CHILDREN: Provides for the Adoption Awareness Act. (8/1/24) (EN +$334,379 FF EX See Note)
This bill directs the Louisiana Department of Health and the Department of Children and Family Services to place a prominent link to the AdoptionOption.La.Gov website on their official sites. It also allows other state agencies with websites to include this same link to help the public find adoption resources. By making this information easily accessible, the legislation aims to increase awareness about adoption options for residents. The changes apply specifically to state government websites and do not alter existing adoption laws or procedures.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed Jun 10, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2024 · House May 22, 2024
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 38
May 6, 2024
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 15, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 8, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
May 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
upper
Apr 29, 2024
Committee
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rick Edmonds
RRepublican
Co
BA
Beryl Amedée
RRepublican
Co
Beth Billings
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Owen
RRepublican
Co
Dewith Carrier
RRepublican
Co
Emily Chenevert
RRepublican
Co
Kellee Hennessy
RRepublican
Co
Kim Carver
RRepublican
Co
Mike Bayham
RRepublican
Co
Stephanie Berault
RRepublican
Co
Steven Jackson
DDemocratic
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