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type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill 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)) 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)) us/states/la Louisiana Legislature 2023 SB 63 Louisiana SB 63 (2023)
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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
  2. SB63 Act 30 (committee substitute) — source
  3. SB63 Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  4. SB63 Reengrossed (committee substitute) — source
  5. Senate Floor Amendment, #779, Mizell, Adopted (committee substitute) — source
  6. SB63 Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#764) — 8613 (pass) · lower
  • CO-AUTHORS (#174) — 250 (pass) · upper
  • FINAL PASSAGE (#173) — 390 (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; origin ocd-bill/d1a859ff-0eac-4f49-a07e-062dc3d45a58. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).