LA HB 1217
died on adjournmentHEALTH: Provides with respect to pharmacy benefit managers
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did LA HB 1217 pass?
No. LA HB 1217 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-05): Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
What is LA HB 1217 about?
LA HB 1217 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “HEALTH: Provides with respect to pharmacy benefit managers”.
Who sponsors LA HB 1217?
Michael Echols is the primary sponsor of LA HB 1217.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-05-05 — Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Michael Echolsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-05
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
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2026-05-04
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-04-29
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-29
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-29
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-27
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-27
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
2026-04-23
Reported with amendments (10-0).
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2026-04-01
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
referral-committee
2026-03-31
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Versions
- House Committee Amendment, #4105, H&W, DraftCompare
- House Committee Amendment, #4211, H&W, DraftCompare
- House Committee Amendment, #4400, H&W, AdoptedCompare
- House Floor Amendment, #4729, Echols, AdoptedCompare
- HB1217 OriginalCompare
- HB1217 EngrossedCompare
- HB1217 ReengrossedCompare
- (document, no version)Compare
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#844)
2026-04-29 · pass · 93-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Adams: yes
- Echols: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Miller: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Green: yes
- Owen: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Illg: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carver: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Bayham: other
- Johnson, T.: other
- Phelps: other
- Carpenter: other
- Jordan: other
- Tarver: other
- Farnum: other
- McFarland: other
- Taylor: other
- Freeman: other
- Mena: other
- Young: other
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