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R Louisiana Senate · District 37

Sen. Bill Wheat

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Total votes
8,570
all sessions
Attendance
94%
512 missed
Higher than 93% of chamber peers
With party
98%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
322
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
5
assignments
8,570 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
7,715
voted in favor
Nay
343
voted against
Absent
512
missed votes
Total cast
8,570
across all sessions
Crossed party
136
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
SB 153
TUTORSHIP: Provides relative to continuing tutorship. (8/1/20)
Yea
Passed
92–0
May 27, 2020
SB 252
DRIVER EDUCATION: Provides for driver education to include instruction relative to accessible parking and access aisles. (1/1/21)
Yea
Passed
92–0
May 27, 2020
SB 132
CONTRACTS: Provides for reporting to and approval of all state contracts valued at twenty-five million dollars or more annually by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. (7/1/20) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Yea
Passed
94–1
May 27, 2020
SB 498
REVENUE DEPARTMENT: Provides for tax filing and payment extensions. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
Yea
Passed
97–0
May 27, 2020
SB 487
CAPITAL OUTLAY: Provides relative to the capital outlay application process. (8/1/20) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Yea
Passed
95–0
May 27, 2020
SB 117
SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of Natural Resources. (6/30/20)
Yea
Passed
96–0
May 27, 2020
SB 65
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE: Creates an exemption for members of the armed services to avoid a penalty for lapse of automobile coverage. (8/1/20)
Yea
Passed
98–0
May 27, 2020
SB 492
UTILITIES: Preempts local regulation of the use of natural gas utility service. (8/1/20)
Nay
Failed
22–67
May 27, 2020
SB 84
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: Provides relative to legislative approval of Education Excellence Fund expenditure plans. (gov sig)
Yea
Passed
96–0
May 27, 2020
SB 406
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Provides for rural access to broadband high-speed internet service. (gov sig) Bipartisan
Nay
Failed
37–54
May 27, 2020
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