HB 447 — MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Increases the driver's license fee and the specific portion directed to the litter abatement fund (RE +$3,900,000 SD RV See Note)
Last action — Notice House approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day.
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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 2024 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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.
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Notice House approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day.
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Notice House approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 82nd calendar day.
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By a vote of 100 yeas, 0 nays, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the House approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day.
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Read by title. The Senate failed to approve consideration after the 82nd calendar day by a vote of 16 yeas and 22 nays.
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Rules suspended.
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Read by title. Failed to pass by a vote of 9 yeas and 30 nays.
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Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.
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Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
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Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 24. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/01/2024.
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Reported favorably (18-2).
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
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Reported with amendments (8-2).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Sponsors
- Jerome Zeringue · Cosponsor
- Troy D. Romero · Cosponsor
- C. Denise Marcelle · Cosponsor
- Rodney Lyons · Cosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur · Cosponsor
- Timothy P. Kerner · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Kimberly Landry Coates · Cosponsor
- R. Dewith Carrier · Cosponsor
- Stephanie H. Berault · Cosponsor
- Larry A. Bagley · Cosponsor
- Roy Daryl Adams · Cosponsor
- John R. Illg Jr. · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 133 not signed on · 48 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Jr., John R. Illg Republican
Co-sponsors (13)
- Jerome Zeringue Republican
- Troy D. Romero
- C. Denise Marcelle Democrat
- Rodney Lyons Democrat
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat
- Timothy P. Kerner Republican
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Kimberly Landry Coates Republican
- R. Dewith Carrier Republican
- Stephanie H. Berault Republican
- Larry A. Bagley Republican
- Roy Daryl Adams Democrat
Not signed on (133)
133 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 133 →"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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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Failed
16 Yea
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22 Nay
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1 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 41% | 56% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Nay |
| Bouie | — | Nay |
| Fields | — | Nay |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Nay |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Nay |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Nay |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Nay |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Nay |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Nay |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Nay |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Nay |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Nay |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Nay |
Passed
100 Yea
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0 Nay
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5 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 100 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
Failed
9 Yea
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30 Nay
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 23% | 77% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Nay |
| Fields | — | Nay |
| Coussan | — | Nay |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Nay |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Nay |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Nay |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Nay |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Nay |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Nay |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Nay |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Nay |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Nay |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Nay |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Nay |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Nay |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Nay |
Passed
70 Yea
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24 Nay
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11 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 40 | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 70 | 24 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 23% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Emerson | — | Nay |
| Galle | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Not Voting |
| Stagni | — | Not Voting |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Not Voting |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Nay |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Nay |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Nay |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Nay |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Nay |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Not Voting |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Nay |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Not Voting |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 447?
- HB 447 is sponsored by Jerome Zeringue (Republican), Troy D. Romero, C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Timothy P. Kerner (Republican), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Kimberly Landry Coates (Republican), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Stephanie H. Berault (Republican), Larry A. Bagley (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), and Jr., John R. Illg (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 447?
- This bill died with 2024 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.
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