Total 920012
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (104)
Member Party Vote
Jefferson — Yea
Leger — Yea
Leopold — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Norton — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Abramson — Yea
Anders — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Havard — Not Voting
Carter, S. — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Hollis — Yea
Howard — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Huval — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
James — Yea
Smith — Not Voting
Jones — Yea
White — Not Voting
LeBas — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Not Voting
Pugh — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Coussan — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Shadoin — Yea
Simon — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Cromer — Not Voting
Dwight — 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 Not Voting
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Not Voting
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 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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FINAL PASSAGE, HB 796 BY HARRIS, L. (#1233)

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
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Johns — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Morrell — Yea
White — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Fannin — Not Voting
Appel — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Cortez — Yea
Donahue — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Claitor — Not Voting
Erdey — Yea
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 (#532)

Passed 81 Yea · 0 Nay · 24 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 480019
Democrat 10003
Republican 23002
Total 810024
% of votes cast 77%0%0%23%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Hollis — Not Voting
Hunter — Yea
James — Yea
Jones — Not Voting
Magee — Not Voting
Marino — Yea
Shadoin — Not Voting
Stefanski — Yea
Norton — Not Voting
Pugh — Not Voting
Richard — Yea
Abramson — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Leopold — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Anders — Yea
Armes — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Henry — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Smith — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Howard — Yea
Huval — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
White — Yea
Bishop — Not Voting
Brown, C. — Not Voting
LeBas — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Cromer — Yea
Davis — Yea
Emerson — Not Voting
Pearson — Yea
Pierre — Not Voting
Pope — Yea
Pylant — Not Voting
Reynolds — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Simon — Not Voting
Stagni — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Leger — Not Voting
Thibaut — Not Voting
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Chaney — Not Voting
Danahay — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Falconer — Not Voting
Franklin — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Garofalo — Not Voting
Gisclair — Yea
Glover — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Not Voting
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Dustin Miller Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Not Voting
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 796?
HB 796 is sponsored by Lance Harris.
What is the current status of HB 796?
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.
Where can I track HB 796?
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