LA SB151 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 19 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-19 - Effective date 8/1/2016.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 19 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-19 - Effective date 8/1/2016.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Repeals certain provisions declared unconstitutional that regard attorney fees in lawsuits filed against public officials. (8/1/16)
Title
Repeals certain provisions declared unconstitutional that regard attorney fees in lawsuits filed against public officials. (8/1/16)
Sponsors
| Sen. Dan Claitor [R] |
Roll Calls
2016-05-05 - House - House Vote on SB 151 FINAL PASSAGE (#644) (Y: 82 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 22) [PASS]
2016-03-31 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 151 FINAL PASSAGE (#117) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2016-03-31 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 151 FINAL PASSAGE (#117) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-19 | Senate | Effective date 8/1/2016. |
| 2016-05-19 | Senate | Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 168. |
| 2016-05-11 | Senate | Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. |
| 2016-05-10 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House. |
| 2016-05-09 | Senate | Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. |
| 2016-05-09 | Senate | Received from the House without amendments. |
| 2016-05-05 | House | Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 82, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. |
| 2016-05-02 | House | Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2016. |
| 2016-05-02 | House | Read by title, passed to 3rd reading. |
| 2016-04-28 | House | Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. |
| 2016-04-27 | House | Reported favorably (9-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. |
| 2016-04-05 | House | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs. |
| 2016-04-04 | House | Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. |
| 2016-03-31 | Senate | Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. |
| 2016-03-30 | Senate | Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. |
| 2016-03-29 | Senate | Reported favorably. |
| 2016-03-14 | Senate | Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B. |
| 2016-03-03 | Senate | Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary B. |
