Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 8 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 335 — CRIME/PUNISHMENT:  Provides for penalties for persons convicted for soliciting prostitutes. (8/1/18)

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  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 02, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 39 sponsors

    1 primary, 38 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    5 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Action History

  1. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  2. Called from the calendar.

  3. Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 85, nays 2. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

  4. Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

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

  6. Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.

  7. Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.

  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/18.

  9. Senate conference committee members appointed: Mizell, Claitor, and Barrow.

  10. Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

  11. House conferees appointed: Stokes, Mack, and Hodges.

  12. Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

  13. Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.

  14. Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.

  15. Received from the House with amendments.

  16. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 23. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  17. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/10/18.

  18. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

  19. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  20. Reported favorably (9-6-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

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

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

  23. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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

  25. Reported favorably.

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

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

Sponsors

  • Valarie Hodges · Cosponsor
  • Tony Bacala · Cosponsor
  • Taylor F. Barras · Cosponsor
  • Sharon Hewitt · Cosponsor
  • Ryan Gatti · Cosponsor
  • Ronnie Johns · Cosponsor
  • III Rick Ward · Cosponsor
  • Rick Edmonds · Cosponsor
  • Regina Barrow · Cosponsor
  • Polly Thomas · Cosponsor
  • Julie Stokes · Cosponsor
  • John Milkovich · Cosponsor
  • Gerald Long · Cosponsor
  • Jr. Fred H. Mills · Cosponsor
  • Francis C. Thompson · Cosponsor
  • Dodie Horton · Cosponsor
  • Beth Mizell · Primary
  • Barry Ivey · Cosponsor
  • John Alario · Cosponsor
  • Dale Erdey · Cosponsor
  • Danny Martiny · Cosponsor
  • Neil Riser · Cosponsor
  • John R. Smith · Cosponsor
  • Gregory Tarver · Cosponsor
  • Mike Walsworth · Cosponsor
  • Jr. Mack Bodi White · Cosponsor
  • Beryl Amedee · Cosponsor
  • Larry Bagley · Cosponsor
  • Terry Brown · Cosponsor
  • Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney · Cosponsor
  • Ray Garofalo · Cosponsor
  • Chris Hazel · Cosponsor
  • Frank Hoffmann · Cosponsor
  • Frankie Howard · Cosponsor
  • Jack McFarland · Cosponsor
  • Malinda White · Cosponsor
  • Gary Carter · Cosponsor
  • Eddie J. Lambert · Cosponsor
  • Edward J. Price · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 38 co-sponsors · 108 not signed on · 26 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (38)

  • Valarie Hodges Republican Voted No
  • Tony Bacala Republican Voted No
  • Taylor F. Barras
  • Sharon Hewitt
  • Ryan Gatti
  • Ronnie Johns
  • Rick Ward, III
  • Rick Edmonds Republican Voted No
  • Regina Barrow Democrat
  • Polly Thomas Republican Voted No
  • Julie Stokes
  • John Milkovich
  • Gerald Long
  • Fred H. Mills, Jr.
  • Francis C. Thompson Republican
  • Dodie Horton Republican Voted No
  • Barry Ivey
  • John Alario
  • Dale Erdey
  • Danny Martiny
  • Neil Riser
  • John R. Smith
  • Gregory Tarver
  • Mike Walsworth
  • Mack Bodi White, Jr.
  • Beryl Amedee
  • Larry Bagley
  • Terry Brown
  • Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney
  • Ray Garofalo
  • Chris Hazel
  • Frank Hoffmann
  • Frankie Howard
  • Jack McFarland
  • Malinda White
  • Gary Carter Democrat Voted No
  • Eddie J. Lambert Republican
  • Edward J. Price Democrat

Not signed on (108)

108 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

MOTION TO ADOPT (#1384)

Passed 85 Yea · 2 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 511014
Democrat 11101
Republican 23002
Total 852017
% of votes cast 82%2%0%16%
How each member voted (104)
Member Party Vote
Henry — Yea
Hill — Yea
Howard — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Nay
Norton — Yea
Abramson — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Anders — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Hoffmann — Not Voting
Smith — Yea
Hollis — Not Voting
Huval — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Johnson — Yea
James — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
White — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jones — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Leger — Not Voting
Leopold — Yea
Brown, C. — Not Voting
Schexnayder — Yea
Shadoin — Not Voting
Armes — Not Voting
Billiot — Not Voting
Bouie — Not Voting
Coussan — Not Voting
Cromer — Not Voting
Simon — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Bagneris — Not Voting
Berthelot — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dwight — Not Voting
Emerson — Yea
Falconer — Yea
Franklin — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Garofalo — Not Voting
Gisclair — Yea
Glover — Yea
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 Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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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ADOPT (#1310)

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Unaffiliated 26002
Republican 5001
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Johns — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Carter — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Fannin — Yea
White — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Appel — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Erdey — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Cortez — Yea
Donahue — 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 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 Not Voting

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REJECT (#1069)

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Democrat 5000
Unaffiliated 26002
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Johns — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Carter — Yea
White — Yea
Fannin — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Peacock — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Cortez — Yea
Donahue — Yea
Erdey — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Appel — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Claitor — 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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AMENDMENT # 3955 BY MARCELLE, MOTION TO ADOPT (#943)

Failed 42 Yea · 53 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 293107
Democrat 12001
Republican 12202
Total 4253010
% of votes cast 40%50%0%10%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Huval — Nay
Jefferson — Yea
Leopold — Nay
Magee — Not Voting
Marino — Yea
Shadoin — Yea
Simon — Nay
Norton — Yea
Pylant — Nay
Hall — Yea
Howard — Yea
Hunter — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Leger — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Guinn — Nay
Havard — Nay
Hazel — Nay
Johnson — Yea
Smith — Yea
Henry — Nay
Mr. Speaker — Nay
Hill — Nay
James — Yea
Jones — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Brown, T. — Nay
Carter, S. — Nay
Amedee — Nay
Billiot — Nay
Chaney — Yea
Falconer — Nay
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Nay
Pugh — Nay
Richard — Nay
Schexnayder — Nay
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Hoffmann — Nay
Hollis — Nay
Stokes — Nay
White — Nay
Bishop — Not Voting
Ivey — Nay
Landry, N. — Not Voting
Reynolds — Not Voting
Danahay — Not Voting
Thibaut — Not Voting
Abramson — Nay
Anders — Yea
Berthelot — Nay
Carmody — Yea
Coussan — Nay
Cromer — Not Voting
Davis — Nay
Dwight — Nay
Emerson — Nay
Franklin — Yea
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 Not Voting
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 Nay
Blake Miguez Republican Nay
Bob Hensgens Republican Nay
Dodie Horton Republican Nay
Franklin J. Foil Republican Nay
Gregory A. Miller Republican Nay
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Nay
Jerome Zeringue Republican Nay
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Nay
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Nay
Kirk Talbot Republican Nay
Larry A. Bagley Republican Nay
Mark Abraham Republican Nay
Mark Wright Republican Nay
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Not Voting
Patrick Connick Republican Nay
Phillip DeVillier Republican Nay
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 Nay

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FINAL PASSAGE (#944)

Passed 67 Yea · 23 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4313011
Democrat 2902
Republican 22102
Total 6723015
% of votes cast 64%22%0%14%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Howard — Yea
Hunter — Not Voting
Leopold — Not Voting
Magee — Yea
Marino — Nay
Pylant — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Yea
Shadoin — Yea
Armes — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Huval — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Leger — Yea
White — Yea
Simon — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Bouie — Nay
Chaney — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Anders — Yea
Hall — Nay
Havard — Nay
Smith — Nay
Bishop — Not Voting
Brown, C. — Not Voting
Hollis — Not Voting
James — Nay
Jefferson — Nay
Norton — Not Voting
Cromer — Not Voting
Danahay — Not Voting
Pearson — Not Voting
Pierre — Nay
Thibaut — Not Voting
Abramson — Not Voting
Amedee — Yea
Bagneris — Nay
Berthelot — Yea
Davis — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Falconer — Yea
Franklin — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Garofalo — Yea
Gisclair — Yea
Glover — Nay
Landry, T. — Nay
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Nay
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Nay
Dustin Miller Democrat Not Voting
Edmond Jordan Democrat Not Voting
Gary Carter Democrat Nay
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
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 Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Nay
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 Not Voting
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Not Voting

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FINAL PASSAGE (#257)

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26002
Democrat 5000
Republican 6000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Johns — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
White — Yea
Fannin — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Erdey — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Appel — Not Voting
Chabert — Yea
Cortez — Yea
Donahue — 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 (#258)

Failed 19 Yea · 0 Nay · 20 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 130015
Democrat 2003
Republican 4002
Total 190020
% of votes cast 49%0%0%51%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Johns — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
White — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Bishop — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Fannin — Not Voting
Carter — Not Voting
Morrish — Not Voting
Smith, G. — Not Voting
Peacock — Not Voting
Appel — Not Voting
Chabert — Not Voting
Claitor — Not Voting
Cortez — Not Voting
Perry — Not Voting
Peterson — Not Voting
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Donahue — Not Voting
Erdey — Yea
Gatti — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Not Voting
Jay Luneau Democrat Not Voting
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Not Voting
Beth Mizell Republican Not Voting
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 335?
SB 335 is sponsored by Valarie Hodges (Republican), Tony Bacala (Republican), Taylor F. Barras, Sharon Hewitt, Ryan Gatti, Ronnie Johns, Rick Ward, III, Rick Edmonds (Republican), Regina Barrow (Democrat), Polly Thomas (Republican), Julie Stokes, John Milkovich, Gerald Long, Fred H. Mills, Jr., Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Dodie Horton (Republican), Beth Mizell (Republican), Barry Ivey, John Alario, Dale Erdey, Danny Martiny, Neil Riser, John R. Smith, Gregory Tarver, Mike Walsworth, Mack Bodi White, Jr., Beryl Amedee, Larry Bagley, Terry Brown, Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney, Ray Garofalo, Chris Hazel, Frank Hoffmann, Frankie Howard, Jack McFarland, Malinda White, Gary Carter (Democrat), Eddie J. Lambert (Republican), and Edward J. Price (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 335?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 02, 2018. Enacted.
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