2023 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
SB64
Legislative Summary
Creates Ezekiel's Law and provides relative to protecting children from abuse. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Bill History
3/28/2023
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Senate
4/10/2023
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Senate
4/18/2023
Reported with amendments.
Senate
4/19/2023
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 Health and Welfare.
House of Representatives
5/10/2023
Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
House of Representatives
5/15/2023
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 third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/26/2023
Received from the House with amendments.
Senate
5/29/2023
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays.
Senate
5/30/2023
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
5/30/2023
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
5/31/2023
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Senate
6/1/2023
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 40.
Senate
6/1/2023
Effective date 8/1/2023.
Senate
Amendments
Senate Committee Amendment #596 H&W Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #596 H&W Draft
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #606 H&W Proposed
Senate Committee Amendment #606 H&W Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #701 Mills Fred Proposed
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #701 Mills Fred Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #3519 Magee Proposed
House Floor Amendment #3519 Magee Proposed
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on SB 64 CONCUR (#515)
5/29/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on SB 64 FINAL PASSAGE (#697)
5/25/2023
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 64 FINAL PASSAGE (#100)
4/26/2023
35
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 64 CO-AUTHORS (#101)
4/26/2023
24
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
15
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/1/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 20
Democrat: 11
Primary Sponsor

Michael Fesi
Republican
Co-Sponsors (30)
R. Bret Allain
Republican
Louie Bernard
Republican
Joseph Bouie
Democrat
Gary Carter
Democrat
Heather Cloud
Republican
Patrick Connick
Republican
Royce Duplessis
Democrat
Franklin Foil
Republican
Cameron Henry
Republican
Sharon Hewitt
Republican
Katrina Jackson-Andrews
Democrat
Caleb Kleinpeter
Republican
Patrick McMath
Republican
Barry Milligan
Republican
Fred Mills
Republican
Robert Mills
Republican
Beth Mizell
Republican
John Morris
Republican
Rogers Pope
Republican
Edward Price
Democrat
Mike Reese
Republican
Gary Smith
Democrat
Mack White
Republican
Glen Womack
Republican
Kenny Cox
Democrat
Raymond Crews
Republican
Travis Johnson
Democrat
Ed Larvadain
Democrat
Pat Moore
Democrat
Larry Selders
Democrat