SB 479 is sponsored by Francis C. Thompson (Republican) and Jay Luneau (Democrat).

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Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 479 — MOTOR VEHICLES: Provides for blue lights on licensed ambulances. (8/1/18)

Last action May 11, 2018 — Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 22, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 90% · 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.
2 sponsors

1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

May 11, 2018
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
May 09, 2018
Received from the House without amendments.
May 09, 2018
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
May 09, 2018
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
May 08, 2018
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 80, nays 8. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
May 03, 2018
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/08/18.
April 26, 2018
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
April 25, 2018
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
April 24, 2018
Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
April 12, 2018
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
April 11, 2018
Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
April 11, 2018
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
April 10, 2018
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
April 09, 2018
Reported favorably.
March 26, 2018
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
March 22, 2018
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Jay Luneau Democrat

Co-sponsors (1)

Francis C. Thompson Republican

Not signed on (145)

145 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

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	49	4	0	14
Democrat	12	0	0	1
Republican	19	4	0	2
Total	80	8	0	17
% of votes cast	76%	8%	0%	16%

Member	Party	Vote
Ivey	—	Yea
LeBas	—	Yea
Leopold	—	Not Voting
Magee	—	Yea
Marino	—	Yea
Stagni	—	Yea
Hall	—	Yea
Havard	—	Yea
Hazel	—	Yea
Henry	—	Yea
Hollis	—	Not Voting
Leger	—	Not Voting
Bishop	—	Not Voting
Brown, C.	—	Not Voting
Johnson	—	Not Voting
Mr. Speaker	—	Yea
Richard	—	Not Voting
Shadoin	—	Not Voting
Brown, T.	—	Yea
Abramson	—	Not Voting
Amedee	—	Not Voting
Anders	—	Yea
Billiot	—	Yea
Bouie	—	Yea
Cromer	—	Not Voting
Danahay	—	Not Voting
Guinn	—	Nay
Carter, S.	—	Yea
Hill	—	Yea
Hoffmann	—	Yea
Smith	—	Yea
Howard	—	Yea
Hunter	—	Yea
Huval	—	Yea
Landry, N.	—	Yea
White	—	Yea
James	—	Yea
Jefferson	—	Yea
Jones	—	Yea
Norton	—	Yea
Pearson	—	Yea
Carmody	—	Yea
Pierre	—	Yea
Pope	—	Yea
Pugh	—	Yea
Pylant	—	Yea
Reynolds	—	Yea
Schexnayder	—	Yea
Simon	—	Nay
Stefanski	—	Nay
Stokes	—	Yea
Thibaut	—	Yea
Armes	—	Yea
Bagneris	—	Not Voting
Berthelot	—	Yea
Chaney	—	Yea
Coussan	—	Nay
Davis	—	Yea
Dwight	—	Yea
Emerson	—	Yea
Falconer	—	Yea
Franklin	—	Yea
Gaines	—	Yea
Garofalo	—	Not Voting
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	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	Nay
Bob Hensgens	Republican	Not Voting
Dodie Horton	Republican	Nay
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	Nay
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	Not Voting
Raymond J. Crews	Republican	Yea
Rick Edmonds	Republican	Yea
Shane Mack	Republican	Yea
Stephanie Hilferty	Republican	Yea
Tony Bacala	Republican	Nay
Valarie Hodges	Republican	Yea

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	24	0	0	4
Democrat	4	0	0	1
Republican	5	0	0	1
Total	33	0	0	6
% of votes cast	85%	0%	0%	15%

Member	Party	Vote
Long	—	Yea
Martiny	—	Not Voting
Milkovich	—	Yea
Mills	—	Yea
Hewitt	—	Yea
Mr. President	—	Yea
Johns	—	Yea
Carter	—	Yea
Smith, G.	—	Yea
Smith, J.	—	Yea
Morrell	—	Yea
Fannin	—	Yea
White	—	Yea
Morrish	—	Yea
Bishop	—	Not Voting
Peacock	—	Yea
Appel	—	Not Voting
Chabert	—	Yea
Claitor	—	Yea
Colomb	—	Not Voting
Cortez	—	Yea
Donahue	—	Yea
Perry	—	Yea
Peterson	—	Yea
Walsworth	—	Yea
Ward	—	Yea
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	Not Voting
Beth Mizell	Republican	Yea
Eddie J. Lambert	Republican	Yea
Francis C. Thompson	Republican	Yea
Neil Riser	Republican	Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver	Republican	Not Voting
Robert Allain	Republican	Yea

Subjects

public-safety transportation

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 479?: SB 479 is sponsored by Francis C. Thompson (Republican) and Jay Luneau (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 479?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 22, 2018. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 479
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: March 22, 2018
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Jay Luneau

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