LA HB149 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Passed on June 29 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-06-29 - Effective date: June 29, 2015.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Amends certain criminal penalties for possession of marijuana (EN -$1,727,056 GF EX See Note)

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Title

Amends certain criminal penalties for possession of marijuana (EN -$1,727,056 GF EX See Note)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-06-08 - House - House Vote on HB 149 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#874) (Y: 74 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2015-06-03 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 149 FINAL PASSAGE (#687) (Y: 24 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2015-05-13 - House - House Vote on HB 149 FINAL PASSAGE (#343) (Y: 54 N: 37 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-06-29HouseEffective date: June 29, 2015.
2015-06-29HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 295.
2015-06-10HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2015-06-09HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2015-06-09SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2015-06-09HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2015-06-08HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 74, nays 19, Senate amendments concurred in.
2015-06-03HouseScheduled for floor debate on 6/08/2015.
2015-06-03HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2015-06-03SenateSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 24 yeas and 13 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2015-05-27SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2015-05-27SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2015-05-26SenateReported with amendments.
2015-05-14SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
2015-05-13SenateReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2015-05-13HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 54, nays 37. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2015-05-07HouseScheduled for floor debate on 5/13/2015.
2015-05-07HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2015-05-06HouseReported with amendments (10-4).
2015-04-13HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2015-03-27HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/27/2015.
2015-03-25HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2015-03-25HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=15rs&b=HB149&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=930924
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=945453
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=957547
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=960206
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=945130
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=945409
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=951576
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=955398
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=957337
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=930953
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=944635
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=945900
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=947143
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=951575
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=952883
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=953518
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=958424
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=961283
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=947973
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=955167

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