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
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 9:00 AM Committee Room 2
- HB181 - BACALA - MEDICAID: Provides for Medicaid fraud detection and prevention (Neutral Monitor)
- HB486 - SPELL - PSYCHOLOGISTS: Provides relative to the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (Neutral Monitor)
House Insurance
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 9:00 AM Committee Room 3
- 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)
- HB477 - HEBERT - INSURANCE/HEALTH: Modifies provisions of law regarding health insurance coverage of prosthetic and custom orthotic devices and services (Support)
- HB761 - HILFERTY - HEALTH/CANCER: Provides with respect to the advisory board created to recommend new treatments for rare cancers (Neutral Monitor)
- HB766 - FREEMAN - INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to coverage for orally administered anti-cancer medications (Neutral Monitor)
- HB771 - TAYLOR - INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to Medicare as the secondary payer for retirees with employer-sponsored health insurance (Neutral Monitor)
- HB774 - BOYER - INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to insurance coverage for hearing aids (Support)
- HB866 - DEWITT - INSURANCE CLAIMS: Prohibits pharmacy benefit managers and managed care plans from reducing pharmacy reimbursements(Neutral Monitor)
House Health and Welfare
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 9:00 AM Committee Room 5
- HB414, CHENEVERT - HEALTH: Provides for prohibitions on hiring individuals with certain criminal convictions (Neutral Monitor)
- HB475, BERAULT - HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS: Requires a healthcare provider to obtain a patient's consent prior to recording a medical visit (Neutral Monitor)
- HB611, FREEMAN - HEALTH/WOMEN'S: Provides relative to pregnancy-related service centers (Neutral Monitor)
- HB740, CHENEVERT - MEDICAID MANAGED CARE: Provides for independent claims review of Coordinated System of Care providers (Neutral Monitor)
- HB897, MANDIE LANDRY - HEALTH: Provides relative to protecting healthcare data (Neutral Monitor)
- HB925, CHANCE HENRY - SPEECH/PATH/AUDIO: Provides relative to the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology (Neutral Monitor)
- HB926, BAYHAM - VACCINES/VACCINATION: Prohibits the use of vaccine status to determine admission to public buildings (Neutral Monitor)
- HB931, MANDIE LANDRY - HEALTH: Prohibits a contractor or subcontractor of the Louisiana Pregnancy and Baby Care initiative from conditioning services on religious requirements (Support)
- HB949, COATES - HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS: Provides relative to the Louisiana State Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners (Oppose)
- HB962, DUSTIN MILLER - NURSES: Provides relative to reconstitution of medications for intravenous therapy (Neutral Monitor)
Senate Health and Welfare
- SB124, TALBOT- HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to peer review of health systems. (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)
Senate Insurance
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 9:30 AM Committee Room A-B
Senate Education
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 2:00 PM John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
- SB206, GREGORY MILLER - HEALTH SERVICES: Provides for blood pressure testing in schools.(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!