SB219Introduced in the Senate
Creates the office of health and nutrition within the Louisiana Department of Health. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Introduced by Patrick McMath, District 11
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Creates the office of health and nutrition within the Louisiana Department of Health. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Where it stands
Effective date 10/1/2026.
May 22, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Vote on SB 219 CONCUR (#899) · May 18, 2026
37
Yes
0
No
2
Absent or Not Voting
39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Owen | 1 | Yes |
| Edward Price | 2 | Yes |
| Sidney Barthelemy | 3 | Yes |
| Jimmy Harris | 4 | Yes |
| Royce Duplessis | 5 | Yes |
| Rick Edmonds | 6 | Yes |
| Gary Carter | 7 | Yes |
| Patrick Connick | 8 | Absent |
| Cameron Henry | 9 | Yes |
| Kirk Talbot | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Reported with amendments.
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed 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 Health and Welfare.
Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Received from the House with amendments.
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 368.
Effective date 10/1/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- Senate Committee Amendment #1316 H&W Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #1128 H&W Draft (amendment)
- Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1388 Miller G. Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #5073 Berault Proposed (amendment)
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