LA HB296 | 2014 | Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill 296 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on June 12 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-06-12 - Effective date: August 1, 2014.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides for an automatic recount in elections when the number of absentee by mail and early voting ballots could make a difference in the outcome of the election (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Title

Provides for an automatic recount in elections when the number of absentee by mail and early voting ballots could make a difference in the outcome of the election (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Roll Calls

2014-05-20 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 296 FINAL PASSAGE (#1179) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-04-10 - House - House Vote on HB 296 FINAL PASSAGE (#366) (Y: 89 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 16) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-12	House	Effective date: August 1, 2014.
2014-06-12	House	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 615.
2014-05-27	House	Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2014-05-26	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate.
2014-05-22	House	Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2014-05-20	House	Received from the Senate without amendments.
2014-05-20	Senate	Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2014-05-19	Senate	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2014-05-15	Senate	Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2014-05-14	Senate	Reported favorably.
2014-04-15	Senate	Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
2014-04-14	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2014-04-10	House	Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2014-04-03	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 04/10/2014.
2014-04-03	House	Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2014-04-02	House	Reported with amendments (8-0).
2014-03-10	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2014-02-24	House	Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2014-02-24	House	Prefiled.

Subjects

ELECTIONS

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=14rs&b=HB296&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=874236
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=890138
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=892652
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=906461
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=914184
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=887300
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=890086
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=892307
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=874268
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=883070
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=890344
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=891582
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=892779
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=892919
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=907712
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=917535
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=892641
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=906298