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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 405: NURSING HOMES: Provides for a statewide quality oversight initiative for nursing facilities. (8/1/26) (EN GF EX See Note)

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 405 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on March 10, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: NURSING HOMES: Provides for a statewide quality oversight initiative for nursing facilities. (8/1/26) (EN GF EX See Note). Primary sponsor: Kirk Talbot (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 9, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 896.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kirk TalbotPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Adam BassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Gerald BoudreauxCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Tehmi ChassionCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Rick EdmondsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Alonzo KnoxCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Patrick McMathCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Brach MyersCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Ed PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Bill WheatCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 896.
  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
  7. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  8. Received from the House without amendments.
  9. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
  11. Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  12. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source