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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 15, 2008 | LA | HB 370 | Banning Public Funds for Human Cloning | Bill Passed - House (90 - 9) |
June 15, 2009 | LA | HB 889 | Tobacco Tax Increase | Bill Failed - House (45 - 55) |
June 5, 2007 | LA | HB 313 | Extended Period for Indictments | Bill Passed - House (79 - 25) |
June 8, 2009 | LA | HB 316 | Property Tax Exemption | Joint Resolution Failed - House (30 - 63) |
May 27, 2009 | LA | HB 146 | Cell Phones While Driving | Bill Passed - House (57 - 41) |
May 19, 2009 | LA | HB 517 | Health Care Protection | Bill Passed - House (82 - 13) |
Feb. 14, 2008 | LA | HB 64 | Campaign Disclosures | Bill Passed - House (65 - 35) |
June 4, 2009 | LA | HB 717 | Physician Advisory Group | Bill Failed - House (30 - 61) |
May 21, 2007 | LA | HB 99 | Cellular Phone Use While Driving | Bill Failed - House (43 - 48) |
June 20, 2007 | LA | HB 320 | Extension of Satellite Voting Provisions | Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 21) |
Feb. 15, 2008 | LA | Amnd. 423 to SB 1 | Persons Restricted from Doing Business with the State | Amendment Adopted - Senate (21 - 16) |
May 28, 2009 | LA | HB 834 | Education Requirements for Marriage and Family Therapists | Bill Passed - House (53 - 40) |
May 28, 2008 | LA | SB 718 | State Board Member and Commissioner Financial Disclosures | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9) |
May 28, 2009 | LA | SB 186 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10) |
June 11, 2008 | LA | HB 1347 | Vouchers Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12) |
May 23, 2006 | LA | SB 652 | Cockfighting Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4) |
June 16, 2009 | LA | HB 11 | Designating Driver's Licenses for Drug Dealers | Bill Failed - House (68 - 23) |
May 21, 2009 | LA | HB 705 | Equal Pay for Women | Bill Failed - House (33 - 59) |
June 3, 2010 | LA | SB 593 | Governor's Office Records | Bill Failed - Senate (14 - 24) |
June 10, 2008 | LA | SB 672 | Legislative Pay Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16) |
May 17, 2006 | LA | HB 853 | Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment in State Government | Bill Failed - House (38 - 58) |
May 13, 2008 | LA | HB 1358 | Transporting Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (70 - 17) |
April 24, 2006 | LA | HB 1149 | Promotional Poker Tournaments Bill | Bill Failed - House (52 - 44) |
June 7, 2006 | LA | HB 94 | Daylight Savings Bill | Bill Failed - House (37 - 61) |
May 31, 2006 | LA | SB 700 | Minimum Wage Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 18) |
June 4, 2009 | LA | HB 687 | Dentistry in Schools | Bill Passed - House (64 - 31) |
April 3, 2006 | LA | HB 26 | Expanding the Definition of Resisting an Officer | Bill Passed - House (58 - 36) |
June 15, 2009 | LA | HB 835 | Railroad Safety Program | Bill Failed - House (50 - 45) |
May 25, 2006 | LA | HB 1 | 2006-2007 Budget | Bill Passed - House (100 - 3) |
May 2, 2006 | LA | HB 1149 | Promotional Poker Tournaments Bill | Bill Failed - House (45 - 49) |
June 16, 2006 | LA | SB 753 | Hiring of Undocumented Immigrants Bill | Bill Passed - House (91 - 5) |
May 1, 2006 | LA | SB 693 | Insurance Rate Increases Approval | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
June 16, 2006 | LA | SB 158 | Speed Limit Bill | Bill Failed - House (51 - 42) |
June 9, 2009 | LA | HB 877 | Bluebonnet-Perkins Conference Hotel Taxing District | Bill Passed - House (53 - 28) |
June 16, 2009 | LA | HB 495 | Aiken Optional School | Bill Passed - House (72 - 23) |
May 29, 2008 | LA | S Amdt 3870 | Legislator Financial Disclosures | Amendment Rejected - Senate (5 - 29) |
May 27, 2009 | LA | HB 689 | Louisiana Statewide Education Facilities Fund | Bill Passed - House (60 - 24) |
June 1, 2006 | LA | SB 753 | Hiring of Undocumented Immigrants Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
June 22, 2009 | LA | HB 877 | Bluebonnet-Perkins Conference Hotel Taxing District | Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 17) |
March 30, 2010 | LA | HCR 57 | Requesting Constitutional Convention for Presidential Line-Item Veto | |
March 30, 2010 | LA | HCR 62 | Requesting Constitutional Convention for Congressional Taxation Requirements | |
March 30, 2010 | LA | HCR 59 | Requesting Constitutional Convention for Congressional Legislation Restrictions | |
April 25, 2011 | LA | HB 338 | Prohibits Handheld Cellular Devices While Driving | |
July 18, 2023 | LA | HB 399 | Requires Vaccination Information Communicated by Schools to Include Exemption Information | Veto Override Failed - Senate (23 - 16) |
July 18, 2023 | LA | HB 648 | Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors | Veto Override Passed - House (76 - 23) |
July 21, 2021 | LA | SB 156 | Prohibits Transgender Athletes from Participating Against Sports Teams that do Not Match Their Birth Sex | Veto Override Failed - House (68 - 30) |
July 18, 2023 | LA | HB 466 | Prohibits Classroom Discussion of Gender and Sexual Identity in K-12 Public Schools | Veto Override Passed - House (68 - 29) |
July 20, 2021 | LA | SB 118 | Amends Laws Related to Concealed Carrying of Firearms | Veto Override Passed - Senate (23 - 15) |
July 18, 2023 | LA | HB 309 | Amends State Fortified Home and Commercial Standards | Veto Override Failed - House (66 - 29) |
July 18, 2023 | LA | HB 125 | Prohibits Chinese Nationals and Other Foreign Adversaries from Owning Land in the State | Veto Override Passed - House (72 - 25) |
July 18, 2023 | LA | HB 182 | Prohibits Public and Private Schools from Requiring the COVID-19 Vaccine | Veto Override Failed - House (69 - 28) |
July 18, 2023 | LA | HB 415 | Prohibits Digital Currency from Being Considered a Deposit for Banking Purposes | Veto Override Failed - House (69 - 29) |
March 30, 2022 | LA | HB 1 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Veto Override Passed - House (72 - 31) |
July 18, 2023 | LA | HB 648 | Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors | Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 11) |
July 20, 2021 | LA | SB 224 | Increases Requirements for Absentee Voting by Mail | Veto Override Failed - Senate (24 - 12) |
July 18, 2023 | LA | HB 399 | Requires Vaccination Information Communicated by Schools to Include Exemption Information | Veto Override Passed - House (70 - 27) |
July 18, 2023 | LA | HB 188 | Prohibits Parole for "Dangerous Offenders" | Veto Override Failed - House (57 - 29) |
July 18, 2023 | LA | HB 166 | Requires Detailed Accounting of Revenue Available to Lawmakers to Spend Each Fiscal Cycle | Veto Override Failed - House (69 - 29) |
July 18, 2023 | LA | HB 646 | Requires Supplemental Voter Canvasses in Each Primary and General Election | Veto Override Failed - House (69 - 30) |
June 6, 2022 | LA | HB 54 | Prohibits Discrimination Based on Vaccination Status | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 5) |
June 2, 2013 | LA | SB 162 | Authorizes Surrogacy Contracts | Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 12) |
June 1, 2020 | LA | HB 826 | Establishes Legal Immunity for COVID-19 Claims to Businesses and Government Agencies | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (36 - 0) |
May 17, 2018 | LA | HB 265 | Authorizes Registration and Voting by Individuals Convicted of Felonies | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (55 - 42) |
July 20, 2021 | LA | SB 156 | Prohibits Transgender Athletes from Participating Against Sports Teams that do Not Match Their Birth Sex | Veto Override Passed - Senate (26 - 12) |
July 18, 2023 | LA | HB 658 | Increases Transparency in Health Care Pricing | Veto Override Failed - House (69 - 29) |
July 20, 2021 | LA | SB 220 | Establishes Rules for Legislative Auditor Examinations, Audits, and Reviews of Elections and Retention of Election Records | Veto Override Failed - Senate (21 - 15) |
July 20, 2021 | LA | SB 203 | Exempts Groundwater District Commissioners from Provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics | Veto Override Failed - Senate (25 - 12) |
June 4, 2012 | LA | SCR 99 | Funding for Public and Private Schools | Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 49) |
May 30, 2013 | LA | SB 162 | Authorizes Surrogacy Contracts | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 3) |
June 10, 2021 | LA | HB 38 | Requires that School Board Information be Made Accessible On the Louisiana Fiscal Transparency Website | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 14) |
June 10, 2021 | LA | SB 221 | Establishes a Voting System Commission to Examine Voting Standards and Regulations | Conference Report Adopted - House (69 - 34) |
June 8, 2023 | LA | HB 90 | Increases Penalties for Drug Distribution Resulting in Death to Life in Prison | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 5) |
Oct. 23, 2020 | LA | HB 38 | Establishes the Louisiana Police Funding Protection Act | Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 29) |
June 10, 2021 | LA | HB 183 | Rescinds Federal Unemployment Compensation and Increases State Unemployment Compensation by $28 | Conference Report Adopted - House (74 - 27) |
May 16, 2018 | LA | SB 184 | Amends Video Draw Poker Devices Control Law | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 14) |
June 6, 2022 | LA | HB 729 | Limits the Release and Dissemination of Booking Photos of Arrested Persons | Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 27) |
June 21, 2010 | LA | SB 65 | Coastal Zone Expansion | Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 17) |
June 8, 2023 | LA | SB 159 | Amends Previous Law to Automatically Classify 17-Year-Old Defendants as Adults | Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 34) |
May 30, 2012 | LA | HB 61 | Amends State Workers Pensions | Conference Report Adopted - House (68 - 36) |
June 8, 2023 | LA | HB 160 | Authorizes Victims and Family in Juvenile Court Proceedings to Openly Share Information | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 1) |
June 8, 2023 | LA | HB 661 | Authorizes Judicial Council of the Supreme Court to Make Judicial District Suggestions to the Legislature | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 11) |
May 16, 2016 | LA | SB 271 | Expands Eligibility for Medical Marijuana | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 14) |
June 5, 2019 | LA | HB 518 | Exempts Certain Non-Violent Crimes From Habitual Offender Law | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 6) |
Feb. 29, 2024 | LA | HB 1 | Requires Publication of Minute Entries in Juvenile Justice Records | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 22) |
May 16, 2018 | LA | HB 85 | Exempts Certain Boards and Commissions From Disclosure Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 28) |
May 16, 2018 | LA | HB 265 | Authorizes Registration and Voting by Individuals Convicted of Felonies | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 13) |
June 16, 2011 | LA | HB 591 | Permanent Cigarette Tax | Veto Override Failed - House (58 - 44) |
June 8, 2023 | LA | HB 661 | Authorizes Judicial Council of the Supreme Court to Make Judicial District Suggestions to the Legislature | Conference Report Adopted - House (71 - 24) |
June 10, 2021 | LA | HB 183 | Rescinds Federal Unemployment Compensation and Increases State Unemployment Compensation by $28 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 5) |
May 30, 2012 | LA | HB 61 | Amends State Workers Pensions | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 8) |
June 10, 2021 | LA | SB 221 | Establishes a Voting System Commission to Examine Voting Standards and Regulations | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 10) |
June 30, 2020 | LA | HB 57 | Amends Jury Trial and Seatbelt Lawsuit Requirements | Conference Report Adopted - House (86 - 15) |
June 3, 2012 | LA | SCR 99 | Funding for Public and Private Schools | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 15) |
June 8, 2023 | LA | SB 159 | Amends Previous Law to Automatically Classify 17-Year-Old Defendants as Adults | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 11) |
June 8, 2023 | LA | HB 90 | Increases Penalties for Drug Distribution Resulting in Death to Life in Prison | Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 19) |
June 8, 2023 | LA | HB 571 | Establishes More Requirements for Companies to Receive Carbon Dioxide Well Permits | Conference Report Adopted - House (83 - 9) |
June 6, 2022 | LA | HB 746 | Limits Solitary Confinement of Children | Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 11) |
June 9, 2021 | LA | HB 38 | Requires that School Board Information be Made Accessible On the Louisiana Fiscal Transparency Website | Conference Report Adopted - House (76 - 27) |
June 6, 2023 | LA | HB 260 | Requires Legislature Approval for all Election Rule-making and Funding | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 29) |
May 15, 2018 | LA | SB 243 | Establishes Constitutional Amendment for Unanimous Consent on Juries | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |