Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 591 — ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:  Creates the Louisiana Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

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

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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 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

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

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. Read by title, roll called, yeas 83, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  5. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/10/18.

  6. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 29 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. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.

  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 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/28/18.

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

  16. Reported with amendments (13-0).

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

  18. Prefiled.

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

Sponsors

  • III Walt Leger · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Walt Leger, III

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 (#968)

Passed 83 Yea · 0 Nay · 22 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 510016
Republican 21004
Democrat 11002
Total 830022
% of votes cast 79%0%0%21%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Not Voting
Hollis — Not Voting
Huval — Yea
Magee — Not Voting
Marino — Yea
Norton — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Hall — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Anders — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Howard — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Ivey — Yea
James — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Shadoin — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Smith — Yea
Simon — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jones — Yea
LeBas — Not Voting
Landry, N. — Yea
White — Yea
Leger — Yea
Bishop — Not Voting
Brown, C. — Not Voting
Reynolds — Not Voting
Richard — Not Voting
Hill — Not Voting
Cromer — Not Voting
Danahay — Not Voting
Thibaut — Not Voting
Leopold — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Armes — Not Voting
Abramson — Not Voting
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Dwight — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Falconer — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 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 Not Voting
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Not Voting
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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FINAL PASSAGE (#722)

Passed 29 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22006
Democrat 3002
Republican 4002
Total 290010
% of votes cast 74%0%0%26%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Not Voting
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Johns — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Morrell — Yea
White — Yea
Fannin — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Smith, G. — Not Voting
Peacock — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Appel — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Donahue — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Cortez — Not Voting
Erdey — Not Voting
Gatti — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Not Voting
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Not Voting
Beth Mizell Republican Not Voting
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Not Voting
Robert Allain Republican Yea

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#154)

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63005
Democrat 12000
Republican 23001
Total 98006
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (104)
Member Party Vote
Jefferson — Yea
Leger — Yea
Leopold — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Shadoin — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
Havard — Not Voting
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Moreno — Not Voting
Bishop — Yea
Abramson — Not Voting
Anders — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Cromer — Not Voting
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Smith — Yea
Howard — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Huval — Yea
Ivey — Yea
James — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
White — Yea
Jones — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Danahay — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Norton — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Simon — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Davis — 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
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Phillip DeVillier Republican Not Voting
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

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HB 591 is sponsored by Walt Leger, III.
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