HCR 38 — CHILDREN/TUTORSHIP: Requests the La. State Bar Association to work with organizations providing legal aid to assist parents and guardians of children with disabilities to obtain permanent tutorships
Last action — Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
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✓Introduced
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 26, 2024. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 01, 2024.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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7 sponsors
1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
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Read HCR 38 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Received from the Senate without amendments.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
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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 by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 81, nays 0. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/11/2024.
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Reported with amendments (12-0-1).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
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Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Sponsors
- Christopher Turner · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Michael Melerine · Cosponsor
- Ed Larvadain III · Cosponsor
- Mike Johnson · Cosponsor
- Wilford Carter Sr. · Cosponsor
- Timothy P. Kerner · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Timothy P. Kerner Republican
Co-sponsors (6)
- Christopher Turner Republican
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Michael Melerine Republican
- III, Ed Larvadain Democrat
- Mike Johnson Republican
- Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat
Not signed on (140)
140 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 140 →"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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| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 55 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Democrat | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 81 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 0% | 0% | 23% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Not Voting |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Not Voting |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Not Voting |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HCR 38?
- HCR 38 is sponsored by Christopher Turner (Republican), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Michael Melerine (Republican), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Mike Johnson (Republican), Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat), and Timothy P. Kerner (Republican).
- What is the current status of HCR 38?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 26, 2024. Enacted.
- Where can I track HCR 38?
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