LA HB556 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on June 17 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-06-17 - Effective date: 08/01/2016.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides a three-year liberative prescriptive period for actions arising from cases of rape

Tracking Information

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Title

Provides a three-year liberative prescriptive period for actions arising from cases of rape

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-06-01 - House - House Vote on HB 556 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1133) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2016-05-23 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 556 FINAL PASSAGE (#924) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2016-04-19 - House - House Vote on HB 556 FINAL PASSAGE (#378) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-06-17HouseEffective date: 08/01/2016.
2016-06-17HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 629.
2016-06-06HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2016-06-03SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2016-06-02HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2016-06-01HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2016-05-26HouseScheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2016.
2016-05-24HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2016-05-23SenateSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2016-05-19SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2016-05-18SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2016-05-17SenateReported with amendments.
2016-04-20SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
2016-04-19SenateReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2016-04-19HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2016-04-14HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/19/2016.
2016-04-13HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2016-04-12HouseReported favorably (8-0-1).
2016-03-14HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2016-03-04HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/4/2016.
2016-03-03HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2016-03-03HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=16rs&b=HB556&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=982082
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=993530
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1008868
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1013217
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1003969
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1004418
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1006769
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1008688
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=982169
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=993637
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1004066
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1015245
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=995840
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1005868

Bill Comments

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