All Roll Calls
Yes: 238 • No: 2
LouisianaHB 8612026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Provides relative to the status of inactive boards and commissions in Louisiana (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Sponsored By: Mike Johnson (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate and Governmental AffairsHouse and Governmental Affairs
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 4 costs, 1 mixed.
Louisiana ends its Health Plan
The law ends the statutory program called the Louisiana Health Plan. The supplied text does not identify current members or replacement coverage. It does not establish how many households lose access to coverage.
Eligible court clerks get 7% raises
Approved applicants receive the Certified Clerk of Court title, and the certification committee's statutory role ends. Notice goes to the legislative auditor. Eligible clerks receive a one-time 7% increase in annual salary, not a new raise every year. Eligibility includes the July 1, 1990 certification benchmark and the required education and experience. Clerks must submit proof of program completion to the legislative auditor.
New approval rules for Louisiana byways
The law removes the Louisiana Byways Commission from the approval process. Proposed byways need approval from the Departments of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and Transportation and Development. A majority of each House and Senate transportation committee must also approve them before they join the Louisiana Byway Program.
Centers of Excellence financing corporation ends
The law ends the statutory basis for the Centers of Excellence Financing Corporation. The supplied text identifies no replacement financing program or funding amount. It does not specify a direct household payment or benefit.
Louisiana ends coastal financing corporation
The law ends the Coastal Protection and Restoration Financing Corporation. It removes the corporation's administration and operation from listed uses of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund. The supplied text gives no affected dollar amount or replacement financing arrangement.
Public recreation leases expand with limits
The law moves the referenced recreation land duties to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. It expands State Land Office authority to lease specified state-owned waters and related lands to public bodies for recreation. Parish and city governments must be next to the property, and leases remain subject to competitive assignment rules. Improvements require Attorney General approval.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Mike Johnson
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Barbara Reich Freiberg
Republican • House
Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu IV
Republican • House
Beryl Amedée
Republican • House
Charles Owen
Republican • House
Dodie Horton
Republican • House
Doyle Boudreaux
Republican • House
John E. Wyble
Republican • House
Josh Carlson
Republican • House
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson
Republican • House
Michael Robert Bayham Jr.
Republican • House
Peter F. Egan Sr.
Republican • House
Rhonda Gaye Butler
Republican • House
Rodney Schamerhorn
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/20/2026
Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
Yes: 96 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/12/2026
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Yes: 34 • No: 0
House vote • 4/1/2026
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Yes: 95 • No: 2
House vote • 3/25/2026
Reported with amendments
Yes: 13 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 571.
5/29/2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
5/29/2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
5/26/2026HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
5/25/2026HouseSigned by the President of the Senate.
5/25/2026SenateRead by title, returned to the calendar.
5/20/2026HouseCalled from the calendar.
5/20/2026HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
5/20/2026HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.
5/19/2026HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
5/13/2026HouseRules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
5/12/2026SenateReported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
5/4/2026SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
4/29/2026SenateReported with amendments.
4/28/2026SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
4/8/2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
4/7/2026SenateRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
4/1/2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
3/30/2026HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
3/26/2026HouseReported with amendments (13-0).
3/25/2026HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
3/9/2026HousePrefiled.
2/27/2026HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2/27/2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2/27/2026House
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