ANIMALS: Provides relative to livestock found at large. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
SB 104 updates the rules for handling livestock that wander away from their owners. The bill expands the list of officials authorized to manage these animals by adding animal control authorities alongside constables and justices of the peace. It also changes how public notices are issued, requiring that they follow the parish government's standard public notice procedures rather than relying on specific advertisements. Finally, the legislation replaces the term "advertisement" with "notice" in several sections to clarify the legal requirements for informing the public about straying livestock.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 28, 2024
Signed May 15, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2024 · House May 6, 2024
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Mar 25, 2024
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 22, 2024
Introduced
Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Wheat
RRepublican
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