2025 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB544
Legislative Summary
Transfers powers and duties of the Nursing Supply and Demand Council and the Simulation Medical Training and Education Council to the Louisiana Health Works Commission
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Bill History
4/4/2025
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Reported with amendments (10-0).
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2025.
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
5/5/2025
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Senate
5/14/2025
Reported favorably.
Senate
5/19/2025
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate
5/20/2025
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
5/27/2025
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/27/2025
Rules suspended.
Senate
5/27/2025
Reconsidered.
Senate
5/27/2025
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/27/2025
Received from the Senate with amendments.
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2025.
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
House conferees appointed: Turner, Miller, and McMahen.
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
Senate
5/29/2025
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
Senate
Amendments
House Committee Amendment #1414 H&W Draft
House Committee Amendment #1414 H&W Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #1520 H&W Draft
House Committee Amendment #1520 H&W Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #1579 H&W Proposed
House Committee Amendment #1579 H&W Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #1980 Turner Adopted
House Floor Amendment #1980 Turner Adopted
Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #1838 Mizell Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #1838 Mizell Adopted
Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on HB 544 REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#706)
5/29/2025
93
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on HB 544 FINAL PASSAGE (#396)
5/27/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on HB 544 FINAL PASSAGE (#397)
5/27/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 544 FINAL PASSAGE (#118)
4/29/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/30/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Turner
Republican