LA HB543 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-2)
Status: Passed on May 31 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-05-31 - Effective date: August 1, 2012.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-2)
Status: Passed on May 31 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-05-31 - Effective date: August 1, 2012.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Provides for parole eligibility for certain offenders sentenced to life imprisonment if certain conditions are met
Title
Provides for parole eligibility for certain offenders sentenced to life imprisonment if certain conditions are met
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2012-05-22 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 543, FINAL PASSAGE (#1243) (Y: 23 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2012-05-21 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 543, FINAL PASSAGE (#1195) (Y: 18 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2012-04-19 - House - House Vote on HB 543, FINAL PASSAGE (#461) (Y: 86 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2012-04-19 - House - House Vote on HB 543, AMENDMENT # 197 BY THOMPSON, MOTION TO ADOPT (#460) (Y: 40 N: 54 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [FAIL]
2012-05-21 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 543, FINAL PASSAGE (#1195) (Y: 18 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2012-04-19 - House - House Vote on HB 543, FINAL PASSAGE (#461) (Y: 86 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2012-04-19 - House - House Vote on HB 543, AMENDMENT # 197 BY THOMPSON, MOTION TO ADOPT (#460) (Y: 40 N: 54 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [FAIL]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-31 | Effective date: August 1, 2012. | |
| 2012-05-31 | Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 401. | |
| 2012-05-24 | Sent to the Governor for executive approval. | |
| 2012-05-23 | Signed by the President of the Senate. | |
| 2012-05-23 | Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. | |
| 2012-05-22 | Received from the Senate without amendments. | |
| 2012-05-22 | Read by title, passed by a vote of 23 yeas and 12 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. | |
| 2012-05-22 | Reconsidered. | |
| 2012-05-21 | Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day. | |
| 2012-05-21 | Read by title. Failed to pass by a vote of 18 yeas and 19 nays. | |
| 2012-05-21 | Rules suspended | |
| 2012-05-17 | Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. | |
| 2012-05-16 | Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. | |
| 2012-05-15 | Reported favorably. | |
| 2012-04-24 | Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B. | |
| 2012-04-23 | Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. | |
| 2012-04-19 | Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 86, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. | |
| 2012-04-12 | Scheduled for floor debate on 4/19/2012. | |
| 2012-04-12 | Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar. | |
| 2012-04-11 | Reported favorably (12-0) (Regular). | |
| 2012-03-12 | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. | |
| 2012-03-03 | First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/2/2012. | |
| 2012-02-29 | Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. | |
| 2012-02-29 | Prefiled. |
