2023 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
SB137
Legislative Summary
Creates the Office of the State Child Ombudsman and the state child ombudsman. (8/1/23) (EN +$293,877 GF EX See Note)
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
3/30/2023
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
4/26/2023
Reported favorably.
Senate
4/27/2023
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Senate
5/15/2023
Reported with amendments.
Senate
5/16/2023
Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
5/17/2023
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered re-reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/18/2023
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
House of Representatives
5/22/2023
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
House of Representatives
5/31/2023
Reported with amendments (8-0-1). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
6/1/2023
Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
6/2/2023
Reported with amendments (15-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
House of Representatives
6/4/2023
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
House of Representatives
6/5/2023
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
6/5/2023
Rules suspended.
House of Representatives
6/5/2023
Called from the calendar.
House of Representatives
6/5/2023
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
6/6/2023
Received from the House with amendments.
Senate
6/7/2023
Rules suspended. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.
Senate
6/8/2023
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
6/8/2023
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
6/8/2023
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Senate
6/12/2023
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 325.
Senate
6/12/2023
Effective date: See Act.
Senate
Amendments
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1009 Mills Fred Proposed
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1009 Mills Fred Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #1136 FNCE Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #1136 FNCE Draft
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #1721 FNCE Proposed
Senate Committee Amendment #1721 FNCE Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #1692 FNCE Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #1692 FNCE Draft
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1772 Mills Fred Proposed
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1772 Mills Fred Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #1885 Barrow Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #1885 Barrow Adopted
Adopted
House Committee Amendment #3780 H&G Draft
House Committee Amendment #3780 H&G Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #3830 H&G Proposed
House Committee Amendment #3830 H&G Proposed
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #3954 APP Proposed
House Committee Amendment #3954 APP Proposed
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #3923 APP Draft
House Committee Amendment #3923 APP Draft
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on SB 137 CONCUR (#939)
6/7/2023
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on SB 137 FINAL PASSAGE (#1008)
6/5/2023
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on SB 137 FINAL PASSAGE (#1008)
6/5/2023
100
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 137 FINAL PASSAGE (#332)
5/17/2023
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 137 CO-AUTHORS (#333)
5/17/2023
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
23
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/12/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 9
Republican: 11
Primary Sponsor
Regina Barrow
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (19)
Gerald Boudreaux
Democrat
Joseph Bouie
Democrat
Gary Carter
Democrat
Stewart Cathey
Republican
Heather Cloud
Republican
Royce Duplessis
Democrat
Michael Fesi
Republican
Bob Hensgens
Republican
Sharon Hewitt
Republican
W. Jay Luneau
Democrat
Patrick McMath
Republican
Fred Mills
Republican
Beth Mizell
Republican
John Morris
Republican
Rogers Pope
Republican
Edward Price
Democrat
Gary Smith
Democrat
Glen Womack
Republican
Alonzo Knox
Democrat