Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 218 — LAW ENFORCEMENT:  Provides relative to the Louisiana Sheriffs' Certification Program (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 123.

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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 February 28, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · 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.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 1 D) — 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

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 123.

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2018.

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  5. Received from the Senate without amendments.

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

  7. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 1 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 B.

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

  13. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 79, nays 9. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

  15. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/22/18.

  16. Reported favorably (9-0).

  17. Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

  18. Prefiled.

  19. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sponsors

  • Valarie Hodges · Cosponsor
  • Randal L. Gaines · Cosponsor
  • Gary Carter · Cosponsor
  • Chris Hazel · Cosponsor
  • Tanner Magee · Cosponsor
  • Joseph Marino · Cosponsor
  • Jr. Mack Bodi White · Cosponsor
  • Jerome Zeringue · Cosponsor
  • Steven Jackson · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

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.

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 (#690)

Passed 36 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25102
Democrat 5000
Republican 6000
Total 36102
% of votes cast 92%3%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Johns — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
White — Yea
Fannin — Nay
Morrell — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Perry — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Donahue — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Appel — Yea
Chabert — 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 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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FINAL PASSAGE (#108)

Passed 79 Yea · 9 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 486014
Democrat 9102
Republican 22200
Total 799016
% of votes cast 76%9%0%15%
How each member voted (104)
Member Party Vote
Hollis — Not Voting
Huval — Yea
Leger — Not Voting
Leopold — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Moreno — Not Voting
Armes — Not Voting
Reynolds — Not Voting
Jefferson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jones — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
White — Not Voting
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Landry, N. — Nay
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Howard — Nay
Hunter — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Bishop — Yea
James — Yea
Norton — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Smith — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Anders — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carmody — Not Voting
Chaney — Yea
Danahay — Not Voting
Emerson — Nay
Stefanski — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Richard — Nay
Schexnayder — Yea
Shadoin — Yea
Simon — Nay
Stagni — Yea
Stokes — Not Voting
Abramson — Not Voting
Amedee — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Cromer — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
Dwight — Not Voting
Falconer — Nay
Franklin — Not Voting
Gaines — Yea
Garofalo — Yea
Gisclair — Yea
Glover — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
Dustin Miller Democrat Not Voting
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 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 Nay
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Phillip DeVillier Republican Nay
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 218?
HB 218 is sponsored by Valarie Hodges (Republican), Randal L. Gaines, Gary Carter, Chris Hazel, Tanner Magee, Joseph Marino, Mack Bodi White, Jr., Jerome Zeringue (Republican), and Steven Jackson (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 218?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2018. Enacted.
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