LA SB45 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill 45

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 29 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-29 - Effective date 5/29/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides relative to hospice care. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Title

Provides relative to hospice care. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Roll Calls

2026-05-19 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 45 CONCUR (#987) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-05-13 - House - House Vote on SB 45 FINAL PASSAGE (#1263) (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2026-03-17 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 45 FINAL PASSAGE (#42) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-29	Senate	Effective date 5/29/2026.
2026-05-29	Senate	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 453.
2026-05-21	Senate	Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
2026-05-25	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-20	Senate	Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-19	Senate	Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-13	Senate	Received from the House with amendments.
2026-05-13	House	Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-12	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-11	House	Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-07	House	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-06	House	Reported with amendments (9-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-03-23	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-03-18	House	Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-17	Senate	Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-03-16	Senate	Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-11	Senate	Reported with amendments.
2026-03-09	Senate	Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-12	Senate	Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

Subjects

HEALTH SERVICES

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=SB45&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1438287
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449224
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474585
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1480132
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1448491
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449188
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1468293
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469490
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1438288
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1448722
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450338
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450417
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469500
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469992
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472763
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474703
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1482481
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450793
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472515
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474433