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SB 79 — ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of LA 16 in St. Helena Parish as the "Trooper George Baker Memorial Highway". (8/1/22) (EN +$1,100 SG EX See Note)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 65.
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✓Introduced
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2022. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Read SB 79 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 65.
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Effective date 8/1/2022.
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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 5/12/2022.
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Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Received from the House without amendments.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2022.
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Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Reported with amendments.
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Sponsors
- Jr. Mack Bodi White · Primary
- Robby Carter · Cosponsor
- Rick Edmonds · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Mack Bodi White, Jr.
Co-sponsors (2)
- Robby Carter Democrat
- Rick Edmonds Republican
Not signed on (144)
144 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 144 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Garofalo | — | Yea |
| Mincey | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Goudeau | — | Yea |
| Nelson | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| McKnight | — | Yea |
| Frieman | — | Not Voting |
| Davis | — | Not Voting |
| Hollis | — | Not Voting |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Cormier | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Magee | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | 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 | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | 1 |
| Republican | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Bernard | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Milligan | — | Yea |
| Mills, F. | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Mills, R. | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 79?
- SB 79 is sponsored by Mack Bodi White, Jr., Robby Carter (Democrat), and Rick Edmonds (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 79?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2022. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 79?
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