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LouisianaHB 2222026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

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

Sponsored By: Stephanie H. Berault (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Health and Welfare

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Louisiana Medicaid adds dental coverage before treatment

The law requires Louisiana Medicaid to cover dental work medically necessary to clear an enrollee for another Medicaid-covered medical procedure. The Louisiana Department of Health must submit state plan amendments for federal approval. It must adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act and take other steps needed to put coverage in place. The law sets no start or end date for this coverage. The bill title reports an estimated $784,370 increase in state general fund spending, not a payment to each enrollee.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Stephanie H. Berault

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Adrian Fisher

    Democratic • House

  • Brian Leonard Glorioso

    Republican • House

  • Chance Keith Henry

    Republican • House

  • Roy Daryl Adams

    Democratic • House

  • Doyle Boudreaux

    Republican • House

  • Jacob Braud

    Republican • House

  • Jason Brian DeWitt

    Republican • House

  • Kim Carver

    Republican • House

  • Kyle M. Green Jr.

    Democratic • House

  • Mike Johnson

    Republican • House

  • Peter F. Egan Sr.

    Republican • House

  • R. Dewith Carrier

    Republican • House

  • Rhonda Gaye Butler

    Republican • House

  • Stephanie Hilferty

    Republican • House

  • Steven Jackson

    Democratic • House

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

  • Tony Bacala

    Republican • House

  • Vincent E. Cox III

    Republican • House

  • Wilford Carter Sr.

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 252 • No: 0

House vote • 5/29/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 94 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/25/2026

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.

Yes: 38 • No: 0

House vote • 4/27/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 99 • No: 0

House vote • 4/21/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 13 • No: 0

House vote • 3/25/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 8 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 629.

    6/2/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    6/2/2026House

  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 94, nays 0, 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 38 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. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/19/2026Senate

  12. Reported favorably.

    5/18/2026Senate

  13. Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.

    5/7/2026Senate

  14. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

    5/7/2026Senate

  15. Reported with amendments.

    5/6/2026Senate

  16. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    4/28/2026Senate

  17. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/27/2026House

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

    4/27/2026Senate

  19. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.

    4/23/2026House

  20. Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/22/2026House

  21. Reported favorably (13-0).

    4/21/2026House

  22. Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

    3/26/2026House

  23. Reported favorably (8-0).

    3/25/2026House

  24. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    3/9/2026House

  25. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.

    2/20/2026House

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