HB 487 is sponsored by Neil Abramson, Cameron Henry, Beryl Amedee, Tony Bacala (Republican), Taylor F. Barras, Robert E. Billiot, Ken Brass (Democrat), Terry Brown, Thomas Carmody, Steve Carter, Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney, Patrick Connick, Jean-Paul Coussan, Mary DuBuisson, Royce Duplessis (Democrat), Rick Edmonds (Republican), Julie Emerson, Jerry "Truck" Gisclair, John E. "Johnny" Guinn, Lance Harris, Dorothy Sue Hill, Sam Jones, Nancy Landry, H. Bernard LeBas, Walt Leger, III, Rodney Lyons (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Blake Miguez (Republican), J. Rogers Pope, Patricia Smith, John Stefanski, Polly Thomas (Republican), Malinda White, Gary L. Smith, Jr., Jerome Zeringue (Republican), Pat Moore (Democrat), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Phillip DeVillier (Republican), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Robby Carter (Democrat), and Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat).

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Louisiana 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 8 D · 7 R cosponsors

HB 487 — ADOPTION: Limits the amount of adoption fees in certain cases

Last action June 11, 2019 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 320.

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Passed Senate
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To Executive
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Enacted

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

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
41 sponsors

1 primary, 40 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (8 D · 7 R) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

June 11, 2019
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 320.
June 11, 2019
Effective date: 08/01/2019.
June 05, 2019
Signed by the President of the Senate.
June 05, 2019
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
June 04, 2019
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
June 03, 2019
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
June 03, 2019
Received from the Senate without amendments.
May 30, 2019
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
May 29, 2019
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 28, 2019
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
May 21, 2019
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
May 20, 2019
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
May 16, 2019
Called from the calendar.
May 16, 2019
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
May 15, 2019
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
May 15, 2019
Notice given.
May 15, 2019
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/16/19.
May 07, 2019
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/15/19.
May 06, 2019
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
May 02, 2019
Reported with amendments (12-0).
April 08, 2019
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
March 29, 2019
Prefiled.
March 29, 2019
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 40 co-sponsors · 106 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Cameron Henry

Not signed on (106)

106 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#879)

June 03, 2019

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	25	0	0	2
Democrat	5	0	0	0
Republican	6	0	0	1
Total	36	0	0	3
% of votes cast	92%	0%	0%	8%

How each member voted (39)

Member	Party	Vote
Long	—	Yea
Martiny	—	Yea
Milkovich	—	Yea
Mills	—	Yea
Hewitt	—	Yea
Mr. President	—	Yea
Fannin	—	Yea
Johns	—	Yea
Bishop	—	Yea
Carter	—	Yea
Smith, G.	—	Yea
White	—	Yea
Smith, J.	—	Not Voting
Chabert	—	Yea
Colomb	—	Yea
Cortez	—	Not Voting
Donahue	—	Yea
Peacock	—	Yea
Peterson	—	Yea
Walsworth	—	Yea
Ward	—	Yea
Morrish	—	Yea
Morrell	—	Yea
Appel	—	Yea
Claitor	—	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	Yea
Beth Mizell	Republican	Not Voting
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

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#389)

May 16, 2019

Passed 94 Yea · 1 Nay · 10 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	24	0	0	5
Unaffiliated	54	1	0	5
Democrat	16	0	0	0
Total	94	1	0	10
% of votes cast	90%	1%	0%	10%

How each member voted (105)

Member	Party	Vote
James	—	Yea
Jones	—	Yea
LeBas	—	Yea
Leger	—	Yea
Leopold	—	Yea
Magee	—	Yea
Marino	—	Yea
Guinn	—	Yea
Henry	—	Yea
Hill	—	Yea
Bishop	—	Yea
Moss	—	Yea
Hoffmann	—	Yea
Hollis	—	Yea
Brown, T.	—	Yea
Howard	—	Yea
Ivey	—	Yea
Carter, S.	—	Yea
Jefferson	—	Yea
Smith	—	Yea
Johnson, R.	—	Yea
Norton	—	Nay
DuBuisson	—	Yea
Landry, N.	—	Yea
Pearson	—	Yea
Pierre	—	Yea
White	—	Yea
Billiot	—	Yea
Carmody	—	Yea
Chaney	—	Yea
Pope	—	Yea
Pugh	—	Yea
Pylant	—	Yea
Richard	—	Yea
Schexnayder	—	Yea
Simon	—	Yea
Stagni	—	Yea
Stefanski	—	Yea
Stokes	—	Yea
Glover	—	Yea
Mr. Speaker	—	Yea
Amedee	—	Yea
Anders	—	Yea
Brown, C.	—	Not Voting
Huval	—	Not Voting
Bouie	—	Not Voting
Davis	—	Not Voting
Abramson	—	Yea
Armes	—	Yea
Bagneris	—	Not Voting
Berthelot	—	Yea
Coussan	—	Yea
Dwight	—	Yea
Emerson	—	Yea
Falconer	—	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	Not Voting
Blake Miguez	Republican	Yea
Christopher Turner	Republican	Yea
Dodie Horton	Republican	Yea
Franklin J. Foil	Republican	Yea
Gregory A. Miller	Republican	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
Wayne McMahen	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety civil-rights

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 487?: HB 487 is sponsored by Neil Abramson, Cameron Henry, Beryl Amedee, Tony Bacala (Republican), Taylor F. Barras, Robert E. Billiot, Ken Brass (Democrat), Terry Brown, Thomas Carmody, Steve Carter, Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney, Patrick Connick, Jean-Paul Coussan, Mary DuBuisson, Royce Duplessis (Democrat), Rick Edmonds (Republican), Julie Emerson, Jerry "Truck" Gisclair, John E. "Johnny" Guinn, Lance Harris, Dorothy Sue Hill, Sam Jones, Nancy Landry, H. Bernard LeBas, Walt Leger, III, Rodney Lyons (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Blake Miguez (Republican), J. Rogers Pope, Patricia Smith, John Stefanski, Polly Thomas (Republican), Malinda White, Gary L. Smith, Jr., Jerome Zeringue (Republican), Pat Moore (Democrat), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Phillip DeVillier (Republican), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Robby Carter (Democrat), and Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 487?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 29, 2019. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: HB 487
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: March 29, 2019
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Cameron Henry

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