Legislative regular session through May 13, 2017

By substitution, HB 685 became a good bill, to have the Louisiana Deferred Compensation Plan not invest in securities whose parent companies boycott Israel. SB 144 has been removed from the list of good bills after an amendment crippling to its purpose became attached to it. Additionally, by substitute SB 36 mutated from being a bad bill. Also, HB 139 and SB 243 were amended into forms altering the aspects that made each a bad bill. Finally, HB 333 had amended out of it less salutary aspects that made it a bad bill, and thus is removed from the list.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 68 was deferred involuntarily; HB 82 passed Senate committee; HB 113 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 117 with major amendment passed House committee; HB 152 was deferred involuntarily; HB 257 was deferred involuntarily; HB 272 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 302 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 351 with major amendment passed the House; HB 360 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 361 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 518 passed House committee; HB 556 passed House committee; HB 590 passed House committee; HB 676 failed to pass the House; HB 685 passed House committee; SB 67 with minor amendment passed Senate committee and the Senate; SB 98 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 100 with minor amendment passed the Senate; SB 111 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; SB 243 with minor amendment passed the Senate.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 177 was substituted for by HB 681 and passed House committee; HB 228 was deferred involuntarily; HB 239 was deferred involuntarily; HB 258 was deferred involuntarily; HB 312 passed House committee; HB 394 was deferred involuntarily; HB 497 failed to pass the House; HB 544 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 637 passed House committee; SB 13 was deferred involuntarily; SB 71 passed House committee; SB 83 passed Senate committee; SB 254 was recalled from Senate committee.

SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 685; total number of bills, Senate: 255.

Total number of good bills, House: 44; total number of good bills, Senate: 17.

Total number of bad bills, House: 71; total number of bad bills, Senate: 20.

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 26; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 9.

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 26; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 12.

Total House good bills passed by House committee: 14; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 6.

Total House bad bills passed by House committee: 5; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 8.

Total House good bills approved by House: 5; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 3.

Total House bad bills approved by House: 1; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 1.

Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 1; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 0.

Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 0; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 1.

Total House good bills approved by Senate committee: 1; total Senate good bills approved by House committee: 1.

Total House bad bills approved by Senate committee: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by House committee: 0.

Total House good bills approved by Senate: 0; total Senate good bills approved by House: 0.

Total House bad bills approved by Senate: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by House: 0.

Total House good bills going to governor: 0; total Senate good bills going to governor: 0.

Total House bad bills going to governor: 0; total Senate bad bills going to governor: 0.

Total House good bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0; total Senate good bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0.

Total House bad bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0; total Senate bad bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0.