FUNDS/FUNDING: (Constitutional Amendment) Dedication of unclaimed property funds and creation of Louisiana Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund and Louisiana Unclaimed Property Support Fund (RR -$24,700,000 GF RV See Note)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 28, 2019
Last action May 27, 2019
Floor votes · House May 22, 2019
How they voted
77–17
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 104
May 22, 2019
D
Democratic38
42% Nay
I
Independent3
100% Yea
R
Republican63
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
1
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 27, 2019
Senate · Referred to committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 22, 2019
House · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 17. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
May 6, 2019
House · Amendment offered
Reported with amendments (7-0).
Apr 30, 2019
House · Referred to committee
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
Apr 29, 2019
House · Referred to committee
Reported with amendments (13-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
Apr 8, 2019
House · Referred to committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Mar 28, 2019
House · Referred to committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TF
Taylor F. Barras
RRepublican
Co
Alan Seabaugh
RRepublican
Co
Blake Miguez
RRepublican
Co
Chris Turner
RRepublican
Co
Clay Schexnayder
RRepublican
Co
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
Co
Franklin Foil
RRepublican
Co
Gregory A. Miller
RRepublican
Co
Julie Emerson
RRepublican
Co
Kirk Talbot
RRepublican
Co
Lance Harris
RRepublican
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