LA HB544 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on June 14 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-06-14 - Effective date: See Act.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Makes revisions to the La. Election Code

Tracking Information

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Title

Makes revisions to the La. Election Code

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-05-31 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 544 FINAL PASSAGE (#588) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-05-08 - House - House Vote on HB 544 FINAL PASSAGE (#188) (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-06-14HouseEffective date: See Act.
2017-06-14HouseOmnibus Bill for SOS
2017-06-14HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 176.
2017-06-14HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2017-06-02SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2017-06-02HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2017-05-31HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2017-05-31SenateRead by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2017-05-30SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2017-05-25SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2017-05-25SenateRules suspended.
2017-05-24SenateReported favorably.
2017-05-10SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
2017-05-09SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2017-05-08HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2017-04-27HouseScheduled for floor debate on 05/08/17.
2017-04-27HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2017-04-26HouseReported with amendments (7-0).
2017-04-10HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2017-03-31HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2017-03-31HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=17rs&b=HB544&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1031315
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1036253
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1039592
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1046714
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1051395
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1036189
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1035219
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1036728
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1037136
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1038477
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1031323
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1036347
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1039683
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1056827
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1039409
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1046645

Bill Comments

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