Louisiana 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 50 — TRAFFIC: Prohibits use of a handheld wireless telecommunications device by a person when operating a motor vehicle upon any public roadway in this state. (8/1/20) (REF INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Last action — Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 40, nays 59. Failed to pass.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

  1. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 40, nays 59. Failed to pass.

  2. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/27/20.

  3. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

  4. Reported with amendments (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  5. Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.

  6. Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

  7. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 5 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  8. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  9. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

  10. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 44 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Mike Huval

Not signed on (145)

145 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

FINAL PASSAGE (#440)

Failed 40 Yea · 59 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 261802
Democrat 12000
Unaffiliated 132104
Total 405906
% of votes cast 38%56%0%6%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Nelson — Yea
Henry — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Huval — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Davis — Yea
DuBuisson — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
White — Yea
McKnight — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Nay
Emerson — Nay
Amedee — Nay
Frieman — Nay
Bishop — Nay
Garofalo — Nay
Goudeau — Nay
Brown — Nay
Mincey — Nay
Hughes — Nay
Ivey — Nay
James — Nay
Jefferson — Nay
Pierre — Nay
Cormier — Nay
Jones — Nay
Stefanski — Nay
Landry — Nay
Willard — Nay
Bagala — Not Voting
Glover — Not Voting
Romero — Not Voting
Gaines — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Nay
St. Blanc — Nay
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Nay
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Nay
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Nay
Candace N. Newell Democrat Nay
Dustin Miller Democrat Nay
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
Gary Carter Democrat Nay
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Nay
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Larry Selders Democrat Nay
Marcus Anthony Bryant 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
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Nay
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Nay
Alan Seabaugh Republican Nay
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Nay
Bryan Fontenot Republican Nay
Charles Owen Republican Nay
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Nay
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Nay
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Nay
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Nay
Gregory A. Miller Republican Nay
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Nay
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Not Voting
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Nay
Larry A. Bagley Republican Nay
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Nay
Neil Riser Republican Nay
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Phillip DeVillier Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Nay
Raymond J. Crews Republican Nay
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Nay
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Nay
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Not Voting
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#159)

Passed 31 Yea · 5 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15101
Republican 11401
Democrat 5001
Total 31503
% of votes cast 79%13%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Pope — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Bernard — Yea
Johns — Yea
Smith — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carter — Yea
Ward — Yea
Fields — Yea
Milligan — Yea
White — Yea
Mills, F. — Yea
Mills, R. — Yea
Henry — Yea
Peacock — Nay
Peterson — Not Voting
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Not Voting
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Yea
Heather Cloud Republican Not Voting
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Nay
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Nay
Mike Reese Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Nay
Patrick McMath Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Nay
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 50?
SB 50 is sponsored by Patrick McMath (Republican) and Mike Huval.
What is the current status of SB 50?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 50?
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