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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 14, 2010 LA HB 292 Open Primaries for Congressional Elections Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)
April 14, 2010 LA Amdt 2565 Limiting the Number of Terms School Board Members May Serve Amendment Rejected - House (30 - 65)
April 14, 2010 LA HB 410 School Board Term Limits Bill Passed - House (77 - 21)
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
June 24, 2009 LA SB 278 Governor Records Disclosed Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 8)
June 23, 2009 LA SB 136 Allowing Alcohol and Live Entertainment in Restaurants Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
June 23, 2009 LA HB 782 Wireless Phone Card Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 16)
June 23, 2009 LA SB 136 Allowing Alcohol and Live Entertainment in Restaurants Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
June 22, 2009 LA Amendment # B-480 Making Records of the Governor Public Amendment Rejected - House (47 - 50)
June 22, 2009 LA Amendment # B-483 Shortening the Period Before Budget Records are Public Amendment Rejected - House (48 - 54)
June 22, 2009 LA SB 278 Governor Records Disclosed Bill Passed - House (62 - 41)
June 22, 2009 LA SB 1 Increasing Amount of Allowed Budget Cuts Bill Passed - House (71 - 28)
June 22, 2009 LA HB 877 Bluebonnet-Perkins Conference Hotel Taxing District Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 17)
June 21, 2009 LA HB 866 Publishing Legal Records Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)
June 18, 2009 LA HB 340 Religious Freedom Constitutional Amendment Concurrence Vote Failed - House (53 - 26)
June 18, 2009 LA HB 531 Allowing Home-Schooled Students to Participate in Public School Sports Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
June 17, 2009 LA HB 499 Seat Belt Law Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 12)
June 17, 2009 LA HB 689 Louisiana Statewide Education Facilities Fund Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
June 16, 2009 LA HB 782 Wireless Phone Card Fees Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
June 16, 2009 LA HB 495 Aiken Optional School Bill Passed - House (72 - 23)
June 16, 2009 LA HB 11 Designating Driver's Licenses for Drug Dealers Bill Failed - House (68 - 23)
June 15, 2009 LA HB 504 Jefferson Parish School Board Elections Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
June 15, 2009 LA HB 835 Railroad Safety Program Bill Failed - House (50 - 45)
June 15, 2009 LA HB 889 Tobacco Tax Increase Bill Failed - House (45 - 55)
June 11, 2009 LA SB 136 Allowing Alcohol and Live Entertainment in Restaurants Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
June 9, 2009 LA HB 866 Publishing Legal Records Bill Passed - House (53 - 40)
June 9, 2009 LA HB 877 Bluebonnet-Perkins Conference Hotel Taxing District Bill Passed - House (53 - 28)
June 8, 2009 LA HB 316 Property Tax Exemption Joint Resolution Failed - House (30 - 63)
June 8, 2009 LA HB 872 Graduate School Tuition Increase Bill Failed - House (51 - 33)
June 4, 2009 LA HB 687 Dentistry in Schools Bill Passed - House (64 - 31)
June 4, 2009 LA HB 717 Physician Advisory Group Bill Failed - House (30 - 61)
June 3, 2009 LA HB 243 Disclosure of Campaign Contributions Bill Failed - House (38 - 60)
June 3, 2009 LA HB 531 Allowing Home-Schooled Students to Participate in Public School Sports Bill Passed - House (65 - 35)
June 2, 2009 LA HB 639 Motorcycle Helmets Bill Passed - House (64 - 33)
June 2, 2009 LA HB 851 School Board Operations Bill Failed - House (46 - 51)
May 28, 2009 LA SB 296 Retirement Debt Payment Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10)
May 28, 2009 LA HB 834 Education Requirements for Marriage and Family Therapists Bill Passed - House (53 - 40)
May 28, 2009 LA SB 186 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
May 27, 2009 LA Amendment # 1874 Video Draw Poker Device Location Restriction Amendment Adopted - Senate (18 - 16)
May 27, 2009 LA Amdt B-200 Cell Phone Secondary Offense Amendment Adopted - House (56 - 40)
May 27, 2009 LA HB 146 Cell Phones While Driving Bill Passed - House (57 - 41)
May 27, 2009 LA HB 689 Louisiana Statewide Education Facilities Fund Bill Passed - House (60 - 24)
May 21, 2009 LA HB 705 Equal Pay for Women Bill Failed - House (33 - 59)
May 19, 2009 LA HB 782 Wireless Phone Card Fees Bill Passed - House (79 - 13)
May 19, 2009 LA HB 517 Health Care Protection Bill Passed - House (82 - 13)
May 19, 2009 LA HB 504 Jefferson Parish School Board Elections Bill Passed - House (63 - 26)
May 15, 2009 LA HB 3 Omnibus Bond Act Bill Failed - House (62 - 24)
May 12, 2009 LA HB 60 Birth Certificates for Adoption Bill Passed - House (78 - 17)
June 21, 2008 LA HB 906 Anonymity of Ethics Board Complaints Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 21)
June 20, 2008 LA SB 718 State Board Member and Commissioner Financial Disclosures Bill Passed - House (92 - 8)
June 20, 2008 LA SB 51 Guns in Parked Locked Cars Bill Passed - House (66 - 35)
June 19, 2008 LA SB 137 Young Drivers Using Cell Phones While Driving Bill Passed - House (70 - 19)
June 18, 2008 LA HB 734 Tuition Increase Bill Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
June 17, 2008 LA HB 852 Banning Cell Phones While Driving Bill Failed - Senate (6 - 27)
June 16, 2008 LA SB 672 Legislative Pay Increase Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
June 13, 2008 LA SB 672 Legislative Pay Increase Bill Passed - House (56 - 45)
June 11, 2008 LA SB 144 Castration of Sex Offenders Bill Passed - House (69 - 15)
June 11, 2008 LA SB 733 Supplemental Science Teaching Materials Bill Passed - House (94 - 3)
June 11, 2008 LA HB 1347 Vouchers Bill Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
June 10, 2008 LA SB 807 Cable Deregulation Bill Bill Passed - House (94 - 9)
June 10, 2008 LA SB 672 Legislative Pay Increase Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
June 9, 2008 LA HB 734 Tuition Increase Bill Bill Passed - House (84 - 18)
May 29, 2008 LA S Amdt 3870 Legislator Financial Disclosures Amendment Rejected - Senate (5 - 29)
May 28, 2008 LA SB 718 State Board Member and Commissioner Financial Disclosures Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
May 28, 2008 LA SB 292 Public Fishing in Overflow Waters Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 19)
May 21, 2008 LA SB 51 Guns in Parked Locked Cars Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 4)
May 19, 2008 LA HB 1312 Drivers Insurance Increase Bill Passed - House (57 - 35)
May 14, 2008 LA HB 1347 Vouchers Bill Bill Passed - House (60 - 42)
May 13, 2008 LA HB 1357 Harboring of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (77 - 18)
May 13, 2008 LA HB 1358 Transporting Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (70 - 17)
May 13, 2008 LA HB 25 Verification of Citizenship or Immigration Status Bill Passed - House (83 - 11)
May 6, 2008 LA SB 137 Young Drivers Using Cell Phones While Driving Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
April 30, 2008 LA SB 160 Homeowners' Insurance Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
April 29, 2008 LA S Amdt 2096 Gradual Income Tax Deduction Amendment Adopted - Senate (19 - 18)
April 29, 2008 LA HB 674 Anti-Bullying Bill Bill Failed - House (28 - 63)
April 21, 2008 LA HB 852 Banning Cell Phones While Driving Bill Passed - House (55 - 43)
April 15, 2008 LA SB 144 Castration of Sex Offenders Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
April 15, 2008 LA HB 370 Banning Public Funds for Human Cloning Bill Passed - House (90 - 9)
Feb. 22, 2008 LA SB 3 Restrictions on Gifts to Elected Officials Bill Passed - House (95 - 5)
Feb. 15, 2008 LA Amnd. 423 to SB 1 Persons Restricted from Doing Business with the State Amendment Adopted - Senate (21 - 16)
Feb. 14, 2008 LA HB 64 Campaign Disclosures Bill Passed - House (65 - 35)
June 26, 2007 LA SB 223 Required Liability Insurance Increase Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
June 26, 2007 LA HB 489 Salary Increase for Statewide Elected Officials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 28)
June 25, 2007 LA HB 489 Salary Increase for Statewide Elected Officials Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
June 25, 2007 LA HB 678 Insurance Funds Program Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
June 22, 2007 LA SB 223 Required Liability Insurance Increase Bill Passed - House (77 - 23)
June 20, 2007 LA HB 320 Extension of Satellite Voting Provisions Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 21)
June 19, 2007 LA HB 25 Abortion Information Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
June 13, 2007 LA HB 747 Restrictions on All-Terrain Vehicle Use Bill Failed - House (50 - 50)
June 7, 2007 LA HB 786 Teenage Driver Passenger Limit Bill Failed - House (38 - 60)
June 6, 2007 LA HB 489 Salary Increase for Statewide Elected Officials Bill Passed - House (57 - 42)
June 5, 2007 LA HB 313 Extended Period for Indictments Bill Passed - House (79 - 25)
May 30, 2007 LA HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Passed - House (89 - 13)
May 29, 2007 LA SB 223 Required Liability Insurance Increase Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
May 22, 2007 LA HB 484 Promotional Poker Tournaments Bill Passed - House (53 - 47)
May 21, 2007 LA Amdt B-138: Cellular Phone Use While Driving Amendment Adopted - House (72 - 23)
May 21, 2007 LA HB 99 Cellular Phone Use While Driving Bill Failed - House (43 - 48)
May 17, 2007 LA HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/14 HB 292 Open Primaries for Congressional Elections Bill Passed - House (71 - 27)
4/14 Amdt 2565 Limiting the Number of Terms School Board Members May Serve Amendment Rejected - House (30 - 65)
4/14 HB 410 School Board Term Limits Bill Passed - House (77 - 21)
3/30 HCR 57 Requesting Constitutional Convention for Presidential Line-Item Veto
3/30 HCR 62 Requesting Constitutional Convention for Congressional Taxation Requirements
3/30 HCR 59 Requesting Constitutional Convention for Congressional Legislation Restrictions
6/24 SB 278 Governor Records Disclosed Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 8)
6/23 SB 136 Allowing Alcohol and Live Entertainment in Restaurants Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 14)
6/23 HB 782 Wireless Phone Card Fees Concurrence Vote Passed - House (83 - 16)
6/23 SB 136 Allowing Alcohol and Live Entertainment in Restaurants Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
6/22 Amendment # B-480 Making Records of the Governor Public Amendment Rejected - House (47 - 50)
6/22 Amendment # B-483 Shortening the Period Before Budget Records are Public Amendment Rejected - House (48 - 54)
6/22 SB 278 Governor Records Disclosed Bill Passed - House (62 - 41)
6/22 SB 1 Increasing Amount of Allowed Budget Cuts Bill Passed - House (71 - 28)
6/22 HB 877 Bluebonnet-Perkins Conference Hotel Taxing District Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 17)
6/21 HB 866 Publishing Legal Records Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8)
6/18 HB 340 Religious Freedom Constitutional Amendment Concurrence Vote Failed - House (53 - 26)
6/18 HB 531 Allowing Home-Schooled Students to Participate in Public School Sports Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15)
6/17 HB 499 Seat Belt Law Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 12)
6/17 HB 689 Louisiana Statewide Education Facilities Fund Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
6/16 HB 782 Wireless Phone Card Fees Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
6/16 HB 495 Aiken Optional School Bill Passed - House (72 - 23)
6/16 HB 11 Designating Driver's Licenses for Drug Dealers Bill Failed - House (68 - 23)
6/15 HB 504 Jefferson Parish School Board Elections Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
6/15 HB 835 Railroad Safety Program Bill Failed - House (50 - 45)
6/15 HB 889 Tobacco Tax Increase Bill Failed - House (45 - 55)
6/11 SB 136 Allowing Alcohol and Live Entertainment in Restaurants Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
6/09 HB 866 Publishing Legal Records Bill Passed - House (53 - 40)
6/09 HB 877 Bluebonnet-Perkins Conference Hotel Taxing District Bill Passed - House (53 - 28)
6/08 HB 316 Property Tax Exemption Joint Resolution Failed - House (30 - 63)
6/08 HB 872 Graduate School Tuition Increase Bill Failed - House (51 - 33)
6/04 HB 687 Dentistry in Schools Bill Passed - House (64 - 31)
6/04 HB 717 Physician Advisory Group Bill Failed - House (30 - 61)
6/03 HB 243 Disclosure of Campaign Contributions Bill Failed - House (38 - 60)
6/03 HB 531 Allowing Home-Schooled Students to Participate in Public School Sports Bill Passed - House (65 - 35)
6/02 HB 639 Motorcycle Helmets Bill Passed - House (64 - 33)
6/02 HB 851 School Board Operations Bill Failed - House (46 - 51)
5/28 SB 296 Retirement Debt Payment Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10)
5/28 HB 834 Education Requirements for Marriage and Family Therapists Bill Passed - House (53 - 40)
5/28 SB 186 Indoor Smoking Ban Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
5/27 Amendment # 1874 Video Draw Poker Device Location Restriction Amendment Adopted - Senate (18 - 16)
5/27 Amdt B-200 Cell Phone Secondary Offense Amendment Adopted - House (56 - 40)
5/27 HB 146 Cell Phones While Driving Bill Passed - House (57 - 41)
5/27 HB 689 Louisiana Statewide Education Facilities Fund Bill Passed - House (60 - 24)
5/21 HB 705 Equal Pay for Women Bill Failed - House (33 - 59)
5/19 HB 782 Wireless Phone Card Fees Bill Passed - House (79 - 13)
5/19 HB 517 Health Care Protection Bill Passed - House (82 - 13)
5/19 HB 504 Jefferson Parish School Board Elections Bill Passed - House (63 - 26)
5/15 HB 3 Omnibus Bond Act Bill Failed - House (62 - 24)
5/12 HB 60 Birth Certificates for Adoption Bill Passed - House (78 - 17)
6/21 HB 906 Anonymity of Ethics Board Complaints Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 21)
6/20 SB 718 State Board Member and Commissioner Financial Disclosures Bill Passed - House (92 - 8)
6/20 SB 51 Guns in Parked Locked Cars Bill Passed - House (66 - 35)
6/19 SB 137 Young Drivers Using Cell Phones While Driving Bill Passed - House (70 - 19)
6/18 HB 734 Tuition Increase Bill Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 8)
6/17 HB 852 Banning Cell Phones While Driving Bill Failed - Senate (6 - 27)
6/16 SB 672 Legislative Pay Increase Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 18)
6/13 SB 672 Legislative Pay Increase Bill Passed - House (56 - 45)
6/11 SB 144 Castration of Sex Offenders Bill Passed - House (69 - 15)
6/11 SB 733 Supplemental Science Teaching Materials Bill Passed - House (94 - 3)
6/11 HB 1347 Vouchers Bill Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
6/10 SB 807 Cable Deregulation Bill Bill Passed - House (94 - 9)
6/10 SB 672 Legislative Pay Increase Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16)
6/09 HB 734 Tuition Increase Bill Bill Passed - House (84 - 18)
5/29 S Amdt 3870 Legislator Financial Disclosures Amendment Rejected - Senate (5 - 29)
5/28 SB 718 State Board Member and Commissioner Financial Disclosures Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 9)
5/28 SB 292 Public Fishing in Overflow Waters Bill Failed - Senate (17 - 19)
5/21 SB 51 Guns in Parked Locked Cars Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 4)
5/19 HB 1312 Drivers Insurance Increase Bill Passed - House (57 - 35)
5/14 HB 1347 Vouchers Bill Bill Passed - House (60 - 42)
5/13 HB 1357 Harboring of Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (77 - 18)
5/13 HB 1358 Transporting Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (70 - 17)
5/13 HB 25 Verification of Citizenship or Immigration Status Bill Passed - House (83 - 11)
5/06 SB 137 Young Drivers Using Cell Phones While Driving Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
4/30 SB 160 Homeowners' Insurance Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13)
4/29 S Amdt 2096 Gradual Income Tax Deduction Amendment Adopted - Senate (19 - 18)
4/29 HB 674 Anti-Bullying Bill Bill Failed - House (28 - 63)
4/21 HB 852 Banning Cell Phones While Driving Bill Passed - House (55 - 43)
4/15 SB 144 Castration of Sex Offenders Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
4/15 HB 370 Banning Public Funds for Human Cloning Bill Passed - House (90 - 9)
2/22 SB 3 Restrictions on Gifts to Elected Officials Bill Passed - House (95 - 5)
2/15 Amnd. 423 to SB 1 Persons Restricted from Doing Business with the State Amendment Adopted - Senate (21 - 16)
2/14 HB 64 Campaign Disclosures Bill Passed - House (65 - 35)
6/26 SB 223 Required Liability Insurance Increase Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
6/26 HB 489 Salary Increase for Statewide Elected Officials Concurrence Vote Passed - House (73 - 28)
6/25 HB 489 Salary Increase for Statewide Elected Officials Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
6/25 HB 678 Insurance Funds Program Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
6/22 SB 223 Required Liability Insurance Increase Bill Passed - House (77 - 23)
6/20 HB 320 Extension of Satellite Voting Provisions Bill Failed - Senate (16 - 21)
6/19 HB 25 Abortion Information Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
6/13 HB 747 Restrictions on All-Terrain Vehicle Use Bill Failed - House (50 - 50)
6/07 HB 786 Teenage Driver Passenger Limit Bill Failed - House (38 - 60)
6/06 HB 489 Salary Increase for Statewide Elected Officials Bill Passed - House (57 - 42)
6/05 HB 313 Extended Period for Indictments Bill Passed - House (79 - 25)
5/30 HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Passed - House (89 - 13)
5/29 SB 223 Required Liability Insurance Increase Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
5/22 HB 484 Promotional Poker Tournaments Bill Passed - House (53 - 47)
5/21 Amdt B-138: Cellular Phone Use While Driving Amendment Adopted - House (72 - 23)
5/21 HB 99 Cellular Phone Use While Driving Bill Failed - House (43 - 48)
5/17 HB 486 Building Code Revision Bill Failed - House (49 - 48)
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