The 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana began at 12 noon on Monday, March 9, and must adjourn sine die no later than 6 p.m. on Monday, June 1. The LAFP Board of Directors and Legislative and Advocacy Committee met and review all of the bills that have been filed. Just this week, over 200 more bills have been filed. Click here to view the full LAFP tracking list.
Reminder: Join us on May 20, 2026, to meet your legislators and join other members of the Physicians Coalition working to protect you, your practice and your patients. You will be able to attend committee meetings of your choice, as well as, have the opportunity to visit with your legislators while they are in a legislative session. Register Today!
Coming Up This Week
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | 10:00 AM | Committee Room 6
- HB255 - BAYHAM - CRIMINAL/PENALTIES: Provides relative to wearing masks in public (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB261 - BOYD - ABORTION: Provides for exceptions to abortion laws relative to rape and certain sex offenses (Neutral/Monitor)
House Insurance
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | 9:00 AM | Committee Room 3
- SB155 - TALBOT - HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides for coverage of certain dental care when connected with cancer treatment (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB295 - WHEAT - HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides for insurance coverage of services for persons with acquired brain injuries (Neutral/Monitor/Support)
- SB465 - MCMATH - HEALTH CARE: Provides for payments to healthcare providers (Neutral/Monitor)
House Health and Welfare
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | 9:00 AM | Committee Room 5
- HCR105 - FREIBERG - HEALTH: Urges the Louisiana Department of Health and health insurers to increase reimbursement for Behavioral Health Crisis Centers (Neutral/Monitor)
- HCR107 - JACKSON - MEDICAID MANAGED CARE: Provides for a Managed Care Incentive Payment (MCIP) transparency report (Neutral/Monitor)
- HCR114 - DEWITT - HEALTH: Directs the Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners to study the feasibility and practicality of creating a physician review panel (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB4 - FESI - PUBLIC HEALTH: Provides relative to water fluoridation. (1/1/27) (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB57 - MCMATH - PUBLIC HEALTH: Provides relative to nutrition (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB237 - BARROW - CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB433 - GERALD BOUDREAUX - MEDICAID: Provides Medicaid coverage of certain medications (Neutral/Monitor/Support)
- SB483 - REESE - PHARMACISTS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy (Neutral/Monitor)
- SCR37 - FESI - HEALTH CARE: Requests the surgeon general to develop a plan relative to informed consent for vaccinations (Neutral/Monitor)
Senate Health and Welfare
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | 10:00 AM | John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
- HB198 - ECHOLS - HEALTH: Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement of ambulatory surgical centers for certain procedures (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB775 - CHENEVERT - HEALTH/CHILDREN: Provides relative to minor's consent for medical procedures and treatments (Opposed)
- HB895 - BOYD - HEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT: Provides relative to the treatment of sexual assault survivors by hospitals and healthcare providers (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB897 - MANDIE LANDRY - HEALTH: Provides relative to protecting healthcare data (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB1139 - FISHER - MENTAL HEALTH: Requires certain behavioral health services for patients receiving treatment pursuant to an emergency certificate (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB1155 - ROBBY CARTER - HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS: Provides for the use of nitrous oxide by physicians during medical procedures (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB1160 - ECHOLS - PHYSICIANS: Provides relative to rural physician licenses (Neutral/Monitor/Support)
- HB1216 - EGAN - HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to the guidelines for clinical laboratory personnel (Opposed)
- HB1220 - LACOMBE - BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Provides relative to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB1231 - BERAULT - MEDICAID MANAGED CARE: Provides relative to Medicaid coverage for pregnant women (Neutral/Monitor)
House Final Passage
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | 1:00 PM
- SB124 - TALBOT - HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to peer review of health systems (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB236 - ROBERT OWEN - HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to kidney disease (Support)
- SB270 - JACKSON-ANDREWS - HEALTH CARE: Provides for access to medical marijuana for terminally ill patients in a healthcare facility (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB273 - ABRAHAM - HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to inpatient licensed facilities (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB387 - BASS - HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers (Neutral/Monitor/Support)
- SB401 - TALBOT - PHARMACEUTICALS: Provides for a Prescription Drug Affordability Board that sets the maximum amount for each prescription drug sold in Louisiana (Support)
- SB426 - STINE - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Provides relative to the Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB437 - ABRAHAM - HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Provides relative to treatment services provided at facilities providing housing or temporary residence for individuals referred by judicial agencies (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB451 - KLEINPETER - HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to newborn hearing screening (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB464 - BARROW - HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to coverage for severe obesity treatment (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB470 - MIZELL - HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to pregnant women in custody (Neutral/Monitor)
Senate Floor Action / Final Passage
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | 2:30 PM
- HB222 - BERAULT - MEDICAID: Requires Medicaid to cover dental procedures for certain Medicaid enrollees (Neutral/Monitor/Support)
- HB288 - BOYER - HEALTH CARE/RECORDS: Provides for the use of certain medical terminology in medical documentation (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB291 - BERAULT - INSURANCE/HEALTH: Prohibits health insurers from taking adverse payment or contracting actions against participating facilities based solely on another provider's network status (Support)
- HB414 - CHENEVERT - HEALTH: Provides for prohibitions on hiring individuals with certain criminal convictions (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB557 - DEWITT - INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to long-term care pharmacy (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB609 - CHASSION - HEALTH CARE/RECORDS: Provides for the prohibition of fees for health records when requested for the federal and state veterans affairs departments (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB740 - CHENEVERT - MEDICAID MANAGED CARE: Provides for independent claims review of Coordinated System of Care providers (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB779 - FREEMAN - HEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT: Provides relative to expedited partner therapy (Support)
- HB786 - EGAN - MEDICAID MANAGED CARE: Prohibits certain processes used in healthcare provider claim payments (Neutral/Monitor/Support)
- HB796 - STAGNI - CHIROPRACTORS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB870 - TURNER - INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to formulary placement and cost-sharing requirements for certain generic drugs and biosimilars (Neutral/Monitor/Support)
- HB915 - DICKERSON - MEDICAID: Provides with respect to utilization management practices (Neutral/Monitor/Support)
- HB930 - COATES - HEALTH/LDH: Eliminates the requirement for the Louisiana Department of Health to register cosmetic products (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB933 - CHARLES OWEN - RECORDS/RECORDATION: Provides for commemorative birth certificates (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB1154 - GLORIOSO - INSURANCE: Prohibits prior authorizations requirements for certain generic medications prescribed by qualified physicians (Neutral/Monitor/Support)
- HB1236 - DEWITT - INSURANCE: Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers reimbursements (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB1249 - JACKSON - HEALTH/SCHOOL CLINICS: Provides relative to school-based health center services provided to students (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB363 - BARROW - HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides for health insurance (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB369 - BASS - PHARMACEUTICALS: Provides for prescription drug pricing (Neutral/Monitor/Support)
- SB474 - GREGORY MILLER - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Creates the Protecting Louisiana's Infrastructure from Artificial Intelligence Risk Act (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB500 - CONNICK - MALPRACTICE: Provides relative to the medical review panel (Oppose)
Senate Conference Committee
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
- SB29 - MCMATH - PUBLIC HEALTH: Requires coroners to report certain information regarding sudden child deaths (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB43 - MCMATH - HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to psychedelic-assisted therapy (Neutral/Monitor/Support)
Senate Concurrence
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
- SB45 - WHEAT - HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to hospice care (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB169 - TALBOT - GENETICS: Provides relative to biomarker testing (Neutral/Monitor)
- SB222 - PRESSLY - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Provides for Medicaid behavioral health services (Neutral/Monitor)
We have provided a checklist of items to do so that you can help us in protecting your profession.
- Find out who your legislators are.
Click here to find your legislators. - Verify and update your Voter Voice information.
Voter Voice is an essential way to let your voice be heard during session. Having the correct information ensures that we are reaching as many members as possible and keeps members up-to-date on important issues. Click here to familiarize yourself with upcoming session concerns and the types of messages we will push through Voter Voice. - Use Twitter to follow @lafp_familydocs, your legislators, and the hashtag #LALeg to keep up with the conversations during Session.
- Contribute to LaFamPac.
We need YOUR help to be successful this Session!