LA SB43 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 21 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-21 - Effective date 8/1/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

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

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Title

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

Sponsors

Sen. Patrick McMath [R]Sen. Sidney Barthelemy [D]Sen. Adam Bass [R]Sen. Gerald Boudreaux [D]
Sen. Gary Carter [D]Sen. Heather Cloud [R]Sen. Patrick Connick [R]Sen. Royce Duplessis [D]
Sen. Rick Edmonds [R]Sen. Michael Fesi [R]Sen. Jimmy Harris [D]Sen. Cameron Henry [R]
Sen. Bob Hensgens [R]Sen. Katrina Jackson-Andrews [D]Sen. Samuel Jenkins [D]Sen. Caleb Kleinpeter [R]
Sen. W. Jay Luneau [D]Sen. Blake Miguez [R]Sen. Gregory Miller [R]Sen. Beth Mizell [R]
Sen. Brach Myers [R]Sen. Robert Owen [R]Sen. Edward Price [D]Sen. Alan Seabaugh [R]
Sen. Larry Selders [D]Sen. Jeremy Stine [R]Sen. Kirk Talbot [R]Sen. William Wheat [R]
Sen. Glen Womack [R]Rep. Daryl Adams [D]Rep. Mike Bayham [R]Rep. Stephanie Berault [R]
Rep. Beth Billings [R]Rep. Delisha Boyd [D]Rep. Chad Boyer [R]Rep. Ken Brass [D]
Rep. Reese Broussard [R]Rep. Marcus Bryant [D]Rep. Barbara Carpenter [D]Rep. Kim Carver [R]
Rep. Tehmi Chassion [D]Rep. Emily Chenevert [R]Rep. Kimberly Coates [R]Rep. Vincent Cox [R]
Rep. Raymond Crews [R]Rep. Daryl Deshotel [R]Rep. Jason DeWitt [R]Rep. Kellee Dickerson [R]
Rep. Jessica Domangue [R]Rep. Michael Echols [R]Rep. Peter Egan [R]Rep. Adrian Fisher [D]
Rep. Aimee Freeman [D]Rep. Barbara Freiberg [R]Rep. Brian Glorioso [R]Rep. Troy Hebert [R]
Rep. Chance Henry [R]Rep. Stephanie Hilferty [R]Rep. Dodie Horton [R]Rep. Steven Jackson [D]
Rep. Mike Johnson [R]Rep. Timothy Kerner [R]Rep. Alonzo Knox [D]Rep. Vanessa Caston Lafleur [D]
Rep. Jacob Landry [R]Rep. Rodney Lyons [D]Rep. Shane Mack [R]Rep. Dixon McMakin [R]
Rep. Michael Melerine [R]Rep. Dustin Miller [D]Rep. Pat Moore [D]Rep. Ed Murray [D]
Rep. Neil Riser [R]Rep. Paul Sawyer [R]Rep. Rodney Schamerhorn [R]Rep. Annie Spell [R]
Rep. Vincent St. Blanc [R]Rep. Joseph Stagni [R]Rep. Sylvia Taylor [D]Rep. Lauren Ventrella [R]
Rep. Joy Walters [D]Rep. Mark Wright [R]Rep. John Wyble [R]

Roll Calls

2026-05-31 - House - House Vote on SB 43 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1793) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-29 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 43 ADOPT (#1565) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-05-18 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 43 REJECT (#892) (Y: 34 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-05-18 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 43 AMENDMENT # 2044 BY MCMATH REJECT (#892) (Y: 34 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-05-07 - House - House Vote on SB 43 FINAL PASSAGE (#997) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 43 CO-AUTHORS (#358) (Y: 25 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 43 FINAL PASSAGE (#357) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-06-21SenateEffective date 8/1/2026.
2026-06-21SenateBecomes Act No. 956 without the Governor's signature.
2026-06-01SenateSent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
2026-06-01HouseSigned by the Speaker of the House.
2026-06-01SenateEnrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31SenateNotice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
2026-05-31HouseConference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
2026-05-29HouseScheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.
2026-05-29HouseNotice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
2026-05-29SenateConference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-27HouseScheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26HouseConference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
2026-05-25HouseNotice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-25SenateConference committee report received.
2026-05-21SenateSenate conference committee members appointed: McMath, Luneau, and Owen.
2026-05-19SenateNotice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-05-19HouseHouse conferees appointed: Riser, Miller, and Egan.
2026-05-18HouseNotice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
2026-05-18SenateAmendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 34 yeas and 1 nays.
2026-05-11SenateReceived from the House with amendments.
2026-05-07HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-06HouseScheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
2026-05-05HouseRead by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-29HouseReported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-04-28HouseReported with amendments (9-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-21HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-04-20HouseReceived in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-04-15SenateSenate 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.
2026-04-15SenateCalled from the Calendar.
2026-04-08SenateRead by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-04-07SenateRead by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-07SenateRules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
2026-03-30SenateRead by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
2026-03-25SenateReported with amendments.
2026-03-09SenateIntroduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-12SenatePrefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
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Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463207
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466533
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466901
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1468030
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1470535
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1470394
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476194
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479482
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463078
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Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473763
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478932
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479324

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