ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to the Lafayette Economic Development Authority. (see Act)
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SB 161 — ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to the Lafayette Economic Development Authority. (see Act)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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Read SB 161 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Notice removed
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 06/02/19.
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Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/19.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
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Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Called from the Calendar.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Reported favorably.
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
Sponsors
- Eric LaFleur · Primary
- Francis C. Thompson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Eric LaFleur
Co-sponsors (1)
- Francis C. Thompson Republican
Not signed on (145)
145 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 145 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Smith, G. | — | Yea |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| Smith, J. | — | Yea |
| Long | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Fannin | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Not Voting |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Appel | — | Yea |
| Chabert | — | Yea |
| Claitor | — | Yea |
| Cortez | — | Yea |
| Donahue | — | Yea |
| Walsworth | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Martiny | — | Not Voting |
| Milkovich | — | Yea |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Morrish | — | Not Voting |
| Colomb | — | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Bob Hensgens | 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 |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 161?
- SB 161 is sponsored by Eric LaFleur and Francis C. Thompson (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 161?
- This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 161?
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