ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to regional economic development organizations
This amendment modifies House Bill 861, which deals with regional economic development organizations, by changing the term "corporation" to "organization" in the text. The bill directly affects these regional groups by updating their legal description within the statute. This is a minor textual adjustment intended to broaden the terminology used to describe the entities involved in economic development efforts. No new powers or restrictions are added; the change simply alters the specific word used in the law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Apr 2, 2024
Signed Jun 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2024 · House May 29, 2024
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
May 16, 2024
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 6, 2024
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (15-0).
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryan Fontenot
RRepublican
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