SB 48 — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Constitutional amendment to eliminate a judge's discretion to grant bail for certain offenses after conviction. (2/3 - CA8s1) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
Last action — Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
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Rules suspended.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 06/07/2023.
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Discharged from the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
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Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
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Reported favorably (9-6). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
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Called from the Calendar.
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Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 12 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. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Reported favorably.
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Sponsors
- John C. "Jay" Morris · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 8 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- John C. "Jay" Morris Republican
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 31% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Bernard | — | Yea |
| Milligan | — | Yea |
| Mills, F. | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Mills, R. | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Nay |
| Bouie | — | Nay |
| Carter | — | Nay |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Nay |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Nay |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Nay |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Cameron Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 48?
- SB 48 is sponsored by John C. "Jay" Morris (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 48?
- This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 48?
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