Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 222

MEDICAID: Requires Medicaid to cover dental procedures for certain Medicaid enrollees (EN +$784,370 GF EX See Note)

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Stephanie Berault (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Committee Amendment, #3261, H&W, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #3305, H&W, Adopted
• HB222 Original
• HB222 Engrossed
• HB222 Enrolled
• HB222 Act 629

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

Actions

• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 19, 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 25, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (8-0).
• Mar 26, 2026 · House
  Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
• Apr 21, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (13-0).
• Apr 22, 2026 · House
  Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Apr 23, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• May 6, 2026 · Senate
  Reported with amendments.
• May 7, 2026 · Senate
  Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
• May 7, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
• May 18, 2026 · Senate
  Reported favorably.
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 25, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate with amendments.
• May 27, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, 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. 629.
• Jun 2, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.