HB 677 — ATTORNEYS: Provides relative to unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to attorney advertising
Last action — Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
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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 2025 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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Read HB 677 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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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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Called from the calendar.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 75, nays 25. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2025.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2025.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 430 reported by the Committee on Commerce (10-6).
Sponsors
- John E. Wyble · Cosponsor
- Laurie Schlegel · Cosponsor
- Rodney Schamerhorn · Cosponsor
- Charles Owen · Cosponsor
- Jack McFarland · Cosponsor
- Jacob Jules Landry · Cosponsor
- Les Farnum · Cosponsor
- Julie Emerson · Cosponsor
- Kathy Edmonston · Cosponsor
- Jason Brian DeWitt · Cosponsor
- Phillip DeVillier · Cosponsor
- Paula Davis · Cosponsor
- Raymond J. Crews · Cosponsor
- R. Dewith Carrier · Cosponsor
- Rhonda Gaye Butler · Cosponsor
- Michael Robert Bayham Jr. · Cosponsor
- Beryl Amedée · Cosponsor
- Roger William Wilder III · Cosponsor
- Michael Melerine · Cosponsor
- Dixon Wallace McMakin · Cosponsor
- Shane Mack · Cosponsor
- Mike Johnson · Cosponsor
- Dodie Horton · Cosponsor
- Chance Keith Henry · Cosponsor
- Troy Jude Hebert · Cosponsor
- Brian Leonard Glorioso · Cosponsor
- Michael "Gabe" Firment · Cosponsor
- Peter F. Egan Sr. · Cosponsor
- Jessica Domangue · Cosponsor
- Vincent E. Cox III · Cosponsor
- Kimberly Landry Coates · Cosponsor
- Emily Chenevert · Cosponsor
- Josh Carlson · Cosponsor
- Chad Michael Boyer · Cosponsor
- Beth Anne Billings · Cosponsor
- Stephanie H. Berault · Cosponsor
- Dennis Bamburg Jr. · Cosponsor
- Tony Bacala · Cosponsor
- Kim Carver · Primary
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 39 co-sponsors · 107 not signed on · 49 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Kim Carver Republican Voted No
Co-sponsors (39)
- John E. Wyble Republican Voted No
- Laurie Schlegel Republican Voted No
- Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Voted No
- Charles Owen Republican
- Jack McFarland Republican
- Jacob Jules Landry Republican Voted No
- Les Farnum Republican Voted No
- Julie Emerson
- Kathy Edmonston Republican Voted No
- Jason Brian DeWitt Republican
- Phillip DeVillier Republican
- Paula Davis
- Raymond J. Crews Republican Voted No
- R. Dewith Carrier Republican Voted No
- Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Voted No
- Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican
- Beryl Amedée Republican
- III, Roger William Wilder Republican Voted No
- Michael Melerine Republican Voted No
- Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Voted No
- Shane Mack Republican Voted No
- Mike Johnson Republican Voted No
- Dodie Horton Republican Voted No
- Chance Keith Henry Republican Voted No
- Troy Jude Hebert Republican Voted No
- Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Voted No
- Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Voted No
- Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Voted No
- Jessica Domangue Republican Voted No
- III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Voted No
- Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Voted No
- Emily Chenevert Republican Voted No
- Josh Carlson Republican Voted No
- Chad Michael Boyer Republican Voted No
- Beth Anne Billings Republican Voted No
- Stephanie H. Berault Republican Voted No
- Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Voted No
- Tony Bacala Republican Voted No
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Voted No
Not signed on (107)
107 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
75 Yea
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25 Nay
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4 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 75 | 25 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 24% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Nay |
| Hughes | — | Nay |
| Johnson, T. | — | Not Voting |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Nay |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Nay |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Nay |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Nay |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Nay |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Nay |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Nay |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Nay |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Nay |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Nay |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Nay |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | 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 | Nay |
| 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
21 Yea
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68 Nay
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15 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 6 | 56 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 12 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 21 | 68 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 20% | 65% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Nay |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Emerson | — | Nay |
| Romero | — | Nay |
| Galle | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Nay |
| Davis | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Not Voting |
| St. Blanc | — | Nay |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Nay |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Nay |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Nay |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Nay |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Nay |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Nay |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Nay |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Nay |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Nay |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Nay |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Nay |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Nay |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Nay |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Nay |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Nay |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Nay |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Nay |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Nay |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Nay |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Nay |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Nay |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Nay |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Nay |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Nay |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Nay |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Nay |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Nay |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Nay |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Nay |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Nay |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Nay |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Nay |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Nay |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Nay |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Nay |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Not Voting |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Nay |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Nay |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 677?
- HB 677 is sponsored by John E. Wyble (Republican), Laurie Schlegel (Republican), Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican), Charles Owen (Republican), Jack McFarland (Republican), Jacob Jules Landry (Republican), Les Farnum (Republican), Julie Emerson, Kathy Edmonston (Republican), Jason Brian DeWitt (Republican), Phillip DeVillier (Republican), Paula Davis, Raymond J. Crews (Republican), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Beryl Amedée (Republican), III, Roger William Wilder (Republican), Michael Melerine (Republican), Dixon Wallace McMakin (Republican), Shane Mack (Republican), Mike Johnson (Republican), Dodie Horton (Republican), Chance Keith Henry (Republican), Troy Jude Hebert (Republican), Brian Leonard Glorioso (Republican), Michael "Gabe" Firment (Republican), Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Jessica Domangue (Republican), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Kimberly Landry Coates (Republican), Emily Chenevert (Republican), Josh Carlson (Republican), Chad Michael Boyer (Republican), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Stephanie H. Berault (Republican), Jr., Dennis Bamburg (Republican), Tony Bacala (Republican), Kim Carver (Republican), and Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 677?
- This bill died with 2025 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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