Louisiana 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 14 D · 5 R cosponsors

HB 559 — EDUCATION: Provides with respect to early childhood literacy (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last action — Reported favorably.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

  1. Reported favorably.

  2. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

  3. Received in the Senate; read by title Rules suspended. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.

  4. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

  6. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/22/20.

  7. Reported favorably (23-0).

  8. Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

  9. Reported favorably (13-0).

  10. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

  11. Prefiled.

  12. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 29 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (29)

Not signed on (117)

117 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 (#336)

Passed 94 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31007
Democrat 19002
Republican 44002
Total 940011
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Frieman — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Mincey — Yea
Garofalo — Yea
Goudeau — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Henry — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Huval — Yea
Romero — Yea
Cormier — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Jones — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Davis — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
DuBuisson — Yea
Landry — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Magee — Yea
White — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Marino — Yea
Willard — Yea
Bagala — Not Voting
Brown — Not Voting
Glover — Not Voting
Ivey — Not Voting
McKnight — Not Voting
James — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Not Voting
St. Blanc — Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Dustin Miller Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Larry Selders Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Not Voting
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Not Voting
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Charles Owen Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Not Voting
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Not Voting
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Phillip DeVillier Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Yea
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 Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 559?
HB 559 is sponsored by Royce Duplessis (Democrat), Ken Brass (Democrat), Chad Brown, Gary Carter, Mack Cormier, Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democrat), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Ray Garofalo, Stephanie Hilferty (Republican), Jason Hughes, Patrick O. Jefferson, Samuel Jenkins, Mandie Landry (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Joseph Marino, Buddy Mincey, Vincent J. Pierre, Larry Selders (Democrat), Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Matthew Willard, Mark Wright (Republican), Barbara Carpenter (Democrat), Pat Moore (Democrat), Mike Johnson (Republican), Jr., Kyle M. Green (Democrat), Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat), Robby Carter (Democrat), and Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 559?
This bill died with 2020 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 559?
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