Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 708 — CRIME:  Provides for an exception to the crime of political payroll padding by a sheriff

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 212.

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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 19, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · 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 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 212.

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2018.

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

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

  6. Received from the Senate without amendments.

  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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

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

  10. Reported favorably.

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

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

  13. Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.

  14. Called from the calendar.

  15. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 10. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

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

  18. Reported favorably (16-0).

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

  20. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 3 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 (#625)

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 4001
Unaffiliated 24004
Republican 6000
Total 34005
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Mills — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Johns — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
White — Yea
Fannin — Yea
Carter — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Donahue — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Not Voting
Appel — Yea
Cortez — 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 Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#415)

Passed 90 Yea · 10 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 56704
Republican 23101
Democrat 11200
Total 901005
% of votes cast 86%10%0%5%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Hollis — Yea
Huval — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Howard — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
James — Yea
Jones — Yea
Smith — Yea
Norton — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Anders — Yea
Armes — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Cromer — Yea
Danahay — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Shadoin — Yea
Simon — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
White — Yea
Havard — Nay
Hill — Not Voting
Hunter — Nay
LeBas — Yea
Leger — Not Voting
Leopold — Yea
Bouie — Not Voting
Dwight — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Pearson — Nay
Stokes — Nay
Thibaut — Yea
Abramson — Not Voting
Amedee — Yea
Bagneris — Nay
Berthelot — Yea
Davis — Yea
Falconer — Yea
Franklin — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Garofalo — Yea
Gisclair — Nay
Glover — Nay
Landry, T. — Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Nay
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 Nay
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 Not Voting
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 Nay
Phillip DeVillier Republican Yea
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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 708?
HB 708 is sponsored by Raymond J. Crews (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 708?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 19, 2018. Enacted.
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