SB 32 — HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT: Establishes a Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative within the Louisiana Department of Health. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 346.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 22, 2026.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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118 sponsors
1 primary, 117 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (78 R · 35 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
Establishes a Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative in Louisiana.
This bill creates a program within the Louisiana Department of Health focused on providing support for families experiencing perinatal loss. It aims to ensure families receive appropriate bereavement care during difficult times.
What this means for you
- Families: This means families dealing with perinatal loss will have access to dedicated support and resources.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
64 added · 75 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendments made to Bill SB 32 expanded the list of sponsors significantly, increasing support for the Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative. Additionally, the bill clarifies that the Louisiana Department of Health will oversee this initiative to enhance perinatal bereavement care, ensuring that parents receive better access and support during difficult times. These changes matter because they strengthen the program’s backing and outline specific resources that hospitals will provide, ultimately aiming to improve care for families experiencing infant loss.
SLS 26RS-22 ENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.
32 BYBYSENATORSMCMATH,ABRAHAM,ALLAIN,BARROW,BARTHELEMY,BASS, SENATORSBOUDREAUX, MCMATH,CARTER, BOUDREAUX,CATHEY, CLOUD, CONNICK, DUPLESSIS, EDMONDS, FESI, FOIL, HARRIS, HENRY, HENSGENS, HODGES, JACKSON-ANDREWS, OWENJENKINS, KLEINPETER, LAMBERT, LUNEAU, MILLER, MIZELL, MORRIS, MYERS,OWEN,PRESSLY,PRICE,REESE,SEABAUGH,SELDERS, STINE, TALBOT, WHEAT AND PRESSLYWOMACK HEALTH/HOSPITALSAND DEPT.REPRESENTATIVES ADAMS, AMEDEE, BACALA, BAMBURG, BAYHAM, BEAULLIEU, BERAULT, BILLINGS, BOUDREAUX, BOURRIAQUE, BOYD, BOYER, BRASS, BRAUD, BROUSSARD, BRYANT,CARRIER,ROBBYCARTER,CHASSION,CHENEVERT, COATES, COX, DESHOTEL, DEVILLIER, DEWITT, DICKERSON, DOMANGUE,EGAN,FISHER,FONTENOT,FREEMAN,FREIBERG, GADBERRY, GLORIOSO, CHANCE HENRY, DANA HENRY, HILFERTY,HORTON,ILLG,JACKSON,MIKEJOHNSON,TRAVIS JOHNSON, KERNER, KNOX, LACOMBE, LAFLEUR, JACOB LANDRY, LARVADAIN, LYONS, MACK, MARCELLE, MARTINEZ, MCMAHEN, MCMAKIN, MELERINE, MENA, MILLER, MOORE, MURRAY, MUSCARELLO, NEWELL, ORGERON, OWEN, SAWYER, SCHAMERHORN, SCHLEGEL, SPELL, ST.
EstablishesBLANC, aSTAGNI, PerinatalTAYLOR, BereavementTURNER, CareVENTRELLA, InitiativeVILLIO,WALTERS,WILDER,WILEY,WRIGHT,WYBLE,YOUNG withinAND ZERINGUE AN ACT To amend and reenactthe headingof Part XII-A of Chapter 5-BofTitle40 of the Louisiana DepartmentRevised Statutes of Health.1950 and to enact R.S.
(8/1/26) AN ACT To amend and reenactthe headingof Part XII-A of Chapter 5-BofTitle 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and to enact R.S.
There is hereby established within the Louisiana Department of Health, office on women's health and community health, the Perinatal BereavementPage Care1 Initiative.of 3 Coding:
The department shall administer the initiative to improve access to and the quality of perinatal bereavement care in the state.
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SLS 26RS-22 ENGROSSED SB NO.
32 B.ENROLLED Bereavement Care Initiative.
The officedepartment shall coordinateadminister with the Commissioninitiative onto Perinatalimprove Careaccess to and Preventionthe quality of Infantperinatal Mortalitybereavement andcare nonprofitin organizations to provide the followingresourcestohospitalswithamaternityunitorneonatalintensivecarestate. unit:
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The office shall coordinate with the Commission on Perinatal Care and Prevention of Infant Mortality and nonprofit organizations to provide all of the following resources to hospitals with a maternity unit or neonatal intensive care unit:
(2)(2)(a) A perinatal cooling device that is available to any family that experiences an intrauterine fetal demise, neonatal death, stillbirth, or infant death at the hospital.
(3)(b) Education for staff on use of a perinatalcooling device.Any nursing staff using a perinatal cooling device shall either receive training on use of the device.device or complete a perinatal bereavement certificate program.
Any(3) nursingAssistance staffidentifying usingavailable a perinatal coolingbereavement deviceservices shallfor eitherparents receiveand trainingfamily onmembers, useincluding ofgrief thecounseling deviceand orsupport completegroups. a perinatal bereavement certificate program.
(4)Identifyingavailableperinatalbereavementservicesforparentsand family members, including grief counseling and support groups.
The report shall include a list of the hospitals that meetthecriteriafortheinitiative, thehospitals thathaveparticipated,funding received and utilized for the initiative, the number of perinatal cooling devices Page 2 of 3 Coding:
SLS 26RS-22 ENGROSSED SB NO.
32 ENROLLED received and utilized for the initiative, the number of perinatal cooling devices distributed, and training completed by the appropriate hospital staff.
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The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 32 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session McMath Proposed law establishes a Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative within the La.
Dept.
of Health, office on women's health and community health.
Proposed law requires the office to coordinate with the Commission on Perinatal Care and PreventionofInfantMortalityandnonprofitorganizationstoprovideperinatalbereavement resources to hospitals that provide maternity care or neonatal intensive care unit.
Proposedlawrequirestheofficetoprioritizehospitalsthatlackaccesstoaperinatalcooling device, treat a high number of high-risk maternal patients, and deliver a high number of babies.
Proposed law authorizes the La.
Dept.
of Health to seek and receive federal funds, gifts, grants, and donations for purposes of implementing proposed law.
Proposed law requires the La.
Dept.
of Health to submit an annual progress report on the progress of the initiative beginning Feb.
1, 2027, through Feb.
1, 2030, to the Senate and House committees on health and welfare.
Proposedlawprovidesthatproposedlawshallbeknownandmaybecitedas"Angel'sLaw".
Effective August 1, 2026.
(Amends the heading of Part XII-A of Ch.
5-B of Title 40 of the La.
Revised Statutes of 1950;
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adds R.S.
40:1124.3) Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to the original bill 1.
Extends applicability of the initiative to hospitals with a neonatal intensive care unit.
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Provides for additional resources and education available to hospital staff.
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Provides for reporting requirements.
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Names proposed law "Angel's Law".
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Amendments
5 amendments- House Floor Amendment, #5213, Carver, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- House Committee Amendment, #4650, H&W, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- House Committee Amendment, #4601, H&W, Draft Show changes
- Senate Committee Amendment, #778, H&W, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- Senate Committee Amendment, #653, H&W, Draft Show changes
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 346.
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Effective date 8/1/2026.
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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
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Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
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Received from the House with amendments.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
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Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Reported with amendments (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
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Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Reported with amendments.
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Sponsors
- T. Johnson · Cosponsor
- St. Blanc · Cosponsor
- Roger William Wilder III · Cosponsor
- Joy Walters · Cosponsor
- Debbie Villio · Cosponsor
- Lauren Ventrella · Cosponsor
- Christopher Turner · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Joe Stagni · Cosponsor
- Laurie Schlegel · Cosponsor
- Rodney Schamerhorn · Cosponsor
- Paul Sawyer · Cosponsor
- Charles Owen · Cosponsor
- Joseph A. Orgeron · Cosponsor
- Candace N. Newell · Cosponsor
- Nicholas Muscarello · Cosponsor
- Ed Murray · Cosponsor
- Pat Moore · Cosponsor
- Dustin Miller · Cosponsor
- Shaun Raphael Mena · Cosponsor
- Michael Melerine · Cosponsor
- Dixon Wallace McMakin · Cosponsor
- Wayne McMahen · Cosponsor
- Chasity Martinez · Cosponsor
- C. Denise Marcelle · Cosponsor
- Shane Mack · Cosponsor
- Rodney Lyons · Cosponsor
- Ed Larvadain III · Cosponsor
- Jacob Jules Landry · Cosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur · Cosponsor
- Jeremy LaCombe · Cosponsor
- Alonzo L. Knox · Cosponsor
- Timothy P. Kerner · Cosponsor
- Mike Johnson · Cosponsor
- Steven Jackson · Cosponsor
- John R. Illg Jr. · Cosponsor
- Dodie Horton · Cosponsor
- Stephanie Hilferty · Cosponsor
- Dana Henry · Cosponsor
- Chance Keith Henry · Cosponsor
- Brian Leonard Glorioso · Cosponsor
- Foy Bryan Gadberry · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
- Aimee Adatto Freeman · Cosponsor
- Bryan Fontenot · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Peter F. Egan Sr. · Cosponsor
- Jessica Domangue · Cosponsor
- Kellee Dickerson · Cosponsor
- Jason Brian DeWitt · Cosponsor
- Daryl Andrew Deshotel · Cosponsor
- Phillip DeVillier · Cosponsor
- Vincent E. Cox III · Cosponsor
- Kimberly Landry Coates · Cosponsor
- Emily Chenevert · Cosponsor
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion · Cosponsor
- Robby Carter · Cosponsor
- R. Dewith Carrier · Cosponsor
- Marcus Anthony Bryant · Cosponsor
- Reese "Skip" Broussard · Cosponsor
- Jacob Braud · Cosponsor
- Ken Brass · Cosponsor
- Chad Michael Boyer · Cosponsor
- Delisha Boyd · Cosponsor
- Ryan Bourriaque · Cosponsor
- Doyle Boudreaux · Cosponsor
- Beth Anne Billings · Cosponsor
- Stephanie H. Berault · Cosponsor
- Annie Spell · Cosponsor
- Glen Womack · Cosponsor
- William "Bill" Wheat Jr. · Cosponsor
- Kirk Talbot · Cosponsor
- Jeremy Stine · Cosponsor
- Larry Selders · Cosponsor
- Alan Seabaugh · Cosponsor
- Mike Reese · Cosponsor
- Edward J. Price · Cosponsor
- Brach Jerad Myers · Cosponsor
- John C. "Jay" Morris · Cosponsor
- Beth Mizell · Cosponsor
- Gregory A. Miller · Cosponsor
- Eddie J. Lambert · Cosponsor
- Caleb Kleinpeter · Cosponsor
- Sam Jenkins · Cosponsor
- Cameron Henry · Cosponsor
- Jimmy Harris · Cosponsor
- Franklin J. Foil · Cosponsor
- Rick Edmonds · Cosponsor
- Royce Duplessis · Cosponsor
- Patrick Connick · Cosponsor
- Stewart Jr. Cathey · Cosponsor
- Gary Carter · Cosponsor
- Adam Bass · Cosponsor
- Regina Barrow · Cosponsor
- Robert Allain · Cosponsor
- Mark Abraham · Cosponsor
- Jay Luneau · Cosponsor
- Thomas A. Pressly · Cosponsor
- Robert "Bob" Owen · Cosponsor
- Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews · Cosponsor
- Valarie Hodges · Cosponsor
- Bob Hensgens · Cosponsor
- Heather Cloud · Cosponsor
- Gerald Boudreaux · Cosponsor
- Patrick McMath · Primary
- Sidney Barthelemy II · Cosponsor
- Jerome Zeringue · Cosponsor
- Rashid Armand Young · Cosponsor
- John E. Wyble · Cosponsor
- Mark Wright · Cosponsor
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley · Cosponsor
- Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu IV · Cosponsor
- Michael Robert Bayham Jr. · Cosponsor
- Dennis Bamburg Jr. · Cosponsor
- Tony Bacala · Cosponsor
- Beryl Amedée · Cosponsor
- Roy Daryl Adams · Cosponsor
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 117 co-sponsors · 29 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Patrick McMath Republican
Co-sponsors (117)
- Johnson, T.
- St. Blanc
- III, Roger William Wilder Republican
- Joy Walters Democrat
- Debbie Villio Republican
- Lauren Ventrella Republican
- Christopher Turner Republican
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Joe Stagni
- Laurie Schlegel Republican
- Rodney Schamerhorn Republican
- Paul Sawyer Republican
- Charles Owen Republican
- Joseph A. Orgeron Republican
- Candace N. Newell Democrat
- Nicholas Muscarello Republican
- Ed Murray Democrat
- Pat Moore Democrat
- Dustin Miller Democrat
- Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat
- Michael Melerine Republican
- Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican
- Wayne McMahen Republican
- Chasity Martinez Democrat
- C. Denise Marcelle Democrat
- Shane Mack Republican
- Rodney Lyons Democrat
- III, Ed Larvadain Democrat
- Jacob Jules Landry Republican
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat
- Jeremy LaCombe Republican
- Alonzo L. Knox Democrat
- Timothy P. Kerner Republican
- Mike Johnson Republican
- Steven Jackson Democrat
- Jr., John R. Illg Republican
- Dodie Horton Republican
- Stephanie Hilferty Republican
- Dana Henry Democrat
- Chance Keith Henry Republican
- Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican
- Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
- Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat
- Bryan Fontenot Republican
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican
- Jessica Domangue Republican
- Kellee Dickerson
- Jason Brian DeWitt Republican
- Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican
- Phillip DeVillier Republican
- III, Vincent E. Cox Republican
- Kimberly Landry Coates Republican
- Emily Chenevert Republican
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat
- Robby Carter Democrat
- R. Dewith Carrier Republican
- Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat
- Reese "Skip" Broussard
- Jacob Braud Republican
- Ken Brass Democrat
- Chad Michael Boyer Republican
- Delisha Boyd Democrat
- Ryan Bourriaque Republican
- Doyle Boudreaux Republican
- Beth Anne Billings Republican
- Stephanie H. Berault Republican
- Annie Spell Republican
- Glen Womack Republican
- Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican
- Kirk Talbot Republican
- Jeremy Stine Republican
- Larry Selders Democrat
- Alan Seabaugh Republican
- Mike Reese Republican
- Edward J. Price Democrat
- Brach Jerad Myers Republican
- John C. "Jay" Morris Republican
- Beth Mizell Republican
- Gregory A. Miller Republican
- Eddie J. Lambert Republican
- Caleb Kleinpeter Republican
- Sam Jenkins Democrat
- Cameron Henry Republican
- Jimmy Harris Democrat
- Franklin J. Foil Republican
- Rick Edmonds Republican
- Royce Duplessis Democrat
- Patrick Connick Republican
- Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican
- Gary Carter Democrat
- Adam Bass Republican
- Regina Barrow Democrat
- Robert Allain Republican
- Mark Abraham Republican
- Jay Luneau Democrat
- Thomas A. Pressly Republican
- Robert "Bob" Owen Republican
- Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat
- Valarie Hodges Republican
- Bob Hensgens Republican
- Heather Cloud Republican
- Gerald Boudreaux Democrat
- Sidney Barthelemy II Democrat
- Jerome Zeringue Republican
- Rashid Armand Young Democrat
- John E. Wyble Republican
- Mark Wright Republican
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican
- IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican
- Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican
- Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican
- Tony Bacala Republican
- Beryl Amedée Republican
- Roy Daryl Adams Democrat
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican
Not signed on (29)
29 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 29 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Not Voting |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 32?
- SB 32 is sponsored by Johnson, T., St. Blanc, III, Roger William Wilder (Republican), Joy Walters (Democrat), Debbie Villio (Republican), Lauren Ventrella (Republican), Christopher Turner (Republican), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Joe Stagni, Laurie Schlegel (Republican), Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican), Paul Sawyer (Republican), Charles Owen (Republican), Joseph A. Orgeron (Republican), Candace N. Newell (Democrat), Nicholas Muscarello (Republican), Ed Murray (Democrat), Pat Moore (Democrat), Dustin Miller (Democrat), Shaun Raphael Mena (Democrat), Michael Melerine (Republican), Dixon Wallace McMakin (Republican), Wayne McMahen (Republican), Chasity Martinez (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Shane Mack (Republican), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Jacob Jules Landry (Republican), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Jeremy LaCombe (Republican), Alonzo L. Knox (Democrat), Timothy P. Kerner (Republican), Mike Johnson (Republican), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Jr., John R. Illg (Republican), Dodie Horton (Republican), Stephanie Hilferty (Republican), Dana Henry (Democrat), Chance Keith Henry (Republican), Brian Leonard Glorioso (Republican), Foy Bryan Gadberry (Republican), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democrat), Bryan Fontenot (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Jessica Domangue (Republican), Kellee Dickerson, Jason Brian DeWitt (Republican), Daryl Andrew Deshotel (Republican), Phillip DeVillier (Republican), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Kimberly Landry Coates (Republican), Emily Chenevert (Republican), Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), Robby Carter (Democrat), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Marcus Anthony Bryant (Democrat), Reese "Skip" Broussard, Jacob Braud (Republican), Ken Brass (Democrat), Chad Michael Boyer (Republican), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), Ryan Bourriaque (Republican), Doyle Boudreaux (Republican), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Stephanie H. Berault (Republican), Annie Spell (Republican), Glen Womack (Republican), Jr., William "Bill" Wheat (Republican), Kirk Talbot (Republican), Jeremy Stine (Republican), Larry Selders (Democrat), Alan Seabaugh (Republican), Mike Reese (Republican), Edward J. Price (Democrat), Brach Jerad Myers (Republican), John C. "Jay" Morris (Republican), Beth Mizell (Republican), Gregory A. Miller (Republican), Eddie J. Lambert (Republican), Caleb Kleinpeter (Republican), Sam Jenkins (Democrat), Cameron Henry (Republican), Jimmy Harris (Democrat), Franklin J. Foil (Republican), Rick Edmonds (Republican), Royce Duplessis (Democrat), Patrick Connick (Republican), Stewart Jr. Cathey (Republican), Gary Carter (Democrat), Adam Bass (Republican), Regina Barrow (Democrat), Robert Allain (Republican), Mark Abraham (Republican), Jay Luneau (Democrat), Thomas A. Pressly (Republican), Robert "Bob" Owen (Republican), Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews (Democrat), Valarie Hodges (Republican), Bob Hensgens (Republican), Heather Cloud (Republican), Gerald Boudreaux (Democrat), Patrick McMath (Republican), Sidney Barthelemy II (Democrat), Jerome Zeringue (Republican), Rashid Armand Young (Democrat), John E. Wyble (Republican), Mark Wright (Republican), Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley (Republican), IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu (Republican), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Jr., Dennis Bamburg (Republican), Tony Bacala (Republican), Beryl Amedée (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), and Michael "Big Mike" Fesi (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 32?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
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