HEALTH CARE: Amends rules relative to criminal history background checks on licensed ambulance personnel an...
This legislation amends the existing rules regarding criminal history background checks for licensed ambulance personnel and certain nonlicensed individuals. It aims to clarify the procedures and requirements for these background checks.
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SCR 3 — HEALTH CARE: Amends rules relative to criminal history background checks on licensed ambulance personnel and nonlicensed persons.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 09, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 27, 2026.
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In plain language
The bill updates the rules for background checks on ambulance personnel.
This legislation amends the existing rules regarding criminal history background checks for licensed ambulance personnel and certain nonlicensed individuals. It aims to clarify the procedures and requirements for these background checks.
What this means for you
- Healthcare: This means that healthcare providers will have updated guidelines for conducting background checks on ambulance staff.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
50 added · 82 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to Bill SCR 3 clarifies the rules around criminal history background checks for licensed ambulance personnel and nonlicensed individuals. The updated language removes previous provisions allowing local law enforcement agencies to conduct these checks, centralizing the process with the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information. This change is important because it aims to standardize how background checks are handled, potentially improving safety and ensuring consistency in the evaluation of personnel involved in emergency medical services.
SLS 26RS-380 REENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
3 BY SENATOR MYERS HEALTHA CARE.CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To amend the Department of Public Safety and Corrections rule LAC 55:I.207 which provides relative to criminal history background checks on licensed ambulance personnel and nonlicensed persons;
Amends rules relative to criminal historybackground checkson licensed ambulance personnel and nonlicensed persons.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To amend the Department of Public Safety and Corrections rule LAC 55:I.207 which provides relative to criminal history background checks on licensed ambulance personnel and nonlicensed persons;
and WHEREAS,previously,parishandlocallawenforcementagencieswereallowedtoWHEREAS, performcriminalhistorychecksandreturntheapplicablecriminalhistoryinformationtoanpreviously,parishandlocallawenforcementagencieswereallowedto performcriminalhistorychecksandreturntheapplicablecriminalhistoryinformationto an authorized agency;
and PageWHEREAS,R.S.49:969providesthatthelegislature,byconcurrentresolution,may 1suspend, ofamend, 3or SLSrepeal 26RS-380any REENGROSSEDrule SCRadopted NO.by a state department, agency, board, or commission.
3 WHEREAS,R.S.49:969providesthatthelegislature,byconcurrentresolution,may suspend, amend, or repeal any rule adopted by a state department, agency, board, or commission.
B.Page 1 of 2 SCR NO.
EachrequestforacriminalhistorycheckauthorizedbyR.S.3 ENROLLED B.EachrequestforacriminalhistorycheckauthorizedbyR.S.40:1203.2submitted to the bureau shall be accompanied by the fee of twenty-six dollars as established by R.S.
40:1203.2 submitted to the bureau shall be accompanied by the fee of twenty-six dollars as established by R.S.
E.
Effective until October 1, 2026, the bureau shall allow parish and local law enforcement agencies to perform criminal history checks and return the applicable criminal history information to an authorized agency.
PagePRESIDENT 2OF ofTHE 3SENATE SLSSPEAKER 26RS-380OF REENGROSSEDTHE SCRHOUSE NO.OF REPRESENTATIVES Page 2 of 2
3 The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.
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 SCR 3 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Myers Amends the Dept.
of Public Safetyand Corrections rule relative to criminal history checks for licensed ambulance personnel and nonlicensed persons to do the following:
(1) Suspend implementation of the requirement for resubmission to the Bureau of CriminalIdentificationandInformationforafingerprintbackgroundcheckwhenthe result of a name-based background check contains possible arrest information until October 1, 2026.
(2) Authorize parish and local law enforcement agencies to perform criminal history checks and return applicable criminal history information to an authorized agency until Oct.
1, 2026.
Directs the La.
Register to incorporate the amended rule into the La.
Administrative Code.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Committee Amendments Proposed bySenate Committee on Health and Welfare to the original bill 1.
Suspends implementation of the rule until Oct.
1, 2026.
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill 1.
Authorizes parish and local law enforcement agencies to perform criminal history checks and return applicable criminal history information to an authorized agency until Oct.
1, 2026.
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- Enrolled SCR3 Enrolled Current pdf
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Amendments
5 amendments- House Committee Amendment, #4359, ACRJ, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- House Committee Amendment, #4324, ACRJ, Draft Show changes
- Senate Floor Amendment, #1841, Myers, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- Senate Committee Amendment, #1615, H&W, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- Senate Committee Amendment, #1527, H&W, Draft Show changes
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Action History
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Sent to the Secretary of State 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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Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
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Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Read by title, concurred in by vote of 95 yeas, 0 nays.
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Received from the House with amendments.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
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Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported with amendments (12-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
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Received in the House from the Senate.
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Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
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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.
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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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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
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Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Sponsors
- Brach Jerad Myers · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Brach Jerad Myers Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (39)
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 95 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (39)
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
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- Who sponsors SCR 3?
- SCR 3 is sponsored by Brach Jerad Myers (Republican).
- What is the current status of SCR 3?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 09, 2026. Enacted.
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