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LouisianaSB 1642026 Regular SessionSenate

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: Provides relative to first responders. (gov sig)

Sponsored By: Patrick McMath (Republican)

Signed by Governor

JudiciaryJudiciary B

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Public works employees gain first responder status

Louisiana municipal and parish public works employees who maintain and improve local infrastructure count as first responders during governor-declared emergencies. They may display “first responder” on their uniforms during that status. The state mutual aid compact also recognizes public works employees providing immediate support during prevention, response, or recovery operations. That support must follow federal emergency response guidelines. The law does not create new payments or funding.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Patrick McMath

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Kim Carver

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 148 • No: 0

House vote • 5/18/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 97 • No: 0

House vote • 5/7/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 14 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/17/2026

Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 37 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 467.

    5/29/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 5/29/2026.

    5/29/2026Senate

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/25/2026House

  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/21/2026Senate

  5. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    5/21/2026Senate

  6. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.

    5/18/2026House

  7. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/18/2026House

  8. Received from the House with amendments.

    5/18/2026Senate

  9. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/12/2026House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/11/2026House

  11. Reported favorably (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/7/2026House

  12. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    3/23/2026House

  13. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

    3/18/2026House

  14. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    3/17/2026Senate

  15. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    3/11/2026Senate

  16. Reported favorably.

    3/10/2026Senate

  17. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

    3/9/2026Senate

  18. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

    2/25/2026Senate

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