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LouisianaHB 9092026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

INSURANCE: Required coverage for behavioral health crisis services (EN INCREASE EX See Note)

Sponsored By: Annie Spell (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Insurance

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Bill Overview

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

Louisiana health plans must cover crisis care

Beginning July 1, 2027, state-regulated Louisiana health plans must cover mobile crisis response and adult behavioral health crisis care. Covered plans include health maintenance organizations, nonfederal government plans, and the Office of Group Benefits. Mobile response provides short-term, in-person help for children and adults facing mental health or substance use crises. Adult crisis care covers up to 23 hours per intervention at eligible walk-in centers open 24 hours, seven days a week. Providers must meet licensing rules and coordinate and share information with Louisiana's state-sanctioned Crisis Hub. This statewide crisis line provides triage, referrals, and dispatch around the clock. Plans cannot require prior approval for either service. Deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance may still apply, and plans can choose how to reimburse these services. Plans may require provider records showing the crisis, medical need, and a plan for next steps and follow-up. Insurer coverage requirements cannot prevent either service from operating in Louisiana.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Annie Spell

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Beth Mizell

    Republican • Senate

  • Brach Jerad Myers

    Republican • Senate

  • Edward J. Price

    Democratic • Senate

  • Gerald Boudreaux

    Democratic • Senate

  • Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews

    Democratic • Senate

  • Regina Barrow

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sam Jenkins

    Democratic • Senate

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

  • Thomas A. Pressly

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 256 • No: 0

House vote • 5/29/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 97 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/26/2026

Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 32 • No: 0

House vote • 5/5/2026

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 • 4/27/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 17 • No: 0

House vote • 4/15/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 853.

    6/8/2026House

  2. Effective date: 07/01/2026.

    6/8/2026House

  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 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/29/2026House

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

    5/27/2026House

  8. Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/26/2026Senate

  9. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/26/2026House

  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.

    5/14/2026Senate

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

    5/14/2026Senate

  15. Reported with amendments.

    5/13/2026Senate

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

    5/6/2026Senate

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

    5/5/2026House

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

    5/5/2026Senate

  19. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.

    4/29/2026House

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

    4/28/2026House

  21. Reported favorably (17-0).

    4/27/2026House

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

    4/16/2026House

  23. Reported with amendments (11-0).

    4/15/2026House

  24. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.

    3/9/2026House

  25. Prefiled.

    2/27/2026House

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