COASTAL RESOURCES: To urge and request certain officials and local governments to dismiss coastal lawsuits.
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SCR 7 — COASTAL RESOURCES: To urge and request certain officials and local governments to dismiss coastal lawsuits.
Last action — Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 09, 2020. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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40 sponsors
1 primary, 39 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (18 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
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Read SCR 7 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/4/2020.
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Received from the House without amendments.
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Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Read by title, concurred in by vote of 61 yeas, 33 nays.
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Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/20.
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Reported favorably (10-3).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
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Called from the Calendar.
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Read by title and adopted by a vote of 21 yeas and 15 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
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Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
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Read by title; made Special Order of the Day No. 3 for 05/18.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
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Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Sponsors
- Sharon Hewitt · Primary
- Louie Bernard · Cosponsor
- Stewart Jr. Cathey · Cosponsor
- Patrick Page Cortez · Cosponsor
- Bob Hensgens · Cosponsor
- Ronnie Johns · Cosponsor
- Patrick McMath · Cosponsor
- Barry Milligan · Cosponsor
- Robert Mills · Cosponsor
- Beth Mizell · Cosponsor
- Barrow Peacock · Cosponsor
- Mike Reese · Cosponsor
- Jr. Mack Bodi White · Cosponsor
- Glen Womack · Cosponsor
- Beryl Amedee · Cosponsor
- Larry Bagley · Cosponsor
- Beau Beaullieu · Cosponsor
- Stuart J. Bishop · Cosponsor
- Rhonda Butler · Cosponsor
- Jean-Paul Coussan · Cosponsor
- Phillip DeVillier · Cosponsor
- Mary DuBuisson · Cosponsor
- Rick Edmonds · Cosponsor
- Julie Emerson · Cosponsor
- Les Farnum · Cosponsor
- Gabe Firment · Cosponsor
- Bryan Fontenot · Cosponsor
- Larry Frieman · Cosponsor
- Jonathan Goudeau · Cosponsor
- Dodie Horton · Cosponsor
- Danny McCormick · Cosponsor
- Blake Miguez · Cosponsor
- Rodney Schamerhorn · Cosponsor
- Mark Wright · Cosponsor
- Robert "Bob" Owen · Cosponsor
- Robert "Bob" Owen · Cosponsor
- Kirk Talbot · Cosponsor
- Cameron Henry · Cosponsor
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi · Cosponsor
- Heather Cloud · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 39 co-sponsors · 107 not signed on · 35 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Sharon Hewitt
Co-sponsors (39)
- Louie Bernard
- Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican
- Patrick Page Cortez
- Bob Hensgens Republican
- Ronnie Johns
- Patrick McMath Republican
- Barry Milligan
- Robert Mills
- Beth Mizell Republican
- Barrow Peacock
- Mike Reese Republican
- Mack Bodi White, Jr.
- Glen Womack Republican
- Beryl Amedee
- Larry Bagley
- Beau Beaullieu
- Stuart J. Bishop
- Rhonda Butler
- Jean-Paul Coussan
- Phillip DeVillier
- Mary DuBuisson
- Rick Edmonds Republican
- Julie Emerson
- Les Farnum
- Gabe Firment
- Bryan Fontenot Republican
- Larry Frieman
- Jonathan Goudeau
- Dodie Horton Republican
- Danny McCormick Republican
- Blake Miguez Republican
- Rodney Schamerhorn
- Mark Wright Republican
- Robert "Bob" Owen Republican
- Robert "Bob" Owen Republican
- Kirk Talbot Republican
- Cameron Henry Republican
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican
- Heather Cloud Republican
Not signed on (107)
107 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 107 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 22 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 36 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 61 | 33 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 31% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Mincey | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Nelson | — | Yea |
| Frieman | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Garofalo | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Goudeau | — | Yea |
| Hollis | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| Magee | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Yea |
| McKnight | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Nay |
| Marino | — | Nay |
| Jefferson | — | Nay |
| Cormier | — | Nay |
| Stagni | — | Nay |
| Landry | — | Nay |
| Willard | — | Nay |
| Bagala | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| James | — | Not Voting |
| Dwight | — | Not Voting |
| Henry | — | Not Voting |
| White | — | Not Voting |
| Gaines | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Nay |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Nay |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | 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 | Nay |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Nay |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Nay |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Nay |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 38% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Bernard | — | Yea |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| Milligan | — | Yea |
| Mills, F. | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Mills, R. | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Nay |
| Bouie | — | Nay |
| Carter | — | Nay |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Ward | — | Nay |
| Fields | — | Not Voting |
| Peterson | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Nay |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Nay |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Nay |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Nay |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Nay |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SCR 7?
- SCR 7 is sponsored by Sharon Hewitt, Louie Bernard, Stewart Jr. Cathey (Republican), Patrick Page Cortez, Bob Hensgens (Republican), Ronnie Johns, Patrick McMath (Republican), Barry Milligan, Robert Mills, Beth Mizell (Republican), Barrow Peacock, Mike Reese (Republican), Mack Bodi White, Jr., Glen Womack (Republican), Beryl Amedee, Larry Bagley, Beau Beaullieu, Stuart J. Bishop, Rhonda Butler, Jean-Paul Coussan, Phillip DeVillier, Mary DuBuisson, Rick Edmonds (Republican), Julie Emerson, Les Farnum, Gabe Firment, Bryan Fontenot (Republican), Larry Frieman, Jonathan Goudeau, Dodie Horton (Republican), Danny McCormick (Republican), Blake Miguez (Republican), Rodney Schamerhorn, Mark Wright (Republican), Robert "Bob" Owen (Republican), Kirk Talbot (Republican), Cameron Henry (Republican), Michael "Big Mike" Fesi (Republican), and Heather Cloud (Republican).
- What is the current status of SCR 7?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 09, 2020. Enacted.
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