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IntroducedApr 03, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 14, 2025
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Passed SenateJun 08, 2025
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Signed into LawJun 20, 2025
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS: Provides relative to the free exercise of religion
Last Action See all actions
House • Jun 20, 2025: Effective date: 06/20/2025.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Senate Calendar: Conference Committee Report Received
Position: 7
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 371
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Mike Bayhamcosponsor
- R. Dewith Carriercosponsor
- Kim Carvercosponsor
- Emily Chenevertcosponsor
- Vincent Cox IIIcosponsor
- Raymond Crewscosponsor
- Phillip DeVilliercosponsor
- Kathy Edmonstoncosponsor
- Peter Egancosponsor
- Gabe Firmentcosponsor
- Brian Gloriosocosponsor
- Dodie Hortoncosponsor
- Shane Mackcosponsor
- Danny McCormickcosponsor
- Pat Moorecosponsor
- Charles Owencosponsor
- Rodney Schamerhorncosponsor
- Phillip Tarvercosponsor
- Sylvia Taylorcosponsor
- Lauren Ventrellacosponsor
- Roger Wilder IIIcosponsor
- John Wyblecosponsor
- Valarie Hodgescosponsor
Votes
YES: 79
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Echols
- Miller
- Adams
- Edmonston
- Moore
- Amedee
- Egan
- Muscarello
- Bacala
- Farnum
- Orgeron
- Bagley
- Firment
- Owen
- Bamburg
- Fisher
- Riser
- Bayham
- Fontenot
- Romero
- Beaullieu
- Freiberg
- Schamerhorn
- Berault
- Gadberry
- Schlegel
- Billings
- Galle
- Spell
- Bourriaque
- Geymann
- St. Blanc
- Boyer
- Glorioso
- Stagni
- Brass
- Green
- Tarver
- Braud
- Hebert
- Taylor
- Brown
- Henry
- Thomas
- Carlson
- Horton
- Thompson
- Carrier
- Illg
- Turner
- Carter, R.
- Kerner
- Ventrella
- Carter, W.
- LaCombe
- Villio
- Carver
- Landry, J.
- Walters
- Chenevert
- Mack
- Wilder
- Coates
- Marcelle
- Wiley
- Cox
- McCormick
- Wright
- Crews
- McFarland
- Wyble
- Deshotel
- McMahen
- Zeringue
- Dewitt
- McMakin
- Dickerson
- Melerine
ABSENT: 16
YES: 97
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Echols
- McMahen
- Adams
- Edmonston
- McMakin
- Amedee
- Egan
- Melerine
- Bacala
- Emerson
- Mena
- Bagley
- Farnum
- Miller
- Bamburg
- Firment
- Moore
- Bayham
- Fisher
- Muscarello
- Beaullieu
- Fontenot
- Newell
- Berault
- Freeman
- Orgeron
- Billings
- Freiberg
- Owen
- Bourriaque
- Gadberry
- Phelps
- Boyd
- Galle
- Riser
- Boyer
- Glorioso
- Romero
- Brass
- Hilferty
- Schamerhorn
- Braud
- Horton
- Schlegel
- Brown
- Hughes
- Spell
- Bryant
- Illg
- St. Blanc
- Butler
- Jackson
- Stagni
- Carlson
- Johnson, M.
- Tarver
- Carpenter
- Johnson, T.
- Taylor
- Carrier
- Jordan
- Thompson
- Carter, R.
- Kerner
- Turner
- Carter, W.
- Knox
- Ventrella
- Carver
- LaCombe
- Villio
- Chenevert
- LaFleur
- Wilder
- Coates
- Landry, J.
- Wiley
- Cox
- Landry, M.
- Willard
- Crews
- Landry, T.
- Wright
- Davis
- Larvadain
- Wyble
- Deshotel
- Lyons
- Young
- Dewitt
- Mack
- Zeringue
- Dickerson
- Marcelle
- Domangue
- McCormick
NO: 0
YES: 64
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Dickerson
- Melerine
- Adams
- Domangue
- Moore
- Amedee
- Echols
- Muscarello
- Bacala
- Edmonston
- Orgeron
- Bagley
- Egan
- Owen
- Bamburg
- Firment
- Riser
- Bayham
- Fisher
- Schlegel
- Billings
- Freiberg
- Spell
- Bourriaque
- Gadberry
- St. Blanc
- Boyer
- Galle
- Stagni
- Brown
- Glorioso
- Thomas
- Butler
- Hebert
- Thompson
- Carlson
- Henry
- Turner
- Carrier
- Hilferty
- Ventrella
- Carter, R.
- Horton
- Villio
- Carver
- Illg
- Wilder
- Chenevert
- Johnson, M.
- Wiley
- Coates
- LaCombe
- Wright
- Cox
- Landry, J.
- Wyble
- Crews
- Mack
- Zeringue
- Davis
- McMahen
- Dewitt
- McMakin
NO: 16
ABSENT: 25
Actions
- Jun 20, 2025 | House
- Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 358.
- Effective date: 06/20/2025.
- Jun 16, 2025 | House
- Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- Jun 12, 2025 | Senate
- Signed by the President of the Senate.
- Jun 12, 2025 | House
- Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
- Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- Jun 12, 2025 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 30 yeas and 5 nays.
- Jun 11, 2025 | Senate
- Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
- Jun 11, 2025 | House
- Rules suspended.
- Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 64, nays 16. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
- Jun 11, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee report received.
- Jun 11, 2025 | House
- Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
- Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
- Jun 10, 2025 | Senate
- Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
- Senate conference committee members appointed: Edmonds, Hodges, and Mizell.
- Jun 10, 2025 | House
- House conferees appointed: Amedee, Muscarello, and Crews.
- Jun 09, 2025 | Senate
- Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
- Jun 09, 2025 | House
- Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
- Jun 08, 2025 | House
- Received from the Senate with amendments.
- Scheduled for concurrence on 06/09/2025.
- Jun 08, 2025 | Senate
- Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 5 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- Jun 04, 2025 | Senate
- Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Jun 02, 2025 | Senate
- Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
- Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Education.
- May 20, 2025 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
- May 19, 2025 | Senate
- Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- May 14, 2025 | House
- Called from the calendar.
- Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 79, nays 9. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- May 12, 2025 | House
- Read by title, returned to the calendar.
- Notice given.
- Scheduled for floor debate on 05/14/2025.
- May 08, 2025 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2025.
- May 07, 2025 | House
- Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- May 06, 2025 | House
- Reported with amendments (12-0).
- Apr 14, 2025 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
- Apr 03, 2025 | House
- Prefiled.
- Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
Bill Texts
- HB371 OriginalPDF
- HB371 EngrossedPDF
- HB371 ReengrossedPDF
- HB371 EnrolledPDF
- HB371 Act PDF
- House Committee Amendment, #2176, CL&P, DraftPDF
- House Committee Amendment, #2267, CL&P, DraftPDF
- House Committee Amendment, #2255, CL&P, AdoptedPDF
- House Floor Amendment, #2462, Amedee, WithdrawnPDF
- House Floor Amendment, #2951, Amedee, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #2686, EDUC, DraftPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #2878, EDUC, DraftPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #2907, EDUC, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Floor Amendment, #3032, Edmonds, AdoptedPDF
- Conference Committee Report, #4281, House Adopted, Senate AdoptedPDF