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Votes at a glance: Senate concurs on several house amendments; one measure sent to conference
Summary
The Senate concurred in House amendments on multiple bills (SB 76, SB 191, SB 196, SB 318) by unanimous recorded votes and rejected House amendments on SB 149, sending it to conference; detailed tallies are listed below.
At the April 4 session the Louisiana State Senate moved a batch of bills through concurrence votes and recorded several unanimous or near-unanimous tallies, while sending one measure to conference.
Key outcomes recorded in the transcript: - SB 76 (child custody language alignment): Senator Miller moved to concur; the roll call recorded 33 ayes and 0 nays and the bill was ordered engrossed and passed to third reading. - SB 149 (general obligation bond bid requirements): Senator Foyle said she would reject House amendments to clean up the bill; the Senate rejected the House amendments by recorded vote (31 yays, 0 nays) and sent the bill to conference. - SB 191 (ad valorem notice and allocation changes): Senator Wheaton moved to concur; the Senate recorded 29 ayes and 0 nays. - SB 196 (extends appeal period for tax assessments): Senator Ford moved to concur; the roll showed 31 yays and 0 nays. - SB 318 (publication/reporting of tax exemption budget): Senator Reese moved to concur; the roll showed 33 ayes and 0 nays.
Why it matters: These motions largely reflect technical and procedural fixes — clarifying statutory language, restoring notice requirements, and adjusting administrative timelines — that affect how state and local governments operate, from bond bidding to tax notices.
Details and next steps: Several bills were ordered to third reading or returned to committees as noted; SB 149 will proceed to a conference committee as requested by its sponsor. The transcript does not record further floor debate for these measures within the provided segments.
Vote tallies (as recorded in transcript segments): SB 76 — 33–0; SB 149 (house amendments rejected) — 31–0; SB 191 — 29–0; SB 196 — 31–0; SB 318 — 33–0.
The Senate concluded these items and continued with committee announcements and adjournment business.
