SB409Introduced in the Senate
Provides protections for employees who become living organ donors. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Introduced by Brach Myers, District 23
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides protections for employees who become living organ donors. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Where it stands
Effective date 8/1/2026.
May 29, 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 409 CONCUR (#1047) · May 20, 2026
33
Yes
0
No
6
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 | Yes |
| Sidney Barthelemy | 3 | Yes |
| Jimmy Harris | 4 | Yes |
| Royce Duplessis | 5 | Absent |
| Rick Edmonds | 6 | Yes |
| Gary Carter | 7 | Yes |
| Patrick Connick | 8 | Yes |
| Cameron Henry | 9 | Yes |
| Kirk Talbot | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
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 36 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 Labor and Industrial Relations.
Reported with amendments (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
Read third time by title, 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 concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 506.
Effective date 8/1/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- Senate Committee Amendment #1206 L&IR Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #1070 L&IR Draft (amendment)
- Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1391 Miller G. Proposed (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #4819 L&IR Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #5205 L&IR Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #5144 L&IR Proposed (amendment)
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