WATER MANAGEMENT: Creates the Louisiana Watershed Initiative. (8/1/23) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Last action May 31, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2023
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 32
Apr 26, 2023
D
Democratic10
80% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 1, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
upper
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
FM
Fred Mills Jr.
RRepublican
Co
BM
Barry Milligan
RRepublican
Co
Beth Mizell
RRepublican
Co
Cleo Fields
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Price
DDemocratic
Co
GS
Gary Smith Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Gerald Boudreaux
DDemocratic
Co
Glen Womack
RRepublican
Co
Jay Luneau
DDemocratic
Co
Katrina Jackson-Andrews
DDemocratic
Co
Kirk Talbot
RRepublican
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