HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to post-birth information. (8/1/24) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
This bill requires hospitals and birthing centers in Louisiana to give new mothers and their families a list of warning signs and local resources before they leave after giving birth. The Louisiana Department of Health will create this information and make it available online so medical facilities can use it. The goal is to ensure parents know what symptoms to watch for and where to get help if something goes wrong with their newborn or themselves.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 26, 2024
Signed May 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2024 · House May 15, 2024
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 38
Apr 3, 2024
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican26
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 1, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
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 · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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