Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 221 — WORKFORCE COMMISSION:  Changes the name of the Louisiana Workforce Commission to the Louisiana Department of Labor. (gov sig) (EG FF EX See Note)

Last action — Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

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

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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Action History

  1. Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  2. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title; failed to pass by a vote of 14 yeas and 21 nays.

  3. Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.

  4. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  5. Reported favorably.

  6. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

  7. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Wesley Bishop

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

FINAL PASSAGE (#140)

Failed 14 Yea · 21 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61804
Democrat 5000
Republican 3300
Total 142104
% of votes cast 36%54%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Nay
Martiny — Not Voting
Milkovich — Nay
Mills — Nay
Hewitt — Nay
Bishop — Not Voting
Smith, J. — Not Voting
Mr. President — Nay
Fannin — Nay
Johns — Yea
Smith, G. — Nay
Morrish — Nay
White — Nay
Peacock — Nay
Appel — Nay
Claitor — Nay
Cortez — Nay
Perry — Nay
Carter — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Colomb — Yea
Walsworth — Nay
Ward — Yea
Chabert — Nay
Donahue — Nay
Erdey — Nay
Gatti — Not Voting
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 Nay
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Nay
Francis C. Thompson Republican Nay
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea

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Subjects

labor
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 221?
SB 221 is sponsored by Wesley Bishop and Gary Carter (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 221?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 SB 221?
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