LA HB547 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-26 - Effective date: 08/01/2016.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides for the development of a uniform form for determining indigency of an accused person

Tracking Information

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Title

Provides for the development of a uniform form for determining indigency of an accused person

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-05-16 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 547 FINAL PASSAGE (#785) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2016-04-27 - House - House Vote on HB 547 FINAL PASSAGE (#507) (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-05-26HouseEffective date: 08/01/2016.
2016-05-26HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 224.
2016-05-19HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2016-05-18SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2016-05-17HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2016-05-16HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2016-05-16SenateRead by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2016-05-12SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2016-05-11SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2016-05-10SenateReported favorably.
2016-05-02SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
2016-04-28SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2016-04-27HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2016-04-21HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2016.
2016-04-21HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2016-04-20HouseReported with amendments (12-0).
2016-03-14HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2016-03-04HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/4/2016.
2016-03-03HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2016-03-03HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=16rs&b=HB547&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=982037
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=996150
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1003909
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1007460
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=995590
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=996081
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=997675
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=982146
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=996429
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1014995
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=998243
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1003735

Bill Comments

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