HB 899 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

HEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT: Provides relative to the Hope for Louisiana Patients Law (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

HB 899 is a technical amendment to the Hope for Louisiana Patients Law that updates specific legal citations and removes a provision regarding the treatment of unemancipated minors. The bill does not introduce new policies or directly affect any individuals or organizations. Instead, it modifies existing text to align with current legal references and streamline the statute's language.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2024

Committee Review

May 2024

House Passage

May 2024

Senate Passage

May 2024

Signed into Law

Jun 2024

Introduced Apr 2, 2024 Signed Jun 19, 2024

Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2024 · House Apr 30, 2024

How they voted

30–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 37

May 23, 2024

D Democratic12

7 Yea 5

58% Yea

R Republican25

23 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

May 23, 2024

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 16, 2024

Committee

Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 15, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Apr 30, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 17, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (11-0).

lower

Apr 3, 2024

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors