2023 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB7
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Bill History
1/12/2023
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
1/12/2023
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives
2/3/2023
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/3/2023.
House of Representatives
4/10/2023
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives
4/12/2023
Reported favorably (15-0).
House of Representatives
4/13/2023
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
4/13/2023
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/17/2023.
House of Representatives
4/17/2023
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/17/2023
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
4/18/2023
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Senate
5/2/2023
Reported favorably.
Senate
5/3/2023
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate
5/4/2023
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
5/18/2023
Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/18/2023
Received from the Senate without amendments.
House of Representatives
5/22/2023
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
5/23/2023
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
5/24/2023
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
House of Representatives
5/30/2023
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 7.
House of Representatives
5/30/2023
Effective date: 08/01/2023.
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on HB 7 FINAL PASSAGE (#356)
5/18/2023
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 7 FINAL PASSAGE (#16)
4/17/2023
103
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/30/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Nicholas Muscarello
Republican