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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 415: HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Creates the Empower Louisiana Food Purchase Program. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE 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 415 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on March 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Creates the Empower Louisiana Food Purchase Program. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note). Primary sponsor: Mark Abraham (Republican). It lists 20 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 508.

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 6 · Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark AbrahamPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Stephanie BeraultCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Beth BillingsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Doyle BoudreauxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Reese "Skip" BroussardCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Kim CarverCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Tehmi ChassionCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Adrian FisherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Aimee FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Barbara FreibergCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Brian GloriosoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Kellee HennessyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Mandie LandryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Denise MarcelleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Dustin MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Annie SpellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Joe StagniCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Chris TurnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
John WybleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75

“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. 508.
  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.
  3. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
  6. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.
  7. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  8. Received from the House with amendments.
  9. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
  10. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
  11. Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.
  12. Reported with amendments (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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