Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

SB 236 — CRIME/PUNISHMENT:  Creates the crime of sexual abuse of an animal. (gov sig)

Last action — Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 01, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · 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.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 3 failed in recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

  2. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 1 nays.

  5. Received from the House with amendments.

  6. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/09/18.

  8. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

  9. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  10. Reported with amendments (14-0-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  11. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

  12. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  13. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 25 yeas and 10 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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

  15. Reported favorably.

  16. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

  17. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

Sponsors

  • Regina Barrow · Cosponsor
  • Patrick Page Cortez · Cosponsor
  • Karen Carter Peterson · Cosponsor
  • Jr. Fred H. Mills · Cosponsor
  • Dan Claitor · Cosponsor
  • J.P. Morrell · Primary
  • John Alario · Cosponsor
  • Gregory Tarver · Cosponsor
  • Jay Luneau · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on · 29 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • J.P. Morrell

Co-sponsors (8)

  • Regina Barrow Democrat Voted No
  • Patrick Page Cortez
  • Karen Carter Peterson
  • Fred H. Mills, Jr.
  • Dan Claitor
  • John Alario
  • Gregory Tarver
  • Jay Luneau Democrat Voted No

Not signed on (138)

138 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 (#1060)

Passed 36 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Unaffiliated 25102
Republican 6000
Total 36102
% of votes cast 92%3%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Nay
Mills — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Fannin — Yea
White — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Johns — Yea
Long — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Cortez — Yea
Donahue — Not Voting
Erdey — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Appel — 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

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CO-AUTHORS (#1059)

Failed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 31 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 2003
Unaffiliated 50023
Republican 1005
Total 80031
% of votes cast 21%0%0%79%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Not Voting
Martiny — Not Voting
Milkovich — Not Voting
Mills — Yea
Morrish — Not Voting
Hewitt — Not Voting
Johns — Not Voting
Mr. President — Yea
Perry — Not Voting
Claitor — Yea
Cortez — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Bishop — Not Voting
Smith, G. — Not Voting
Carter — Not Voting
Smith, J. — Not Voting
White — Not Voting
Fannin — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Peacock — Not Voting
Chabert — Not Voting
Colomb — Not Voting
Erdey — Not Voting
Walsworth — Not Voting
Ward — Not Voting
Appel — Not Voting
Donahue — Not Voting
Gatti — Not Voting
Edward J. Price Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Francis C. Thompson Republican Not Voting
Neil Riser Republican Not Voting
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#882)

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 23002
Unaffiliated 60007
Democrat 13000
Total 96009
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Huval — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Leger — Yea
Leopold — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Simon — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Abramson — Yea
Hall — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Anders — Yea
Guinn — Not Voting
Bishop — Yea
Henry — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Carter, S. — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Smith — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Howard — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Ivey — Yea
James — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
White — Yea
Jones — Yea
LeBas — Not Voting
Carmody — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Danahay — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Norton — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Not Voting
Shadoin — Not Voting
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Cromer — Not Voting
Dwight — 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
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 Yea
Phillip DeVillier Republican Not Voting
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Not Voting
Rick Edmonds Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AMENDMENT # 4255 BY CREWS, MOTION TO ADOPT (#881)

Failed 30 Yea · 62 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1542010
Republican 14902
Democrat 11101
Total 3062013
% of votes cast 29%59%0%12%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Leopold — Nay
Magee — Nay
Marino — Nay
James — Nay
Smith — Nay
Guinn — Nay
Hall — Nay
Havard — Nay
Hazel — Nay
Henry — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
Hoffmann — Nay
Hollis — Yea
Howard — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Brown, C. — Nay
Brown, T. — Nay
Anders — Nay
Billiot — Nay
Bouie — Nay
Carmody — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Norton — Nay
Pearson — Yea
Pierre — Nay
Pope — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Simon — Yea
Johnson — Nay
White — Nay
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Hill — Not Voting
Hunter — Nay
Huval — Nay
Jefferson — Nay
Carter, S. — Not Voting
Jones — Not Voting
LeBas — Not Voting
Leger — Nay
Pugh — Nay
Reynolds — Nay
Richard — Not Voting
Schexnayder — Nay
Shadoin — Not Voting
Stagni — Nay
Stefanski — Nay
Abramson — Not Voting
Coussan — Nay
Danahay — Not Voting
Emerson — Nay
Stokes — Nay
Thibaut — Nay
Amedee — Yea
Armes — Nay
Bagneris — Nay
Berthelot — Nay
Cromer — Not Voting
Davis — Nay
Dwight — Nay
Falconer — Yea
Franklin — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Garofalo — Yea
Gisclair — Nay
Glover — Nay
Landry, T. — Nay
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Nay
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Nay
Dustin Miller Democrat Nay
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
Gary Carter Democrat Nay
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Robby Carter Democrat Not Voting
Rodney Lyons Democrat Nay
Royce Duplessis Democrat Nay
Sam Jenkins Democrat Nay
Steven Jackson Democrat Nay
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Nay
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Nay
Gregory A. Miller Republican Nay
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Nay
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Nay
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Nay
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Not Voting
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Nay
Patrick Connick Republican Nay
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 Nay
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

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AMENDMENT # 2300 BY CLAITOR, SB 236 BY MORRELL (#303)

Failed 9 Yea · 25 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81604
Democrat 0401
Republican 1500
Total 92505
% of votes cast 23%64%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Johns — Yea
Long — Nay
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Nay
Mills — Nay
White — Not Voting
Smith, J. — Not Voting
Perry — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Hewitt — Nay
Mr. President — Nay
Bishop — Nay
Smith, G. — Nay
Carter — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Morrish — Yea
Peacock — Nay
Fannin — Yea
Peterson — Nay
Chabert — Nay
Claitor — Yea
Walsworth — Nay
Ward — Nay
Appel — Not Voting
Cortez — Yea
Donahue — Nay
Erdey — Yea
Gatti — Nay
Edward J. Price Democrat Nay
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Nay
Jay Luneau Democrat Nay
Regina Barrow Democrat Nay
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Not Voting
Beth Mizell Republican Nay
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Nay
Francis C. Thompson Republican Nay
Neil Riser Republican Nay
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Nay
Robert Allain Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#304)

Passed 25 Yea · 10 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 4001
Unaffiliated 18703
Republican 3300
Total 251004
% of votes cast 64%26%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Mr. President — Nay
Fannin — Nay
Johns — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Long — Nay
White — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Claitor — Nay
Colomb — Not Voting
Donahue — Nay
Peacock — Yea
Perry — Nay
Peterson — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Appel — Not Voting
Chabert — Yea
Cortez — Yea
Erdey — Yea
Gatti — Nay
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 Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Nay
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 236?
SB 236 is sponsored by Regina Barrow (Democrat), Patrick Page Cortez, Karen Carter Peterson, Fred H. Mills, Jr., Dan Claitor, J.P. Morrell, John Alario, Gregory Tarver, and Jay Luneau (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 236?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 01, 2018. Enacted.
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