Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 31 — ELECTED OFFICIALS:  Constitutional amendment to provide for disqualification from seeking or holding an elective office. (2/3-CA13sl(A))

Last action — Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays.

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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 February 15, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · 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.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays.

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

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.

  5. Rules suspended.

  6. Called from the calendar.

  7. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 73, nays 18. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  8. Received from the House with amendments.

  9. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  10. Called from the calendar.

  11. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 64, nays 16. The bill, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, failed to pass. Motion to reconsider pending.

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

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

  14. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  15. Reported with amendments (6-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  16. Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

  17. Reported with amendments (7-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

  18. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

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

  20. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  21. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  22. Reported with amendments.

  23. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

  24. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

Sponsors

  • Conrad Appel · Primary
  • Mike Walsworth · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Conrad Appel

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Mike Walsworth

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

CONCUR (#1331)

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Unaffiliated 22006
Republican 4002
Total 31008
% of votes cast 79%0%0%21%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Johns — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
White — Yea
Fannin — Yea
Bishop — Not Voting
Carter — Not Voting
Smith, J. — Not Voting
Peacock — Yea
Perry — Yea
Appel — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Cortez — Yea
Donahue — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Erdey — 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 Not Voting
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Not Voting
Robert Allain Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#1330)

Passed 70 Yea · 24 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 441705
Democrat 6403
Republican 20302
Total 7024010
% of votes cast 67%23%0%10%
How each member voted (104)
Member Party Vote
Hunter — Nay
James — Nay
Jones — Yea
Leger — Nay
Leopold — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Hall — Nay
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Hill — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
Howard — Yea
Huval — Yea
White — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Jefferson — Nay
LeBas — Yea
Norton — Nay
Pearson — Yea
Pierre — Nay
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Nay
Carmody — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Davis — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Abramson — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Anders — Yea
Johnson — Nay
Smith — Nay
Guinn — Not Voting
Havard — Not Voting
Pylant — Not Voting
Coussan — Not Voting
Cromer — Not Voting
Schexnayder — Nay
Shadoin — Yea
Simon — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Nay
Berthelot — Nay
Dwight — Yea
Falconer — Yea
Franklin — Nay
Gaines — Yea
Garofalo — Yea
Gisclair — Nay
Glover — Nay
Landry, T. — Nay
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Nay
Dustin Miller Democrat Not Voting
Edmond Jordan Democrat Not Voting
Gary Carter Democrat Not Voting
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Nay
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Nay
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
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 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 Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#1185)

Passed 64 Yea · 16 Nay · 24 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 2506
Unaffiliated 4310013
Republican 19105
Total 6416024
% of votes cast 62%15%0%23%
How each member voted (104)
Member Party Vote
LeBas — Not Voting
Leger — Nay
Leopold — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Not Voting
Stefanski — Yea
Abramson — Not Voting
Hall — Nay
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Howard — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Huval — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
Jones — Yea
White — Yea
Armes — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Nay
Carmody — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Cromer — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Shadoin — Yea
Simon — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Guinn — Not Voting
Hill — Not Voting
Hunter — Nay
Bishop — Not Voting
James — Nay
Jefferson — Nay
Smith — Not Voting
Norton — Not Voting
Coussan — Not Voting
Pierre — Nay
Amedee — Yea
Anders — Not Voting
Bagneris — Nay
Berthelot — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Emerson — Yea
Falconer — Yea
Franklin — Nay
Gaines — Not Voting
Garofalo — Yea
Gisclair — Yea
Glover — Not Voting
Landry, T. — Nay
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Not Voting
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
Dustin Miller Democrat Not Voting
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
Gary Carter Democrat Not Voting
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Not Voting
Royce Duplessis Democrat Nay
Sam Jenkins Democrat Nay
Steven Jackson Democrat Not Voting
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 Nay
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting

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FINAL PASSAGE (#497)

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25003
Democrat 5000
Republican 6000
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
Johns — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Fannin — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Carter — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
White — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Not Voting
Appel — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Cortez — Yea
Donahue — Yea
Erdey — 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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Subjects

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SB 31 is sponsored by Conrad Appel and Mike Walsworth.
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