LEVEES/BDS & DISTRICTS: Authorizes flood protection authority spending across various levee districts
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HB 581 — LEVEES/BDS & DISTRICTS: Authorizes flood protection authority spending across various levee districts
Last action — Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 44, nays 55. Failed to pass.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.
Bill Text
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Read HB 581 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 44, nays 55. Failed to pass.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/20/19.
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Reported with amendments (16-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Sponsors
- Ray Garofalo · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 41 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Ray Garofalo
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 29 | 26 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 8 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 48 | 47 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 46% | 45% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Leger | — | Not Voting |
| Magee | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Hoffmann | — | Yea |
| Billiot | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Brown, T. | — | Yea |
| Guinn | — | Nay |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Hollis | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Landry, N. | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Nay |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Nay |
| LeBas | — | Yea |
| Leopold | — | Nay |
| Moss | — | Nay |
| Norton | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Nay |
| Pearson | — | Nay |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Armes | — | Nay |
| Bouie | — | Nay |
| Carmody | — | Yea |
| Chaney | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Nay |
| Pugh | — | Nay |
| Pylant | — | Nay |
| Richard | — | Nay |
| Schexnayder | — | Nay |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| Brown, C. | — | Nay |
| Carter, S. | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, R. | — | Not Voting |
| Huval | — | Nay |
| James | — | Not Voting |
| Davis | — | Nay |
| Simon | — | Not Voting |
| Stokes | — | Yea |
| Abramson | — | Yea |
| Anders | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Bagneris | — | Nay |
| Berthelot | — | Nay |
| Dwight | — | Nay |
| Emerson | — | Nay |
| Falconer | — | Nay |
| Franklin | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Nay |
| Garofalo | — | Nay |
| Gisclair | — | Nay |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Not Voting |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Nay |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Nay |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Nay |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Nay |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Nay |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 25 | 30 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 43 | 55 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 41% | 52% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Huval | — | Nay |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Leger | — | Not Voting |
| Leopold | — | Nay |
| Magee | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Nay |
| Guinn | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Hoffmann | — | Yea |
| Hollis | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Nay |
| Brown, T. | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| LeBas | — | Yea |
| Norton | — | Nay |
| Johnson, R. | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Pearson | — | Nay |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Nay |
| Pierre | — | Nay |
| Pope | — | Nay |
| Moss | — | Nay |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| Stokes | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Nay |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Anders | — | Yea |
| Billiot | — | Yea |
| Carmody | — | Yea |
| Chaney | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Falconer | — | Nay |
| Brown, C. | — | Nay |
| Carter, S. | — | Nay |
| Landry, N. | — | Nay |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Hill | — | Not Voting |
| James | — | Nay |
| DuBuisson | — | Nay |
| Jones | — | Not Voting |
| Pylant | — | Nay |
| Richard | — | Nay |
| Schexnayder | — | Nay |
| Simon | — | Not Voting |
| Pugh | — | Nay |
| Abramson | — | Yea |
| Armes | — | Yea |
| Bagneris | — | Yea |
| Berthelot | — | Nay |
| Bouie | — | Nay |
| Dwight | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Nay |
| Franklin | — | Nay |
| Gaines | — | Nay |
| Garofalo | — | Nay |
| Gisclair | — | Not Voting |
| Landry, T. | — | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Not Voting |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Nay |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Nay |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Nay |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Nay |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Nay |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Nay |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 25 | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 17 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 44 | 55 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 42% | 52% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ivey | — | Nay |
| LeBas | — | Nay |
| Leger | — | Not Voting |
| Magee | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Nay |
| Guinn | — | Nay |
| Henry | — | Nay |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Hoffmann | — | Nay |
| Moss | — | Yea |
| Hollis | — | Nay |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Yea |
| Brown, C. | — | Yea |
| Carter, S. | — | Yea |
| Leopold | — | Yea |
| Landry, N. | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Pugh | — | Yea |
| Pylant | — | Yea |
| Richard | — | Yea |
| Brown, T. | — | Nay |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Anders | — | Nay |
| Billiot | — | Nay |
| Bouie | — | Nay |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Schexnayder | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Nay |
| Johnson, R. | — | Nay |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Hill | — | Not Voting |
| James | — | Nay |
| Jefferson | — | Nay |
| White | — | Nay |
| Jones | — | Nay |
| Norton | — | Nay |
| Carmody | — | Nay |
| Chaney | — | Nay |
| Davis | — | Nay |
| Franklin | — | Nay |
| Pearson | — | Nay |
| Pierre | — | Nay |
| Simon | — | Not Voting |
| Stagni | — | Nay |
| Stokes | — | Nay |
| Abramson | — | Nay |
| Armes | — | Nay |
| Bagneris | — | Nay |
| Berthelot | — | Yea |
| Dwight | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Falconer | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Not Voting |
| Garofalo | — | Yea |
| Gisclair | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Nay |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Nay |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Nay |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Nay |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Not Voting |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Nay |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Nay |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Nay |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Nay |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Nay |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 581?
- HB 581 is sponsored by Ray Garofalo.
- What is the current status of HB 581?
- This bill died with 2019 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.
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