LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides relative to the funding of bulletproof vests for peace officers (RE +$8,858,784 GF EX See Note)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2023
Last action May 2, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2023
How they voted
66–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 72
Apr 27, 2023
D
Democratic23
95% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican48
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (18-0).
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 56 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rick Edmonds
RRepublican
Co
Adrian Fisher
DDemocratic
Co
Aimee Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Alan Seabaugh
RRepublican
Co
Barbara Carpenter
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Freiberg
RRepublican
Co
Barry Ivey
RRepublican
Co
Beau Beaullieu
RRepublican
Co
BA
Beryl Amedée
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Fontenot
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Mincey Jr.
RRepublican
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