LA HB226 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 16 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-16 - Effective date: 05/16/2014.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Removes the requirement to reopen qualifying when no candidate qualified for an office or when the number of candidates who qualified for an office is less than the number of positions to be filled

Tracking Information

Register now for our free OneVote public service or GAITS Pro trial account and you can begin tracking this and other legislation, all driven by the real-time data of the LegiScan API. Providing tools allowing you to research pending legislation, stay informed with email alerts, content feeds, and share dynamic reports. Use our new PolitiCorps to join with friends and collegaues to monitor & discuss bills through the process.

Monitor Legislation or view this same bill number from multiple sessions or take advantage of our national legislative search.

Title

Removes the requirement to reopen qualifying when no candidate qualified for an office or when the number of candidates who qualified for an office is less than the number of positions to be filled

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2014-05-06 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 226 FINAL PASSAGE (#720) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2014-03-25 - House - House Vote on HB 226 FINAL PASSAGE (#97) (Y: 91 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-05-16HouseEffective date: 05/16/2014.
2014-05-16HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 42.
2014-05-12HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2014-05-12SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2014-05-07HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2014-05-06HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2014-05-06SenateRead by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2014-04-28SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2014-04-24SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2014-04-23SenateReported favorably.
2014-03-31SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
2014-03-26SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2014-03-25HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2014-03-25HouseCalled from the calendar.
2014-03-19HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/25/2014.
2014-03-19HouseNotice given.
2014-03-18HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
2014-03-13HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/18/2014.
2014-03-13HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2014-03-12HouseReported favorably (6-0).
2014-03-10HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2014-02-21HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/21/2014.
2014-02-19HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2014-02-19HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources


Bill Comments

feedback