2025 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB547
Legislative Summary
Authorizes fixed odds wagering on horse races (EG INCREASE SD RV See Note)
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Bill History
4/4/2025
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Reported with amendments (14-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
5/27/2025
Reported favorably (14-0).
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2025.
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
Amendments
House Committee Amendment #2553 COM Draft
House Committee Amendment #2553 COM Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #2645 COM Proposed
House Committee Amendment #2645 COM Proposed
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on HB 547 FINAL PASSAGE (#714)
5/29/2025
93
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/29/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 6
Democrat: 13
Primary Sponsor
Chad Boyer
Republican
Co-Sponsors (18)
Daryl Adams
Democrat
Mike Bayham
Republican
Delisha Boyd
Democrat
Tehmi Chassion
Democrat
Daryl Deshotel
Republican
Kellee Dickerson
Republican
Peter Egan
Republican
Adrian Fisher
Democrat
Jason Hughes
Democrat
Steven Jackson
Democrat
Alonzo Knox
Democrat
Vanessa Caston Lafleur
Democrat
Ed Larvadain
Democrat
Vincent St. Blanc
Republican
Sylvia Taylor
Democrat
Joy Walters
Democrat
Matthew Willard
Democrat
Rashid Young
Democrat