Louisiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 14 R · 8 D cosponsors

SR 159 — PUBLIC HEALTH: Directs the Louisiana Department of Health to protect the people of Louisiana from the dangers of imported seafood by immediately taking any and all action necessary to enforce the many provisions of Louisiana law relative to seafood safety.

Last action — Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 01, 2023. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 34 sponsors

    1 primary, 33 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (14 R · 8 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.

  2. Rules suspended.

  3. Read by title and adopted.

  4. Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

  5. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

  6. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 33 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Fred H. Mills, Jr.

Co-sponsors (33)

Not signed on (113)

113 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

CO-AUTHORS (#922)

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11002
Republican 15004
Democrat 7000
Total 33006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Fields — Yea
Mills, R. — Yea
Bernard — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Pope — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carter — Yea
Smith — Yea
Milligan — Yea
Mills, F. — Not Voting
White — Not Voting
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
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Yea
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Yea
Cameron Henry Republican Not Voting
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Yea
Heather Cloud Republican Not Voting
Jeremy Stine Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Not Voting
Mark Abraham Republican Not Voting
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

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SR 159?
SR 159 is sponsored by Glen Womack (Republican), Gregory Tarver, Jeremy Stine (Republican), Gary L. Smith, Jr., Mike Reese (Republican), Edward J. Price (Democrat), J. Rogers Pope, Barrow Peacock, John C. "Jay" Morris (Republican), Beth Mizell (Republican), Robert Mills, Barry Milligan, Patrick McMath (Republican), Jay Luneau (Democrat), Eddie J. Lambert (Republican), Caleb Kleinpeter (Republican), Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews (Democrat), Sharon Hewitt, Bob Hensgens (Republican), Jimmy Harris (Democrat), Franklin J. Foil (Republican), Cleo Fields, Royce Duplessis (Democrat), Patrick Page Cortez, Patrick Connick (Republican), Stewart Jr. Cathey (Republican), Gary Carter (Democrat), Joseph Bouie, Gerald Boudreaux (Democrat), Louie Bernard, Regina Barrow (Democrat), Robert Allain (Republican), Fred H. Mills, Jr., and Michael "Big Mike" Fesi (Republican).
What is the current status of SR 159?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 01, 2023. Enacted.
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