SB 449 is sponsored by Alan Seabaugh (Republican).

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Louisiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 449 — ELECTION CODE: Defines certain terms in the election code. (8/1/24)

Last action May 28, 2024 — Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 5/23/2024.

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 02, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 28, 2024.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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 28, 2024
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 5/23/2024.
May 28, 2024
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 355.
May 28, 2024
Effective date 8/1/2024.
May 23, 2024
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
May 23, 2024
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
May 22, 2024
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 4. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
May 22, 2024
Received from the House without amendments.
May 20, 2024
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
May 20, 2024
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/22/2024.
May 15, 2024
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
May 14, 2024
Reported favorably (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 01, 2024
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
April 30, 2024
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
April 30, 2024
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
April 29, 2024
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
April 24, 2024
Reported favorably.
April 03, 2024
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
April 02, 2024
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Alan Seabaugh 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	20	4	0	3
Republican	61	0	0	5
Unaffiliated	11	0	0	1
Total	92	4	0	9
% of votes cast	88%	4%	0%	9%

Member	Party	Vote
Amedee	—	Yea
Emerson	—	Yea
Galle	—	Yea
Romero	—	Yea
Brown	—	Yea
Hughes	—	Yea
Stagni	—	Yea
Davis	—	Yea
Willard	—	Yea
Mr. Speaker	—	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	Nay
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	Not Voting
Mandie Landry	Democrat	Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant	Democrat	Yea
Pat Moore	Democrat	Not Voting
Rashid Armand Young	Democrat	Yea
Robby Carter	Democrat	Nay
Rodney Lyons	Democrat	Yea
Roy Daryl Adams	Democrat	Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena	Democrat	Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter	Democrat	Nay
Steven Jackson	Democrat	Not Voting
Sylvia Elaine Taylor	Democrat	Nay
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	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
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	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	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

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	25	0	0	1
Democrat	8	0	0	1
Unaffiliated	4	0	0	0
Total	37	0	0	2
% of votes cast	95%	0%	0%	5%

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	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	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	Not Voting
Robert Allain	Republican	Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey	Republican	Yea
Thomas A. Pressly	Republican	Yea
Valarie Hodges	Republican	Yea

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 449?: SB 449 is sponsored by Alan Seabaugh (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 449?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 02, 2024. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 449?: Track SB 449 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

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At a glance

Identifier: SB 449
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: April 02, 2024
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Alan Seabaugh

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