NURSING HOMES: Requires all nursing homes to maintain in effect emergency preparedness plans approved by the La. Department of Health
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2022
Last action Jun 3, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2022 · House Apr 25, 2022
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 33
Jun 1, 2022
D
Democratic11
81% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jun 1, 2022
Introduced
Received from the Senate without amendments.
lower
Jun 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 26, 2022
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 27, 2022
Committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
upper
Apr 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (12-0).
lower
Mar 14, 2022
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rick Edmonds
RRepublican
Co
Barry Ivey
RRepublican
Co
BA
Beryl Amedée
RRepublican
Co
Candace Newell
DDemocratic
Co
Chuck Owen
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Villio
RRepublican
Co
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
Co
Joe Orgeron
RRepublican
Co
Joe Stagni
RRepublican
Co
Julie Emerson
RRepublican
Co
Lance Harris
RRepublican
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