Louisiana State Senator

William Wheat 2023 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB103

Introduced

3/14/23

Introduced

3/14/23

Refer

3/14/23

Refer

3/14/23

Refer

4/10/23

Refer

4/10/23

Report Pass

5/2/23

Report Pass

5/2/23

Engrossed

5/15/23

Engrossed

5/15/23

Refer

5/16/23

Refer

5/16/23

Report Pass

5/25/23

Report Pass

5/25/23

Enrolled

6/7/23

Enrolled

6/7/23

Chaptered

6/9/23

Passed

6/9/23

Passed

6/9/23

Adds Financial Literacy as a required course for high school students (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB155

Introduced

3/23/23

Introduced

3/23/23

Refer

3/23/23

Refer

3/23/23

Refer

4/10/23

Refer

4/12/23

Refer

4/12/23

Refer

4/13/23

Refer

4/13/23

Report Pass

4/24/23

Report Pass

4/24/23

Engrossed

5/1/23

Engrossed

5/1/23

Refer

5/2/23

Refer

5/2/23

Report Pass

5/29/23

Report Pass

5/29/23

Enrolled

6/7/23

Enrolled

6/7/23

Chaptered

6/27/23

Chaptered

6/27/23

Passed

6/27/23

Passed

6/27/23

Establishes the Louisiana Rural Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program to provide financial assistance to local governments and political subdivisions for certain capital infrastructure projects (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB415

Introduced

3/30/23

Introduced

3/30/23

Refer

3/30/23

Refer

3/30/23

Refer

4/10/23

Refer

4/10/23

Report Pass

5/9/23

Report Pass

5/9/23

Engrossed

5/18/23

Engrossed

5/18/23

Refer

5/22/23

Refer

5/22/23

Report Pass

5/31/23

Enrolled

6/7/23

Vetoed

6/27/23

Vetoed

6/27/23

Provides relative to central bank digital currency

Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB442

Introduced

3/31/23

Introduced

3/31/23

Refer

3/31/23

Refer

3/31/23

Refer

4/10/23

Refer

4/10/23

Report Pass

4/24/23

Report Pass

4/24/23

Engrossed

5/1/23

Engrossed

5/1/23

Refer

5/2/23

Provides relative to the funding of bulletproof vests for peace officers (RE +$8,858,784 GF EX See Note)

Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB443

Introduced

3/31/23

Introduced

3/31/23

Refer

3/31/23

Refer

3/31/23

Refer

4/10/23

Refer

4/10/23

Report Pass

5/15/23

Engrossed

5/22/23

Engrossed

5/22/23

Refer

5/23/23

Refer

5/23/23

Report Pass

5/29/23

Report Pass

5/29/23

Enrolled

6/7/23

Enrolled

6/7/23

Chaptered

6/29/23

Chaptered

6/29/23

Passed

6/29/23

Passed

6/29/23

Establishes a refundable individual income tax credit for certain adoptions (EN -$1,300,000 GF RV See Note)

Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB525

Introduced

3/31/23

Introduced

3/31/23

Refer

3/31/23

Refer

3/31/23

Refer

4/10/23

Refer

4/10/23

Report Pass

4/19/23

Report Pass

4/19/23

Engrossed

4/25/23

Engrossed

4/25/23

Refer

4/26/23

Refer

4/26/23

Establishes the Community Options Waiver Fund and provides for dedication of revenues and use of monies in the fund (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB645

Introduced

5/3/23

Introduced

5/3/23

Engrossed

5/17/23

Engrossed

5/17/23

Refer

5/18/23

Refer

5/18/23

Report Pass

5/30/23

Report Pass

5/30/23

Enrolled

6/4/23

Enrolled

6/4/23

Chaptered

6/8/23

Chaptered

6/8/23

Passed

6/8/23

Creates the crime of unlawful production, manufacturing, distribution, or possession of Xylazine (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB69

Introduced

3/8/23

Introduced

3/8/23

Refer

3/8/23

Refer

3/8/23

Refer

4/10/23

Report Pass

4/20/23

Engrossed

4/25/23

Engrossed

4/25/23

Refer

4/26/23

Refer

4/26/23

Report Pass

5/15/23

Refer

5/16/23

Refer

5/16/23

Report Pass

5/29/23

Report Pass

5/29/23

Enrolled

6/7/23

Enrolled

6/7/23

Chaptered

6/9/23

Chaptered

6/9/23

Passed

6/9/23

Passed

6/9/23

Provides for the screening and diagnosis of students with respect to dyslexia (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB94

Introduced

3/13/23

Refer

3/13/23

Refer

4/10/23

Refer

4/10/23

Report Pass

4/20/23

Report Pass

4/20/23

Engrossed

4/26/23

Engrossed

4/26/23

Refer

4/27/23

Refer

4/27/23

Report Pass

5/9/23

Enrolled

6/5/23

Enrolled

6/5/23

Chaptered

6/8/23

Chaptered

6/8/23

Passed

6/8/23

Passed

6/8/23

Provides relative to theft or criminal access of automated teller machines (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HCR113

Introduced

5/18/23

Introduced

5/18/23

Engrossed

5/24/23

Engrossed

5/24/23

Refer

5/25/23

Refer

5/25/23

Report Pass

6/1/23

Report Pass

6/1/23

Passed

6/4/23

Passed

6/4/23

Memorializes Congress to ban the import of shrimp and crawfish from outside the U.S.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB179

Introduced

3/24/23

Introduced

3/24/23

Refer

3/24/23

Refer

3/24/23

Refer

4/10/23

Refer

4/10/23

Report Pass

4/27/23

Report Pass

4/27/23

Engrossed

5/18/23

Engrossed

5/18/23

Refer

5/22/23

Refer

5/22/23

Report Pass

5/31/23

Refer

6/1/23

Refer

6/1/23

Report Pass

6/6/23

Provides relative to the sale of certain vapor products for electronic cigarettes and similar devices (RE2 DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB267

Introduced

3/28/23

Introduced

3/28/23

Refer

3/28/23

Refer

3/28/23

Refer

4/10/23

Refer

4/10/23

Report Pass

5/3/23

Report Pass

5/3/23

Places a moratorium on carbon dioxide sequestration projects on Lake Maurepas and the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area

Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB308

Introduced

3/29/23

Introduced

3/29/23

Refer

3/29/23

Refer

3/29/23

Refer

4/10/23

Refer

4/10/23

Requires an environmental impact statement as part of the coastal use permit application process for certain uses of Lake Maurepas and the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB50

Introduced

2/28/23

Introduced

2/28/23

Refer

2/28/23

Refer

2/28/23

Refer

4/10/23

Report Pass

4/11/23

Report Pass

4/11/23

Engrossed

4/17/23

Engrossed

4/17/23

Refer

4/18/23

Refer

4/18/23

Report Pass

5/18/23

Report Pass

5/18/23

Enrolled

5/30/23

Enrolled

5/30/23

Chaptered

6/6/23

Chaptered

6/6/23

Passed

6/6/23

Designates the bridge located on Interstate 55 service road in Manchac between Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain as the "Robert E. Mayers, Jr. Memorial Bridge"

Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB541

Introduced

3/31/23

Introduced

3/31/23

Refer

3/31/23

Refer

3/31/23

Refer

4/10/23

Report Pass

4/25/23

Report Pass

4/25/23

Engrossed

5/3/23

Engrossed

5/3/23

Refer

5/4/23

Refer

5/4/23

Report Pass

5/10/23

Report Pass

5/10/23

Enrolled

5/24/23

Enrolled

5/24/23

Chaptered

5/30/23

Chaptered

5/30/23

Passed

5/30/23

Passed

5/30/23

Designates a portion of law as the "Lane Allen Gottschalck Law"

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