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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 29, 2024 | LA | SB 4 | Increases Penalties and Amends Sentencing Guidelines for Certain Juveniles | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 10) |
Feb. 28, 2024 | LA | SB 4 | Increases Penalties and Amends Sentencing Guidelines for Certain Juveniles | Bill Passed - House (75 - 28) |
Feb. 28, 2024 | LA | SB 3 | Amends Juvenile Justice Laws to Treat 17-Year-Olds as Adults | Bill Passed - House (74 - 26) |
Feb. 22, 2024 | LA | SB 4 | Increases Penalties and Amends Sentencing Guidelines for Certain Juveniles | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 13) |
Feb. 22, 2024 | LA | SB 3 | Amends Juvenile Justice Laws to Treat 17-Year-Olds as Adults | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 9) |
July 18, 2023 | LA | HB 648 | Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors | Veto Override Passed - House (76 - 23) |
July 18, 2023 | LA | HB 648 | Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors | Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 11) |
June 8, 2023 | LA | SB 159 | Amends Previous Law to Automatically Classify 17-Year-Old Defendants as Adults | Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 34) |
June 8, 2023 | LA | HB 160 | Authorizes Victims and Family in Juvenile Court Proceedings to Openly Share Information | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 1) |
June 8, 2023 | LA | SB 159 | Amends Previous Law to Automatically Classify 17-Year-Old Defendants as Adults | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 11) |
June 5, 2023 | LA | SB 162 | Requires Parental Consent and Age Verification for Minor Social Media Access | Bill Passed - House (76 - 18) |
May 11, 2023 | LA | HB 321 | Authorizes the Release of Certain Juvenile Criminal Records to the Public | Bill Passed - House (63 - 36) |
June 6, 2022 | LA | HB 746 | Limits Solitary Confinement of Children | Conference Report Adopted - House (84 - 11) |
June 3, 2022 | LA | HB 450 | Authorizes Access to Original Birth Certificates For Adoptees Over 24 | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5) |
April 7, 2022 | LA | HB 274 | Requires High Schools to Instruct That Adoption Preferable to Abortion | Bill Passed - House (58 - 23) |
March 28, 2022 | LA | HB 450 | Authorizes Access to Original Birth Certificates For Adoptees Over 24 | Bill Passed - House (76 - 21) |
March 28, 2022 | LA | HB 568 | Specifies Adoption Regulations | Bill Passed - House (64 - 36) |
June 10, 2021 | LA | HB 54 | Establishes the Crime of Adoption Deception | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 27) |
June 10, 2021 | LA | HB 54 | Establishes the Crime of Adoption Deception | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 27) |
Oct. 12, 2020 | LA | SB 31 | Prohibits the Use of Statewide Assessments to Evaluate Teacher Performance or Student Placement in the 2020-2021 School Year | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0) |
Oct. 2, 2020 | LA | HB 1 | Establishes Parole Eligibility for Juvenile Offenders | Bill Passed - House (81 - 10) |
May 20, 2020 | LA | HB 109 | Prohibits Vaping in Motor Vehicles When a Child Is Present | Bill Passed - House (80 - 19) |
May 15, 2020 | LA | HB 173 | Expands Parole Eligibility for Certain Juvenile Offenders | Bill Passed - House (68 - 22) |
June 2, 2019 | LA | SB 172 | Requires Individuals to be At Least 16 Years Old to Marry | Bill Passed - House (67 - 28) |
June 2, 2019 | LA | SB 172 | Requires Individuals to be At Least 16 Years Old to Marry | Bill Passed - House (67 - 28) |
May 20, 2019 | LA | SB 172 | Requires Individuals to be At Least 16 Years Old to Marry | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15) |
May 20, 2019 | LA | SB 172 | Requires Individuals to be At Least 16 Years Old to Marry | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 15) |
April 26, 2017 | LA | SB 16 | Provides Parole Eligibility to Juveniles Sentenced to Life in Prison | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
May 26, 2016 | LA | HB 67 | Prohibits Minors from Possessing Alcohol on Private Property | Bill Failed - House (48 - 37) |
May 4, 2016 | LA | SB 127 | Authorizes Parole Hearings for Juveniles Serving Life Terms | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
June 2, 2013 | LA | SB 162 | Authorizes Surrogacy Contracts | Conference Report Adopted - House (85 - 12) |
May 30, 2013 | LA | SB 162 | Authorizes Surrogacy Contracts | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 3) |
May 15, 2012 | LA | HB 380 | Requires Drug Testing for Certain Welfare Recipients | Bill Passed - House (65 - 26) |
June 16, 2010 | LA | HB 303 | Authorizing Home School Student Athletic Participation | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 13) |
June 16, 2010 | LA | HB 1339 | Increasing Driving Restrictions on Class E License Holders | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 13) |
June 14, 2010 | LA | HB 303 | Authorizing Home School Student Athletic Participation | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10) |
May 13, 2010 | LA | HB 554 | Prohibiting Release on Own Recognizance for Domestic Abuse Suspects | Bill Passed - House (63 - 20) |
May 12, 2010 | LA | HB 1339 | Increasing Driving Restrictions on Class E License Holders | Bill Passed - House (59 - 34) |
April 28, 2010 | LA | HB 1259 | Prohibiting "Cyber-Bullying" | Bill Passed - House (78 - 16) |
May 28, 2009 | LA | HB 834 | Education Requirements for Marriage and Family Therapists | Bill Passed - House (53 - 40) |
May 12, 2009 | LA | HB 60 | Birth Certificates for Adoption | Bill Passed - House (78 - 17) |
June 19, 2008 | LA | SB 137 | Young Drivers Using Cell Phones While Driving | Bill Passed - House (70 - 19) |
May 6, 2008 | LA | SB 137 | Young Drivers Using Cell Phones While Driving | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
April 29, 2008 | LA | HB 674 | Anti-Bullying Bill | Bill Failed - House (28 - 63) |
June 13, 2007 | LA | HB 747 | Restrictions on All-Terrain Vehicle Use | Bill Failed - House (50 - 50) |
June 7, 2007 | LA | HB 786 | Teenage Driver Passenger Limit | Bill Failed - House (38 - 60) |
June 14, 2006 | LA | HB 1379 | Procedures for the Granting of a Divorce When There are Minor Children | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 20) |
May 15, 2006 | LA | HB 1379 | Procedures for the Granting of a Divorce When There are Minor Children | Bill Passed - House (58 - 35) |
May 4, 2006 | LA | HB 1010 | Smoking in Motor Vehicles Ban | Bill Passed - House (67 - 31) |