Louisiana 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 24 R · 9 D cosponsors

HB 601 — LEGISLATION: Designates Act No. 492 of the 2014 Regular Session as "Leyna's Law"

Last action — Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

  2. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  3. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  4. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/20.

  5. Reported favorably (14-0).

  6. Rules suspended.

  7. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  8. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

  9. Prefiled.

  10. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 44 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (44)

Not signed on (102)

102 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#19)

Passed 92 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 15006
Republican 46000
Unaffiliated 31007
Total 920013
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Amedee — Yea
Frieman — Yea
Mincey — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Garofalo — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Goudeau — Yea
Brown — Yea
Henry — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Romero — Yea
Huval — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Davis — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Jones — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
DuBuisson — Yea
Landry — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Magee — Yea
White — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Marino — Yea
Willard — Yea
McKnight — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Hollis — Not Voting
Bagala — Not Voting
James — Not Voting
Jefferson — Not Voting
Cormier — Not Voting
Glover — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Dustin Miller Democrat Not Voting
Edmond Jordan Democrat Not Voting
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 Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Not Voting
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Not Voting
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 Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
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

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 601?
HB 601 is sponsored by Beryl Amedee, Tony Bacala (Republican), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Gary Carter, Mack Cormier, Mary DuBuisson, Rick Edmonds (Republican), Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democrat), Larry Frieman, Ray Garofalo, Dodie Horton (Republican), Timothy P. Kerner (Republican), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Scott McKnight, Wayne McMahen (Republican), Candace N. Newell (Democrat), Thomas Pressly, Larry Selders (Democrat), Joe Stagni, Polly Thomas (Republican), Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Malinda White, Matthew Willard, Buddy Mincey, C. Travis Johnson (Democrat), Mike Johnson (Republican), Jerome Zeringue (Republican), Phillip Eric Tarver (Republican), Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican), Charles Owen (Republican), Pat Moore (Democrat), Jack McFarland (Republican), Jr., John R. Illg (Republican), Jr., Kyle M. Green (Democrat), Michael "Gabe" Firment (Republican), Les Farnum (Republican), Michael Charles Echols (Republican), Daryl Andrew Deshotel (Republican), Raymond J. Crews (Republican), Robby Carter (Democrat), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), and Larry A. Bagley (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 601?
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 601?
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