Louisiana 2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 4 — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Constitutional amendment to eliminate judge's discretion to grant bail for certain offenses after conviction but prior to sentencing. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))

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

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

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read SB 4 on the official Louisiana source →

Action History

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

  2. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  3. Called from the Calendar.

  4. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  5. Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.

  6. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 11 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  7. Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  8. Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.

  9. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title; failed to pass by a vote of 24 yeas and 12 nays.

  10. Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.

  11. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  12. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  13. Reported with amendments.

  14. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

  15. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 146 →

"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 (#658)

Passed 27 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16100
Unaffiliated 11400
Democrat 0600
Total 271100
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Mills, R. — Yea
White — Yea
Fields — Nay
Smith — Nay
Bouie — Nay
Carter — Nay
Mr. President — Yea
Henry — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Pope — Yea
Bernard — Yea
Milligan — Yea
Mills, F. — Yea
Ward — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Nay
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Nay
Jay Luneau Democrat Nay
Jimmy Harris Democrat Nay
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Nay
Regina Barrow Democrat Nay
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Yea
Heather Cloud Republican Yea
Jeremy Stine Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
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 Nay
Robert Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#572)

Passed 24 Yea · 12 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 15101
Unaffiliated 9600
Democrat 0501
Total 241202
% of votes cast 63%32%0%5%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Mills, R. — Yea
White — Yea
Fields — Nay
Smith — Nay
Bouie — Nay
Carter — Nay
Mills, F. — Nay
Ward — Nay
Mr. President — Yea
Henry — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Bernard — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Pope — Yea
Milligan — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Nay
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Nay
Jay Luneau Democrat Nay
Jimmy Harris Democrat Nay
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Not Voting
Regina Barrow Democrat Nay
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Yea
Heather Cloud Republican Yea
Jeremy Stine Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
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 Nay
Robert Allain Republican Not Voting
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 4?
SB 4 is sponsored by John C. "Jay" Morris (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 4?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 4?
Track SB 4 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 4

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 4

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →