09 June 2024

Regular legislative session through Jun. 9, 2024

The 2024 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature has ended, leaving matters in the hands of the governor within the next couple of weeks. In the usual flurry of last-minute business that sometimes can lead to considerable alterations of bills on the doorstep to passage, one new bad bill did emerge.

THE BAD: HB 762 by Rep. Dennis Bamburg would remove the requirement that all seekers of high school diplomas take the ACT exam.

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 48 went to the Secretary of State; HB 103 was sent to the governor; HB 114 was sent to the governor; HB 121 was sent to the governor; HB 267 was sent to the governor; HB 303 was sent to the governor; HB 393 was sent to the governor; HB 407 was sent to the governor; HB 506 was sent to the governor; HB 581 was sent to the governor; HB 596 was sent to the governor; HB 608 was signed by the governor; HB 644 was sent to the governor; HB 723 was sent to the governor; HB 737 was sent to the governor; HB 763 was sent to the governor; HB 906 had the Senate adopt conference report, had the House adopt the conference report, and was sent to the governor; HB 908 was signed by the governor; HB 933 was sent to the governor; HB 952 was not concurred in, had the House adopt conference report, had the Senate adopt conference report, and was sent to the governor; HB 976 was concurred in and sent to the governor; SB 355 was sent to the governor; SB 466 had the House adopt conference report, had the Senate adopt conference report, and was sent to the governor.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 95 was signed by the governor; HB 165 was sent to the governor; HB 391 was sent to the governor; HB 562 was sent to the governor; HB 740 was signed by the governor; HB 762 was not concurred in, had the House adopt conference report, had the Senate adopt conference report, and was sent to the governor; SB 30 was signed by the governor.

SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 982; total number of bills, Senate: 509.

Total number of good bills, House: 83; total number of good bills, Senate: 51.

 

Total number of bad bills, House: 38; total number of bad bills, Senate: 15.

 

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 65; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 39.

 

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 29; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 14.

 

Total House good bills approved by House committee: 51; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 34.

 

Total House bad bills approved by House committee: 12; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 6.

 

Total House good bills approved by House: 43; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 32.

 

Total House bad bills approved by House: 6; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 5.

 

Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 40; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 32.

 

Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 6; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 4.

 

Total House good bills approved by Senate committee: 31; total Senate good bills approved by House committee: 32.

 

Total House bad bills approved by Senate committee: 6; total Senate bad bills approved by House committee: 2.

 

Total House good bills approved by Senate: 31; total Senate good bills approved by House: 29.

 

Total House bad bills approved by Senate: 6; total Senate bad bills approved by House: 2.

 

Total House good bills going to governor: 31; total Senate good bills going to governor: 29.

 

Total House bad bills going to governor: 6; total Senate bad bills going to governor: 2.

 

Total House good bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 10; total Senate good bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 21

 

Total House bad bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 2; total Senate bad bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 2.

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