2023 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB5
Legislative Summary
Provides relative to pregnancy-related medical expense obligations
Bill History
1/12/2023
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
1/12/2023
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives
2/3/2023
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/3/2023.
House of Representatives
4/10/2023
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives
4/19/2023
Reported with amendments (13-0-1).
House of Representatives
4/20/2023
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
4/20/2023
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/24/2023.
House of Representatives
4/24/2023
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/25/2023
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
4/26/2023
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Senate
5/16/2023
Reported favorably.
Senate
5/17/2023
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate
5/18/2023
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
6/4/2023
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
6/5/2023
Received from the Senate with amendments.
House of Representatives
6/5/2023
Scheduled for concurrence on 06/06/2023.
House of Representatives
6/6/2023
Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
House of Representatives
6/7/2023
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
6/7/2023
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
6/8/2023
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
House of Representatives
6/28/2023
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 439.
House of Representatives
6/28/2023
Effective date: 08/01/2023.
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Committee Amendment #1337 CL&P Draft
House Committee Amendment #1337 CL&P Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #1412 CL&P Proposed
House Committee Amendment #1412 CL&P Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #706 Horton Proposed
House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #706 Horton Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #1633 Frieman Proposed
House Floor Amendment #1633 Frieman Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #2805 Cathey Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #2805 Cathey Adopted
Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #2121 Cloud Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #2121 Cloud Adopted
Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on HB 5 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1044)
6/6/2023
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on HB 5 FINAL PASSAGE (#728)
6/4/2023
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 5 ADD CO-AUTHORS (#65)
4/24/2023
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
89
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 5 FINAL PASSAGE (#64)
4/24/2023
101
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/28/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 15
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor

Larry Frieman
Republican
Co-Sponsors (18)
Beryl Amedee
Republican
Tony Bacala
Republican
Raymond Crews
Republican
Rick Edmonds
Republican
Julie Emerson
Republican
Raymond Garofalo
Republican
Lance Harris
Republican
Stephanie Hilferty
Republican
Dodie Horton
Republican
Patrick Jefferson
Democrat
Alonzo Knox
Democrat
Vanessa Caston Lafleur
Democrat
Sherman Mack
Republican
Jack McFarland
Republican
Alan Seabaugh
Republican
Joseph Stagni
Republican
Polly Thomas
Republican
Malinda White
Democrat