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IntroducedFeb 28, 2020
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Passed SenateMay 14, 2020
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Passed HouseMay 27, 2020
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Signed into Law
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Provides for rural access to broadband high-speed internet service. (gov sig)
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Senate • May 29, 2020: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Sponsors:
- Daryl Adams
- Beryl Amedee
- Larry Bagley
- Beau Beaullieu
- Ken Brass
- Marcus Bryant
- Rhonda Butler
- Barbara Carpenter
- Gary Carter
- Robert Carter
- Wilford Carter , Sr.
- Mack Cormier
- Jean-Paul Coussan
- Kenny Cox
- Raymond Crews
- Paula Davis
- Daryl Deshotel
- Phillip DeVillier
- Michael Echols
- Gabe Firment
- Larry Frieman
- Foy Gadberry
- Ray Garofalo
- John "Big John" Illg , Jr.
- Samuel Jenkins
- Mike Johnson
- Frederick D. Jones
- Tanner Magee
- Joseph Marino
- Jack McFarland
- Scott McKnight
- Pat Moore
- Richard Nelson
- Charles Owen
- Thomas Pressly
- Rodney Schamerhorn
- Joe Stagni
- John Stefanski
- William "Bill" Wheat , Jr.
- Malinda White
- Jerome Zeringue
Votes
YES: 34
- Mr. President
- Harris
- Morris
- Abraham
- Henry
- Peacock
- Allain
- Hensgens
- Pope
- Barrow
- Hewitt
- Price
- Bernard
- Jackson
- Reese
- Bouie
- Johns
- Smith
- Cathey
- Lambert
- Talbot
- Cloud
- Luneau
- Ward
- Connick
- McMath
- White
- Fesi
- Mills, F.
- Womack
- Fields
- Mills, R.
- Foil
- Mizell
NO: 0
OTHER: 5
YES: 30
- Mr. President
- Foil
- Mills, R.
- Abraham
- Harris
- Morris
- Allain
- Henry
- Peacock
- Barrow
- Hensgens
- Pope
- Bernard
- Hewitt
- Price
- Cathey
- Jackson
- Reese
- Cloud
- Johns
- Smith
- Connick
- Luneau
- Talbot
- Fesi
- McMath
- Ward
- Fields
- Mills, F.
- Womack
NO: 0
OTHER: 9
YES: 17
- Adams
- Huval
- Miller, D.
- Bagley
- Jefferson
- Miller, G.
- Carrier
- LaCombe
- Stefanski
- Duplessis
- Lyons
- Thompson
- Dwight
- McFarland
- Turner
- Frieman
- McMahen
NO: 76
- Mr. Speaker
- Freeman
- Miguez
- Amedee
- Freiberg
- Mincey
- Bacala
- Gadberry
- Moore
- Beaullieu
- Gaines
- Muscarello
- Bishop
- Garofalo
- Nelson
- Brass
- Goudeau
- Owen, C.
- Brown
- Harris
- Owen, R.
- Bryant
- Henry
- Phelps
- Butler
- Hilferty
- Pierre
- Carpenter
- Horton
- Pressly
- Carter, G.
- Hughes
- Riser
- Carter, R.
- Illg
- Schamerhorn
- Carter, W.
- Ivey
- Seabaugh
- Coussan
- James
- Selders
- Crews
- Jenkins
- St. Blanc
- Davis
- Johnson, M.
- Stagni
- Deshotel
- Johnson, T.
- Tarver
- DeVillier
- Jordan
- Thomas
- DuBuisson
- Kerner
- Villio
- Echols
- Larvadain
- Wheat
- Edmonds
- Mack
- White
- Edmonston
- Magee
- Willard
- Emerson
- Marcelle
- Wright
- Farnum
- Marino
- Zeringue
- Firment
- McCormick
- Fontenot
- McKnight
OTHER: 12
YES: 100
- Mr. Speaker
- Freeman
- McKnight
- Adams
- Freiberg
- McMahen
- Amedee
- Frieman
- Miguez
- Bacala
- Gadberry
- Miller, D.
- Bagley
- Gaines
- Miller, G.
- Beaullieu
- Garofalo
- Mincey
- Bishop
- Goudeau
- Moore
- Bourriaque
- Green
- Muscarello
- Brass
- Harris
- Nelson
- Brown
- Henry
- Newell
- Bryant
- Hilferty
- Owen, C.
- Butler
- Horton
- Owen, R.
- Carpenter
- Hughes
- Phelps
- Carrier
- Huval
- Pierre
- Carter, G.
- Illg
- Pressly
- Carter, R.
- Ivey
- Riser
- Carter, W.
- James
- Schamerhorn
- Cormier
- Jefferson
- Seabaugh
- Coussan
- Jenkins
- Selders
- Cox
- Johnson, M.
- St. Blanc
- Crews
- Johnson, T.
- Stagni
- Davis
- Jones
- Stefanski
- Deshotel
- Jordan
- Tarver
- DeVillier
- Kerner
- Thomas
- DuBuisson
- LaCombe
- Thompson
- Duplessis
- Landry
- Turner
- Dwight
- Larvadain
- Villio
- Echols
- Lyons
- Wheat
- Edmonds
- Mack
- White
- Edmonston
- Magee
- Willard
- Emerson
- Marcelle
- Wright
- Farnum
- Marino
- Zeringue
- Firment
- McCormick
- Fontenot
- McFarland
NO: 0
OTHER: 5
YES: 38
- Bagley
- Horton
- McFarland
- Bourriaque
- Huval
- McMahen
- Brown
- Illg
- Miller, D.
- Butler
- James
- Muscarello
- Carrier
- Jefferson
- Phelps
- Carter, G.
- Johnson, M.
- Pierre
- Carter, R.
- Jones
- Riser
- Duplessis
- Jordan
- Selders
- Echols
- LaCombe
- Thompson
- Edmonston
- Larvadain
- Turner
- Farnum
- Lyons
- Villio
- Frieman
- Mack
- White
- Goudeau
- Marcelle
NO: 55
- Mr. Speaker
- Firment
- Miller, G.
- Adams
- Fontenot
- Mincey
- Amedee
- Freeman
- Moore
- Bacala
- Freiberg
- Nelson
- Beaullieu
- Gadberry
- Owen, C.
- Bishop
- Garofalo
- Owen, R.
- Brass
- Harris
- Pressly
- Carpenter
- Henry
- Schamerhorn
- Carter, W.
- Hilferty
- St. Blanc
- Cormier
- Hollis
- Stagni
- Coussan
- Hughes
- Stefanski
- Cox
- Ivey
- Tarver
- Davis
- Jenkins
- Thomas
- Deshotel
- Johnson, T.
- Wheat
- DeVillier
- Kerner
- Willard
- DuBuisson
- Magee
- Wright
- Dwight
- McCormick
- Zeringue
- Edmonds
- McKnight
- Emerson
- Miguez
OTHER: 12
Actions
- May 29, 2020 | Senate
- Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 28, 2020 | Senate
- Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.
- May 27, 2020 | Senate
- Received from the House with amendments.
- May 27, 2020 | House
- Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
- May 22, 2020 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 05/27/20.
- May 21, 2020 | House
- Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
- May 20, 2020 | House
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- May 18, 2020 | House
- Reported favorably (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 15, 2020 | House
- Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
- May 14, 2020 | Senate
- Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 07, 2020 | Senate
- Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Mar 09, 2020 | Senate
- Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
- Feb 28, 2020 | Senate
- Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
Bill Texts
- SB406 OriginalPDF
- SB406 EngrossedPDF
- SB406 ReengrossedPDF
- SB406 EnrolledPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #1040, COM, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #1185, Mills, Fred, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Floor Amendment, #1306, Cortez, WithdrawnPDF
- Senate Floor Amendment, #1333, Foil, WithdrawnPDF
- Senate Floor Amendment, #1482, Mizell, AdoptedPDF
- House Floor Amendment, #2519, McMahen, RejectedPDF
- House Floor Amendment, #2528, Davis, AdoptedPDF
- House Floor Amendment, #2703, McFarland, RejectedPDF
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