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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
HCR 77
COMMERCE: Urges and requests removal of public and private sector barriers to accelerate the expansion of broadband in the state
Yea
Passed
94–0
May 18, 2020
HCR 8
BUDGETARY CONTROLS: Reduces the expenditure limit for FY 2020-2021 (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Yea
Passed
66–29
May 18, 2020
HCR 2
CRIMINAL/JUSTICE: Suspends certain provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure relative to financial obligations of criminal offenders
Yea
Passed
94–1
May 18, 2020
HCR 71
LICENSING: Authorizes and directs suspension of licensing fees imposed on businesses by state agencies and licensing boards (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)
Yea
Passed
87–1
May 18, 2020
HCR 6
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES: Creates and provides for the Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee
Yea
Passed
68–27
May 18, 2020
HCR 20
SCHOOLS/BUS OPERATORS: Requests that the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education study the compensation schedule for school bus operators
Yea
Passed
93–0
May 18, 2020
HCR 79
TAX CREDITS: Urges and requests that any proclamation convening an extraordinary session of the legislature in 2020 include changes to eligibility requirements to participate in the Enterprise Zone incentive
Yea
Passed
95–0
May 18, 2020
HCR 76
TAX/CORP INCOME: Urges and requests that any proclamation convening an extraordinary session of the legislature in 2020 include changes to the carryback provisions of the corporate income tax deduction for net operating losses
Yea
Passed
85–6
May 18, 2020
HCR 74
HEALTH: Requests that CARES Act funding be made available to the state for testing and be distributed to healthcare systems (EN SEE FISC NOTE FF EX See Note)
Yea
Passed
94–0
May 18, 2020
HR 19
COASTAL RESOURCES: Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2021, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board
Yea
Passed
94–0
May 18, 2020
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