republic-os/legislation/us/states/la/2020s2/hb-39.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML: Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 (Item #11)"
description: "APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML: Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 (Item #11)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
session: "2020s2"
identifier: "HB 39"
citation: "Louisiana HB 39 (2020s2)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jerome Zeringue"]
version_count: 18
action_count: 39
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-09-28"
last_action: "2020-11-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d78638fc-dd45-4ffd-9e86-69ec5f7acc92"
source_url: "http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=239485"
source_hash: "9d405537c956eb0d03a0d7afab7a5ead235d3c3e5371ef67de124cf5a493a2cc"
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 39 (2020s2) — APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML: Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 (Item #11)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB39 Original** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1189333)
2. **Conference Committee Report, #507, House Proposed, Senate Proposed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1192216)
3. **Conference Committee Report, #578, House Adopted, Senate Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1192759)
4. **HB39 Act 45** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1195048)
5. **HB39 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1189549)
6. **HB39 Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1190555)
7. **House Committee Amendment, #132, APP, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1189476)
8. **House Committee Amendment, #134, APP, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1189519)
9. **House Floor Amendment, #139, Edmonds, Withdrawn** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1189533)
10. **House Floor Amendment, #148, Zeringue, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1189698)
11. **House Floor Amendment, #246, Carter, Gary, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1190430)
12. **Senate Committee Amendment, #312, FNCE, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1191773)
13. **Senate Committee Amendment, #323, FNCE, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1191808)
14. **Senate Committee Amendment, #376, FNCE, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1191809)
15. **Senate Committee Amendment, #418, FNCE, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1191807)
16. **Senate Committee Amendment, #460, FNCE, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1191932)
17. **Senate Floor Amendment, #487, White, B, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1192167)
18. **HB39 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1192717)

## Votes

- REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#112) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- MOTION TO ADOPT (#161) — **87–13** (pass) · lower
- ADOPT (#126) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE (#75) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE (#16) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jerome Zeringue — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-05** Effective date: 11/05/2020.
- **2020-11-05** Signed by the Governor with one or more line-item vetoes. Becomes Act No. 45. `executive-signature`
- **2020-10-16** Sent to the Governor for executive approval. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-10-19** Signed by the President of the Senate on 10/16/2020.
- **2020-10-19** Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- **2020-10-15** Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
- **2020-10-15** Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays.
- **2020-10-15** Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
- **2020-10-15** Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 87, nays 13. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
- **2020-10-15** Rules suspended.
- **2020-10-15** Conference Committee report received.
- **2020-10-15** Conference committee report received.
- **2020-10-15** The Senate recommitted the report to the Conference Committee.
- **2020-10-15** Notice Senate recommitted the report to the Conference Committee.
- **2020-10-15** Notice House recommitted the report to the Conference Committee.
- **2020-10-15** The House recommitted the bill to Conference Committee.
- **2020-10-15** Called from the calendar.
- **2020-10-15** Rules suspended.
- **2020-10-14** Conference committee report was considered and returned to the calendar.
- **2020-10-14** Rules suspended.
- **2020-10-14** Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
- **2020-10-14** Conference committee report received.
- **2020-10-14** Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
- **2020-10-14** Senate conference committee members appointed: Cortez, White, and Tarver.
- **2020-10-14** Notice the House rejected the Senate amendments; House Conference Committee members appointed.
- **2020-10-13** House conferees appointed: Zeringue, Schexnayder, and Thompson.
- **2020-10-13** Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
- **2020-10-13** Rules suspended.
- **2020-10-13** Received from the Senate with amendments.
- **2020-10-13** Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
- **2020-10-12** Read by title; made Special Order of the Day No. 3 for 10/13.
- **2020-10-12** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- **2020-10-12** Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- **2020-10-05** Received in the Senate; read by title Rules suspended. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance. `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-02** Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
- **2020-09-30** Scheduled for floor debate on 10/02/20.
- **2020-09-30** Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- **2020-09-29** Reported with amendments (18-0).
- **2020-09-28** Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d78638fc-dd45-4ffd-9e86-69ec5f7acc92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).