Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 500 — CONSTITUTION/CONVENTION:  Provides for calling a limited constitutional convention and preparations therefor (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last action — Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.

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

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.

  2. Called from the calendar.

  3. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 52, nays 47. The bill, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, failed to pass. Motion to reconsider pending.

  4. Notice given.

  5. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/09/18.

  6. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

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

  8. Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  9. Reported with amendments (16-0).

  10. Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

  11. Reported favorably (7-0).

  12. Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  13. Prefiled.

  14. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

Sponsors

  • Tony Bacala · Cosponsor
  • Taylor F. Barras · Cosponsor
  • Stuart J. Bishop · Cosponsor
  • Reid Falconer · Cosponsor
  • Mike Huval · Cosponsor
  • Mark Wright · Cosponsor
  • Major Thibaut · Cosponsor
  • Julie Emerson · Cosponsor
  • Clay Schexnayder · Cosponsor
  • Cameron Henry · Cosponsor
  • Blake Miguez · Cosponsor
  • Alan Seabaugh · Cosponsor
  • Neil Abramson · Primary
  • Mark Abraham · Cosponsor
  • Beryl Amedee · Cosponsor
  • John A. Johnny Berthelot · Cosponsor
  • Steve Carter · Cosponsor
  • Jean-Paul Coussan · Cosponsor
  • Greg Cromer · Cosponsor
  • Paula Davis · Cosponsor
  • Stephen Dwight · Cosponsor
  • Franklin J. Foil · Cosponsor
  • Jerry "Truck" Gisclair · Cosponsor
  • Chris Hazel · Cosponsor
  • Tanner Magee · Cosponsor
  • John Stefanski · Cosponsor
  • Jerome Zeringue · Cosponsor
  • Dustin Miller · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 27 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 29 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Neil Abramson

Co-sponsors (27)

  • Tony Bacala Republican Voted No
  • Taylor F. Barras
  • Stuart J. Bishop
  • Reid Falconer
  • Mike Huval
  • Mark Wright Republican Voted No
  • Major Thibaut
  • Julie Emerson
  • Clay Schexnayder
  • Cameron Henry
  • Blake Miguez Republican Voted No
  • Alan Seabaugh Republican Voted No
  • Mark Abraham
  • Beryl Amedee
  • John A. Johnny Berthelot
  • Steve Carter
  • Jean-Paul Coussan
  • Greg Cromer
  • Paula Davis
  • Stephen Dwight
  • Franklin J. Foil
  • Jerry "Truck" Gisclair
  • Chris Hazel
  • Tanner Magee
  • John Stefanski
  • Jerome Zeringue Republican Voted No
  • Dustin Miller Democrat Voted No

Not signed on (119)

119 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 # 4281 BY HAVARD, MOTION TO ADOPT (#857)

Failed 48 Yea · 54 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 353101
Democrat 11200
Republican 22102
Total 485403
% of votes cast 46%51%0%3%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Leger — Yea
Leopold — Yea
Magee — Nay
Marino — Nay
Stagni — Yea
Norton — Yea
Abramson — Nay
Huval — Nay
Guinn — Yea
Hall — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Nay
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Henry — Nay
Hill — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Smith — Yea
White — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Nay
Hoffmann — Nay
Hollis — Nay
Howard — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Bishop — Nay
James — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Carter, S. — Nay
Jones — Yea
Amedee — Nay
Billiot — Nay
Bouie — Yea
Carmody — Nay
Coussan — Nay
LeBas — Yea
Pearson — Nay
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Nay
Pylant — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Richard — Yea
Schexnayder — Nay
Shadoin — Yea
Simon — Nay
Stefanski — Nay
Thibaut — Yea
Landry, N. — Nay
Ivey — Nay
Stokes — Nay
Cromer — Nay
Danahay — Not Voting
Anders — Yea
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Nay
Chaney — Nay
Davis — 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 Nay
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 Not Voting
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 Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Nay
Mark Wright Republican Nay
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Nay
Patrick Connick Republican Not Voting
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

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#859)

Failed 52 Yea · 47 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 323104
Democrat 01201
Republican 20401
Total 524706
% of votes cast 50%45%0%6%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Huval — Yea
LeBas — Nay
Leger — Nay
Leopold — Nay
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Norton — Nay
Abramson — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Hall — Nay
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Havard — Nay
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Hill — Nay
Bishop — Yea
Hoffmann — Nay
Carter, S. — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Simon — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Brown, C. — Nay
Brown, T. — Nay
Stefanski — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Anders — Nay
Armes — Nay
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Nay
Carmody — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
Guinn — Nay
Howard — Nay
Johnson — Nay
Smith — Nay
White — Nay
Hunter — Not Voting
James — Nay
Jefferson — Nay
Jones — Nay
Chaney — Nay
Danahay — Not Voting
Pierre — Nay
Pope — Nay
Pylant — Nay
Richard — Nay
Shadoin — Nay
Bagneris — Nay
Berthelot — Yea
Cromer — Not Voting
Emerson — Yea
Falconer — Yea
Franklin — Nay
Gaines — Not Voting
Garofalo — Yea
Gisclair — Yea
Glover — Nay
Landry, T. — Nay
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Nay
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
Dustin Miller Democrat Nay
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
Gary Carter Democrat Nay
Jimmy Harris Democrat Nay
Jimmy Harris Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Robby Carter Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Not Voting
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 Nay
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

Official roll call →

AMENDMENT # 3762 BY JAMES, MOTION TO ADOPT (#856)

Failed 40 Yea · 61 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 263704
Democrat 12100
Republican 22300
Total 406104
% of votes cast 38%58%0%4%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Hollis — Nay
Hunter — Yea
James — Yea
Jones — Yea
Magee — Nay
Marino — Yea
Shadoin — Yea
Stefanski — Nay
Norton — Yea
Richard — Nay
Thibaut — Nay
Hall — Yea
Havard — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Anders — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Guinn — Nay
Hazel — Nay
Smith — Yea
Henry — Nay
Johnson — Yea
White — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Nay
Hoffmann — Nay
Howard — Nay
Huval — Nay
Ivey — Nay
Carter, S. — Nay
Jefferson — Yea
Leopold — Nay
Pearson — Nay
Landry, N. — Nay
Pierre — Yea
Abramson — Nay
Carmody — Nay
Chaney — Nay
Coussan — Nay
Cromer — Nay
Franklin — Yea
Pope — Nay
Pugh — Nay
Pylant — Nay
Reynolds — Yea
Schexnayder — Nay
Simon — Nay
Stagni — Nay
Stokes — Nay
Bishop — Not Voting
Leger — Not Voting
Danahay — Not Voting
Emerson — Nay
Amedee — Nay
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Not Voting
Berthelot — Nay
Davis — Nay
Dwight — Nay
Falconer — Nay
Gaines — Yea
Garofalo — Nay
Gisclair — Nay
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
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 Nay
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 500?
HB 500 is sponsored by Tony Bacala (Republican), Taylor F. Barras, Stuart J. Bishop, Reid Falconer, Mike Huval, Mark Wright (Republican), Major Thibaut, Julie Emerson, Clay Schexnayder, Cameron Henry, Blake Miguez (Republican), Alan Seabaugh (Republican), Neil Abramson, Mark Abraham, Beryl Amedee, John A. Johnny Berthelot, Steve Carter, Jean-Paul Coussan, Greg Cromer, Paula Davis, Stephen Dwight, Franklin J. Foil, Jerry "Truck" Gisclair, Chris Hazel, Tanner Magee, John Stefanski, Jerome Zeringue (Republican), and Dustin Miller (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 500?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
Where can I track HB 500?
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