2023 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature

HB537

Legislative Summary

Provides for a prohibition against foreign adversary purchasing, leasing, or acquiring land (EN GF EX See Note)

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Bill History

3/31/2023

Prefiled.

House of Representatives

3/31/2023

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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 Civil Law and Procedure.

House of Representatives

5/16/2023

Reported with amendments (11-1-1).

House of Representatives

5/17/2023

Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

House of Representatives

5/18/2023

Scheduled for floor debate on 05/23/2023.

House of Representatives

5/23/2023

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 76, nays 24. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

House of Representatives

5/24/2023

Received in the Senate. 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 Judiciary A.

Senate

6/2/2023

Reported with amendments.

Senate

6/2/2023

Rules suspended.

Senate

6/2/2023

Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

Senate

6/2/2023

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

Senate

6/5/2023

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 12 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Senate

6/5/2023

Received from the Senate with amendments.

House of Representatives

6/5/2023

Scheduled for concurrence on 06/06/2023.

House of Representatives

6/6/2023

Read by title, roll called, yeas 73, nays 26, Senate amendments concurred in.

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

6/27/2023

Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 464.

House of Representatives

6/27/2023

Effective date: 08/01/2023.

House of Representatives

Amendments

House Committee Amendment #2380 CL&P Draft

House Committee Amendment #2380 CL&P Draft

Not Adopted

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House Committee Amendment #2871 CL&P Draft

House Committee Amendment #2871 CL&P Draft

Not Adopted

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House Committee Amendment #2856 CL&P Draft

House Committee Amendment #2856 CL&P Draft

Not Adopted

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House Committee Amendment #2850 CL&P Draft

House Committee Amendment #2850 CL&P Draft

Not Adopted

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House Committee Amendment #2933 CL&P Proposed

House Committee Amendment #2933 CL&P Proposed

Not Adopted

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House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1834 Horton Proposed

House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1834 Horton Proposed

Not Adopted

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House Floor Amendment #3352 Hodges Proposed

House Floor Amendment #3352 Hodges Proposed

Not Adopted

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House Floor Amendment #3455 Magee Adopted

House Floor Amendment #3455 Magee Adopted

Adopted

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House Floor Amendment #3440 Bacala Adopted

House Floor Amendment #3440 Bacala Adopted

Adopted

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House Floor Amendment #3397 Miller G. Adopted

House Floor Amendment #3397 Miller G. Adopted

Adopted

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Senate Committee Amendment #2389 JUDA Draft

Senate Committee Amendment #2389 JUDA Draft

Not Adopted

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Senate Committee Amendment #2441 JUDA Draft

Senate Committee Amendment #2441 JUDA Draft

Not Adopted

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Senate Committee Amendment #2723 JUDA Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #2723 JUDA Adopted

Adopted

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Senate Floor Amendment #2850 Luneau Rejected

Senate Floor Amendment #2850 Luneau Rejected

Not Adopted

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Senate Floor Amendment #2848 Stine Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment #2848 Stine Adopted

Adopted

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Senate Floor Amendment #2833 Cathey Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment #2833 Cathey Adopted

Adopted

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Roll Call Votes

House Vote on HB 537 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1095)

6/6/2023

73

Yea

26

Nay

0

Not Voting

6

Absent

Result: PASSED

Senate Vote on HB 537 AMENDMENT # 2850 BY LUNEAU HB 537 BY HODGES (#826)

6/5/2023

14

Yea

24

Nay

0

Not Voting

1

Absent

Result: FAILED

Senate Vote on HB 537 FINAL PASSAGE (#827)

6/5/2023

26

Yea

12

Nay

0

Not Voting

1

Absent

Result: PASSED

House Vote on HB 537 FINAL PASSAGE (#589)

5/23/2023

76

Yea

24

Nay

0

Not Voting

5

Absent

Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status

Passed(6/27/2023)

Chamber

House of Representatives

Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 17

Primary Sponsor

Valarie Hodges

Co-Sponsors (16)

Kathy Edmonston

Raymond Garofalo

Rodney Schamerhorn

Laurie Schlegel

Francis Thompson

Documents

Introduced

Bill Text • 1/1/1970 • 50.6 KB

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Engrossed

Bill Text • 1/1/1970 • 60.9 KB

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Engrossed

Bill Text • 1/1/1970 • 75.2 KB

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Enrolled

Bill Text • 1/1/1970 • 58.3 KB

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Chaptered

Bill Text • 1/1/1970 • 64.8 KB

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Analysis

Analysis • 1/1/1970 • 33.4 KB

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Analysis

Analysis • 1/1/1970 • 38.5 KB

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Analysis

Analysis • 1/1/1970 • 43.2 KB

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Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note • 1/1/1970 • 203.9 KB

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Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note • 1/1/1970 • 195.4 KB

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Analysis

Analysis • 1/1/1970 • 50.2 KB

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Analysis

Analysis • 1/1/1970 • 47.3 KB

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Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note • 1/1/1970 • 195.6 KB

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Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note • 1/1/1970 • 195.3 KB

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Analysis

Analysis • 1/1/1970 • 43.5 KB

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External Links

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