Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 559 — GAMING:  Authorizes public institutions of higher education, when licensed, to conduct raffles. (8/1/18)

Last action — Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 85, nays 4. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

  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 April 04, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    4 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 85, nays 4. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

  2. Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

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

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

  5. Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 26 yeas and 8 nays.

  6. Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

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

  8. Senate conference committee members appointed: Morrish, Claitor, and Donahue.

  9. Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

  10. House conferees appointed: Abraham, Mack, and Dwight.

  11. Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

  12. Amendments proposed by the House read and failed to be concurred in by a vote of 18 yeas and 14 nays.

  13. Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.

  14. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 16. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  15. Received from the House with amendments.

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/14/18.

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

  18. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  19. Reported with amendments (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

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

  21. Reconsidered.

  22. Read by title, passed by a vote of 21 yeas and 13 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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

  24. Read by title. Failed to pass by a vote of 19 yeas and 16 nays.

  25. Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.

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

  27. Substitute for Senate Bill No. 468. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Sponsors

  • Ronnie Johns · Cosponsor
  • Dan W. Morrish · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Dan W. Morrish

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Ronnie Johns

Not signed on (145)

145 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 (#1382)

Passed 86 Yea · 4 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 551010
Democrat 13000
Republican 18304
Total 864014
% of votes cast 83%4%0%13%
How each member voted (104)
Member Party Vote
Ivey — Yea
LeBas — Not Voting
Leger — Yea
Leopold — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Norton — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Hall — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Abramson — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Anders — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Guinn — Nay
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Hill — Yea
Smith — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Hoffmann — Not Voting
Hollis — Not Voting
Landry, N. — Yea
Howard — Yea
Hunter — Yea
White — Yea
Huval — Yea
James — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Carmody — Not Voting
Chaney — Yea
Davis — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Shadoin — Yea
Simon — Not Voting
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Armes — Not Voting
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Bouie — Not Voting
Coussan — Yea
Cromer — Not Voting
Dwight — Yea
Falconer — Yea
Franklin — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Garofalo — Not Voting
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 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 Not Voting
Dodie Horton Republican Nay
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Nay
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Not Voting
Kirk Talbot Republican Not Voting
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 Nay
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Not Voting

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ADOPT (#1317)

Passed 26 Yea · 8 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3201
Unaffiliated 19603
Democrat 4001
Total 26805
% of votes cast 67%21%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Nay
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Johns — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Perry — Yea
Carter — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Mr. President — Nay
White — Nay
Fannin — Nay
Appel — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Erdey — Not Voting
Walsworth — Nay
Ward — Not Voting
Claitor — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Cortez — Yea
Donahue — Nay
Gatti — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Not Voting
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Not Voting
Francis C. Thompson Republican Nay
Neil Riser Republican Nay
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea

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CONCUR (#1142)

Failed 18 Yea · 14 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14905
Democrat 2102
Republican 2400
Total 181407
% of votes cast 46%36%0%18%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Johns — Not Voting
Long — Not Voting
Martiny — Not Voting
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Carter — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Cortez — Yea
Mr. President — Nay
Fannin — Nay
White — Nay
Smith, G. — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Perry — Nay
Colomb — Not Voting
Donahue — Nay
Erdey — Nay
Walsworth — Nay
Ward — Nay
Appel — Nay
Claitor — Yea
Gatti — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Not Voting
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Nay
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 Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#1039)

Passed 72 Yea · 16 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 486013
Democrat 11101
Republican 13903
Total 7216017
% of votes cast 69%15%0%16%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Huval — Yea
Leger — Not Voting
Leopold — Not Voting
Magee — Nay
Marino — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Abramson — Yea
Guinn — Nay
Hall — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Howard — Yea
James — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Smith — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
White — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Amedee — Nay
Anders — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Davis — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Simon — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Henry — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Hill — Not Voting
Hunter — Not Voting
Ivey — Not Voting
LeBas — Not Voting
Cromer — Not Voting
Norton — Not Voting
Shadoin — Nay
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Danahay — Not Voting
Dwight — Yea
Falconer — Nay
Franklin — Yea
Gaines — Not Voting
Garofalo — Not Voting
Gisclair — Nay
Glover — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Dustin Miller Democrat Not Voting
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
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Not Voting
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Nay
Dodie Horton Republican Nay
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Nay
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Nay
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Nay
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Not Voting
Kirk Talbot Republican Not Voting
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Nay
Phillip DeVillier Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Nay
Rick Edmonds Republican Nay
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Nay

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FINAL PASSAGE (#366)

Passed 21 Yea · 13 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3101
Unaffiliated 141004
Republican 4200
Total 211305
% of votes cast 54%33%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Nay
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Johns — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Carter — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Perry — Yea
Appel — Not Voting
Claitor — Yea
Cortez — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Bishop — Not Voting
Mr. President — Nay
Fannin — Nay
White — Nay
Chabert — Nay
Erdey — Nay
Walsworth — Nay
Ward — Nay
Colomb — Not Voting
Donahue — Nay
Gatti — Nay
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Nay
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Not Voting
Beth Mizell Republican Nay
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Nay
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#348)

Failed 19 Yea · 16 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3101
Unaffiliated 131203
Republican 3300
Total 191604
% of votes cast 49%41%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Nay
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Ward — Nay
Hewitt — Not Voting
Johns — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Bishop — Yea
White — Nay
Chabert — Nay
Donahue — Nay
Smith, G. — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Mr. President — Nay
Fannin — Nay
Carter — Nay
Appel — Not Voting
Colomb — Not Voting
Walsworth — Nay
Claitor — Yea
Cortez — Nay
Erdey — Nay
Gatti — Nay
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Nay
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Not Voting
Beth Mizell Republican Nay
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Nay
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Nay
Robert Allain Republican Yea

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