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Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 20: LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: Constitutional amendment to change the number of general bills a legislator may file during regular sessions that occur during odd-numbered years and for legislating with regard to dedication or rededication of funds. (2/3-CA13sl(A))

Passed one chamber 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

SB 20 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on March 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: Constitutional amendment to change the number of general bills a legislator may file during regular sessions that occur during odd-numbered years and for legislating with regard to dedication or rededication of funds. (2/3-CA13sl(A)). Primary sponsor: Bill Wheat (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 3, 2025): Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill WheatPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate37

“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. Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.
  2. Scheduled for floor debate on 06/03/2025.
  3. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
  4. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
  5. Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  6. Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
  7. Reported favorably (10-3). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
  8. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
  9. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 4 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  10. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
  11. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
  12. Reported with amendments.

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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