HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Requests the La. Department of Health to add Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) to the state's newborn screening panel.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Governor
Introduced Apr 8, 2019
Last action Jun 4, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2019 · House May 30, 2019
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
Apr 17, 2019
D
Democratic12
75% Yea
R
Republican24
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 30, 2019
Senate · Amendment offered
Received from the House without amendments.
May 30, 2019
House · Passed
Read by title, concurred in by vote of 95 yeas, 0 nays.
May 15, 2019
House · Reported by committee
Reported favorably (10-0).
Apr 22, 2019
House · Referred to committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Apr 17, 2019
Senate · Passed
Read by title and adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
Apr 16, 2019
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported favorably.
Apr 9, 2019
Senate · Referred to committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Apr 8, 2019
Senate · Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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