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IntroducedOct 12, 2020
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Passed HouseOct 15, 2020
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Passed SenateOct 22, 2020
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Signed into LawOct 28, 2020
EXCEP PERSON/DEV DISABLE: Requires the La. Department of Health to allow visitation of residents at intermediate care facilities by residents' family members during a public health emergency (Item #28)
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House • Oct 28, 2020: Effective date: 10/28/2020.
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Sponsors:
- Joseph Orgeron
- Heather Cloud
- Katrina Jackson
- Jay Luneau
- Ed Price
- Mack Bodi White, Jr.
Votes
YES: 95
- Mr. Speaker
- Fontenot
- McMahen
- Adams
- Freeman
- Miguez
- Amedee
- Freiberg
- Miller, G.
- Bacala
- Frieman
- Mincey
- Bagley
- Gadberry
- Moore
- Beaullieu
- Garofalo
- Muscarello
- Bishop
- Goudeau
- Nelson
- Bourriaque
- Green
- Newell
- Brass
- Harris
- Orgeron
- Brown
- Henry
- Owen, C.
- Bryant
- Hilferty
- Owen, R.
- Butler
- Hodges
- Phelps
- Carpenter
- Horton
- Pierre
- Carrier
- Hughes
- Pressly
- Carter, G.
- Huval
- Riser
- Carter, R.
- Illg
- Romero
- Cormier
- Ivey
- Schamerhorn
- Coussan
- James
- Seabaugh
- Cox
- Jefferson
- Selders
- Crews
- Jenkins
- St. Blanc
- Davis
- Johnson, M.
- Stagni
- Deshotel
- Johnson, T.
- Stefanski
- DeVillier
- Jones
- Tarver
- DuBuisson
- Jordan
- Thomas
- Duplessis
- Kerner
- Thompson
- Dwight
- LaCombe
- Turner
- Echols
- Lyons
- Villio
- Edmonds
- Mack
- Wheat
- Edmonston
- Magee
- White
- Emerson
- McCormick
- Willard
- Farnum
- McFarland
- Zeringue
- Firment
- McKnight
NO: 0
ABSENT: 10
YES: 91
- Mr. Speaker
- Freeman
- Miguez
- Adams
- Freiberg
- Miller, D.
- Amedee
- Gadberry
- Miller, G.
- Bacala
- Gaines
- Mincey
- Bagley
- Garofalo
- Moore
- Beaullieu
- Green
- Muscarello
- Bishop
- Harris
- Nelson
- Bourriaque
- Henry
- Newell
- Brown
- Hilferty
- Orgeron
- Butler
- Hodges
- Owen, C.
- Carpenter
- Horton
- Owen, R.
- Carrier
- Hughes
- Phelps
- Carter, G.
- Huval
- Pierre
- Carter, R.
- Illg
- Pressly
- Cormier
- Ivey
- Romero
- Coussan
- James
- Schamerhorn
- Cox
- Jefferson
- Seabaugh
- Crews
- Jenkins
- St. Blanc
- Davis
- Johnson, M.
- Stagni
- Deshotel
- Jones
- Stefanski
- DeVillier
- Jordan
- Tarver
- DuBuisson
- Kerner
- Thomas
- Duplessis
- Landry
- Thompson
- Dwight
- Larvadain
- Turner
- Echols
- Lyons
- Villio
- Edmonds
- Mack
- White
- Edmonston
- Magee
- Willard
- Emerson
- McCormick
- Wright
- Farnum
- McFarland
- Zeringue
- Firment
- McKnight
- Fontenot
- McMahen
NO: 0
ABSENT: 14
YES: 36
- Mr. President
- Fields
- Mills, R.
- Abraham
- Foil
- Mizell
- Allain
- Harris
- Morris
- Barrow
- Henry
- Peacock
- Bernard
- Hensgens
- Pope
- Boudreaux
- Hewitt
- Price
- Bouie
- Jackson
- Reese
- Carter
- Johns
- Smith
- Cathey
- Lambert
- Talbot
- Cloud
- Luneau
- Tarver
- Connick
- McMath
- Ward
- Fesi
- Mills, F.
- Womack
NO: 0
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Oct 28, 2020 | House
- Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 27.
- Effective date: 10/28/2020.
- Oct 23, 2020 | House
- Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- Oct 23, 2020 | Senate
- Signed by the President of the Senate.
- Oct 22, 2020 | House
- Received from the Senate with amendments.
- Rules suspended.
- Read by title, roll called, yeas 91, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- Oct 22, 2020 | Senate
- Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- Oct 21, 2020 | Senate
- Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Oct 15, 2020 | Senate
- Received in the Senate; read by title Rules suspended. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
- Oct 15, 2020 | House
- Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Oct 14, 2020 | House
- Reported favorably (15-0).
- Rules suspended.
- Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Scheduled for floor debate on 10/15/20.
- Oct 12, 2020 | House
- Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
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