2024 3rd Special Session • Louisiana Legislature
SB5
Legislative Summary
Constitutional amendment to provide for elections to fill newly-created judgeships and judicial vacancies and for exceptions as to courts of limited or specialized jurisdictions. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (Item #20) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
Bill History
11/6/2024
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Senate
11/7/2024
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Senate
11/13/2024
Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
11/14/2024
Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 7 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
11/14/2024
Received in the House from the Senate.
House of Representatives
11/14/2024
Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
House of Representatives
11/18/2024
Reported favorably (7-6). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives
11/18/2024
Rules suspended.
House of Representatives
11/18/2024
Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives
11/19/2024
Reported without amendments (11-0-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
House of Representatives
11/20/2024
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
House of Representatives
11/20/2024
Rules suspended.
House of Representatives
11/20/2024
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
11/21/2024
Scheduled for floor debate on 11/22/2024.
House of Representatives
11/22/2024
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 25. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
11/22/2024
Received from the House with amendments.
Senate
11/22/2024
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 28 yeas and 10 nays.
Senate
11/22/2024
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 11/25/2024.
Senate
11/25/2024
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
11/22/2024
Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 11/25/2024.
Senate
11/25/2024
Becomes Act No. 4
Senate
11/25/2024
Effective date: See Act.
Senate
Amendments
Senate Committee Amendment #33 JUDA Proposed
Senate Committee Amendment #33 JUDA Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #29 JUDA Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #29 JUDA Draft
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #28 JUDA Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #28 JUDA Draft
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #60 FNCE Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #60 FNCE Adopted
Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #57 FNCE Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #57 FNCE Draft
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #218 McMakin Adopted
House Floor Amendment #218 McMakin Adopted
Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on SB 5 FINAL PASSAGE (#87)
11/22/2024
72
Yea
25
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 5 CONCUR (#52)
11/22/2024
28
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 5 FINAL PASSAGE (#12)
11/14/2024
29
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(11/25/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Special SessionSine Die
