LA SB 470

enacted

HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to pregnant women in custody. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did LA SB 470 pass?

Yes. LA SB 470 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-31): Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

What is LA SB 470 about?

LA SB 470 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to pregnant women in custody. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA SB 470?

Beth Mizell is the primary sponsor of LA SB 470, joined by 12 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-31 — Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-29
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 520.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-29
Effective date 5/29/2026.
2026-05-25
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-21
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
executive-receipt
2026-05-20
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
enrolled
2026-05-19
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-19
Received from the House without amendments.
receipt
2026-05-18
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-18
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
2026-05-13
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-12
Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-22
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
referral-committee
2026-04-21
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-04-20
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-04-15
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-14
Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-01
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-31
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Versions

Senate Committee Amendment, #2060, JUDC, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #2067, JUDC, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #2342, Mizell, AdoptedCompare
SB470 OriginalCompare
SB470 EngrossedCompare
SB470 ReengrossedCompare
SB470 EnrolledCompare
SB470 Act 520Compare
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Documents

Votes

CO-AUTHORS (#379)
2026-04-20 · fail · 9-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Barrow: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Myers: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Price: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Stine: yes
- Mr. President: other
- Foil: other
- Mizell: other
- Abraham: other
- Harris: other
- Morris: other
- Allain: other
- Hensgens: other
- Owen: other
- Barthelemy: other
- Jenkins: other
- Pressly: other
- Bass: other
- Kleinpeter: other
- Reese: other
- Carter: other
- Lambert: other
- Seabaugh: other
- Cathey: other
- Luneau: other
- Selders: other
- Connick: other
- McMath: other
- Talbot: other
- Duplessis: other
- Miguez: other
- Wheat: other
- Edmonds: other
- Miller: other
- Womack: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#378)
2026-04-20 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Selders: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Stine: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Womack: yes
- Carter: other
- Connick: other
- Jenkins: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1392)
2026-05-19 · pass · 93-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Egan: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Mena: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Newell: yes
- Brass: yes
- Green: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Owen: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Young: yes
- Echols: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Farnum: other
- McMakin: other
- Bagley: other
- Gadberry: other
- Spell: other
- Bamburg: other
- Hilferty: other
- Thompson: other
- Bourriaque: other
- Landry, T.: other
- Walters: other

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