Louisiana 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 R · 3 D cosponsors

HB 697 — GAMING: Provides for sports wagering (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 80.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 22, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 80.

  2. Effective date: See Act.

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 4 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  7. Received from the Senate without amendments.

  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.

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

  13. Called from the calendar.

  14. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 24. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  15. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  16. Notice given.

  17. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/10/2021.

  18. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2021.

  19. Discharged from the Committee on Appropriations.

  20. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

  21. Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

  22. Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 628 reported by the Committee on Ways and Means (16-0).

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 133 not signed on · 23 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • John Stefanski

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (133)

133 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 (#424)

Passed 32 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14101
Democrat 6000
Republican 12301
Total 32402
% of votes cast 84%11%0%5%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Mills, R. — Yea
Henry — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Pope — Yea
Bernard — Yea
Johns — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Smith — Yea
Fields — Yea
Milligan — Yea
Ward — Yea
Mills, F. — Yea
Peterson — Nay
White — Not Voting
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Nay
Bob Hensgens Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Nay
Heather Cloud Republican Nay
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Not Voting
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

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#335)

Passed 78 Yea · 24 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 292000
Unaffiliated 29401
Democrat 20002
Total 782403
% of votes cast 74%23%0%3%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
McKnight — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Glover — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Goudeau — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Brown — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Huval — Yea
Romero — Yea
James — Yea
Cormier — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Davis — Yea
Jones — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
DuBuisson — Yea
White — Yea
Willard — Yea
Magee — Yea
Amedee — Nay
Mincey — Nay
Ivey — Nay
Emerson — Nay
Garofalo — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Marino — Yea
Frieman — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
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 Not Voting
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 Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Nay
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Nay
Brett F. Geymann Republican Nay
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Charles Owen Republican Nay
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Nay
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Nay
Gregory A. Miller Republican Nay
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Nay
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 Nay
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Nay
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Nay
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Nay
Neil Riser Republican Nay
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Nay
Phillip DeVillier Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Nay
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Nay
Raymond J. Crews Republican Nay
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Nay
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Nay
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Nay
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 697?
HB 697 is sponsored by John Stefanski, Ryan Bourriaque (Republican), Ken Brass (Democrat), Chad Brown, Marcus Anthony Bryant (Democrat), Daryl Andrew Deshotel (Republican), Bryan Fontenot (Republican), Paul Hollis, Patrick O. Jefferson, Jeremy LaCombe (Republican), Joseph Marino, Vincent J. Pierre, Joe Stagni, and C. Travis Johnson (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 697?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 22, 2021. Enacted.
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