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Senate approves multiple bills on fishing limits, bridge upkeep and EMS protocols
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Summary
The Louisiana Senate passed a batch of measures on March 26, including changes to freshwater fishing limits, a bill to create bridge maintenance records after local failures, and an EMS medication protocol bill; most measures passed unanimously or by large margins.
The Louisiana Senate on March 26 moved and passed a slate of bills covering fisheries, infrastructure and emergency medical services during a regularly scheduled session.
Among the items approved were Senate Bill 111 (fishing limits), Senate Bill 122 (bridge maintenance records), and Senate Bill 195 (EMS medication administration). Senators recorded passage votes on multiple measures, with several final votes noted in the transcript as unanimous or near‑unanimous.
Why it matters: the votes affect state management of natural resources, create new maintenance recordkeeping for bridges following recent local failures, and clarify how EMS personnel may administer a patient’s own time‑critical medication during emergencies.
Key outcomes at a glance - Senate Bill 111 (Sen. Klein Peter): amended to reduce minimum bass length from 14 to 12 inches and to change daily possession limits (adopted amendment); final passage recorded as 35 yeas, 0 nays. Sen. Klein Peter said, “What we're doing is we're going from 10 fish with no size limit on the bass, to 5 fish and now 12 inches,” explaining the package of limits for the Atchafalaya Basin and Lake Verret areas.
- Senate Bill 122 (Sen. Faizy): creates bridge maintenance record requirements and reporting; sponsor emphasized lack of historic maintenance in his district and the cost consequences. Final passage recorded as 35 yeas, 0 nays. Sen. Faizy stated, “So, basically, all I'm doing is this bill ... we're gonna create maintenance on bridges that we can have records to go back and look on and make sure we keep our bridges in shape.”
- Senate Bill 195 (Sen. Marsh/Myers): the Daily Dose EMS Treatment Act, allowing EMS personnel to administer a patient’s own prescribed time‑critical medication during emergencies when requested by the patient or family; an implementation amendment shifted approval of protocols to the Bureau of EMS; amendment adopted and bill passed.
Other bills cleared: the chamber also advanced and passed several other bills across titles (transportation, public health, criminal procedure and administrative code changes). Vote tallies recorded on the floor were typically unanimous or near‑unanimous; the clerk announced individual tallies as each machine vote closed.
What’s next: Bills that received final passage proceed under Senate rules (reconsideration motions were offered in a few cases) and earlier‑referred House bills remain under consideration by committees or await concurrence. The Senate adjourned and will reconvene Monday, March 30 at 3:30 p.m.
