2024 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB238
Legislative Summary
Provides relative to agriculture land protection against foreign adversaries (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
2/27/2024
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
House of Representatives
4/2/2024
Reported favorably (15-0), with the recommendation to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
4/3/2024
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Reported with amendments (19-0).
House of Representatives
4/16/2024
Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
4/16/2024
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/18/2024.
House of Representatives
4/18/2024
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 4. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/22/2024
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
4/23/2024
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
Senate
4/30/2024
Reported favorably.
Senate
5/1/2024
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate
5/6/2024
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
5/13/2024
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/14/2024
Received from the Senate with amendments.
House of Representatives
5/20/2024
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/21/2024.
House of Representatives
5/21/2024
Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
House of Representatives
5/22/2024
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
5/23/2024
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
5/23/2024
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
House of Representatives
6/3/2024
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 420.
House of Representatives
6/3/2024
Effective date: 08/01/2024.
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Floor Amendment #2389 Echols Proposed
House Floor Amendment #2389 Echols Proposed
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #2885 APP Draft
House Committee Amendment #2885 APP Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #2970 APP Proposed
House Committee Amendment #2970 APP Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #3122 Echols Proposed
House Floor Amendment #3122 Echols Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1979 Horton Proposed
House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1979 Horton Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #3194 Echols Proposed
House Floor Amendment #3194 Echols Proposed
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on HB 238 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1178)
5/21/2024
93
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on HB 238 FINAL PASSAGE (#640)
5/13/2024
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 238 FINAL PASSAGE (#606)
4/18/2024
92
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 238 MODIFY TIME LIMITS (#605)
4/18/2024
25
Yea
67
Nay
0
Not Voting
13
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/3/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 28
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor
Michael Echols
Republican
Co-Sponsors (29)
Daryl Adams
Democrat
Mike Bayham
Republican
Stephanie Berault
Republican
Beth Billings
Republican
Chad Boyer
Republican
Rhonda Butler
Republican
Josh Carlson
Republican
Wilford Carter
Democrat
Emily Chenevert
Republican
Kimberly Coates
Republican
Jason DeWitt
Republican
Kathy Edmonston
Republican
Peter Egan
Republican
Julie Emerson
Republican
Jay Galle
Republican
Dodie Horton
Republican
Jacob Landry
Republican
Charles Owen
Republican
Neil Riser
Republican
Rodney Schamerhorn
Republican
Francis Thompson
Republican
Roger Wilder
Republican
John Wyble
Republican
Robert Allain
Republican
Adam Bass
Republican
Stewart Cathey
Republican
Michael Fesi
Republican
William Wheat
Republican
Glen Womack
Republican