SB 85 is sponsored by Rick Edmonds (Republican).

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Louisiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 85 — SCHOOLS: To change the makeup of the board of the Jimmy D. Long School for Math, Science, and the Arts. (gov sig)

Last action May 21, 2024 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 97.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 21, 2024.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

May 21, 2024
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 97.
May 21, 2024
Effective date 5/21/2024.
May 16, 2024
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
May 15, 2024
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
May 15, 2024
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
May 14, 2024
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
May 14, 2024
Received from the House without amendments.
May 13, 2024
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/14/2024.
April 29, 2024
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
April 25, 2024
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
April 24, 2024
Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
March 25, 2024
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
March 21, 2024
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
March 20, 2024
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
March 19, 2024
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
March 18, 2024
Reported with amendments.
March 11, 2024
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
February 28, 2024
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Rick Edmonds Republican

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 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

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democrat	24	0	0	3
Republican	62	0	0	4
Unaffiliated	10	0	0	2
Total	96	0	0	9
% of votes cast	91%	0%	0%	9%

Member	Party	Vote
Amedee	—	Yea
Emerson	—	Yea
Galle	—	Yea
Romero	—	Yea
Brown	—	Yea
Hughes	—	Yea
Stagni	—	Yea
Willard	—	Yea
Mr. Speaker	—	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	Not Voting
Delisha Boyd	Democrat	Yea
Edmond Jordan	Democrat	Yea
III, Ed Larvadain	Democrat	Yea
Joy Walters	Democrat	Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green	Democrat	Not Voting
Ken Brass	Democrat	Yea
Larry Selders	Democrat	Yea
Mandie Landry	Democrat	Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant	Democrat	Yea
Pat Moore	Democrat	Not Voting
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	Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion	Democrat	Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur	Democrat	Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg	Republican	Yea
Beth Anne Billings	Republican	Yea
Brach Jerad Myers	Republican	Yea
Brett F. Geymann	Republican	Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso	Republican	Yea
Bryan Fontenot	Republican	Yea
Chad Michael Boyer	Republican	Yea
Chance Keith Henry	Republican	Yea
Christopher Turner	Republican	Yea
Danny McCormick	Republican	Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel	Republican	Yea
Debbie Villio	Republican	Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin	Republican	Yea
Dodie Horton	Republican	Yea
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	Not Voting
Jacob Braud	Republican	Yea
Jacob Jules Landry	Republican	Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt	Republican	Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley	Republican	Yea
Jeremy LaCombe	Republican	Yea
Jerome Zeringue	Republican	Yea
Jessica Domangue	Republican	Yea
John E. Wyble	Republican	Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron	Republican	Not Voting
Josh Carlson	Republican	Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg	Republican	Yea
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	Yea
Larry A. Bagley	Republican	Yea
Lauren Ventrella	Republican	Yea
Laurie Schlegel	Republican	Yea
Les Farnum	Republican	Yea
Mark Wright	Republican	Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment	Republican	Yea
Michael Charles Echols	Republican	Yea
Michael Melerine	Republican	Yea
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	Not Voting
Wayne McMahen	Republican	Yea

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democrat	9	0	0	0
Republican	23	0	0	3
Unaffiliated	4	0	0	0
Total	36	0	0	3
% of votes cast	92%	0%	0%	8%

Member	Party	Vote
Fields	—	Yea
Bouie	—	Yea
Mr. President	—	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	Yea
Alan Seabaugh	Republican	Yea
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	Yea
Glen Womack	Republican	Yea
Gregory A. Miller	Republican	Yea
Heather Cloud	Republican	Not Voting
Jeremy Stine	Republican	Not Voting
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	Yea
Mike Reese	Republican	Yea
Patrick Connick	Republican	Yea
Patrick McMath	Republican	Not Voting
Rick Edmonds	Republican	Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen	Republican	Yea
Robert Allain	Republican	Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey	Republican	Yea
Thomas A. Pressly	Republican	Yea
Valarie Hodges	Republican	Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 85?: SB 85 is sponsored by Rick Edmonds (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 85?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2024. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 85
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 28, 2024
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Rick Edmonds

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