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LouisianaSB 4372026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Provides relative to treatment services provided at facilities providing housing or temporary residence for individuals referred by judicial agencies. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

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.

New licensing safeguards for court-linked residential treatment

Beginning August 1, 2026, Louisiana sets new licensing rules for residential substance use disorder treatment. Facilities housing people referred by judicial agencies can treat anyone only with a Louisiana Department of Health behavioral health provider license that includes approval for residential substance use disorder treatment. Judicial agencies cannot refer people for this treatment until the department surveys the facility and grants that license. People can file complaints about unlicensed residential treatment with the department’s licensing section for investigation. Licensed doctors, mental health professionals, and behavioral health providers can still provide treatment, including substance use counseling, in a person’s residence.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Mark Abraham

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 143 • No: 0

House vote • 5/19/2026

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 • 5/12/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/14/2026

Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 36 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 514.

    5/29/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.

    5/29/2026Senate

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/25/2026House

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

    5/21/2026Senate

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

    5/20/2026Senate

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

    5/19/2026House

  7. Received from the House without amendments.

    5/19/2026Senate

  8. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/18/2026House

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

    5/18/2026House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/13/2026House

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

    5/12/2026House

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

    4/15/2026House

  13. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    4/14/2026Senate

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

    4/14/2026House

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

    4/13/2026Senate

  16. Reported favorably.

    4/8/2026Senate

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

    3/31/2026Senate

  18. Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    3/30/2026Senate

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