HB 72 is sponsored by Tony Bacala (Republican), John A. Johnny Berthelot, Thomas Carmody, Steve Carter, Mary DuBuisson, Rick Edmonds (Republican), Reid Falconer, Franklin J. Foil, Ray Garofalo, Lance Harris, Cameron Henry, Valarie Hodges (Republican), Dodie Horton (Republican), Mike Huval, Blake Miguez (Republican), Jay Morris, Kevin Pearson, Steven E. Pylant, Clay Schexnayder, Alan Seabaugh (Republican), Kirk Talbot, Polly Thomas (Republican), Christopher Turner (Republican), Larry A. Bagley (Republican), and Phillip DeVillier (Republican).

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Louisiana 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed House 10 R cosponsors

HB 72 — LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR: Authorizes the legislative auditor to access data from the Department of Revenue for the purpose of auditing state-operated or state-administered programs (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Last action May 21, 2019 — Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.

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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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To Executive
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Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

May 21, 2019
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
May 20, 2019
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
May 16, 2019
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 66, nays 32. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
May 07, 2019
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
May 07, 2019
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/16/19.
May 06, 2019
Reported with amendments (11-3).
April 08, 2019
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
April 08, 2019
Called from the calendar.
April 08, 2019
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
March 22, 2019
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/22/2019.
March 18, 2019
Prefiled.
March 18, 2019
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 122 not signed on · 17 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Tony Bacala Republican

Not signed on (122)

122 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#380)

May 16, 2019

Passed 66 Yea · 32 Nay · 7 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democrat	2	14	0	0
Republican	27	2	0	0
Unaffiliated	37	16	0	7
Total	66	32	0	7
% of votes cast	63%	30%	0%	7%

How each member voted (105)

Member	Party	Vote
LeBas	—	Not Voting
Leger	—	Nay
Leopold	—	Yea
Magee	—	Not Voting
Marino	—	Yea
Guinn	—	Yea
Henry	—	Yea
Hoffmann	—	Yea
Hollis	—	Yea
Mr. Speaker	—	Yea
Moss	—	Yea
Pearson	—	Yea
Bishop	—	Yea
Pierre	—	Yea
Brown, T.	—	Yea
Anders	—	Yea
Pope	—	Yea
Pugh	—	Yea
Pylant	—	Yea
Glover	—	Nay
Carter, S.	—	Yea
Hill	—	Nay
Howard	—	Not Voting
Landry, N.	—	Yea
Huval	—	Yea
Ivey	—	Yea
DuBuisson	—	Yea
James	—	Nay
Jefferson	—	Nay
Jones	—	Nay
Norton	—	Nay
Richard	—	Yea
Schexnayder	—	Yea
Johnson, R.	—	Nay
Smith	—	Nay
Simon	—	Yea
White	—	Not Voting
Brown, C.	—	Not Voting
Stagni	—	Yea
Armes	—	Nay
Billiot	—	Nay
Bouie	—	Nay
Carmody	—	Yea
Coussan	—	Yea
Stefanski	—	Yea
Stokes	—	Yea
Abramson	—	Not Voting
Amedee	—	Yea
Bagneris	—	Nay
Berthelot	—	Yea
Chaney	—	Yea
Davis	—	Not Voting
Dwight	—	Yea
Emerson	—	Yea
Falconer	—	Yea
Franklin	—	Nay
Gaines	—	Nay
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	Nay
Steven Jackson	Democrat	Nay
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	Nay
Jack McFarland	Republican	Yea
Jeremy LaCombe	Republican	Nay
Jerome Zeringue	Republican	Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris	Republican	Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris	Republican	Yea
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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Subjects

taxation finance

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 72?: HB 72 is sponsored by Tony Bacala (Republican), John A. Johnny Berthelot, Thomas Carmody, Steve Carter, Mary DuBuisson, Rick Edmonds (Republican), Reid Falconer, Franklin J. Foil, Ray Garofalo, Lance Harris, Cameron Henry, Valarie Hodges (Republican), Dodie Horton (Republican), Mike Huval, Blake Miguez (Republican), Jay Morris, Kevin Pearson, Steven E. Pylant, Clay Schexnayder, Alan Seabaugh (Republican), Kirk Talbot, Polly Thomas (Republican), Christopher Turner (Republican), Larry A. Bagley (Republican), and Phillip DeVillier (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 72?: This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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 72?: Track HB 72 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

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At a glance

Identifier: HB 72
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: March 18, 2019
Status: Passed House
Prime sponsor: Tony Bacala

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