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SB 255 — COURTS: Provides relative to the districts of the supreme court. (gov sig)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 7.
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 01, 2024. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 01, 2024.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
HighHow often bills like it became law.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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33 sponsors
1 primary, 32 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (24 D · 5 R) — cross-party backing.
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Bill Text
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Read SB 255 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 7.
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Effective date 5/1/2024.
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Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 4/25/2024.
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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 4/25/2024.
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Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Rules suspended, called out of its regular order.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 85, nays 9. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Received from the House without amendments.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/24/2024.
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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 (16-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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Read by title, passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 8 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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Rules suspended.
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Read by title; made Special Order of the Day No. 1 for March 26, 2024.
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Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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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 Senate and Governmental Affairs.
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
- Rashid Armand Young · Cosponsor
- John E. Wyble · Cosponsor
- Matthew Willard · Cosponsor
- Joy Walters · Cosponsor
- Lauren Ventrella · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Joe Stagni · Cosponsor
- Larry Selders · Cosponsor
- Candace N. Newell · Cosponsor
- Pat Moore · Cosponsor
- Shaun Raphael Mena · Cosponsor
- C. Denise Marcelle · Cosponsor
- Rodney Lyons · Cosponsor
- Ed Larvadain III · Cosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur · Cosponsor
- Alonzo L. Knox · Cosponsor
- Edmond Jordan · Cosponsor
- Steven Jackson · Cosponsor
- Jason Hughes · Cosponsor
- Foy Bryan Gadberry · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Peter F. Egan Sr. · Cosponsor
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion · Cosponsor
- Wilford Carter Sr. · Cosponsor
- Robby Carter · Cosponsor
- R. Dewith Carrier · Cosponsor
- Barbara Carpenter · Cosponsor
- Marcus Anthony Bryant · Cosponsor
- Ken Brass · Cosponsor
- Delisha Boyd · Cosponsor
- Roy Daryl Adams · Cosponsor
- Edward J. Price · Cosponsor
- Cleo Fields · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 32 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on · 41 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Cleo Fields
Co-sponsors (32)
- Rashid Armand Young Democrat
- John E. Wyble Republican
- Matthew Willard
- Joy Walters Democrat
- Lauren Ventrella Republican
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Joe Stagni
- Larry Selders Democrat
- Candace N. Newell Democrat
- Pat Moore Democrat
- Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat
- C. Denise Marcelle Democrat
- Rodney Lyons Democrat
- III, Ed Larvadain Democrat
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat
- Alonzo L. Knox Democrat
- Edmond Jordan Democrat
- Steven Jackson Democrat
- Jason Hughes
- Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat
- Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat
- Robby Carter Democrat
- R. Dewith Carrier Republican
- Barbara Carpenter Democrat
- Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat
- Ken Brass Democrat
- Delisha Boyd Democrat
- Roy Daryl Adams Democrat
- Edward J. Price Democrat Voted No
Not signed on (114)
114 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 114 →"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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| Republican | 51 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 85 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 9% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Brown | — | Not Voting |
| Davis | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| 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 |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | 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 | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Nay |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Nay |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Nay |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Not Voting |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Nay |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Not Voting |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | 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 |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Not Voting |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 18% | 82% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Nay |
| Fields | — | Nay |
| Bouie | — | Nay |
| Coussan | — | Nay |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Nay |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Nay |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Nay |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Nay |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Nay |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Nay |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Nay |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Nay |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Nay |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Nay |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Nay |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Nay |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 79% | 21% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | 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 |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Nay |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Nay |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Nay |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Nay |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Nay |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 23% | 77% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Nay |
| Fields | — | Nay |
| Bouie | — | Nay |
| Coussan | — | Nay |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Nay |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Nay |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Nay |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Nay |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Nay |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Nay |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Nay |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Nay |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Nay |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Nay |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Nay |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 255?
- SB 255 is sponsored by Rashid Armand Young (Democrat), John E. Wyble (Republican), Matthew Willard, Joy Walters (Democrat), Lauren Ventrella (Republican), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Joe Stagni, Larry Selders (Democrat), Candace N. Newell (Democrat), Pat Moore (Democrat), Shaun Raphael Mena (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Alonzo L. Knox (Democrat), Edmond Jordan (Democrat), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Jason Hughes, Foy Bryan Gadberry (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat), Robby Carter (Democrat), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Barbara Carpenter (Democrat), Marcus Anthony Bryant (Democrat), Ken Brass (Democrat), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), Edward J. Price (Democrat), and Cleo Fields.
- What is the current status of SB 255?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 01, 2024. Enacted.
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