Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement for rural health clinics (EN +$2,655,159 GF EX See Note)
State of LouisianaLouisiana- Status
- Passed
- Signed or otherwise enacted
- Status date
- Jun 8, 2026
- 157 days ago
- Current chamber
- House of Representatives
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
LA HB 971 · PassedJun 8
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Bill details
- Last action
- Effective date: 06/08/2026. · Jun 8, 2026
Sponsors
JSJoseph StagniRepresentative · Republican · HD-092Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
SBStephanie BeraultRepresentative · Republican · HD-076
TCTehmi ChassionRepresentative · Democrat · HD-044
Bill history
Newest first.
Jun 8, 2026Effective date: 06/08/2026.House
Jun 8, 2026Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 859.House
Jun 1, 2026Sent to the Governor for executive approval.House
Jun 1, 2026Signed by the President of the Senate.Senate
May 31, 2026Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.House
May 29, 2026Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.House
May 27, 2026Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.House
May 26, 2026Received from the Senate with amendments.House
Show 16 earlier actions
May 26, 2026Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Senate
May 21, 2026Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Senate
May 20, 2026Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.Senate
May 20, 2026Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.Senate
May 14, 2026Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.Senate
May 13, 2026Reported favorably.Senate
May 6, 2026Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Senate
May 5, 2026Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Senate
May 5, 2026Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 6. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.House
Apr 29, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.House
Apr 28, 2026Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.House
Apr 27, 2026Reported with amendments (14-0).House
Apr 7, 2026Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.House
Apr 1, 2026Reported favorably (9-0).House
Mar 17, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.House
Mar 16, 2026Read by title. Lies over under the rules.House
Recorded votes
House Vote on HB 971 FINAL PASSAGE (#861)May 5, 2026 · House · 91 yea · 6 nayPassedPassed
Senate Vote on HB 971 FINAL PASSAGE (#1331)May 26, 2026 · Senate · 37 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
House Vote on HB 971 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1702)May 29, 2026 · House · 95 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Subjects
- MEDICAID
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