HB 60 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

CRIME: Provides relative to the unauthorized use of sperm, ovum, or embryo

HB 60 amends the law regarding unauthorized use of sperm, ova, or embryos to explicitly include the use of a spouse's reproductive material by their surviving spouse or by a spouse to conceive a child. By adding these specific scenarios to the list of prohibited actions, the bill clarifies that such consensual reproductive arrangements between married partners are not considered criminal offenses. This legislative change directly affects married couples and their legal standing when using each other's biological material for conception. The bill does not alter the penalties for unauthorized use but rather defines the scope of what constitutes unauthorized use in the context of spousal relationships.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 6, 2024 Signed May 24, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2024 · House Apr 15, 2024

How they voted

370
Passed
Total votes 37
May 16, 2024
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican25
25 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 8, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors