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Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 64: ATTORNEY GENERAL: Provides relative to legal representation of sovereign interests of the state (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 64 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on March 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: ATTORNEY GENERAL: Provides relative to legal representation of sovereign interests of the state (EN NO IMPACT See Note). Primary sponsor: Mike Johnson (Republican). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 11, 2025): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 237.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Tony BacalaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Rhonda ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Dewith CarrierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Emily ChenevertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Kathy EdmonstonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Julie EmersonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Gabe FirmentCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Kellee HennessyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Jacob LandryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Rodney SchamerhornCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Laurie SchlegelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Francis ThompsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Debbie VillioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Roger WilderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 237.
  2. Effective date: 06/11/2025.
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  5. Read by title, roll called, yeas 77, nays 22, Senate amendments concurred in.
  6. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  7. Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 11 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  9. Scheduled for concurrence on 06/09/2025.
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  11. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  12. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source