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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 437: HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Provides relative to treatment services provided at facilities providing housing or temporary residence for individuals referred by judicial agencies. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT 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 437 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on March 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Provides relative to treatment services provided at facilities providing housing or temporary residence for individuals referred by judicial agencies. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note). Primary sponsor: Mark Abraham (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 514.

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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark AbrahamPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25

“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. 514.
  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.
  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House.
  4. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
  5. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  6. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  7. Received from the House without amendments.
  8. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
  9. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
  11. Reported favorably (11-0). 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 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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