HB 879 is sponsored by Foy Bryan Gadberry (Republican).

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Louisiana 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 879 — PARISH/GOVERN AUTHORITY: Provides relative to an authorized expense allowance paid to members of a parish governing authority

Last action May 31, 2022 — Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

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Passed Senate
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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 28, 2022. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

May 31, 2022
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
May 31, 2022
Signed by the President of the Senate.
May 31, 2022
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
May 26, 2022
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
May 26, 2022
Received from the Senate without amendments.
May 25, 2022
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
May 24, 2022
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 23, 2022
Reported favorably.
May 10, 2022
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
May 09, 2022
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
May 09, 2022
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
May 05, 2022
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/09/2022.
May 02, 2022
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
April 28, 2022
Reported favorably (11-0).
March 29, 2022
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
March 28, 2022
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican

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.

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Votes

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	15	0	0	0
Republican	15	0	0	2
Democrat	6	0	0	0
Total	36	0	0	2
% of votes cast	95%	0%	0%	5%

Member	Party	Vote
Mr. President	—	Yea
Fields	—	Yea
Mills, R.	—	Yea
Henry	—	Yea
Peacock	—	Yea
Bernard	—	Yea
Pope	—	Yea
Hewitt	—	Yea
Bouie	—	Yea
Carter	—	Yea
Smith	—	Yea
Milligan	—	Yea
Ward	—	Yea
Mills, F.	—	Yea
White	—	Yea
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	Yea
Bob Hensgens	Republican	Yea
Eddie J. Lambert	Republican	Yea
Franklin J. Foil	Republican	Yea
Glen Womack	Republican	Not Voting
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

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	31	0	0	1
Republican	44	0	0	5
Democrat	19	0	0	5
Total	94	0	0	11
% of votes cast	90%	0%	0%	10%

Member	Party	Vote
Mr. Speaker	—	Yea
Frieman	—	Yea
Amedee	—	Yea
Gaines	—	Yea
Mincey	—	Yea
Garofalo	—	Yea
Nelson	—	Yea
Goudeau	—	Yea
Bishop	—	Yea
Pierre	—	Yea
Brown	—	Yea
Hollis	—	Yea
Glover	—	Not Voting
Hughes	—	Yea
Romero	—	Yea
Huval	—	Yea
Cormier	—	Yea
Ivey	—	Yea
Coussan	—	Yea
Jefferson	—	Yea
Davis	—	Yea
Stagni	—	Yea
Stefanski	—	Yea
DuBuisson	—	Yea
Emerson	—	Yea
Magee	—	Yea
White	—	Yea
Willard	—	Yea
Marino	—	Yea
McKnight	—	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	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	Not Voting
Roy Daryl Adams	Democrat	Yea
Royce Duplessis	Democrat	Yea
Sam Jenkins	Democrat	Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter	Democrat	Not Voting
Tammy T. Phelps	Democrat	Not Voting
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	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	Not Voting
III, Vincent E. Cox	Republican	Not Voting
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu	Republican	Yea
Jack McFarland	Republican	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
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

Subjects

finance

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 879?: HB 879 is sponsored by Foy Bryan Gadberry (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 879?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 28, 2022. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: HB 879
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: March 28, 2022
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Foy Bryan Gadberry

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