2023 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB449
Legislative Summary
Provides relative to the rights of voters with disabilities (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Bill History
3/31/2023
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
3/31/2023
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
House of Representatives
4/3/2023
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 4/3/2023.
House of Representatives
4/10/2023
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
House of Representatives
5/10/2023
Reported with amendments (9-0-1).
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
5/22/2023
Reported favorably (15-0).
House of Representatives
5/23/2023
Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
5/23/2023
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/24/2023.
House of Representatives
5/24/2023
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/24/2023
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
5/25/2023
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
Senate
5/31/2023
Reported favorably.
Senate
6/1/2023
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Senate
6/3/2023
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
Senate
6/3/2023
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate
6/4/2023
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
6/5/2023
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
6/5/2023
Received from the Senate without amendments.
House of Representatives
6/7/2023
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
6/7/2023
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
6/7/2023
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
House of Representatives
6/9/2023
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 277.
House of Representatives
6/9/2023
Effective date: 06/09/2023.
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Committee Amendment #2279 H&G Draft
House Committee Amendment #2279 H&G Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #2656 H&G Draft
House Committee Amendment #2656 H&G Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #2693 H&G Proposed
House Committee Amendment #2693 H&G Proposed
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on HB 449 FINAL PASSAGE (#860)
6/5/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 449 FINAL PASSAGE (#639)
5/24/2023
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/9/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 23
Primary Sponsor

Matthew Willard
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (22)
Delisha Boyd
Democrat
Marcus Bryant
Democrat
Barbara Carpenter
Democrat
Robert Carter
Democrat
Wilford Carter
Democrat
Kenny Cox
Democrat
Adrian Fisher
Democrat
Aimee Freeman
Democrat
Cedric Glover
Democrat
Jason Hughes
Democrat
Patrick Jefferson
Democrat
Samuel Jenkins
Democrat
Alonzo Knox
Democrat
Vanessa Caston Lafleur
Democrat
Mandie Landry
Democrat
Ed Larvadain
Democrat
Rodney Lyons
Democrat
Denise Marcelle
Democrat
Pat Moore
Democrat
Candace Newell
Democrat
Tammy Phelps
Democrat
Vincent Pierre
Democrat