FRAUD: Requests that the Dept. of Children and Family Services study out-of-state expenditures of Louisiana-issued Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in order to identify fraud
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 12, 2021
Last action May 6, 2021
Floor votes · House May 4, 2021
How they voted
40–19
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
May 4, 2021
D
Democratic21
85% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican41
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 66, nays 31. The resolution was adopted.
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced
Reported with amendments (12-0).
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael Echols
RRepublican
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