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SB 57 — BUS DRIVERS: Provides relative to the compensation of school bus operators. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
Last action — Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2022. Enacted.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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10 sponsors
1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
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Read SB 57 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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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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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/8/2022.
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Rules suspended. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Received from the House with amendments.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 06/03/2022.
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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 (7-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
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Called from the Calendar.
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Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
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Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
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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 Education.
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
Sponsors
- Patrick McMath · Primary
- Tony Bacala · Cosponsor
- R. Dewith Carrier · Cosponsor
- Mary DuBuisson · Cosponsor
- Patrick O. Jefferson · Cosponsor
- Ed Larvadain III · Cosponsor
- Candace N. Newell · Cosponsor
- Malinda White · Cosponsor
- Jimmy Harris · Cosponsor
- Sam Jenkins · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Patrick McMath Republican
Co-sponsors (9)
- Tony Bacala Republican
- R. Dewith Carrier Republican
- Mary DuBuisson
- Patrick O. Jefferson
- III, Ed Larvadain Democrat
- Candace N. Newell Democrat
- Malinda White
- Jimmy Harris Democrat
- Sam Jenkins Democrat
Not signed on (137)
137 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 137 →"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 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 84% | 0% | 0% | 16% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Mills, F. | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Mills, R. | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Not Voting |
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Bernard | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Milligan | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 45 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 96 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Cormier | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Magee | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| McKnight | — | Yea |
| Frieman | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Garofalo | — | Yea |
| Mincey | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Nelson | — | Yea |
| Hollis | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Goudeau | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Bernard | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Milligan | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Mills, F. | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Mills, R. | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | 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 | 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 | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 57?
- SB 57 is sponsored by Patrick McMath (Republican), Tony Bacala (Republican), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Mary DuBuisson, Patrick O. Jefferson, III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Candace N. Newell (Democrat), Malinda White, Jimmy Harris (Democrat), and Sam Jenkins (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 57?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2022. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 57?
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