Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 650 — STUDENT/TUITION:  Creates a program for education savings accounts for tuition expenses for elementary and secondary schools (RR1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last action — Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0. Having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the Conference Committee Report was adopted.

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

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0. Having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the Conference Committee Report was adopted.

  2. Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

  3. Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays.

  4. Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

  5. Rules suspended, called out of its regular order.

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 89, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.

  7. Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.

  8. Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

  9. Senate conference committee members appointed: LaFleur, Claitor, and Luneau.

  10. Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

  11. Notice of change in House conferees: Foil,Nancy Landry, Steve Carter.

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

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

  14. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  15. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  16. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/17/18.

  17. Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

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

  19. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

  20. Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

  21. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.

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

  23. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  24. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/30/18.

  25. Read by title, amended, ordered re-reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  26. Reported with amendments (16-0).

  27. Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

  28. Reported with amendments (10-0).

  29. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  30. Reported with amendments (14-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  31. Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Education.

  32. Prefiled.

  33. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

Sponsors

  • Rick Edmonds · Cosponsor
  • Franklin J. Foil · Primary
  • Steve Carter · Cosponsor
  • Chris Hazel · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Franklin J. Foil

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (143)

143 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

MOTION TO ADOPT (#1370)

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 60006
Republican 25000
Democrat 12001
Total 97007
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (104)
Member Party Vote
Hazel — Yea
Huval — Yea
Leger — Yea
Leopold — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Norton — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Richard — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Abramson — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Anders — Yea
Havard — Yea
Henry — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Howard — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Ivey — Yea
James — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
Shadoin — Yea
White — Yea
Simon — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Smith — Not Voting
Hoffmann — Not Voting
Hollis — Not Voting
Jones — Not Voting
Cromer — Not Voting
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Falconer — Yea
Franklin — Yea
Gaines — Not Voting
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 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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ADOPT (#1361)

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23005
Republican 5001
Democrat 4001
Total 32007
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Johns — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Fannin — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Perry — Yea
Appel — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
White — Yea
Carter — Not Voting
Smith, J. — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Claitor — Yea
Cortez — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Not Voting
Colomb — Not Voting
Donahue — Yea
Erdey — Yea
Gatti — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Robert Allain Republican Yea

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REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1289)

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 57009
Democrat 10003
Republican 22003
Total 890015
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (104)
Member Party Vote
Leopold — Not Voting
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Hill — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Norton — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Anders — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Smith — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Hollis — Not Voting
Howard — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Huval — Yea
Johnson — Yea
White — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Landry, N. — Not Voting
James — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Leger — Not Voting
Pylant — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Davis — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Not Voting
Schexnayder — Yea
Shadoin — Yea
Simon — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Thibaut — Not Voting
Abramson — Not Voting
Amedee — Yea
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Cromer — Not Voting
Dwight — 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 Not Voting
Dustin Miller Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Blake Miguez Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Rick Edmonds Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#1221)

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23005
Democrat 5000
Republican 6000
Total 34005
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
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
Smith, G. — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Carter — Yea
White — Not Voting
Fannin — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Appel — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Cortez — Yea
Donahue — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Erdey — 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 Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#645)

Passed 91 Yea · 0 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58009
Democrat 12001
Republican 21004
Total 910014
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Hunter — Yea
James — Yea
Jones — Yea
Leger — Not Voting
Leopold — Not Voting
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
Havard — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Abramson — Yea
Anders — Yea
Armes — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Howard — Yea
Huval — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
White — Yea
Norton — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Cromer — Not Voting
Danahay — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Richard — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Shadoin — Yea
Simon — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Smith — Not Voting
Hill — Not Voting
Bouie — Not Voting
Amedee — Yea
Bagneris — Not Voting
Berthelot — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Falconer — Not Voting
Franklin — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Garofalo — Yea
Gisclair — Yea
Glover — Not Voting
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 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 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 Not Voting
Rick Edmonds Republican Not Voting
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 650?
HB 650 is sponsored by Rick Edmonds (Republican), Franklin J. Foil, Steve Carter, and Chris Hazel.
What is the current status of HB 650?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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