Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 12 R · 5 D cosponsors

HB 79 — CRIME:  Creates the crime of abuse of persons with infirmities through electronic means and provides for criminal penalties and exceptions (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

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 February 16, 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.

  • 37 sponsors

    1 primary, 36 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (12 R · 5 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  2. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

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

  4. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  5. Called from the calendar.

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/08/18.

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  9. Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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

  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. Reported with amendments.

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

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

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

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/10/18.

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

  18. Reported with amendments (15-0).

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

  20. Prefiled.

  21. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

  22. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/16/2018.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 36 co-sponsors · 110 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (36)

Not signed on (110)

110 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 IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#833)

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 12001
Unaffiliated 60007
Republican 24001
Total 96009
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
LeBas — Yea
Leger — Yea
Leopold — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Not Voting
Amedee — Yea
Anders — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Howard — Yea
Huval — Yea
Smith — Yea
Ivey — Yea
James — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
White — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Davis — Yea
Simon — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Hollis — Not Voting
Bishop — Yea
Hunter — Not Voting
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Norton — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Cromer — Not Voting
Danahay — Not Voting
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Richard — Not Voting
Shadoin — Not Voting
Abramson — Yea
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 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

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#605)

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25003
Democrat 4001
Republican 6000
Total 35004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Johns — Yea
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Fannin — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Morrell — Yea
White — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Appel — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Cortez — Yea
Erdey — Yea
Gatti — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Not Voting
Claitor — Yea
Donahue — 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 (#352)

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58009
Democrat 13000
Republican 25000
Total 96009
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Jones — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Leger — Not Voting
Leopold — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Richard — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Norton — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Hollis — Yea
Howard — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Huval — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Johnson — Yea
James — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
White — Yea
Smith — Not Voting
Armes — Not Voting
Chaney — Yea
Danahay — Yea
Davis — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Shadoin — Not Voting
Simon — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Abramson — Not Voting
Anders — Yea
Bagneris — Not Voting
Berthelot — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Cromer — Not Voting
Dwight — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Falconer — Not Voting
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 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 79?
HB 79 is sponsored by Valarie Hodges (Republican), Tony Bacala (Republican), Shane Mack (Republican), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), Rick Edmonds (Republican), Mark Wright (Republican), Lance Harris, Ken Brass (Democrat), Julie Stokes, Jimmy Harris, Dodie Horton (Republican), Clay Schexnayder, Chad Brown, Cameron Henry, Bob Hensgens (Republican), Blake Miguez (Republican), Beryl Amedee, Terry Brown, Franklin J. Foil, Jerry "Truck" Gisclair, Cedric Glover, Kenny Havard, Chris Hazel, Marcus Hunter, Jay Morris, Barbara Norton, Steven E. Pylant, Jerome "Dee" Richard, Joe Stagni, Kirk Talbot, C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Raymond J. Crews (Republican), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Barbara Carpenter (Democrat), Larry A. Bagley (Republican), and Jerome Zeringue (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 79?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2018. Enacted.
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