2022 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
SB27
Legislative Summary
Re-creates the Department of Environmental Quality. (6/30/22)
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Bill History
2/10/2022
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality.
Senate
3/14/2022
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality.
Senate
3/29/2022
Reported favorably.
Senate
4/4/2022
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
4/5/2022
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
4/5/2022
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
House of Representatives
4/27/2022
Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
House of Representatives
4/28/2022
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
House of Representatives
5/2/2022
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
5/5/2022
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/10/2022.
House of Representatives
5/10/2022
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/11/2022
Received from the House without amendments.
Senate
5/11/2022
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
5/11/2022
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
5/12/2022
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Senate
5/13/2022
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 4.
Senate
5/13/2022
Effective date 6/30/2022.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on SB 27 FINAL PASSAGE (#753)
5/10/2022
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 27 FINAL PASSAGE (#145)
4/5/2022
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/13/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Eddie Lambert
Republican