Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB43 — HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to psychedelic-assisted therapy. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last action — Effective date 8/1/2026.

  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 February 12, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 01, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill provides for psychedelic-assisted therapy in health services.

This legislation aims to establish guidelines for psychedelic-assisted therapy within health services. It seeks to integrate these treatments into existing healthcare frameworks.

Summary

HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to psychedelic-assisted therapy. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Bill Text

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Action History

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

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

  3. Reported with amendments.

  4. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

  5. Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.

  6. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  7. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  8. Called from the Calendar.

  9. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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

  11. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

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

  13. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

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

  15. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.

  16. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  17. Received from the House with amendments.

  18. Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 34 yeas and 1 nays.

  19. Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.

  20. House conferees appointed: Riser, Miller, and Egan.

  21. Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

  22. Senate conference committee members appointed: McMath, Luneau, and Owen.

  23. Conference committee report received.

  24. Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

  25. Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.

  26. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.

  27. Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.

  28. Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

  29. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.

  30. Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

  31. Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

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

  33. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

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

  35. Becomes Act No. 956 without the Governor's signature.

  36. Effective date 8/1/2026.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 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.

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Votes

House: ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 26003
Republican 62003
Unaffiliated 9002
Total 97008
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Amedee — Yea
Miller — Yea
Boudreaux — Yea
Henry, C. — Yea
Owen — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Landry, J. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Galle — Not Voting
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
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 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
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 Yea
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jacob Braud 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 Not Voting
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 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
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

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Senate: ADOPT

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 23002
Democrat 7002
Total 35004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Owen — Yea
Boudreaux — Yea
Carter — Yea
Miller — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Glen Womack Republican Not Voting
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 Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

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Senate: REJECT

Passed 34 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 22003
Democrat 7101
Total 34104
% of votes cast 87%3%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Owen — Yea
Boudreaux — Yea
Carter — Yea
Miller — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Nay
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 Not Voting
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Not Voting
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 Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

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Senate: FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 24001
Democrat 8001
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Owen — Yea
Boudreaux — Yea
Carter — Yea
Miller — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Yea
Larry Selders Democrat Yea
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 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
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 Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Not Voting

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With Amendments

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 4000
Republican 4000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Joseph A. Stagni — Yea
Dustin Miller Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Yea
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Yea
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Yea

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House: FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Republican 61004
Democrat 26003
Total 97008
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Miller — Yea
Galle — Yea
Owen — Yea
Boudreaux — Yea
Henry, C. — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, J. — Yea
Landry, T. — Not Voting
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
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 Not Voting
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 Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer 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
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jacob Braud 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 Yea
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 Not Voting
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler 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

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What does SB43 do?
HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to psychedelic-assisted therapy. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Who sponsors SB43?
SB43 is sponsored by Patrick McMath (Republican).
What is the current status of SB43?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2026. Enacted.
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