SB 188 — CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Designates the crime of possession of a firearm by a felon as a "crime of violence". (gov sig) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Last action — Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
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Called from the Calendar.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 1 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Reported favorably.
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Sponsors
- Jr. Mack Bodi White · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Mack Bodi White, Jr.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 3% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Bernard | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Milligan | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Mills, F. | — | Yea |
| Mills, R. | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Not Voting |
| Peterson | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 188?
- SB 188 is sponsored by Mack Bodi White, Jr..
- What is the current status of SB 188?
- 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 188?
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