SB 10 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

OPTOMETRY: Provides relative to the Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners. (8/1/25)

SB 10 amends Louisiana law to prohibit members of the State Board of Optometry Examiners from holding elected or appointed roles in Louisiana-based optometry professional associations during their board term. The bill directly affects current and future board members by restricting certain external professional affiliations. It includes an exception allowing board members to serve in associations focused on regulatory boards for optometry. The bill passed the Senate unanimously (38-0) on April 23, 2025, and now moves to the House.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB10 Original → SB10 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

SB 10 was enacted as Act No. 341, finalizing the bill's provisions regarding the Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners. The primary substantive change narrows a conflict-of-interest rule to only apply to optometry professional associations domiciled in Louisiana, rather than any such association nationwide. The document also transitions from a draft version to an enrolled, signed law with updated page counts and official signatures.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by limiting the prohibition on board members holding positions in optometry associations to those domiciled in Louisiana.

ELIGIBILITY

Restricted the prohibition on board members holding elected or appointed positions in optometry professional associations to only those associations domiciled in Louisiana.

TECHNICAL

Added official signatures from the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Governor, and updated the document status to 'Enrolled Act No. 341'.

Removed draft-specific headers, the original digest explaining the proposed changes, and the original page count indicating a two-page document.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2025 · House May 29, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 37

Apr 23, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

25 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 21, 2025

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 14, 2025

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 · 0 co-sponsors