2025 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB371
Legislative Summary
Provides relative to the free exercise of religion
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Bill History
4/3/2025
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Reported with amendments (12-0).
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2025.
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Notice given.
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/14/2025.
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Called from the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 79, nays 9. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/19/2025
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
5/20/2025
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Senate
Amendments
House Committee Amendment #2176 CL&P Draft
House Committee Amendment #2176 CL&P Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #2267 CL&P Draft
House Committee Amendment #2267 CL&P Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #2255 CL&P Proposed
House Committee Amendment #2255 CL&P Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #2951 Amedee Adopted
House Floor Amendment #2951 Amedee Adopted
Adopted
House Floor Amendment #2462 Amedee Withdrawn
House Floor Amendment #2462 Amedee Withdrawn
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on HB 371 FINAL PASSAGE (#415)
5/14/2025
79
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
16
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/19/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary A(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 23
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor
Beryl Amedee
Republican
Co-Sponsors (24)
Mike Bayham
Republican
Stephanie Berault
Republican
Dewith Carrier
Republican
Kim Carver
Republican
Emily Chenevert
Republican
Vincent Cox
Republican
Raymond Crews
Republican
Phillip DeVillier
Republican
Kathy Edmonston
Republican
Peter Egan
Republican
Gabe Firment
Republican
Brian Glorioso
Republican
Dodie Horton
Republican
Shane Mack
Republican
Danny McCormick
Republican
Pat Moore
Democrat
Charles Owen
Republican
Rodney Schamerhorn
Republican
Phillip Tarver
Republican
Sylvia Taylor
Democrat
Lauren Ventrella
Republican
Roger Wilder
Republican
John Wyble
Republican
Valarie Hodges
Republican