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+type: "Bill"
+title: "RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS/LIBERTIES: Constitutional Amendment to provide that the right of freedom of worship in churches or other places of worship is a fundamental right that is worthy of the highest order of protection. (2/3-CA13s1(A))"
+description: "RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS/LIBERTIES: Constitutional Amendment to provide that the right of freedom of worship in churches or other places of worship is a fundamental right that is worthy of the highest order of protection. (2/3-CA13s1(A))"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
+legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "SB 63"
+citation: "Louisiana SB 63 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Beth Mizell"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-03-28"
+last_action: "2023-06-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1a859ff-0eac-4f49-a07e-062dc3d45a58"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=244137"
+source_hash: "f6602b42b2aa0e3f198661be92fae76fffd76ee2afd3f734955ec3fb96b9e32f"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-la"]
+---
+
+# Louisiana SB 63 (2023) — RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS/LIBERTIES: Constitutional Amendment to provide that the right of freedom of worship in churches or other places of worship is a fundamental right that is worthy of the highest order of protection. (2/3-CA13s1(A))
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **SB63 Original** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1306566)
+2. **SB63 Act 30** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1328847)
+3. **SB63 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1312846)
+4. **SB63 Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1318277)
+5. **Senate Floor Amendment, #779, Mizell, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1314696)
+6. **SB63 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1327545)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FINAL PASSAGE (#764) — **86–13** (pass) · lower
+- CO-AUTHORS (#174) — **25–0** (pass) · upper
+- FINAL PASSAGE (#173) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Beth Mizell — primary (person)
+- Adrian Fisher — cosponsor (person)
+- Alan Seabaugh — cosponsor (person)
+- Alonzo Knox — cosponsor (person)
+- Barrow Peacock — cosponsor (person)
+- Barry Ivey — cosponsor (person)
+- Barry Milligan — cosponsor (person)
+- Beau Beaullieu — cosponsor (person)
+- Beryl Amedee — cosponsor (person)
+- Blake Miguez — cosponsor (person)
+- Bob Hensgens — cosponsor (person)
+- Bryan Fontenot — cosponsor (person)
+- Buddy Mincey — cosponsor (person)
+- Caleb Kleinpeter — cosponsor (person)
+- Cameron Henry — cosponsor (person)
+- Charles Owen — cosponsor (person)
+- Danny McCormick — cosponsor (person)
+- Daryl Deshotel — cosponsor (person)
+- Delisha Boyd — cosponsor (person)
+- Dodie Horton — cosponsor (person)
+- Eddie Lambert — cosponsor (person)
+- Foy Gadberry — cosponsor (person)
+- Franklin J. Foil — cosponsor (person)
+- Gabe Firment — cosponsor (person)
+- Glen Womack — cosponsor (person)
+- Gregory Tarver — cosponsor (person)
+- Heather Cloud — cosponsor (person)
+- J. Rogers Pope — cosponsor (person)
+- Jack McFarland — cosponsor (person)
+- Jeremy Stine — cosponsor (person)
+- John "Big John" Illg , Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Jonathan Goudeau — cosponsor (person)
+- Julie Emerson — cosponsor (person)
+- Kathy Edmonston — cosponsor (person)
+- Katrina Jackson — cosponsor (person)
+- Kenny Cox — cosponsor (person)
+- Lance Harris — cosponsor (person)
+- Larry Bagley — cosponsor (person)
+- Larry Frieman — cosponsor (person)
+- Larry Selders — cosponsor (person)
+- Les Farnum — cosponsor (person)
+- Mack Bodi White, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Malinda White — cosponsor (person)
+- Mark Abraham — cosponsor (person)
+- Mark Wright — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael Echols — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike Johnson — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike Reese — cosponsor (person)
+- Neil Riser — cosponsor (person)
+- Pat Moore — cosponsor (person)
+- Patrick Connick — cosponsor (person)
+- Patrick McMath — cosponsor (person)
+- Patrick Page Cortez — cosponsor (person)
+- Paul Hollis — cosponsor (person)
+- Paula Davis — cosponsor (person)
+- Phillip DeVillier — cosponsor (person)
+- Phillip Tarver — cosponsor (person)
+- Polly Thomas — cosponsor (person)
+- R. Dewith Carrier — cosponsor (person)
+- R. L. Bret Allain, II — cosponsor (person)
+- Ray Garofalo — cosponsor (person)
+- Raymond Crews — cosponsor (person)
+- Regina Ashford Barrow — cosponsor (person)
+- Rhonda Butler — cosponsor (person)
+- Rick Edmonds — cosponsor (person)
+- Robert Mills — cosponsor (person)
+- Rodney Schamerhorn — cosponsor (person)
+- Scott McKnight — cosponsor (person)
+- Sharon Hewitt — cosponsor (person)
+- Sherman Q. Mack — cosponsor (person)
+- Stewart Cathey , Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Timothy P. Kerner — cosponsor (person)
+- Tony Bacala — cosponsor (person)
+- Troy D. Romero — cosponsor (person)
+- Valarie Hodges — cosponsor (person)
+- Vincent J. St. Blanc , III — cosponsor (person)
+- Wayne McMahen — cosponsor (person)
+- William "Bill" Wheat , Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-06-02** Effective date: See Act.
+- **2023-06-02** Becomes Act No. 30 `became-law`
+- **2023-06-02** Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
+- **2023-05-31** Signed by the Speaker of the House.
+- **2023-05-31** Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. `enrolled`
+- **2023-05-30** Received from the House without amendments. `receipt`
+- **2023-05-30** Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 86, nays 13. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
+- **2023-05-25** Scheduled for floor debate on 05/30/2023.
+- **2023-05-18** Read by title, passed to 3rd reading. `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-17** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
+- **2023-05-16** Reported without amendments (9-0-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
+- **2023-05-04** Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-03** Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
+- **2023-05-02** Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
+- **2023-04-19** Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
+- **2023-04-18** Reported favorably. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-10** Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-28** Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. `filing, referral-committee`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1a859ff-0eac-4f49-a07e-062dc3d45a58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).
+