ABORTION: Recognizes May 2020 as Louisiana Abortion Recovery Awareness Month and commends pro-life groups for their service to women suffering from abortion related trauma.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2020
Committee Review
May 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
House Passage
May 2020
Governor
Introduced May 11, 2020
Last action Jun 1, 2020
Floor votes · House May 29, 2020
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 1, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 31, 2020
Introduced
Received from the House with amendments.
upper
May 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read by title, amended, concurred in by vote of 84 yeas, 8 nays.
lower
May 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (13-0).
lower
May 13, 2020
Committee
Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
May 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read by title and adopted by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
upper
May 11, 2020
Introduced
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
SH
Sharon Hewitt
RRepublican
Co
Blake Miguez
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Fontenot
RRepublican
Co
Danny McCormick
RRepublican
Co
Dewith Carrier
RRepublican
Co
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
Co
Francis Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Kathy Edmonston
RRepublican
Co
Mark Wright
RRepublican
Co
Polly Thomas
RRepublican
Co
Rick Edmonds
RRepublican
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