Louisiana SB 43 — HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to psychedelic-assisted therapy. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Louisiana, 2026. SB 43: HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to psychedelic-assisted therapy. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

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Latest action

June 23, 2026 — Becomes Act No. 956 without the Governor's signature.

Summary

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Sponsors

• Patrick McMath — primary sponsor
• Sidney Barthelemy
• Adam Bass
• Gerald Boudreaux
• Gary Carter
• Heather Cloud
• Patrick Connick
• Royce Duplessis
• Rick Edmonds
• Michael "Big Mike" Fesi
• Jimmy Harris
• Cameron Henry
• Bob Hensgens
• Katrina Jackson-Andrews
• Samuel Jenkins
• Caleb Kleinpeter
• Jay Luneau
• Blake Miguez
• Gregory A. Miller
• Beth Mizell
• Brach Myers
• Robert "Bob" Owen
• Ed Price
• Alan Seabaugh
• Larry Selders
• Jeremy Stine
• Kirk Talbot
• William "Bill" Wheat , Jr.
• Glen Womack
• Daryl Adams
• Mike Bayham
• Stephanie Berault
• Beth Billings
• Delisha Boyd
• Chad Boyer
• Ken Brass
• Reese "Skip" Broussard
• Marcus Bryant
• Barbara Carpenter
• Kim Carver
• Tehmi Chassion
• Emily Chenevert
• Kimberly Coates
• Vincent Cox III
• Raymond Crews
• Daryl Deshotel
• Jason Dewitt
• Kellee Dickerson
• Jessica Domangue
• Michael Echols
• Peter Egan
• Adrian Fisher
• Aimee Adatto Freeman
• Barbara Reich Freiberg
• Brian Glorioso
• Troy Hebert
• Chance Henry
• Stephanie Hilferty
• Dodie Horton
• Steven Jackson
• Mike Johnson
• Timothy P. Kerner
• Alonzo Knox
• Vanessa Caston LaFleur
• Jacob Landry
• Rodney Lyons
• Shane Mack
• Dixon McMakin
• Michael Melerine
• Dustin Miller
• Pat Moore
• Ed Murray
• Neil Riser
• Paul Sawyer
• Rodney Schamerhorn
• Annie Spell
• Vincent J. St. Blanc , III
• Joe Stagni
• Sylvia Taylor
• Lauren Ventrella
• Joy Walters
• Mark Wright
• John Wyble

Bill text

SB43 Act 956 Read version ↗

SB43 Enrolled Read version ↗

SB43 Reengrossed Read version ↗

SB43 Engrossed Read version ↗

SB43 Original Read version ↗

Conference Committee Report, #4043, House Proposed, Senate Adopted Read version ↗

House Floor Amendment, #5236, Riser, Adopted Read version ↗

House Committee Amendment, #4647, H&W, Adopted Read version ↗

House Committee Amendment, #4609, H&W, Draft Read version ↗

Senate Floor Amendment, #2044, McMath, Adopted Read version ↗

Senate Committee Amendment, #1313, H&W, Adopted Read version ↗

Senate Committee Amendment, #1132, H&W, Draft Read version ↗

Recorded votes

Legislative history

1. February 12, 2026Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2. March 9, 2026Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
3. March 25, 2026Reported with amendments.
4. March 30, 2026Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
5. April 7, 2026Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
6. April 7, 2026Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
7. April 8, 2026Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
8. April 15, 2026Called from the Calendar.
9. April 15, 2026Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
10. April 20, 2026Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
11. April 21, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
12. April 28, 2026Reported with amendments (9-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
13. April 29, 2026Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
14. May 5, 2026Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
15. May 6, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
16. May 7, 2026Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
17. May 11, 2026Received from the House with amendments.
18. May 18, 2026Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 34 yeas and 1 nays.
19. May 18, 2026Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
20. May 19, 2026House conferees appointed: Riser, Miller, and Egan.
21. May 19, 2026Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
22. May 21, 2026Senate conference committee members appointed: McMath, Luneau, and Owen.
23. May 25, 2026Conference committee report received.
24. May 25, 2026Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
25. May 26, 2026Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
26. May 27, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
27. May 29, 2026Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
28. May 29, 2026Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
29. May 29, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.
30. May 31, 2026Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
31. May 31, 2026Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
32. June 1, 2026Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
33. June 1, 2026Signed by the Speaker of the House.
34. June 1, 2026Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
35. June 23, 2026Becomes Act No. 956 without the Governor's signature.
36. June 23, 2026Effective date 8/1/2026.

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