LA HB291 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 47-7)
Status: Passed on June 14 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-14 - Effective date: 08/01/2023.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides for visitation policies at certain healthcare facilities and requires that such policies allow for in-person visitation (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

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Title

Provides for visitation policies at certain healthcare facilities and requires that such policies allow for in-person visitation (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-06-06 - House - House Vote on HB 291 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1026) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2023-06-04 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 291 CO-AUTHORS (#716) (Y: 25 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2023-06-04 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 291 FINAL PASSAGE (#715) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-25 - House - House Vote on HB 291 FINAL PASSAGE (#114) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-06-14HouseEffective date: 08/01/2023.
2023-06-14HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 367.
2023-06-07HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2023-06-07SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2023-06-07HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2023-06-06HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2023-06-04HouseScheduled for concurrence on 06/06/2023.
2023-06-04HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2023-06-04SenateRules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2023-05-15SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2023-05-11SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2023-05-10SenateReported with amendments.
2023-04-27SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2023-04-26SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2023-04-25HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2023-04-24HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/25/2023.
2023-04-24HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2023-04-20HouseReported with amendments (15-0).
2023-04-10HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2023-04-03HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 4/3/2023.
2023-03-28HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2023-03-28HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=23rs&b=HB291&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1306919
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1314339
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1330767
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1332526
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1313037
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1312218
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1314230
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1319475
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1320725
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1325006
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1306930
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1312811
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1314370
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1315381
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1320914
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1323059
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1329532
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1331135
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1336817
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1315774
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1329382
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1329383
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1330606

Bill Comments

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