---
type: "Bill"
title: "GAMING: Provides for the disposition of funds generated by sports wagering. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)"
description: "GAMING: Provides for the disposition of funds generated by sports wagering. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 142"
citation: "Louisiana SB 142 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rick Ward, III"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 39
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-03-31"
last_action: "2021-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f55889d-2908-4651-88b2-53aab83defa5"
source_url: "http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=240275"
source_hash: "9144c6a1e6dbbb01f1f63803e3b76d154ed94e1bbe066ce74f1ca6db867b2940"
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 142 (2021) — GAMING: Provides for the disposition of funds generated by sports wagering. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB142 Original** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1210454)
2. **Conference Committee Report, #3759, House Proposed, Senate Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1234534)
3. **House Committee Amendment, #3853, APP, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1231733)
4. **House Committee Amendment, #3873, APP, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1232356)
5. **House Floor Amendment, #3912, Stefanski, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1232500)
6. **House Floor Amendment, #4019, Lyons, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1233584)
7. **SB142 Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1235890)
8. **SB142 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1222607)
9. **SB142 Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1231043)
10. **Senate Floor Amendment, #2465, Ward, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1227125)
11. **SB142 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1234708)

## Votes

- REJECT (#1055) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT (#1134) — **35–1** (pass) · upper
- 2/3 vote (#1018) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- TO CONSIDER AFTER 57TH CALENDAR DAY (#1154) — **88–11** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE (#1182) — **94–8** (pass) · lower
- ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1253) — **91–9** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE (#676) — **33–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rick Ward, III — primary (person)
- Patrick Page Cortez — cosponsor (person)
- Ronnie Johns — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-06-21** Effective date 6/21/2021.
- **2021-06-21** Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 435. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-10** Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/11/2021. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-10** Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/11/2021.
- **2021-06-10** Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- **2021-06-10** Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
- **2021-06-10** Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 91, nays 9. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
- **2021-06-10** Rules suspended.
- **2021-06-10** Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
- **2021-06-10** Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 1 nays.
- **2021-06-10** Conference Committee report received.
- **2021-06-10** Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
- **2021-06-10** House conferees appointed: Stefanski, Zeringue, and Schexnayder.
- **2021-06-10** Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
- **2021-06-10** Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
- **2021-06-10** Senate conference committee members appointed: Ward, Cortez, and Smith.
- **2021-06-10** Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
- **2021-06-10** Rules suspended. Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.
- **2021-06-09** Received from the House with amendments.
- **2021-06-09** Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 8. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
- **2021-06-09** Notice Senate approved consideration after the 57th calendar day.
- **2021-06-09** Read by title. The Senate approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 55th calendar day by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
- **2021-06-09** Notice House approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 57th calendar day.
- **2021-06-08** Scheduled for floor debate on 06/09/2021.
- **2021-06-08** By a vote of 88 yeas, 11 nays, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the House approved consideration after the 57th calendar day.
- **2021-06-07** Scheduled for floor debate on 06/08/2021.
- **2021-06-07** Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
- **2021-06-07** Rules suspended.
- **2021-06-07** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- **2021-06-07** Reported with amendments (16-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- **2021-06-03** Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-03** Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- **2021-06-02** Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 3 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
- **2021-06-02** Called from the Calendar.
- **2021-05-12** Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- **2021-05-11** Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- **2021-05-10** Reported favorably.
- **2021-04-12** Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Finance. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Finance. `filing, referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f55889d-2908-4651-88b2-53aab83defa5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).