HB 96 — CRIME: Provides relative to penalties and responsive verdicts for negligent homicide (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last action — Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 34, nays 54. Failed to pass.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Read HB 96 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 34, nays 54. Failed to pass.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2023.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported with amendments (8-0-1).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/17/2023.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Sponsors
- Polly Thomas · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 64 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Polly Thomas Republican Voted No
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Republican | 12 | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 46 | 41 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 44% | 39% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Mincey | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Nelson | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Cormier | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Frieman | — | Nay |
| Bishop | — | Nay |
| Garofalo | — | Nay |
| Hollis | — | Nay |
| DuBuisson | — | Nay |
| Huval | — | Nay |
| Emerson | — | Nay |
| McKnight | — | Nay |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Goudeau | — | Not Voting |
| Marino | — | Not Voting |
| Romero | — | Not Voting |
| Coussan | — | Not Voting |
| Stefanski | — | Not Voting |
| Davis | — | Not Voting |
| Jefferson | — | Not Voting |
| White | — | Not Voting |
| Magee | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Nay |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Nay |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Nay |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Not Voting |
| Charles Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Nay |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Nay |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Nay |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Nay |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Nay |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Nay |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Not Voting |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Nay |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Nay |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Nay |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 24 | 17 | 0 | 8 |
| Democrat | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 34 | 54 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 32% | 51% | 0% | 16% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Frieman | — | Yea |
| Goudeau | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Hollis | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Yea |
| Mincey | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Nay |
| McKnight | — | Nay |
| Hughes | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Nay |
| Ivey | — | Nay |
| Jefferson | — | Nay |
| Nelson | — | Nay |
| Cormier | — | Nay |
| Pierre | — | Nay |
| Emerson | — | Nay |
| Stagni | — | Nay |
| Gaines | — | Nay |
| Garofalo | — | Nay |
| Willard | — | Nay |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Stefanski | — | Not Voting |
| Coussan | — | Not Voting |
| White | — | Not Voting |
| Davis | — | Not Voting |
| Magee | — | Not Voting |
| Marino | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Nay |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Nay |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Nay |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Nay |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Nay |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Nay |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Nay |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Nay |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Nay |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Nay |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Nay |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Nay |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Nay |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Not Voting |
| Charles Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Nay |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Nay |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Nay |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Nay |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Nay |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Nay |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Nay |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Nay |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Not Voting |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Nay |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Nay |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 96?
- HB 96 is sponsored by Polly Thomas (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 96?
- This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 96?
- Track HB 96 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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