SB 41 — PHARMACEUTICALS: Provides relative to the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers. (See Act) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 124.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 22, 2019. Enacted.
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Likely to advance
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Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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42 sponsors
1 primary, 41 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 6 D) — cross-party backing.
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Mixed recorded votes
3 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 124.
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Effective date: See Act.
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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
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Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Received from the House with amendments.
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Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/30/19.
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Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
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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 34 yeas and 2 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. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Sponsors
- T. Johnson · Cosponsor
- Christopher Turner · Cosponsor
- Malinda White · Cosponsor
- Jerome Zeringue · Cosponsor
- Paula Davis · Cosponsor
- Jr. Fred H. Mills · Primary
- Daryl Adams · Cosponsor
- Beryl Amedee · Cosponsor
- James Armes · Cosponsor
- John Bagneris · Cosponsor
- John A. Johnny Berthelot · Cosponsor
- Robert E. Billiot · Cosponsor
- Stuart J. Bishop · Cosponsor
- Chad Brown · Cosponsor
- Terry Brown · Cosponsor
- Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney · Cosponsor
- Kenny Cox · Cosponsor
- Phillip DeVillier · Cosponsor
- Jerry "Truck" Gisclair · Cosponsor
- John E. "Johnny" Guinn · Cosponsor
- Dorothy Sue Hill · Cosponsor
- Frank Hoffmann · Cosponsor
- Dodie Horton · Cosponsor
- Frankie Howard · Cosponsor
- Katrina Jackson · Cosponsor
- Patrick O. Jefferson · Cosponsor
- Sam Jones · Cosponsor
- Wayne McMahen · Cosponsor
- Blake Miguez · Cosponsor
- Dustin Miller · Cosponsor
- Vincent J. Pierre · Cosponsor
- Steve Pugh · Cosponsor
- Steven E. Pylant · Cosponsor
- Clay Schexnayder · Cosponsor
- John C. "Jay" Morris · Cosponsor
- Gregory A. Miller · Cosponsor
- Sam Jenkins · Cosponsor
- Gary Carter · Cosponsor
- Gary Carter · Cosponsor
- Jimmy Harris · Cosponsor
- Jimmy Harris · Cosponsor
- Patrick Connick · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 41 co-sponsors · 105 not signed on · 35 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Fred H. Mills, Jr.
Co-sponsors (41)
- Johnson, T.
- Christopher Turner Republican Voted No
- Malinda White
- Jerome Zeringue
- Paula Davis
- Daryl Adams
- Beryl Amedee
- James Armes
- John Bagneris
- John A. Johnny Berthelot
- Robert E. Billiot
- Stuart J. Bishop
- Chad Brown
- Terry Brown
- Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney
- Kenny Cox
- Phillip DeVillier
- Jerry "Truck" Gisclair
- John E. "Johnny" Guinn
- Dorothy Sue Hill
- Frank Hoffmann
- Dodie Horton Republican
- Frankie Howard
- Katrina Jackson
- Patrick O. Jefferson
- Sam Jones
- Wayne McMahen Republican Voted No
- Blake Miguez Republican Voted No
- Dustin Miller Democrat Voted No
- Vincent J. Pierre
- Steve Pugh
- Steven E. Pylant
- Clay Schexnayder
- John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Voted No
- Gregory A. Miller Republican Voted No
- Sam Jenkins Democrat Voted No
- Gary Carter Democrat Voted No
- Gary Carter Democrat Voted No
- Jimmy Harris Democrat Voted No
- Jimmy Harris Democrat Voted No
- Patrick Connick Republican Voted No
Not signed on (105)
105 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
38 Yea
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0 Nay
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1 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Long | — | Yea |
| Martiny | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Fannin | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Smith, G. | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Smith, J. | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Morrish | — | Yea |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Appel | — | Yea |
| Chabert | — | Yea |
| Colomb | — | Yea |
| Walsworth | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Milkovich | — | Yea |
| Mills | — | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
Passed
102 Yea
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0 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 58 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 102 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| LeBas | — | Yea |
| Leger | — | Yea |
| Magee | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Guinn | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Hoffmann | — | Yea |
| Hollis | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Yea |
| Moss | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| Brown, C. | — | Yea |
| Brown, T. | — | Yea |
| James | — | Yea |
| Leopold | — | Yea |
| Carter, S. | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Anders | — | Yea |
| Billiot | — | Yea |
| Carmody | — | Yea |
| Chaney | — | Yea |
| Falconer | — | Yea |
| Pearson | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Pugh | — | Yea |
| Pylant | — | Yea |
| Richard | — | Yea |
| Schexnayder | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Johnson, R. | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Yea |
| Landry, N. | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Norton | — | Not Voting |
| Simon | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| Stokes | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Not Voting |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Yea |
| Abramson | — | Yea |
| Armes | — | Yea |
| Bagneris | — | Yea |
| Berthelot | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Dwight | — | Yea |
| Franklin | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Garofalo | — | Yea |
| 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 | 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 | Yea |
| 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 |
Failed
25 Yea
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76 Nay
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4 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 14 | 43 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 76 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 24% | 72% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| James | — | Nay |
| Jones | — | Nay |
| LeBas | — | Nay |
| Leopold | — | Nay |
| Magee | — | Nay |
| Marino | — | Nay |
| Guinn | — | Nay |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Leger | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Carter, S. | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Yea |
| Landry, N. | — | Yea |
| Carmody | — | Yea |
| Pearson | — | Yea |
| Simon | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Hill | — | Nay |
| Hoffmann | — | Nay |
| Hollis | — | Nay |
| Moss | — | Nay |
| Howard | — | Nay |
| Huval | — | Nay |
| Brown, C. | — | Nay |
| Brown, T. | — | Nay |
| Ivey | — | Nay |
| Johnson, R. | — | Nay |
| Jefferson | — | Nay |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| White | — | Nay |
| Norton | — | Not Voting |
| Pierre | — | Nay |
| Billiot | — | Nay |
| Bouie | — | Nay |
| Chaney | — | Nay |
| Davis | — | Nay |
| Pope | — | Nay |
| Pugh | — | Nay |
| Pylant | — | Nay |
| Richard | — | Nay |
| Schexnayder | — | Nay |
| Stagni | — | Nay |
| Stefanski | — | Nay |
| Stokes | — | Nay |
| Abramson | — | Not Voting |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Armes | — | Nay |
| Anders | — | Nay |
| Bagneris | — | Nay |
| Berthelot | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Nay |
| Dwight | — | Nay |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Falconer | — | Nay |
| Franklin | — | Nay |
| Gaines | — | Nay |
| Garofalo | — | Yea |
| Gisclair | — | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Nay |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Nay |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Nay |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Nay |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Not Voting |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Nay |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Nay |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Nay |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Nay |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Nay |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Nay |
Passed
34 Yea
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2 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 5% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Long | — | Yea |
| Martiny | — | Yea |
| Milkovich | — | Yea |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Smith, G. | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Smith, J. | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Fannin | — | Yea |
| Claitor | — | Nay |
| Colomb | — | Yea |
| Cortez | — | Yea |
| Donahue | — | Yea |
| Erdey | — | Not Voting |
| Walsworth | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Not Voting |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Appel | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Morrish | — | Not Voting |
| Chabert | — | 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 | Nay |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
Failed
9 Yea
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24 Nay
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6 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 23% | 62% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Martiny | — | Yea |
| Milkovich | — | Nay |
| Mills | — | Nay |
| Hewitt | — | Nay |
| Smith, G. | — | Yea |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Nay |
| Fannin | — | Nay |
| Bishop | — | Nay |
| Long | — | Not Voting |
| Carter | — | Nay |
| Smith, J. | — | Nay |
| Peacock | — | Nay |
| Peterson | — | Nay |
| Chabert | — | Nay |
| Claitor | — | Yea |
| Colomb | — | Yea |
| Donahue | — | Yea |
| Erdey | — | Not Voting |
| Walsworth | — | Nay |
| Ward | — | Not Voting |
| Morrish | — | Not Voting |
| Morrell | — | Not Voting |
| Appel | — | Yea |
| Cortez | — | Nay |
| Gatti | — | Nay |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Nay |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Nay |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Nay |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Nay |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Nay |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Nay |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 41?
- SB 41 is sponsored by Johnson, T., Christopher Turner (Republican), Malinda White, Jerome Zeringue, Paula Davis, Fred H. Mills, Jr., Daryl Adams, Beryl Amedee, James Armes, John Bagneris, John A. Johnny Berthelot, Robert E. Billiot, Stuart J. Bishop, Chad Brown, Terry Brown, Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney, Kenny Cox, Phillip DeVillier, Jerry "Truck" Gisclair, John E. "Johnny" Guinn, Dorothy Sue Hill, Frank Hoffmann, Dodie Horton (Republican), Frankie Howard, Katrina Jackson, Patrick O. Jefferson, Sam Jones, Wayne McMahen (Republican), Blake Miguez (Republican), Dustin Miller (Democrat), Vincent J. Pierre, Steve Pugh, Steven E. Pylant, Clay Schexnayder, John C. "Jay" Morris (Republican), Gregory A. Miller (Republican), Sam Jenkins (Democrat), Gary Carter (Democrat), Jimmy Harris (Democrat), and Patrick Connick (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 41?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 22, 2019. Enacted.
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