Louisiana 2020 First Extraordinary Session Status: Passed House 19 D cosponsors

HB 71 — FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides for a death benefit for certain public employees who die from COVID-19 (Item #11) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)

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

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 First Extraordinary 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  2. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 34. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

  4. Reported with amendments (16-0).

  5. Rules suspended.

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

  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 06/24/20.

  8. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

  9. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 22 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (28)

Not signed on (118)

118 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 (#102)

Passed 67 Yea · 34 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221302
Democrat 21000
Republican 242101
Total 673403
% of votes cast 64%33%0%3%
How each member voted (104)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
McKnight — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Brown — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Ivey — Yea
James — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Jones — Yea
Cormier — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Davis — Yea
Landry — Yea
White — Yea
Willard — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Amedee — Nay
Garofalo — Nay
Goudeau — Nay
Bishop — Nay
Henry — Nay
Hollis — Nay
Romero — Nay
DuBuisson — Nay
Huval — Nay
Emerson — Nay
Frieman — Nay
Mincey — Nay
Glover — Not Voting
Stefanski — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Nay
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 Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
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 Nay
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Nay
Charles Owen Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Nay
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Nay
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Nay
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Not Voting
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Nay
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Nay
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Nay
Kathy Edmonston Republican Nay
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 Nay
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Nay
Phillip DeVillier Republican Nay
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Nay
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Nay
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Nay
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Nay
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Nay
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Nay
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Nay
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Nay
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Nay
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare labor
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 71?
HB 71 is sponsored by Matthew Willard, Larry Selders (Democrat), Vincent J. Pierre, Candace N. Newell (Democrat), Dustin Miller (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Mandie Landry (Democrat), Edmond Jordan (Democrat), Frederick D. Jones, Samuel Jenkins, Patrick O. Jefferson, Edward Ted James, Randal L. Gaines, Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democrat), Mack Cormier, Gary Carter, Ken Brass (Democrat), Jason Hughes, Jr., Kyle M. Green (Democrat), C. Travis Johnson (Democrat), Royce Duplessis (Democrat), Marcus Anthony Bryant (Democrat), Barbara Carpenter (Democrat), Pat Moore (Democrat), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), Robby Carter (Democrat), and Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 71?
This bill died with 2020 First Extraordinary 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 71?
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