SB208Introduced in the Senate
Provides relative to certain services provided to veterans. (gov sig)
Introduced by Stewart Cathey, District 33
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides relative to certain services provided to veterans. (gov sig)
Where it stands
Notice of Senate rejecting Conference Committee Report.
June 1, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Vote on SB 208 ADOPT (#1653) · June 1, 2026
19
Yes
19
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Owen | 1 | Yes |
| Edward Price | 2 | No |
| Sidney Barthelemy | 3 | Yes |
| Jimmy Harris | 4 | Yes |
| Royce Duplessis | 5 | Yes |
| Rick Edmonds | 6 | No |
| Gary Carter | 7 | Yes |
| Patrick Connick | 8 | No |
| Cameron Henry | 9 | Yes |
| Kirk Talbot | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
Reported with amendments.
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Reported favorably (17-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Notice given.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
Called from the calendar.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Received from the House with amendments.
Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.
Senate conference committee members appointed: Cathey, Reese, and Talbot.
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
House conferees appointed: McFarland, Robby Carter, and Wiley.
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
Conference committee report received.
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Read by title, roll called, yeas 46, nays 45. The Conference Committee Report was not adopted.
Conference Committee report received.
Notice House rejected the Conference Committee Report.
House conferees appointed: McFarland, Robby Carter, and Wiley.
The House recommitted the bill to Conference Committee.
Conference Committee report received.
Notice the House discharged the Conference Committee.
The Senate recommitted the report to the Conference Committee.
Discharged from Conference Committee.
Notice Senate has discharged the Conference Committee.
Notice Senate recommtted the report to the Conference Committee.
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
Conference Committee Report read; rejected by a vote of 19 yeas and 19 nays.
Notice of Senate rejecting Conference Committee Report.
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