CONTRACTS: Provides relative to prohibition on certain governmental entity contracts with companies that discriminate against firearm and ammunition industries (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Vetoed
Jul 2021
Introduced Apr 2, 2021
Vetoed Jul 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 7, 2021 · House May 20, 2021
How they voted
31–2
Passed
Total votes 33
Jun 7, 2021
D
Democratic11
81% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Jul 20, 2021
Vetoed
Veto message read. Lies over under the rules.
lower
Jul 1, 2021
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor.
lower
Jun 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
lower
Jun 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 25 yeas and 8 nays.
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 79, nays 22. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
lower
Jun 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee report received.
lower
Jun 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: White, Boudreaux, and Henry.
upper
Jun 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
upper
Jun 7, 2021
Introduced
Received from the Senate with amendments.
lower
Jun 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Jun 6, 2021
Committee
Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 25, 2021
Committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 19. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 10, 2021
Introduced
Reported with amendments (16-5).
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Blake Miguez
RRepublican
Co
BA
Beryl Amedée
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Owen
RRepublican
Co
Danny McCormick
RRepublican
Co
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
Co
Julie Emerson
RRepublican
Co
Lance Harris
RRepublican
Co
Raymond E. Garofalo
RRepublican
Co
Rick Edmonds
RRepublican
Co
Rodney Schamerhorn
RRepublican
Co
Tony Bacala
RRepublican
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