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LouisianaHB 1452026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides for the payment of extraordinary medical and dental expenses of firemen and law enforcement officers (EN +$25,000 GF EX See Note)

Sponsored By: Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Medical bill help for firefighters and police

Beginning July 1, 2026, Louisiana provides new help with medical and dental bills for eligible firefighters and full-time law enforcement officers. Covered officers include sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, state police, municipal police, and university and college police. Injuries must occur while performing official duties on or after January 1, 2023. Payments cover expenses not covered by workers’ compensation or employer health insurance, up to $25,000 per injury per officer. The survivor benefit review board must approve claims unanimously within 60 days after receiving documentation; it can request more information. The Office of Risk Management pays approved expenses through the state risk director, using money specifically appropriated for this purpose. Benefits are barred for injuries caused by intentional misconduct or intent to cause injury or death. Officers also cannot receive benefits if voluntarily intoxicated or performing duties with gross negligence when injured. After a denial, officers have one year to sue the state through the board in the parish where the injury occurred. The board can adopt rules to run the program.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 240 • No: 8

House vote • 5/29/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 2, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 99 • No: 2

Senate vote • 5/25/2026

Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 36 • No: 0

House vote • 4/13/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 6. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 87 • No: 6

House vote • 4/7/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 18 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 621.

    6/3/2026House

  2. Effective date: 07/01/2026.

    6/3/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/1/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/1/2026House

  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/31/2026House

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 2, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/29/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

    5/27/2026House

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/26/2026House

  9. Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/25/2026Senate

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/20/2026Senate

  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/19/2026Senate

  12. Reported with amendments.

    5/18/2026Senate

  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    4/15/2026Senate

  14. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    4/14/2026Senate

  15. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 6. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/13/2026House

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.

    4/9/2026House

  17. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/8/2026House

  18. Reported favorably (18-0).

    4/7/2026House

  19. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

    3/9/2026House

  20. Prefiled.

    2/13/2026House

  21. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

    2/13/2026House

  22. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.

    2/13/2026House

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