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House swears in two members and advances dozens of bills in fast-moving floor session
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Summary
The Louisiana House swore in Dana Henry and Paul Sawyer, read messages from the Senate, and passed a large number of bills on final passage including highway memorial designations and administrative measures during a rapid series of votes.
The Louisiana House of Representatives convened March 24 and completed a full and fast-paced docket that included the swearing in of two newly elected members and final passage of dozens of measures.
Clerk announcements early in the session noted certification from the secretary of state; Representative Dana Henry and Representative Paul Sawyer were called to the clerk’s rostrum, recited the oath of office and were declared duly qualified. Members welcomed the newly sworn representatives to the chamber.
The House also advanced numerous bills on final passage, many by voice or unanimous roll call. Representative Glorioso successfully guided House Bill 149 to final passage to designate a portion of U.S. Highway 190 Business East in Slidell as the Senior Police Officer Trevor Abney Memorial Highway. That measure passed with near-unanimous support and later recorded 33 coauthors when the clerk opened the machine for co-author votes.
Representative Walters brought a pair of memorial designations (including a memorial bridge on Highway 220 in Cross Lake) and several specialty license-plate bills; those measures passed on voice and roll-call votes. The floor also considered technical updates to retirement systems, adjustments to criminal-procedure codes, and bills to expand membership on various commissions and boards.
Votes at a glance (selected, as recorded on the transcript): - HB149 (Trevor Abney Memorial Highway): passed (recorded tally indicated unanimous or near-unanimous support during final passage and coauthor vote activity). - HB130 (American Legion Post No. 14 Memorial Bridge / Cross Lake): passed, roll-call recorded in the transcript. - Dozens of additional bills (retirement, judiciary technical changes, licensing, and administrative updates) were presented and passed with recorded tallies or unanimous consent during the morning order.
The House also received and read messages from the Senate (including numerous Senate bills that will lie over) and announced committee meetings and schedule updates for the next day. The session adjourned with members set to reconvene the following afternoon.
The transcript records many individual roll-call tallies and voice votes; this article summarizes the principal ceremonial actions and the wave of final-passage votes taken during the morning and early afternoon floor session.
