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LA SB 29

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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

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

Sponsors

  • Patrick McMathprimary
  • John Wyblecosponsor
  • Mark Wrightcosponsor
  • Charles Owencosponsor
  • Dixon McMakincosponsor
  • Jacob Landrycosponsor
  • Jay Gallecosponsor
  • Kellee Dickersoncosponsor
  • Beryl Amedeecosponsor
  • Mike Bayhamcosponsor
  • Brach Myerscosponsor
  • Beth Mizellcosponsor
  • Valarie Hodgescosponsor
  • Cameron Henrycosponsor
  • Stewart Cathey , Jr.cosponsor
  • Gary Cartercosponsor
  • Regina Ashford Barrowcosponsor
  • Mark Abrahamcosponsor
  • Jeremy Stinecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-06-02

    Effective date 8/1/2026.

  2. 2026-06-02

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 732.

    became-law,executive-signature

  3. 2026-06-01

    Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-06-01

    Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  5. 2026-06-01

    Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    enrolled

  6. 2026-05-31

    Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

  7. 2026-05-31

    Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 85, nays 11. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

  8. 2026-05-31

    Called from the calendar.

  9. 2026-05-31

    Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  10. 2026-05-29

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.

  11. 2026-05-29

    Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

  12. 2026-05-29

    Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.

  13. 2026-05-27

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.

  14. 2026-05-26

    Conference committee report received.

  15. 2026-05-26

    Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.

  16. 2026-05-25

    Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

  17. 2026-05-21

    Senate conference committee members appointed: McMath, Luneau, and Owen.

  18. 2026-05-19

    Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

  19. 2026-05-19

    House conferees appointed: Egan, Miller, and Berault.

  20. 2026-05-18

    Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.

  21. 2026-05-18

    Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.

  22. 2026-05-11

    Received from the House with amendments.

    receipt

  23. 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

  24. 2026-05-06

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.

  25. 2026-05-06

    Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

    reading-3

  26. 2026-05-05

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  27. 2026-04-29

    Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2026-03-25

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-03-24

    Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  30. 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

  31. 2026-03-16

    Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  32. 2026-03-11

    Reported with amendments.

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 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

  34. 2026-02-03

    Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

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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
  • (document, no version)Compare

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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