PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Authorizes the Hospital Service District No. 2 of St. Martin Parish to name a medical building in honor of a living person. (8/1/25)
SB 3 authorizes St. Martin Parish Hospital District No. 2 to name its medical office building at 220 Champagne Boulevard in honor of Burton D. Dupuis, a living individual who has served the parish for over fifty years. The bill specifically allows the district to name the building after Dupuis, bypassing standard naming restrictions under Louisiana law. This is a ceremonial measure with no substantive policy changes, directly affecting the hospital district's naming authority for this specific building. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate and is now moving to the House for consideration.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Signed Jun 11, 2025
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The bill was updated to reflect its final passage by adding the 'Enrolled' status and signatures from the Senate President, Speaker of the House, and Governor. The sponsor list was expanded to include Representative Chassion, and the page count was adjusted to one page, indicating the removal of the original digest and preliminary drafting notes.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope regarding the naming of the medical building remains unchanged; the changes are strictly procedural, reflecting the bill's transition from a draft proposal to an enacted law.
TECHNICAL
Added 'Enrolled' status and signatures of the Senate President, Speaker of the House, and Governor to signify official passage.
Added Representative Chassion to the list of sponsors.
Removed the original draft header, digest summary, and page count indicating a two-page document.
Adjusted the page count from two pages to one page to match the final enacted text.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2025 · House Jun 4, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed
Total votes 38
Apr 29, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% 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
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 5, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 23, 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 Local and Municipal Affairs.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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