Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 944

HEALTH SERVICES: Creates the Louisiana Women's Health Consortium (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

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

Sponsors

• Stephanie Hilferty (Republican)

Cosponsors (20)

• Thomas Pressly (Republican)
• Beth Mizell (Republican)
• Katrina Jackson-Andrews (Democratic)
• Cameron Henry (Republican)
• Franklin J. Foil (Republican)
• Patrick Connick (Republican)
• Gary Carter (Democratic)
• Gerald Boudreaux (Democratic)
• Regina Ashford Barrow (Democratic)
• Laurie Schlegel (Republican)
• Paul Sawyer (Republican)
• Rodney Lyons (Democratic)
• Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democratic)
• Chance Henry (Republican)
• Kathy Edmonston (Republican)
• Jessica Domangue (Republican)
• Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)
• R. Dewith Carrier (Republican)
• Delisha Boyd (Democratic)
• Beth Billings (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• House Committee Amendment, #1694, H&W, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #1697, H&W, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #2974, H&W, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #3118, Hilferty, Adopted
• House Committee Amendment, #5276, APP, Draft
• Senate Floor Amendment, #4322, Mizell, Adopted
• HB944 Original
• HB944 Engrossed
• HB944 Reengrossed
• HB944 Enrolled
• HB944 Act 855

Roll-call votes

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

Actions

• Feb 27, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 27, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• Feb 27, 2026 · House
  First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
• Mar 9, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• Apr 1, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (11-0).
• Apr 7, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
• May 11, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (14-0).
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• May 14, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• May 18, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Education.
• May 21, 2026 · Senate
  Reported favorably.
• May 25, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
• May 28, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
• May 28, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 28, 2026 · Senate
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  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.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate with amendments.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for concurrence on 05/31/2026.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
• Jun 4, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• Jun 9, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 855.
• Jun 9, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 06/09/2026.