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State of Louisiana
Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 29, 2026
167 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2026 Regular Session
LA SB 222 · PassedMay 29

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Bill details

Last action
Effective date 5/29/2026. · May 29, 2026

Sponsor

TPThomas PresslySenator · Republican · SD-038Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

May 29, 2026Effective date 5/29/2026.Senate
May 29, 2026Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 476.Senate
May 25, 2026Signed by the Speaker of the House.House
May 21, 2026Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.Senate
May 21, 2026Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.Senate
May 20, 2026Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays.Senate
May 20, 2026Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.Senate
May 18, 2026Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.Senate
Show 15 earlier actions
May 11, 2026Received from the House with amendments.Senate
May 11, 2026Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.House
May 7, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.House
May 6, 2026Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.House
May 5, 2026Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.House
Apr 29, 2026Reported with amendments (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.House
Apr 13, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.House
Apr 9, 2026Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.House
Apr 8, 2026Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Senate
Apr 8, 2026Called from the Calendar.Senate
Mar 31, 2026Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.Senate
Mar 30, 2026Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.Senate
Mar 25, 2026Reported with amendments.Senate
Mar 9, 2026Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Senate
Feb 26, 2026Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Senate

Recorded votes

Senate Vote on SB 222 FINAL PASSAGE (#291)Apr 8, 2026 · Senate · 36 yea · 0 nayPassed
House Vote on SB 222 FINAL PASSAGE (#1120)May 11, 2026 · House · 92 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate Vote on SB 222 CONCUR (#1095)May 20, 2026 · Senate · 32 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

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