RURAL DEVELOPMENT: Requests the Senate and House committees on agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, and rural development to meet and function as a joint committee to study and make recommendations regarding the appropriate level of support to further the missions, goals, and priorities of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2022
Last action May 26, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2022 · House May 18, 2022
How they voted
25–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 27
Apr 20, 2022
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 18, 2022
Introduced
Received from the House with amendments.
upper
May 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read by title, concurred in by vote of 95 yeas, 0 nays.
lower
May 12, 2022
Introduced
Reported with amendments (10-0).
lower
Apr 25, 2022
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
lower
Apr 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays; ordered engrossed and sent to the House.
upper
Apr 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stewart Cathey
RRepublican
Co
Daryl Deshotel
RRepublican
Co
Francis Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Jack McFarland
RRepublican
Co
Malinda White
RRepublican
Co
Rhonda Butler
RRepublican
Co
Ryan Bourriaque
RRepublican
Co
Troy Romero
RRepublican
Co
Wayne McMahen
RRepublican
Co
William "Bill" Wheat Jr.
RRepublican
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