Louisiana 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 285 — HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE:  Prohibits a health insurance issuer from denying a nonopioid prescription in favor of an opioid prescription. (8/1/18)

Last action — Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 01, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

  2. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.

  5. Received from the House with amendments.

  6. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/09/18.

  8. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

  9. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  10. Reported with amendments (9-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  11. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.

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

  13. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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

  15. Reported with amendments.

  16. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Gary L. Smith, Jr.

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (144)

144 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

CONCUR (#1075)

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Unaffiliated 26002
Republican 6000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Smith, J. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Johns — Yea
White — Yea
Fannin — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Morrish — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Cortez — Yea
Donahue — Yea
Erdey — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
Ward — Yea
Appel — Yea
Gatti — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#885)

Passed 94 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 23002
Unaffiliated 58009
Democrat 13000
Total 940011
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Huval — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
LeBas — Not Voting
Leger — Yea
Leopold — Yea
Magee — Yea
Marino — Yea
Norton — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Hall — Yea
Havard — Yea
Hazel — Yea
Henry — Yea
Hoffmann — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Howard — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Brown, C. — Yea
Brown, T. — Yea
James — Yea
Carter, S. — Yea
Jones — Yea
Smith — Yea
Pearson — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Pope — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Pugh — Yea
Pylant — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Landry, N. — Yea
Anders — Yea
Billiot — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carmody — Yea
Chaney — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Davis — Yea
Garofalo — Yea
Schexnayder — Yea
Simon — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Stokes — Yea
Thibaut — Yea
White — Yea
Guinn — Not Voting
Bishop — Not Voting
Hill — Not Voting
Cromer — Not Voting
Danahay — Not Voting
Richard — Not Voting
Shadoin — Not Voting
Abramson — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Armes — Not Voting
Bagneris — Yea
Berthelot — Yea
Dwight — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Falconer — Yea
Franklin — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Gisclair — Yea
Glover — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Dustin Miller Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Not Voting
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Phillip DeVillier Republican Not Voting
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#407)

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25003
Republican 6000
Democrat 5000
Total 36003
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Long — Yea
Martiny — Yea
Milkovich — Yea
Mills — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Johns — Yea
Morrish — Yea
Peacock — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Bishop — Yea
Smith, G. — Yea
Carter — Yea
Appel — Yea
Erdey — Not Voting
Smith, J. — Yea
Walsworth — Yea
Claitor — Yea
Donahue — Yea
Fannin — Yea
White — Yea
Ward — Yea
Chabert — Yea
Colomb — Not Voting
Cortez — Yea
Gatti — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 285?
SB 285 is sponsored by Gary L. Smith, Jr., Francis C. Thompson (Republican), and Paula Davis.
What is the current status of SB 285?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 01, 2018. Enacted.
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