2023 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
SB42
Legislative Summary
Creates the Louisiana Watershed Initiative. (8/1/23) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
Bill History
3/22/2023
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Senate
4/10/2023
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Senate
4/24/2023
Reported with amendments.
Senate
4/25/2023
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
4/26/2023
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
4/27/2023
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
House of Representatives
5/1/2023
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
House of Representatives
5/9/2023
Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
House of Representatives
5/10/2023
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
5/23/2023
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/25/2023.
House of Representatives
5/25/2023
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/25/2023
Notice given.
House of Representatives
5/25/2023
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2023.
House of Representatives
5/31/2023
Called from the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/31/2023
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Committee Amendment #661 THPW Proposed
Senate Committee Amendment #661 THPW Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #443 THPW Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #443 THPW Draft
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #3720 Bourriaque Proposed
House Floor Amendment #3720 Bourriaque Proposed
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on SB 42 FINAL PASSAGE (#115)
4/26/2023
35
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 42 CO-AUTHORS (#116)
4/26/2023
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
23
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/27/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 10
Democrat: 7
Primary Sponsor

Fred Mills
Republican
Co-Sponsors (16)
Louie Bernard
Republican
Gerald Boudreaux
Democrat
Stewart Cathey
Republican
Patrick Cortez
Republican
Royce Duplessis
Democrat
Cleo Fields
Democrat
Katrina Jackson-Andrews
Democrat
W. Jay Luneau
Democrat
Patrick McMath
Republican
Barry Milligan
Republican
Beth Mizell
Republican
Edward Price
Democrat
Mike Reese
Republican
Gary Smith
Democrat
Kirk Talbot
Republican
Glen Womack
Republican