LEGISLATORS: Provides for legislative continuances and extensions of time for legislators and legislative employees. (Item #20) (gov sig)
SB 7 amends the state constitution to allow legislators and their employees to request time extensions for legislative duties. The bill specifically changes the text to permit continuances for the "House of Representatives" rather than a single representative and clarifies that these extensions apply "in" the context of the legislative process. These procedural adjustments enable lawmakers to manage their schedules more flexibly without altering the core functions of the legislature.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
Nov 2024
Senate Passage
Nov 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 6, 2024
Last action Nov 18, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Nov 18, 2024
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 37
Nov 18, 2024
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican26
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Nov 18, 2024
Committee
Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Nov 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Nov 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
upper
Nov 6, 2024
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jay Luneau
DDemocratic
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