2023 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB55
Legislative Summary
Provides relative to mental health treatment of incarcerated people (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Bill History
2/28/2023
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
2/28/2023
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
House of Representatives
3/3/2023
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/3/2023.
House of Representatives
4/10/2023
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Reported with amendments (7-0-1).
House of Representatives
5/3/2023
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
5/16/2023
Discharged from the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
5/16/2023
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
5/18/2023
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/22/2023.
House of Representatives
5/22/2023
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/22/2023
Notice given.
House of Representatives
5/22/2023
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/24/2023.
House of Representatives
5/24/2023
Called from the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/24/2023
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/25/2023
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
5/26/2023
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
Senate
5/31/2023
Reported favorably.
Senate
6/1/2023
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate
6/2/2023
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
6/4/2023
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
6/4/2023
Received from the Senate without amendments.
House of Representatives
6/5/2023
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
6/6/2023
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
6/7/2023
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
House of Representatives
6/8/2023
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 214.
House of Representatives
6/8/2023
Effective date: 08/01/2023.
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Committee Amendment #1112 ACRJ Draft
House Committee Amendment #1112 ACRJ Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #2148 ACRJ Draft
House Committee Amendment #2148 ACRJ Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #2209 ACRJ Proposed
House Committee Amendment #2209 ACRJ Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1246 Horton Proposed
House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1246 Horton Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #3172 Selders Proposed
House Floor Amendment #3172 Selders Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #3477 Selders Adopted
House Floor Amendment #3477 Selders Adopted
Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on HB 55 FINAL PASSAGE (#680)
6/4/2023
37
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 55 FINAL PASSAGE (#645)
5/24/2023
94
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
11
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/8/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 17
Republican: 2
Primary Sponsor

Larry Selders
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (18)
Delisha Boyd
Democrat
Ken Brass
Democrat
Marcus Bryant
Democrat
Wilford Carter
Democrat
Mack Cormier
Democrat
Kenny Cox
Democrat
Adrian Fisher
Democrat
Cedric Glover
Democrat
Samuel Jenkins
Democrat
Alonzo Knox
Democrat
Vanessa Caston Lafleur
Democrat
Mandie Landry
Democrat
Ed Larvadain
Democrat
Rodney Lyons
Democrat
Jack McFarland
Republican
Pat Moore
Democrat
Laurie Schlegel
Republican
Matthew Willard
Democrat