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LouisianaSB 1132026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to the Local Healthcare Provider Participation Program. (gov sig)

Sponsored By: Mark Abraham (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Health and Welfare

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Calcasieu municipalities gain backup hospital assessment authority

The law gives qualifying municipalities backup authority if Calcasieu Parish has not authorized a hospital assessment by June 1, 2026. A municipality within the parish with more than 60,000 people can then authorize the assessment. Only institutional healthcare providers inside its boundaries can be charged. The municipality and its governing body must follow the same program rules as a parish. This expands a healthcare funding option but does not guarantee an assessment or a direct household payment or benefit. The act takes effect upon signature, expiration of the time to become law without signature, or the day after a veto override.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Mark Abraham

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 144 • No: 0

House vote • 5/7/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 96 • No: 0

House vote • 4/28/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/31/2026

Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 37 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 356.

    5/22/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 5/22/2026.

    5/22/2026Senate

  3. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    5/20/2026Senate

  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/19/2026Senate

  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/19/2026House

  6. Received from the House with amendments.

    5/11/2026Senate

  7. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/7/2026House

  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.

    5/6/2026House

  9. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/5/2026House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    4/29/2026House

  11. Reported with amendments (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    4/28/2026House

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

    4/1/2026House

  13. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    3/31/2026Senate

  14. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

    3/31/2026House

  15. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    3/30/2026Senate

  16. Reported favorably.

    3/25/2026Senate

  17. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    3/9/2026Senate

  18. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    2/23/2026Senate

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