Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 661 — DRUGS:  Provides relative to drug paraphernalia

Last action — Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

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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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  2. Called from the Calendar.

  3. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title; failed to pass by a vote of 17 yeas and 15 nays.

  4. Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.

  5. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

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

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

  8. Reported favorably.

  9. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

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

  11. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 71, nays 21. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

  13. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/05/18.

  14. Reported favorably (11-2).

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

  16. Prefiled.

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

Sponsors

  • Edward Ted James · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 40 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Edward Ted James

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.

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Votes

AMENDMENT # 3859 BY MORRELL, HB 661 BY JAMES (#1297)

Failed 10 Yea · 21 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71605
Democrat 3002
Republican 0501
Total 102108
% of votes cast 26%54%0%21%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Nay
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Nay
Mills — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Morrish — Nay
Hewitt — Nay
Johns — Nay
Bishop — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Mr. President — Nay
Smith, J. — Nay
Peacock — Not Voting
Fannin — Nay
White — Nay
Perry — Nay
Peterson — Not Voting
Appel — Nay
Chabert — Nay
Claitor — Nay
Cortez — Not Voting
Erdey — Not Voting
Walsworth — Nay
Ward — Nay
Colomb — Not Voting
Donahue — Nay
Gatti — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Not Voting
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Not Voting
Beth Mizell Republican Nay
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Nay
Francis C. Thompson Republican Nay
Neil Riser Republican Nay
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Not Voting
Robert Allain Republican Nay

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FINAL PASSAGE (#1298)

Failed 17 Yea · 15 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3002
Unaffiliated 131104
Republican 1401
Total 171507
% of votes cast 44%38%0%18%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Nay
Martiny — Yea
Mills — Yea
Milkovich — Nay
Morrish — Yea
Hewitt — Nay
Johns — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Carter — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Mr. President — Nay
Morrell — Yea
Smith, J. — Nay
Fannin — Nay
White — Nay
Peacock — Yea
Perry — Nay
Chabert — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Cortez — Not Voting
Donahue — Nay
Erdey — Not Voting
Peterson — Yea
Walsworth — Nay
Ward — Not Voting
Appel — Nay
Gatti — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Not Voting
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Not Voting
Beth Mizell Republican Nay
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Nay
Francis C. Thompson Republican Nay
Neil Riser Republican Nay
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Not Voting
Robert Allain Republican Yea

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AMENDMENT # 2392 BY BACALA, MOTION TO ADOPT (#284)

Failed 50 Yea · 46 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 20302
Unaffiliated 293207
Democrat 11100
Total 504609
% of votes cast 48%44%0%9%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Huval — Not Voting
Jefferson — Nay
LeBas — Nay
Magee — Yea
Marino — Nay
Stokes — Nay
Guinn — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Pope — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Hall — Nay
Havard — Not Voting
Hill — Not Voting
Hoffmann — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
Hollis — Nay
Howard — Yea
Hunter — Nay
Ivey — Nay
James — Nay
Jones — Nay
Bishop — Nay
Leopold — Yea
Moreno — Not Voting
Brown, C. — Nay
Norton — Nay
Smith — Nay
Johnson — Nay
Pearson — Not Voting
Pierre — Nay
White — Nay
Anders — Nay
Billiot — Nay
Bouie — Nay
Danahay — Nay
Davis — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Reynolds — Nay
Richard — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Shadoin — Not Voting
Simon — Yea
Stagni — Nay
Stefanski — Yea
Thibaut — Nay
Leger — Nay
Abramson — Not Voting
Amedee — Yea
Armes — Nay
Bagneris — Nay
Berthelot — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Cromer — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Falconer — Yea
Franklin — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Garofalo — Yea
Gisclair — Nay
Glover — Nay
Landry, T. — Nay
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Nay
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Nay
Dustin Miller Democrat Nay
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
Gary Carter Democrat Nay
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Robby Carter Democrat Nay
Rodney Lyons 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 Nay
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Nay
Jack McFarland Republican Not Voting
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Nay
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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FINAL PASSAGE (#286)

Passed 71 Yea · 21 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4610012
Democrat 12000
Republican 131101
Total 7121013
% of votes cast 68%20%0%12%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Henry — Nay
Hollis — Yea
Huval — Not Voting
Jefferson — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Simon — Nay
Norton — Yea
Pope — Nay
Leger — Yea
Leopold — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Guinn — Nay
Bishop — Yea
Hall — Yea
Havard — Not Voting
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Hazel — Not Voting
Smith — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Hoffmann — Yea
Howard — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Ivey — Not Voting
James — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
Jones — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Johnson — Not Voting
White — Not Voting
Moreno — Not Voting
Pearson — Not Voting
Pierre — Yea
Amedee — Nay
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Danahay — Yea
Davis — Yea
Pugh — Not Voting
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Yea
Shadoin — Not Voting
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Carter, S. — Nay
Pylant — Nay
Schexnayder — Nay
Abramson — Not Voting
Anders — Yea
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Nay
Coussan — Yea
Cromer — Yea
Falconer — Yea
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 Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons 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 Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Not Voting
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Nay
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Nay
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Phillip DeVillier Republican Nay
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Nay
Shane Mack Republican Nay
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Nay

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AMENDMENT # 2396 BY MARINO, MOTION TO ADOPT (#285)

Failed 43 Yea · 53 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 303008
Democrat 11100
Republican 22201
Total 435309
% of votes cast 41%50%0%9%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Hollis — Nay
Huval — Not Voting
Leger — Yea
Leopold — Nay
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Simon — Nay
Schexnayder — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Ivey — Yea
James — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jones — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Norton — Yea
Smith — Yea
Pierre — Yea
White — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Danahay — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Guinn — Nay
Johnson — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker — Nay
Havard — Not Voting
Hazel — Nay
Henry — Nay
Bishop — Nay
Brown, T. — Nay
Carter, S. — Nay
Hill — Not Voting
Hoffmann — Nay
Howard — Nay
Landry, N. — Nay
Moreno — Not Voting
Amedee — Nay
Carmody — Nay
Chaney — Nay
Coussan — Nay
Davis — Nay
Pearson — Not Voting
Pope — Nay
Pugh — Nay
Pylant — Nay
Richard — Nay
Shadoin — Not Voting
Stefanski — Nay
Abramson — Not Voting
Anders — Yea
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Nay
Cromer — Nay
Dwight — Nay
Emerson — Nay
Falconer — 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 Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons 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 Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Not Voting
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 Nay
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 Nay
Tony Bacala Republican Nay
Valarie Hodges Republican Nay

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Who sponsors HB 661?
HB 661 is sponsored by Edward Ted James.
What is the current status of HB 661?
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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