The onslaught of House bills targeting the Governor’s public health authority continued with the veto-proof approval of legislation that would allow the Legislature to overturn state restrictions on in-person visitation in nursing homes during the COVID pandemic.
Were the bill to become law the House and Senate Health committees would essentially be granted veto powers over any state-level restrictions on visitation.
Prairieville Representative Tony Bacala brought the bill after speaking with the Alzheimer’s Association…
But Natchitoches Representative Kenny Cox has some concerns…
The House has now passed everything from a complete elimination of all public state-level health restrictions to measures targeting restrictions as specific as limits on religious gatherings, and while it is unknown whether these efforts will gain final approval in the Senate Governor Edwards is making it clear that most of those efforts are dead on arrival to his desk…
At the start of this special session, Edwards indicated that he felt a legislative gathering was not necessary at the moment and perhaps should have waited until the state received additional federal bailout funds. He says he’s disappointed that this has become the focus of the year’s 2nd special session.
Edwards touted his record handling the pandemic and says his constitutionally granted authority has helped him guide us through this crisis.