Louisiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 20 — LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: Constitutional amendment to change the number of general bills a legislator may file during regular sessions that occur during odd-numbered years and for legislating with regard to dedication or rededication of funds. (2/3-CA13sl(A))

Last action — Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.

  2. Scheduled for floor debate on 06/03/2025.

  3. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

  4. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  5. Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  6. Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

  7. Reported favorably (10-3). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

  8. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  9. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 4 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  10. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  11. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  12. Reported with amendments.

  13. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

  14. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (1)

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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#44)

Passed 34 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2000
Republican 22401
Democrat 10000
Total 34401
% of votes cast 87%10%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Bouie — 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
Larry Selders 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 Nay
Bob Hensgens Republican Yea
Brach Jerad Myers Republican Yea
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Not Voting
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 Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Yea
Mike Reese Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Nay
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 Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 20?
SB 20 is sponsored by Jr., William "Bill" Wheat (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 20?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.
Where can I track SB 20?
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