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LouisianaSB 842026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides relative to health insurance coverage for prostate cancer screening. (gov sig) (EN +$5,100 SG EX See Note)

Sponsored By: Brach Jerad Myers (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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

No-cost prostate cancer screening for Louisiana men

Health plans delivered or issued for delivery in Louisiana must cover prostate cancer screening, including digital rectal exams and prostate-specific antigen tests. For men ages 40–49, screening follows the latest National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines. Coverage for men over 50 continues, and required screenings have no deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, or other out-of-pocket costs. These rules apply to new policies, contracts, programs, and plans issued on or after January 1, 2027. Existing coverage must comply by its renewal date, no later than January 1, 2028.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Brach Jerad Myers

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Adam Bass

    Republican • Senate

  • Bob Hensgens

    Republican • Senate

  • Caleb Kleinpeter

    Republican • Senate

  • Edward J. Price

    Democratic • Senate

  • Gary Carter

    Democratic • Senate

  • Gerald Boudreaux

    Democratic • Senate

  • Heather Cloud

    Republican • Senate

  • Jay Luneau

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jeremy Stine

    Republican • Senate

  • Jimmy Harris

    Democratic • Senate

  • Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kirk Talbot

    Republican • Senate

  • Larry Selders

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Mark Abraham

    Republican • Senate

  • Patrick McMath

    Republican • Senate

  • Regina Barrow

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rick Edmonds

    Republican • Senate

  • Royce Duplessis

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sam Jenkins

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 150 • No: 0

House vote • 5/11/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 100 • No: 0

House vote • 4/29/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/17/2026

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. 352.

    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. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/11/2026House

  7. Received from the House with amendments.

    5/11/2026Senate

  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.

    5/7/2026House

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

    5/6/2026House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/5/2026House

  11. Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    4/29/2026House

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

    3/23/2026House

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

    3/18/2026House

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

    3/17/2026Senate

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

    3/16/2026Senate

  16. Reported favorably.

    3/11/2026Senate

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

    3/9/2026Senate

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

    2/20/2026Senate

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