Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana SB 29

PUBLIC HEALTH: Requires coroners to report certain information regarding sudden child deaths. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Patrick McMath (Republican)

Cosponsors (18)

• Mike Bayham (Republican)
• John Wyble (Republican)
• Mark Wright (Republican)
• Charles Owen (Republican)
• Dixon McMakin (Republican)
• Jacob Landry (Republican)
• Jay Galle (Republican)
• Kellee Dickerson (Republican)
• Beryl Amedee (Republican)
• Jeremy Stine (Republican)
• Brach Myers (Republican)
• Beth Mizell (Republican)
• Valarie Hodges (Republican)
• Cameron Henry (Republican)
• Stewart Cathey , Jr. (Republican)
• Gary Carter (Democratic)
• Regina Ashford Barrow (Democratic)
• Mark Abraham (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Committee Amendment, #652, H&W, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #776, H&W, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #1119, McMath, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #5239, Egan, Adopted
• Conference Committee Report, #4358, House Proposed, Senate Adopted
• SB29 Original
• SB29 Engrossed
• SB29 Reengrossed
• SB29 Enrolled
• SB29 Act

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

Actions

• Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
  Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
  Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
  Reported with amendments.
• Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
• Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
  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.
• Mar 24, 2026 · House
  Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
• Mar 25, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• Apr 29, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 5, 2026 · House
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 76, nays 12. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
• May 11, 2026 · Senate
  Received from the House with amendments.
• May 18, 2026 · Senate
  Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
• May 18, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  House conferees appointed: Egan, Miller, and Berault.
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
• May 21, 2026 · Senate
  Senate conference committee members appointed: McMath, Luneau, and Owen.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
• May 26, 2026 · Senate
  Conference committee report received.
• May 27, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 85, nays 11. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
• May 31, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Speaker of the House.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
• Jun 2, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 732.
• Jun 2, 2026 · Senate
  Effective date 8/1/2026.