2023 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB291
Legislative Summary
Provides for visitation policies at certain healthcare facilities and requires that such policies allow for in-person visitation (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Bill History
3/28/2023
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
3/28/2023
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
House of Representatives
4/3/2023
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 4/3/2023.
House of Representatives
4/10/2023
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
House of Representatives
4/20/2023
Reported with amendments (15-0).
House of Representatives
4/24/2023
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
4/24/2023
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/25/2023.
House of Representatives
4/25/2023
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/26/2023
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
4/27/2023
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Senate
5/10/2023
Reported with amendments.
Senate
5/11/2023
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate
5/15/2023
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
6/4/2023
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
6/4/2023
Received from the Senate with amendments.
House of Representatives
6/4/2023
Scheduled for concurrence on 06/06/2023.
House of Representatives
6/6/2023
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, 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
6/7/2023
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
House of Representatives
6/14/2023
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 367.
House of Representatives
6/14/2023
Effective date: 08/01/2023.
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Committee Amendment #1355 H&W Draft
House Committee Amendment #1355 H&W Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #1242 H&W Draft
House Committee Amendment #1242 H&W Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #1523 H&W Proposed
House Committee Amendment #1523 H&W Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #1413 H&W Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #1413 H&W Draft
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #1565 H&W Proposed
Senate Committee Amendment #1565 H&W Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #2102 Fesi Withdrawn
Senate Floor Amendment #2102 Fesi Withdrawn
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on HB 291 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1026)
6/6/2023
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on HB 291 FINAL PASSAGE (#715)
6/4/2023
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on HB 291 CO-AUTHORS (#716)
6/4/2023
25
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
14
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 291 FINAL PASSAGE (#114)
4/25/2023
100
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/14/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 47
Democrat: 7
Primary Sponsor
Charles Owen
Republican
Co-Sponsors (53)
Beryl Amedee
Republican
Tony Bacala
Republican
Beau Beaullieu
Republican
Stuart Bishop
Republican
Rhonda Butler
Republican
Dewith Carrier
Republican
Jean-paul Coussan
Republican
Raymond Crews
Republican
Michael Echols
Republican
Rick Edmonds
Republican
Kathy Edmonston
Republican
Julie Emerson
Republican
Gabe Firment
Republican
Adrian Fisher
Democrat
Larry Frieman
Republican
Jonathan Goudeau
Republican
Lance Harris
Republican
Valarie Hodges
Republican
Dodie Horton
Republican
Mike Johnson
Republican
Danny McCormick
Republican
Jack McFarland
Republican
Pat Moore
Democrat
Joseph Orgeron
Republican
Troy Romero
Republican
Rodney Schamerhorn
Republican
Alan Seabaugh
Republican
Mark Wright
Republican
Mark Abraham
Republican
Regina Barrow
Democrat
Louie Bernard
Republican
Gerald Boudreaux
Democrat
Stewart Cathey
Republican
Heather Cloud
Republican
Patrick Connick
Republican
Patrick Cortez
Republican
Michael Fesi
Republican
Franklin Foil
Republican
Cameron Henry
Republican
Katrina Jackson-Andrews
Democrat
Caleb Kleinpeter
Republican
Patrick McMath
Republican
Barry Milligan
Republican
Robert Mills
Republican
Beth Mizell
Republican
John Morris
Republican
Barrow Peacock
Republican
Mike Reese
Republican
Gary Smith
Democrat
Jeremy Stine
Republican
Kirk Talbot
Republican
Gregory Tarver
Democrat
Glen Womack
Republican