Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HB 724 — ETHICS:  Provides an exception to certain provisions of the ethics code to allow a licensed physician to perform the duties of certain positions at the Louisiana Department of Health and to practice medicine outside of the performance of such duties

Last action — Signed by the President of the Senate.

  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 22, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 56% · 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.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Read HB 724 on the official Louisiana source →

Action History

  1. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  2. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  3. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 21 yeas and 7 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  4. Received from the Senate without amendments.

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

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

  7. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  8. Reported favorably.

  9. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

  10. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  11. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 59, nays 37. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  12. Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.

  13. Notice given.

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/12/18.

  15. Called from the calendar.

  16. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 46, nays 41. Failed to pass, motion to reconsider pending.

  17. Notice given.

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

  19. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  20. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/03/18.

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

  22. Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 420 reported by the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs (9-0).

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 23 voted No

Sponsors (1)

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 (#1194)

Passed 21 Yea · 7 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14509
Democrat 4001
Republican 3201
Total 217011
% of votes cast 54%18%0%28%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Hewitt — Nay
Mr. President — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Johns — Yea
Fannin — Yea
Bishop — Not Voting
Carter — Not Voting
Smith, J. — Not Voting
White — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Morrish — Not Voting
Peacock — Not Voting
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Appel — Nay
Chabert — Yea
Claitor — Nay
Colomb — Not Voting
Cortez — Yea
Donahue — Nay
Erdey — Nay
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Gatti — Not Voting
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 Nay
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Not Voting
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Nay

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#419)

Passed 59 Yea · 37 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 91600
Unaffiliated 392008
Democrat 11101
Total 593709
% of votes cast 56%35%0%9%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Ivey — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Leger — Yea
Leopold — Nay
Magee — Yea
Marino — Not Voting
Simon — Yea
Norton — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Nay
Hill — Not Voting
Hoffmann — Yea
Smith — Yea
Hollis — Nay
Howard — Not Voting
Johnson — Yea
White — Yea
Landry, N. — Nay
Cromer — Nay
Stefanski — Nay
Stokes — Nay
Hunter — Yea
Huval — Nay
James — Yea
Bishop — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker — Nay
Jones — Yea
Pearson — Nay
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Carter, S. — Nay
Amedee — Nay
Armes — Not Voting
Bouie — Not Voting
Carmody — Nay
Coussan — Yea
Danahay — Yea
Davis — Yea
Franklin — Yea
Pugh — Nay
Pylant — Nay
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Nay
Schexnayder — Not Voting
Shadoin — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Abramson — Not Voting
Anders — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Nay
Chaney — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Emerson — Nay
Falconer — Nay
Gaines — Yea
Garofalo — Nay
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 Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Nay
Blake Miguez Republican Nay
Bob Hensgens Republican Yea
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 Nay
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Nay
Kirk Talbot Republican Nay
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Nay
Mark Wright Republican Nay
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Nay
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Phillip DeVillier Republican Nay
Polly Thomas Republican Nay
Raymond J. Crews Republican Nay
Rick Edmonds Republican Nay
Shane Mack Republican Nay
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Nay
Valarie Hodges Republican Nay

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#334)

Failed 46 Yea · 41 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3122015
Democrat 10101
Republican 51802
Total 4641018
% of votes cast 44%39%0%17%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
James — Yea
LeBas — Not Voting
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Guinn — Nay
Henry — Nay
Hollis — Nay
Huval — Nay
Leger — Yea
Leopold — Nay
Bishop — Nay
Carter, S. — Nay
Landry, N. — Nay
Pearson — Nay
Pope — Nay
Pugh — Nay
Pylant — Nay
Schexnayder — Nay
Carmody — Nay
Coussan — Nay
Dwight — Nay
Shadoin — Nay
Stefanski — Nay
Hall — Yea
Havard — Not Voting
Hazel — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Smith — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
White — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Howard — Not Voting
Hunter — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Moreno — Not Voting
Anders — Not Voting
Billiot — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Cromer — Not Voting
Davis — Not Voting
Norton — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Not Voting
Simon — Not Voting
Stagni — Not Voting
Stokes — Yea
Thibaut — Not Voting
Abramson — Not Voting
Amedee — Nay
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Nay
Bouie — Yea
Danahay — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Falconer — Nay
Franklin — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Garofalo — Nay
Gisclair — Yea
Glover — Not Voting
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 Nay
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 Nay
Blake Miguez Republican Nay
Bob Hensgens Republican Nay
Dodie Horton Republican Nay
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Nay
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Nay
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Nay
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Nay
Kirk Talbot Republican Nay
Larry A. Bagley Republican Nay
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Nay
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Nay
Patrick Connick Republican Nay
Phillip DeVillier Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Nay
Raymond J. Crews Republican Nay
Rick Edmonds Republican Nay
Shane Mack Republican Nay
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Not Voting
Tony Bacala Republican Nay
Valarie Hodges Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Who sponsors HB 724?
HB 724 is sponsored by Dustin Miller (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 724?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 22, 2018. Enacted.
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