Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana SCR 61

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health and Louisiana commercial health insurance payors to increase reimbursement rates for behavioral health crisis centers operating under a crisis receiving center license.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Adopted

Sponsors

• Regina Ashford Barrow (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• SCR61 Original
• SCR61 Enrolled

Roll-call votes

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

Actions

• May 6, 2026 · Senate
  Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• May 7, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• May 13, 2026 · Senate
  Reported favorably.
• May 18, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended.
• May 18, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
• May 18, 2026 · House
  Received in the House from the Senate.
• May 18, 2026 · House
  Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (12-0).
• May 27, 2026 · House
  Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
• May 27, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Read by title, concurred in by vote of 83 yeas, 13 nays.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Received from the House without amendments.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Speaker of the House.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.