LA SB 29

enacted

PUBLIC HEALTH: Requires coroners to report certain information regarding sudden child deaths. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did LA SB 29 pass?

Yes. LA SB 29 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-02): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 732.

What is LA SB 29 about?

LA SB 29 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “PUBLIC HEALTH: Requires coroners to report certain information regarding sudden child deaths. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA SB 29?

Patrick McMath is the primary sponsor of LA SB 29, joined by 18 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-06-02 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 732.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-02
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 732.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-02
Effective date 8/1/2026.
2026-06-01
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
enrolled
2026-06-01
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-06-01
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
executive-receipt
2026-05-31
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-31
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-31
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 85, nays 11. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
2026-05-31
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
2026-05-29
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-29
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
2026-05-29
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.
2026-05-27
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
2026-05-26
Conference committee report received.
2026-05-25
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-21
Senate conference committee members appointed: McMath, Luneau, and Owen.
2026-05-19
House conferees appointed: Egan, Miller, and Berault.
2026-05-19
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-05-18
Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-18
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
2026-05-11
Received from the House with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-07
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 76, nays 12. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-06
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-06
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
2026-05-05
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-04-29
Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
referral-committee
2026-03-24
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-23
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-03-16
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-11
Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
filing,referral-committee

Versions

Senate Committee Amendment, #652, H&W, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #776, H&W, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #1119, McMath, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #5239, Egan, AdoptedCompare
Conference Committee Report, #4358, House Proposed, Senate AdoptedCompare
SB29 OriginalCompare
SB29 EngrossedCompare
SB29 ReengrossedCompare
SB29 EnrolledCompare
SB29 ActCompare
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Documents

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#90)
2026-03-23 · pass · 35-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Harris: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Carter: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Selders: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miller: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Womack: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Cloud: other
- Jackson-Andrews: other
- Miguez: other
CO-AUTHORS (#91)
2026-03-23 · fail · 10-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Mr. President: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Stine: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Carter: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: other
- Hensgens: other
- Owen: other
- Bass: other
- Jackson-Andrews: other
- Price: other
- Boudreaux: other
- Jenkins: other
- Reese: other
- Cloud: other
- Kleinpeter: other
- Seabaugh: other
- Connick: other
- Lambert: other
- Selders: other
- Duplessis: other
- Luneau: other
- Talbot: other
- Edmonds: other
- McMath: other
- Wheat: other
- Fesi: other
- Miguez: other
- Womack: other
- Foil: other
- Miller: other
- Harris: other
- Morris: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1024)
2026-05-07 · pass · 76-12
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Adams: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Miller: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Egan: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Firment: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Riser: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Spell: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Geymann: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Braud: yes
- Horton: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Illg: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Butler: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Villio: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Cox: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Crews: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Boyd: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Mena: no
- Carpenter: no
- Jordan: no
- Moore: no
- Carrier: no
- LaFleur: no
- Murray: no
- Freeman: no
- Marcelle: no
- Newell: no
- Bagley: other
- Green: other
- McCormick: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Henry, C.: other
- McFarland: other
- Chassion: other
- Knox: other
- Phelps: other
- Echols: other
- Landry, T.: other
- Walters: other
- Edmonston: other
- Larvadain: other
- Young: other
- Glorioso: other
- Lyons: other
REJECT (#887)
2026-05-18 · pass · 35-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Harris: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Price: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Miller: yes
- Barthelemy: other
- Selders: other
- Connick: other
- Womack: other
ADOPT (#1564)
2026-05-29 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Allain: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bass: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Carter: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Luneau: other
- Selders: other
- Womack: other
ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1802)
2026-05-31 · pass · 85-11
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- Miller: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Moore: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Riser: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Green: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Spell: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Horton: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Butler: yes
- Illg: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Young: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Echols: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Boyd: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Murray: no
- Bryant: no
- Larvadain: no
- Newell: no
- Chassion: no
- Marcelle: no
- Phelps: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Mena: no
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Geymann: other
- Bagley: other
- Freeman: other
- Knox: other
- Bayham: other
- Galle: other
- Walters: other

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