SB 33 — CORPORATIONS: Provides for revisions to the Business Corporation Act relative to virtual shareholder meetings and mergers. (gov sig) (Item #53)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 3.
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✓Passed Senate
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 29, 2020. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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30 sponsors
1 primary, 29 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (12 R · 7 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
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Read SB 33 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 3.
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Effective date 10/16/2020.
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Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 10/8/2020.
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Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 10/8/2020.
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Received from the House without amendments.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 1. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Reported favorably (15-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Rules suspended.
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Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 10/06/20.
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Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
Sponsors
- Regina Barrow · Cosponsor
- Gerald Boudreaux · Cosponsor
- Stewart Jr. Cathey · Cosponsor
- Patrick Page Cortez · Cosponsor
- Sharon Hewitt · Cosponsor
- Katrina Jackson · Cosponsor
- Patrick McMath · Cosponsor
- Barry Milligan · Cosponsor
- Robert Mills · Cosponsor
- Mike Reese · Cosponsor
- Jr. Gary L. Smith · Cosponsor
- III Rick Ward · Cosponsor
- Jr. Mack Bodi White · Cosponsor
- Glen Womack · Cosponsor
- Michael Echols · Cosponsor
- Scott McKnight · Cosponsor
- Joseph A. Orgeron · Cosponsor
- Neil Riser · Cosponsor
- Francis C. Thompson · Cosponsor
- Gary Carter · Cosponsor
- Edward J. Price · Cosponsor
- John C. "Jay" Morris · Cosponsor
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi · Cosponsor
- Patrick Connick · Cosponsor
- Heather Cloud · Cosponsor
- Gary Carter · Cosponsor
- Mark Abraham · Cosponsor
- Jay Luneau · Cosponsor
- Jimmy Harris · Cosponsor
- Franklin J. Foil · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 29 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Franklin J. Foil Republican
Co-sponsors (29)
- Regina Barrow Democrat
- Gerald Boudreaux Democrat
- Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican
- Patrick Page Cortez
- Sharon Hewitt
- Katrina Jackson
- Patrick McMath Republican
- Barry Milligan
- Robert Mills
- Mike Reese Republican
- Gary L. Smith, Jr.
- Rick Ward, III
- Mack Bodi White, Jr.
- Glen Womack Republican
- Michael Echols
- Scott McKnight
- Joseph A. Orgeron Republican
- Neil Riser
- Francis C. Thompson Republican
- Gary Carter Democrat
- Edward J. Price Democrat
- John C. "Jay" Morris Republican
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican
- Patrick Connick Republican
- Heather Cloud Republican
- Gary Carter Democrat
- Mark Abraham Republican
- Jay Luneau Democrat
- Jimmy Harris Democrat
Not signed on (117)
117 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 117 →"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 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 91 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 1% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Goudeau | — | Yea |
| Mincey | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Hollis | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| James | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Cormier | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Landry | — | Yea |
| Magee | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| McKnight | — | Yea |
| Garofalo | — | Not Voting |
| Marino | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Nelson | — | Not Voting |
| DuBuisson | — | Not Voting |
| Stagni | — | Not Voting |
| Dwight | — | Not Voting |
| Frieman | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Not Voting |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | 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 | Not Voting |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 0% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Mills, R. | — | Yea |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Milligan | — | Yea |
| Mills, F. | — | Yea |
| Bernard | — | Not Voting |
| Peterson | — | Not Voting |
| Johns | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 0% | 0% | 41% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Milligan | — | Yea |
| Mills, R. | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Not Voting |
| Bernard | — | Not Voting |
| Johns | — | Not Voting |
| Pope | — | Not Voting |
| Bouie | — | Not Voting |
| Fields | — | Not Voting |
| Mills, F. | — | Not Voting |
| Henry | — | Not Voting |
| Peacock | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Not Voting |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 33?
- SB 33 is sponsored by Regina Barrow (Democrat), Gerald Boudreaux (Democrat), Stewart Jr. Cathey (Republican), Patrick Page Cortez, Sharon Hewitt, Katrina Jackson, Patrick McMath (Republican), Barry Milligan, Robert Mills, Mike Reese (Republican), Gary L. Smith, Jr., Rick Ward, III, Mack Bodi White, Jr., Glen Womack (Republican), Michael Echols, Scott McKnight, Joseph A. Orgeron (Republican), Neil Riser, Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Gary Carter (Democrat), Edward J. Price (Democrat), John C. "Jay" Morris (Republican), Michael "Big Mike" Fesi (Republican), Patrick Connick (Republican), Heather Cloud (Republican), Mark Abraham (Republican), Jay Luneau (Democrat), Jimmy Harris (Democrat), and Franklin J. Foil (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 33?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 29, 2020. Enacted.
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