2023 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
SB63
Legislative Summary
Constitutional Amendment to provide that the right of freedom of worship in churches or other places of worship is a fundamental right that is worthy of the highest order of protection. (2/3-CA13s1(A))
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Bill History
3/28/2023
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Senate
4/10/2023
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Senate
4/18/2023
Reported favorably.
Senate
4/19/2023
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
5/2/2023
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/3/2023
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
House of Representatives
5/4/2023
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives
5/16/2023
Reported without amendments (9-0-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
House of Representatives
5/17/2023
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
House of Representatives
5/18/2023
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
5/25/2023
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/30/2023.
House of Representatives
5/30/2023
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 86, nays 13. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/30/2023
Received from the House without amendments.
Senate
5/31/2023
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
5/31/2023
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
6/2/2023
Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
Senate
6/2/2023
Becomes Act No. 30
Senate
6/2/2023
Effective date: See Act.
Senate
Amendments
Senate Floor Amendment #779 Mizell Proposed
Senate Floor Amendment #779 Mizell Proposed
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on SB 63 FINAL PASSAGE (#764)
5/30/2023
86
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 63 FINAL PASSAGE (#173)
5/2/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 63 CO-AUTHORS (#174)
5/2/2023
25
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
14
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/2/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 69
Democrat: 10
Primary Sponsor
Beth Mizell
Republican
Co-Sponsors (78)
Mark Abraham
Republican
R. Bret Allain
Republican
Regina Barrow
Democrat
Stewart Cathey
Republican
Heather Cloud
Republican
Patrick Connick
Republican
Patrick Cortez
Republican
Michael Fesi
Republican
Franklin Foil
Republican
Cameron Henry
Republican
Bob Hensgens
Republican
Sharon Hewitt
Republican
Katrina Jackson-Andrews
Democrat
Caleb Kleinpeter
Republican
Eddie Lambert
Republican
Patrick McMath
Republican
Barry Milligan
Republican
Robert Mills
Republican
Barrow Peacock
Republican
Rogers Pope
Republican
Mike Reese
Republican
Jeremy Stine
Republican
Gregory Tarver
Democrat
Mack White
Republican
Glen Womack
Republican
Beryl Amedee
Republican
Tony Bacala
Republican
Lawrence Bagley
Republican
Beau Beaullieu
Republican
Delisha Boyd
Democrat
Rhonda Butler
Republican
Dewith Carrier
Republican
Kenny Cox
Democrat
Raymond Crews
Republican
Paula Davis
Republican
Daryl Deshotel
Republican
Phillip DeVillier
Republican
Michael Echols
Republican
Rick Edmonds
Republican
Kathy Edmonston
Republican
Julie Emerson
Republican
Les Farnum
Republican
Gabe Firment
Republican
Adrian Fisher
Democrat
Bryan Fontenot
Republican
Larry Frieman
Republican
Foy Gadberry
Republican
Raymond Garofalo
Republican
Jonathan Goudeau
Republican
Lance Harris
Republican
Valarie Hodges
Republican
Paul Hollis
Republican
Dodie Horton
Republican
John Illg
Republican
Barry Ivey
Republican
Mike Johnson
Republican
Timothy Kerner
Republican
Alonzo Knox
Democrat
Sherman Mack
Republican
Danny McCormick
Republican
Jack McFarland
Republican
Scott McKnight
Republican
Wayne McMahen
Republican
Blake Miguez
Republican
Buddy Mincey
Republican
Pat Moore
Democrat
Charles Owen
Republican
Neil Riser
Republican
Troy Romero
Republican
Rodney Schamerhorn
Republican
Alan Seabaugh
Republican
Larry Selders
Democrat
Vincent St. Blanc
Republican
Phillip Tarver
Republican
Polly Thomas
Republican
William Wheat
Republican
Malinda White
Democrat
Mark Wright
Republican