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type: "Bill"
title: "TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Creates the state office of broadband (Item #39) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)"
description: "TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Creates the state office of broadband (Item #39) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
session: "2020s2"
identifier: "HB 74"
citation: "Louisiana HB 74 (2020s2)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daryl Deshotel"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-10-02"
last_action: "2020-10-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a1b9317-09e1-4bae-93af-46c9a4cc88d4"
source_url: "http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=239579"
source_hash: "a6abbbc6c5d33f45bc7a537435c667e2a1cb3deed41c075c2593546a21573b32"
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 HB 74 (2020s2) — TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Creates the state office of broadband (Item #39) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB74 Original** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1190386)
2. **HB74 Act 24** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1194940)
3. **HB74 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1190858)
4. **HB74 Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1191268)
5. **House Committee Amendment, #271, COM, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1190592)
6. **House Committee Amendment, #292, COM, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1190828)
7. **House Floor Amendment, #365, Deshotel, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1191210)
8. **Senate Committee Amendment, #548, COM, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1192434)
9. **Senate Committee Amendment, #549, COM, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1192435)
10. **Senate Committee Amendment, #562, COM, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1192481)
11. **Senate Committee Amendment, #654, FNCE, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1193131)
12. **Senate Committee Amendment, #661, FNCE, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1193155)
13. **Senate Committee Amendment, #689, FNCE, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1193255)
14. **HB74 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1193959)
## Votes
- CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#227) — **970** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE (#44) — **940** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE (#163) — **330** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Daryl Deshotel — primary (person)
- Barbara Reich Freiberg — cosponsor (person)
- Barry Ivey — cosponsor (person)
- Beau Beaullieu — cosponsor (person)
- Beryl Amedee — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Mizell — cosponsor (person)
- Blake Miguez — cosponsor (person)
- Candace N. Newell — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Owen — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Clay Schexnayder — cosponsor (person)
- Danny McCormick — cosponsor (person)
- Daryl Adams — cosponsor (person)
- Foy Gadberry — cosponsor (person)
- Francis C. Thompson — cosponsor (person)
- Frederick D. Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Carter — cosponsor (person)
- John Stefanski — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Goudeau — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Orgeron — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Emerson — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Cox — cosponsor (person)
- Lance Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Selders — cosponsor (person)
- Les Farnum — cosponsor (person)
- Malinda White — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Echols — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Neil Riser — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick O. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
- Paula Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Phillip DeVillier — cosponsor (person)
- R. Dewith Carrier — cosponsor (person)
- Ray Garofalo — cosponsor (person)
- Raymond Crews — cosponsor (person)
- Rhonda Butler — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Edmonds — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney Lyons — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney Schamerhorn — cosponsor (person)
- Ronnie Johns — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Bourriaque — cosponsor (person)
- Scott McKnight — cosponsor (person)
- Tanner Magee — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy P. Kerner — cosponsor (person)
- Troy D. Romero — cosponsor (person)
- Vincent J. Pierre — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne McMahen — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-10-28** Effective date: See Act.
- **2020-10-28** Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 24. `executive-signature`
- **2020-10-23** Sent to the Governor for executive approval. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-10-22** Signed by the President of the Senate.
- **2020-10-22** Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- **2020-10-21** Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- **2020-10-21** Rules suspended.
- **2020-10-21** Received from the Senate with amendments.
- **2020-10-21** The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
- **2020-10-20** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- **2020-10-20** Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- **2020-10-14** Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title; recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
- **2020-10-07** Received in the Senate; read by title Rules suspended. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs. `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-06** Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
- **2020-10-05** Scheduled for floor debate on 10/06/20.
- **2020-10-05** Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- **2020-10-05** Rules suspended.
- **2020-10-05** Reported with amendments (16-0).
- **2020-10-02** Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Commerce. `referral-committee`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a1b9317-09e1-4bae-93af-46c9a4cc88d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).