Louisiana 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 557 — ELECTIONS/CONGRESSIONAL: Provides for the dates of congressional elections and for the certification of congressional candidates elected at such elections

Last action — Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

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

This bill died with 2021 Regular 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 Senate and Governmental Affairs.

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

  3. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  4. Called from the calendar.

  5. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2021.

  8. Reported with amendments (10-0).

  9. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  10. Prefiled.

  11. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  12. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 4/2/2021.

Sponsors

  • Barry Ivey · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Barry Ivey

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 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

FINAL PASSAGE (#421)

Passed 99 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 46003
Unaffiliated 33001
Democrat 20002
Total 99006
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Glover — Yea
Goudeau — Yea
Mincey — Yea
Brown — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Huval — Yea
Cormier — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Romero — Yea
James — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Stagni — Yea
DuBuisson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Magee — Yea
White — Yea
Willard — Yea
Marino — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Frieman — Yea
McKnight — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Garofalo — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Not Voting
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
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann 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 Yea
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 Not Voting
Laurie Schlegel 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 Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Not Voting
Tony Bacala Republican Not Voting
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 557?
HB 557 is sponsored by Barry Ivey.
What is the current status of HB 557?
This bill died with 2021 Regular 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.
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