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Votes at a glance: Senate records final passage or concurrence on dozens of bills; selected roll-call tallies

Louisiana Senate · May 18, 2026
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Summary

During a long floor session the Senate moved through a broad consent and final-passage docket, recording final passage or concurrence on numerous House and Senate measures (selected tallies below).

The Louisiana Senate processed a large consent and final-passage calendar, clearing a long list of House bills and taking recorded votes on numerous measures. Selected outcomes recorded on the floor during this session include:

- House Bill 636 (Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Act): Final passage, 37 yeas, 0 nays (Sen. Boudreaux moved; recorded vote). - House Bill 296 (repeal of defunct reentry/workforce programs): Final passage, 32 yeas, 0 nays (recorded on floor). - Senate Bill 32 (perinatal bereavement care initiative): Senate concurred in House amendments, 36 ayes, 0 nays. - Senate Bill 41 (timing for publishing minutes penalty change): Senate concurred in House committee amendment to reduce days required from 45 to 31; recorded as 36 ayes, 0 nays. - Senate Bill 43 (psychedelic-assisted therapy initiative): House amendments were rejected by the Senate on a recorded tally of 34 yays and 1 nay (amendments rejected).

Because the session advanced dozens of items in quick succession, not every single final tally appeared as a separately read roll-call in the transcript excerpt, but the chamber recorded many unanimous and near-unanimous votes across topics from health and education to criminal procedure, insurance, and retirement-system adjustments. Where a recorded roll-call appeared in the transcript, the tally above matches the floor record.

What this means: The Senate cleared a broad legislative workload, enacting or concurring in measures ranging from regulatory cleanups and technical fixes to higher-profile policy changes that will now proceed toward enrollment and gubernatorial action as appropriate.