Louisiana 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

HB 497 — GAMBLING/RIVERBOAT: Provides for a referendum election in St. Tammany Parish regarding riverboat gaming (OR SEE FISC NOTE RV See Note)

Last action — Becomes HB 702.

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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 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Becomes HB 702.

  2. Reported by substitute (8-2-1).

  3. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

  4. Prefiled.

  5. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Mary DuBuisson

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (141)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 497?
HB 497 is sponsored by Mary DuBuisson, Larry Frieman, Paul Hollis, Mark Wright (Republican), Patrick McMath (Republican), and Charles Owen (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 497?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 497?
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