WATERWAYS: Provides relative to management of the Amite River Basin
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HB 686 — WATERWAYS: Provides relative to management of the Amite River Basin
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 04, 2022. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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21 sponsors
1 primary, 20 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (12 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Read HB 686 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 1, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 06/05/2022.
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Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported with amendments.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
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Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2022.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported with amendments (12-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/4/2022.
Sponsors
- Buddy Mincey · Primary
- Tony Bacala · Cosponsor
- Ryan Bourriaque · Cosponsor
- Rhonda Gaye Butler · Cosponsor
- R. Dewith Carrier · Cosponsor
- Mack Cormier · Cosponsor
- Jean-Paul Coussan · Cosponsor
- Phillip DeVillier · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Timothy P. Kerner · Cosponsor
- Mandie Landry · Cosponsor
- Joseph A. Orgeron · Cosponsor
- Neil Riser · Cosponsor
- Troy D. Romero · Cosponsor
- Rodney Schamerhorn · Cosponsor
- Clay Schexnayder · Cosponsor
- Jr. William "Bill" Wheat · Cosponsor
- Jr. Mack Bodi White · Cosponsor
- Valarie Hodges · Cosponsor
- Brett F. Geymann · Cosponsor
- Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc III · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 20 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Buddy Mincey
Co-sponsors (20)
- Tony Bacala Republican
- Ryan Bourriaque Republican
- Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican
- R. Dewith Carrier Republican
- Mack Cormier
- Jean-Paul Coussan
- Phillip DeVillier Republican
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Timothy P. Kerner Republican
- Mandie Landry Democrat
- Joseph A. Orgeron Republican
- Neil Riser Republican
- Troy D. Romero
- Rodney Schamerhorn Republican
- Clay Schexnayder
- William "Bill" Wheat , Jr.
- Mack Bodi White, Jr.
- Valarie Hodges Republican
- Brett F. Geymann Republican
- III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican
Not signed on (126)
126 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 126 →"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 |
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| Democrat | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 100 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 1% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Hollis | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| Cormier | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| McKnight | — | Yea |
| Frieman | — | Yea |
| Magee | — | Nay |
| Davis | — | Not Voting |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Garofalo | — | Yea |
| Mincey | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Goudeau | — | Yea |
| Nelson | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Bernard | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Milligan | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Mills, F. | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Mills, R. | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Not Voting |
| Fields | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Democrat | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 43 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 84 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Frieman | — | Yea |
| Mincey | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Goudeau | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Yea |
| Cormier | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| McKnight | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Marino | — | Not Voting |
| Bishop | — | Not Voting |
| Hollis | — | Not Voting |
| Hughes | — | Not Voting |
| Nelson | — | Not Voting |
| Garofalo | — | Not Voting |
| Magee | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 686?
- HB 686 is sponsored by Buddy Mincey, Tony Bacala (Republican), Ryan Bourriaque (Republican), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Mack Cormier, Jean-Paul Coussan, Phillip DeVillier (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Timothy P. Kerner (Republican), Mandie Landry (Democrat), Joseph A. Orgeron (Republican), Neil Riser (Republican), Troy D. Romero, Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican), Clay Schexnayder, William "Bill" Wheat , Jr., Mack Bodi White, Jr., Valarie Hodges (Republican), Brett F. Geymann (Republican), and III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 686?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 04, 2022. Enacted.
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