SB 121 — BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Provides for mental health screenings in schools. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
Last action — Becomes Act No. 469 without the Governor's signature.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 03, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on July 01, 2025.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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10 sponsors
1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 D).
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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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Read SB 121 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Becomes Act No. 469 without the Governor's signature.
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Effective date 8/1/2025.
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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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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
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Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 28. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Received from the House with amendments.
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Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 06/09/2025.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Reported with amendments (10-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
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Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 3 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
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Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
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Rules suspended. 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 Education.
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
Sponsors
- T. Landry · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Joy Walters · Cosponsor
- Shaun Raphael Mena · Cosponsor
- Ed Larvadain III · Cosponsor
- Alonzo L. Knox · Cosponsor
- Steven Jackson · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion · Cosponsor
- Larry Selders · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on · 28 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Larry Selders Democrat
Co-sponsors (9)
- Landry, T.
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Joy Walters Democrat
- Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat
- III, Ed Larvadain Democrat
- Alonzo L. Knox Democrat
- Steven Jackson Democrat
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat
Not signed on (137)
137 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 137 →"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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 34 | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 67 | 28 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 27% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Emerson | — | Nay |
| Galle | — | Nay |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Davis | — | 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 |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Not Voting |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Nay |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Nay |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Nay |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Nay |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Nay |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Nay |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Not Voting |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Nay |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Nay |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Nay |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Nay |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Nay |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Not Voting |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Nay |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Nay |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 32 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 8% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Not Voting |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 121?
- SB 121 is sponsored by Landry, T., Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Joy Walters (Democrat), Shaun Raphael Mena (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Alonzo L. Knox (Democrat), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), and Larry Selders (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 121?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 03, 2025. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 121?
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