Votes at a glance: Louisiana House passes broad slate of resolutions, safety and health bills
May 11, 2026 | 2026 Legislature LA, Louisiana
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The Louisiana House on May 7 adopted a large number of resolutions and approved multiple bills across policy areas in a largely procedural but consequential session.
What passed today (selected highlights):
- HB 79 (carbon-capture liability): Passed final passage, 70 yays, 25 nays. Sponsors said the bill removes special caps on damages and restores landowner remedies.
- HB 12 47 (SANE program/statewide coordinator): Passed unanimously, 98–0, creating a statewide sexual-assault nurse examiner (SANE) coordinator and clarifying kit definitions and tracking responsibilities.
- HB 11 95 (EMS medication protocol): Passed (97–0) to allow EMS to administer patients’ time-critical prescribed medication under timely protocols.
- HB 12 23 (clinical trials acceleration): Passed (93–0); bill aims to make Louisiana more competitive for early-phase clinical research and preserve patient protections.
- Multiple concurrent and memorial resolutions were adopted urging federal aid or designating commemorative observances and local infrastructure funding requests were moved forward.
Why it matters: The session combined high-volume consent and concurrence votes with more substantive measures that alter state programs and liability rules. The SANE/nursing bill drew stakeholder support and public recognition of survivors and advocates at the Capitol; the carbon-capture liability bill adjusts legal remedies for property owners and industry alike.
What to watch next: Implementation language, budgetary adjustments, and any requested fiscal notes for bills that could affect state expenditures (e.g., public-safety or court costs connected to criminal-law changes). Several passed measures may require Department of Health or other agency rulemaking.
Vote details and next steps are available in the House Journal and will be referred to the appropriate enrolling office for final processing.
What passed today (selected highlights):
- HB 79 (carbon-capture liability): Passed final passage, 70 yays, 25 nays. Sponsors said the bill removes special caps on damages and restores landowner remedies.
- HB 12 47 (SANE program/statewide coordinator): Passed unanimously, 98–0, creating a statewide sexual-assault nurse examiner (SANE) coordinator and clarifying kit definitions and tracking responsibilities.
- HB 11 95 (EMS medication protocol): Passed (97–0) to allow EMS to administer patients’ time-critical prescribed medication under timely protocols.
- HB 12 23 (clinical trials acceleration): Passed (93–0); bill aims to make Louisiana more competitive for early-phase clinical research and preserve patient protections.
- Multiple concurrent and memorial resolutions were adopted urging federal aid or designating commemorative observances and local infrastructure funding requests were moved forward.
Why it matters: The session combined high-volume consent and concurrence votes with more substantive measures that alter state programs and liability rules. The SANE/nursing bill drew stakeholder support and public recognition of survivors and advocates at the Capitol; the carbon-capture liability bill adjusts legal remedies for property owners and industry alike.
What to watch next: Implementation language, budgetary adjustments, and any requested fiscal notes for bills that could affect state expenditures (e.g., public-safety or court costs connected to criminal-law changes). Several passed measures may require Department of Health or other agency rulemaking.
Vote details and next steps are available in the House Journal and will be referred to the appropriate enrolling office for final processing.
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