Files
2026-07-06 17:27:20 -04:00

112 lines
5.5 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIABILITY/CIVIL: Provides relative to liability for damages caused by livestock"
description: "LIABILITY/CIVIL: Provides relative to liability for damages caused by livestock"
jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 784"
citation: "Louisiana HB 784 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rodney Schamerhorn"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-03-26"
last_action: "2024-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7905bde4-5f21-4b8c-b6c7-ea2aa50f2bc3"
source_url: "https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=246893"
source_hash: "e451b334ec25c0a72558865b2020e26d43b4529d06950456405a700de32e30df"
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 784 (2024) — LIABILITY/CIVIL: Provides relative to liability for damages caused by livestock
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB784 Original** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1358026)
2. **HB784 Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1379602)
3. **HB784 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1363399)
4. **HB784 Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1365466)
5. **House Committee Amendment, #2259, CL&P, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1361758)
6. **House Committee Amendment, #2585, CL&P, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1363348)
7. **House Floor Amendment, #2888, Schamerhorn, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1365036)
8. **HB784 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1375754)
## Votes
- FINAL PASSAGE (#467) — **985** (pass) · lower
- CO-AUTHORS (#901) — **100** (fail) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE (#900) — **390** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Rodney Schamerhorn — primary (person)
- Adrian Fisher — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Mizell — cosponsor (person)
- Blake Miguez — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Hensgens — cosponsor (person)
- C. Travis Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Caleb Kleinpeter — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Owen — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Dodie Horton — cosponsor (person)
- Foy Gadberry — cosponsor (person)
- Francis C. Thompson — cosponsor (person)
- Gabe Firment — cosponsor (person)
- Glen Womack — cosponsor (person)
- Jacob Landry — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Morris — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Orgeron — cosponsor (person)
- Joy Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Selders — cosponsor (person)
- Lauren Ventrella — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Reese — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Egan — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Ashford Barrow — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Edmonds — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Bourriaque — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Mack — cosponsor (person)
- Stewart Cathey , Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Sylvia Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Troy D. Romero — cosponsor (person)
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne McMahen — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-05-23** Effective date: 08/01/2024.
- **2024-05-23** Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 252. `became-law, executive-signature`
- **2024-05-21** Sent to the Governor for executive approval. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-20** Signed by the President of the Senate.
- **2024-05-20** Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. `enrolled`
- **2024-05-20** Received from the Senate without amendments. `receipt`
- **2024-05-16** Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
- **2024-05-06** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. `reading-3`
- **2024-05-01** Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- **2024-04-30** Reported favorably. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-17** Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-16** Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-15** Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 5. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2024.
- **2024-04-09** Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-04-08** Reported with amendments (8-3-1). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-27** Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-26** Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7905bde4-5f21-4b8c-b6c7-ea2aa50f2bc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).