republic-os/legislation/us/states/la/2023/hb-654.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "STATE AGENCIES: Provides for the collection of fees associated with facilitating an electronic signature or authorization (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)"
description: "STATE AGENCIES: Provides for the collection of fees associated with facilitating an electronic signature or authorization (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 654"
citation: "Louisiana HB 654 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott McKnight"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 33
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-05-10"
last_action: "2023-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3cf6e55-22ba-4995-ac5d-cbf04cffc83a"
source_url: "https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=245055"
source_hash: "ca6fa24b895389c3da091ca8940f3aae69233022cf866c5893ad9f9f7ad57ffa"
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 654 (2023) — STATE AGENCIES: Provides for the collection of fees associated with facilitating an electronic signature or authorization (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB654 Original** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1320611)
2. **Conference Committee Report, #4168, House Adopted, Senate Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1330605)
3. **HB654 Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1332578)
4. **HB654 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1320816)
5. **Senate Floor Amendment, #2487, Foil, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1327305)
6. **HB654 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1331820)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#805) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- ADOPT (#1004) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1198) — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE (#580) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#814) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE (#536) — **85–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Scott McKnight — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-14** Effective date: 06/14/2023.
- **2023-06-14** Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 384. `became-law, executive-signature`
- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor for executive approval. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-08** Signed by the President of the Senate.
- **2023-06-08** Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. `enrolled`
- **2023-06-08** Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
- **2023-06-08** Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.
- **2023-06-08** Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
- **2023-06-08** Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 93, nays 1. Having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the Conference Committee Report was adopted.
- **2023-06-07** Scheduled for floor debate on 06/08/2023.
- **2023-06-07** Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
- **2023-06-06** Conference committee report received.
- **2023-06-05** Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
- **2023-06-05** House conferees appointed: McKnight, Zeringue, and Ivey.
- **2023-06-02** Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
- **2023-06-02** Senate conference committee members appointed: Foil, White, and Harris.
- **2023-05-31** Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
- **2023-05-31** Read by title, roll called, yeas 101, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
- **2023-05-31** Reconsidered.
- **2023-05-31** Rules suspended.
- **2023-05-31** Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
- **2023-05-30** Scheduled for concurrence on 05/31/2023.
- **2023-05-30** Received from the Senate with amendments. `receipt`
- **2023-05-30** Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. `reading-3`
- **2023-05-26** Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- **2023-05-25** Reported favorably. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-23** Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-22** Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. `reading-1`
- **2023-05-18** Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 85, nays 16. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
- **2023-05-11** Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2023.
- **2023-05-11** Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-05-10** Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 530 reported by the Committee on Appropriations (16-0).

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3cf6e55-22ba-4995-ac5d-cbf04cffc83a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).