Louisiana 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 11 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 115 — COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides relative to advertisements for legal services. (1/1/21)

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 231.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2020. 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.

  • 35 sponsors

    1 primary, 34 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (11 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 231.

  2. Effective date 1/1/2021.

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2020.

  5. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.

  7. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 69, nays 26. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  8. Received from the House with amendments.

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

  10. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/28/20.

  11. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  12. Reported with amendments (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  13. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

  14. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  15. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  16. Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title; ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  17. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

  18. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

Sponsors

  • T. Johnson · Cosponsor
  • Jr. Gary L. Smith · Cosponsor
  • Beryl Amedee · Cosponsor
  • Tony Bacala · Cosponsor
  • Beau Beaullieu · Cosponsor
  • Rhonda Butler · Cosponsor
  • Raymond Crews · Cosponsor
  • Paula Davis · Cosponsor
  • Daryl Deshotel · Cosponsor
  • Phillip DeVillier · Cosponsor
  • Kathy Edmonston · Cosponsor
  • Les Farnum · Cosponsor
  • Gabe Firment · Cosponsor
  • Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
  • Larry Frieman · Cosponsor
  • Foy Gadberry · Cosponsor
  • Randal L. Gaines · Cosponsor
  • Jonathan Goudeau · Cosponsor
  • Jr. John "Big John" Illg · Cosponsor
  • Shane Mack · Cosponsor
  • Joseph Marino · Cosponsor
  • Blake Miguez · Cosponsor
  • Nicholas Muscarello · Cosponsor
  • Richard Nelson · Cosponsor
  • Neil Riser · Cosponsor
  • Troy D. Romero · Cosponsor
  • Alan Seabaugh · Cosponsor
  • John Stefanski · Cosponsor
  • Polly Thomas · Cosponsor
  • Jerome Zeringue · Cosponsor
  • Patrick Connick · Primary
  • William "Bill" Wheat Jr. · Cosponsor
  • Thomas A. Pressly · Cosponsor
  • Robert "Bob" Owen · Cosponsor
  • Jimmy Harris · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 34 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 18 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (34)

Not signed on (112)

112 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

CONCUR (#604)

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16001
Democrat 4002
Republican 15001
Total 35004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Henry — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Bernard — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Pope — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carter — Yea
Johns — Yea
Smith — Yea
Ward — Yea
Milligan — Yea
White — Yea
Fields — Yea
Mills, F. — Yea
Mills, R. — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Not Voting
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Not Voting
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 Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Yea
Mike Reese Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Patrick McMath Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Not Voting
Robert Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#518)

Passed 69 Yea · 26 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25805
Republican 42103
Democrat 21702
Total 6926010
% of votes cast 66%25%0%10%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Amedee — Yea
Frieman — Yea
Mincey — Yea
Garofalo — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Goudeau — Yea
Henry — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Romero — Yea
Davis — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Huval — Yea
Stagni — Yea
DuBuisson — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Emerson — Yea
McKnight — Yea
White — Yea
Gaines — Nay
James — Nay
Jefferson — Nay
Jones — Nay
Pierre — Nay
Cormier — Nay
Landry — Nay
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Bagala — Not Voting
Willard — Not Voting
Brown — Not Voting
Glover — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Nay
St. Blanc — Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
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 Not Voting
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Larry Selders Democrat Nay
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Nay
Pat Moore Democrat Nay
Robby Carter Democrat Nay
Rodney Lyons Democrat Not Voting
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 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 Nay
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#203)

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14003
Democrat 5001
Republican 15001
Total 34005
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Henry — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Pope — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Bernard — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Johns — Yea
Smith — Yea
Ward — Yea
White — Yea
Mills, F. — Yea
Fields — Yea
Mills, R. — Yea
Milligan — Not Voting
Carter — Not Voting
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 Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Yea
Mike Reese Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Patrick McMath Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Not Voting
Robert Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 115?
SB 115 is sponsored by Johnson, T., Gary L. Smith, Jr., Beryl Amedee, Tony Bacala (Republican), Beau Beaullieu, Rhonda Butler, Raymond Crews, Paula Davis, Daryl Deshotel, Phillip DeVillier, Kathy Edmonston (Republican), Les Farnum, Gabe Firment, Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Larry Frieman, Foy Gadberry, Randal L. Gaines, Jonathan Goudeau, John "Big John" Illg , Jr., Shane Mack (Republican), Joseph Marino, Blake Miguez (Republican), Nicholas Muscarello, Richard Nelson, Neil Riser, Troy D. Romero, Alan Seabaugh (Republican), John Stefanski, Polly Thomas (Republican), Jerome Zeringue, Patrick Connick (Republican), Jr., William "Bill" Wheat (Republican), Thomas A. Pressly (Republican), Robert "Bob" Owen (Republican), and Jimmy Harris (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 115?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2020. Enacted.
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