STATE BILLLA HB 689ENGROSSED

Provides relative to public assistance benefits for children (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

State of Louisiana

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: May 4, 2026; 192 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

LA HB 689 · EngrossedMay 4

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Bill details

Last action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. · May 5, 2026
Pending committee: Health & Welfare

Sponsor

BABeryl AmedeeRepresentative · Republican · HD-051Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

May 5, 2026Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Senate

May 4, 2026Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Senate

Apr 29, 2026Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 10. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.House

Apr 29, 2026Called from the calendar.House

Apr 29, 2026Read by title, returned to the calendar.House

Apr 27, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.House

Apr 27, 2026Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.House

Apr 23, 2026Reported with amendments (8-4).House

Show 4 earlier actions

Mar 9, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.House

Feb 27, 2026First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.House

Feb 27, 2026Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.House

Feb 27, 2026Prefiled.House

Recorded vote

House Vote on HB 689 FINAL PASSAGE (#838)Apr 29, 2026 · House · 83 yea · 10 nayPassed

Subjects

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