Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 198
HEALTH: Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement of ambulatory surgical centers for certain procedures (EN +$400,228 GF EX See Note)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Michael Echols (Republican)
Cosponsors (4)
- Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)
- Samuel Jenkins (Democratic)
- Katrina Jackson-Andrews (Democratic)
- Regina Ashford Barrow (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 18, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
- House Committee Amendment, #1735, H&W, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #1919, H&W, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #1934, H&W, Adopted
- House Committee Amendment, #4481, APP, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #4539, APP, Adopted
- Senate Committee Amendment, #4506, FNCE, Draft
- Senate Committee Amendment, #4507, FNCE, Adopted
- Senate Floor Amendment, #4575, Jackson-Andrews, Adopted
- HB198 Original
- HB198 Engrossed
- HB198 Reengrossed
- HB198 Enrolled
- HB198 Act 626
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 House | CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1723) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 28, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#1534) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 28, 2026 Senate | CO-AUTHORS (#1535) | fail | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 5, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#856) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 18, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (14-0). - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (17-1). - Apr 28, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026. - May 5, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. - May 20, 2026 · Senate
Reported favorably. - May 21, 2026 · Senate
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 28, 2026 · Senate
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call. - May 28, 2026 · Senate
Called from the Calendar. - May 28, 2026 · Senate
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 28, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate with amendments. - May 28, 2026 · House
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026. - May 29, 2026 · House
Read by title, roll called, yeas 87, nays 6. Senate amendments concurred in. - May 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. - Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate. - Jun 1, 2026 · House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval. - Jun 2, 2026 · House
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 626. - Jun 2, 2026 · House
Effective date: 06/02/2026.