2023 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
SB135
Legislative Summary
Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement for services provided by a licensed midwife or certified nurse midwife. (8/1/23) (EN +$39,972 GF EX See Note)
Bill History
3/30/2023
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Senate
4/10/2023
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Senate
4/18/2023
Reported with amendments.
Senate
4/19/2023
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Senate
5/8/2023
Reported with amendments.
Senate
5/9/2023
Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
5/10/2023
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/10/2023
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
House of Representatives
5/16/2023
Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
House of Representatives
5/17/2023
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
House of Representatives
5/18/2023
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
5/25/2023
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/30/2023.
House of Representatives
5/30/2023
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/31/2023
Received from the House with amendments.
Senate
6/4/2023
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Senate
6/4/2023
Called from the Calendar.
Senate
6/4/2023
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.
Senate
6/5/2023
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
6/5/2023
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
6/6/2023
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Senate
6/8/2023
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 207.
Senate
6/8/2023
Effective date 8/1/2023.
Senate
Amendments
Senate Committee Amendment #611 H&W Proposed
Senate Committee Amendment #611 H&W Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #591 H&W Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #591 H&W Draft
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #1307 FNCE Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #1307 FNCE Draft
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #1457 FNCE Proposed
Senate Committee Amendment #1457 FNCE Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #3776 Hughes Adopted
House Floor Amendment #3776 Hughes Adopted
Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on SB 135 CONCUR (#677)
6/4/2023
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on SB 135 FINAL PASSAGE (#769)
5/30/2023
103
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 135 FINAL PASSAGE (#273)
5/10/2023
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/8/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 20
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor
Regina Barrow
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (23)
Beryl Amedee
Republican
Delisha Boyd
Democrat
Marcus Bryant
Democrat
Rhonda Butler
Republican
Wilford Carter
Democrat
Kenny Cox
Democrat
Adrian Fisher
Democrat
Cedric Glover
Democrat
Kyle Green
Democrat
Jason Hughes
Democrat
Patrick Jefferson
Democrat
Samuel Jenkins
Democrat
Alonzo Knox
Democrat
Vanessa Caston Lafleur
Democrat
Ed Larvadain
Democrat
Rodney Lyons
Democrat
Denise Marcelle
Democrat
Dustin Miller
Democrat
Pat Moore
Democrat
Candace Newell
Democrat
Joseph Stagni
Republican
Francis Thompson
Republican
Matthew Willard
Democrat