PUBLIC HEALTH: Directs the Louisiana Department of Health to protect the people of Louisiana from the dangers of imported seafood by immediately taking any and all action necessary to enforce the many provisions of Louisiana law relative to seafood safety.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 1, 2023
Last action Jun 8, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2023
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 32
Jun 6, 2023
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican22
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Jun 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read by title and adopted.
upper
Jun 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 33 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
FM
Fred Mills Jr.
RRepublican
Co
BP
Barrow Peacock
RRepublican
Co
BM
Barry Milligan
RRepublican
Co
Beth Mizell
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hensgens
RRepublican
Co
Caleb Kleinpeter
RRepublican
Co
Cleo Fields
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Price
DDemocratic
Co
Eddie Lambert
RRepublican
Co
Franklin Foil
RRepublican
Co
Gary Carter
DDemocratic
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