Louisiana 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 438 — CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL: Provides relative to the classified police service in the city of Baton Rouge

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 230.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 29, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 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. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 230.

  2. Effective date: 03/31/2020.

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.

  7. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  8. Scheduled for concurrence on 06/03/19.

  9. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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

  11. Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

  13. Rules suspended, called out of its regular order.

  14. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 12. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

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

  17. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/21/19.

  18. Reported with amendments (15-0).

  19. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

  20. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

  21. Prefiled. To be introduced at a later date.

Sponsors

  • Edward Ted James · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 10 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

CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#903)

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 56004
Democrat 14002
Republican 27002
Total 97008
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Leger — Yea
Leopold — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Glover — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Howard — Yea
Huval — Yea
Moss — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Anders — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Norton — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Guinn — Not Voting
Henry — Not Voting
Carter, S. — Yea
Smith — Yea
Johnson, R. — Yea
Ivey — Yea
James — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
Jones — Yea
White — Yea
DuBuisson — Yea
LeBas — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Davis — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Richard — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Simon — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Stokes — Not Voting
Stefanski — Yea
Abramson — Yea
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Falconer — Not Voting
Franklin — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Garofalo — Yea
Gisclair — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
Dustin Miller Democrat Not Voting
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Not Voting
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Not Voting
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Mike Johnson 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
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#755)

Passed 28 Yea · 8 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18603
Democrat 4100
Republican 6100
Total 28803
% of votes cast 72%21%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Nay
Hewitt — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Johns — Nay
Smith, J. — Yea
White — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Fannin — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Smith, G. — Nay
Bishop — Not Voting
Carter — Not Voting
Peacock — Nay
Appel — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Colomb — Nay
Donahue — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Mills — Yea
Cortez — Yea
Erdey — Nay
Gatti — Not Voting
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea

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AMENDMENT # 2754 BY WHITE, HB 438 BY JAMES (#754)

Passed 32 Yea · 3 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6001
Unaffiliated 22203
Democrat 4100
Total 32304
% of votes cast 82%8%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Nay
Smith, J. — Yea
White — Yea
Fannin — Yea
Bishop — Not Voting
Carter — Not Voting
Claitor — Yea
Colomb — Nay
Cortez — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Johns — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Mills — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Appel — Yea
Donahue — Yea
Erdey — Yea
Gatti — Not Voting
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Nay
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 Not Voting
Robert Allain Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#446)

Passed 83 Yea · 12 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 15001
Unaffiliated 49407
Republican 19802
Total 8312010
% of votes cast 79%11%0%10%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
LeBas — Yea
Leger — Yea
Leopold — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Glover — Yea
Henry — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Anders — Yea
Moss — Yea
Guinn — Nay
Bishop — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Johnson, R. — Yea
Smith — Yea
Howard — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Huval — Yea
James — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
White — Yea
Norton — Yea
Pearson — Not Voting
Carmody — Nay
Chaney — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Davis — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Brown, C. — Not Voting
DuBuisson — Not Voting
Ivey — Not Voting
Jones — Not Voting
Stagni — Not Voting
Simon — Yea
Pope — Yea
Richard — Yea
Abramson — Yea
Amedee — Nay
Armes — Yea
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Bouie — Not Voting
Dwight — Yea
Falconer — Yea
Franklin — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Garofalo — Nay
Gisclair — 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
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Not Voting
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Nay
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Nay
Franklin J. Foil Republican Nay
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Not Voting
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
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Nay
Phillip DeVillier Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Nay
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Not Voting
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Nay
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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