2022 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
SB61
Legislative Summary
Creates "Mental Health" special prestige license plate. (8/1/22)
Bill History
2/22/2022
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Senate
3/14/2022
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Senate
3/23/2022
Reported with amendments.
Senate
3/28/2022
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
3/29/2022
Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
3/29/2022
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
House of Representatives
4/4/2022
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
House of Representatives
5/2/2022
Reported favorably (9-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
House of Representatives
5/3/2022
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
House of Representatives
5/4/2022
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
5/5/2022
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2022.
House of Representatives
5/11/2022
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/11/2022
Received from the House without amendments.
Senate
5/12/2022
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
5/12/2022
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
5/15/2022
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 5/12/2022.
Senate
5/17/2022
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 64.
Senate
5/17/2022
Effective date 8/1/2022.
Senate
Amendments
Senate Committee Amendment #943 THPW Proposed
Senate Committee Amendment #943 THPW Proposed
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on SB 61 FINAL PASSAGE (#791)
5/11/2022
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 61 FINAL PASSAGE (#84)
3/29/2022
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 61 CO-AUTHORS (#85)
3/29/2022
23
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
16
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/17/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 15
Democrat: 13
Primary Sponsor

Patrick McMath
Republican
Co-Sponsors (27)
Regina Barrow
Democrat
Gerald Boudreaux
Democrat
Gary Carter
Democrat
Stewart Cathey
Republican
Heather Cloud
Republican
Michael Fesi
Republican
Cleo Fields
Democrat
Jimmy Harris
Democrat
Sharon Hewitt
Republican
Katrina Jackson-Andrews
Democrat
Barry Milligan
Republican
Robert Mills
Republican
Beth Mizell
Republican
John Morris
Republican
Edward Price
Democrat
Mike Reese
Republican
Gary Smith
Democrat
Kirk Talbot
Republican
Gregory Tarver
Democrat
Rick Ward
Republican
Mack White
Republican
Glen Womack
Republican
Mack Cormier
Democrat
Ed Larvadain
Democrat
Vincent Pierre
Democrat
Rodney Schamerhorn
Republican
Larry Selders
Democrat