LA HB 198

enacted

HEALTH: Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement of ambulatory surgical centers for certain procedures (EN +$400,228 GF EX See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did LA HB 198 pass?

Yes. LA HB 198 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Prefiled.

What is LA HB 198 about?

LA HB 198 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “HEALTH: Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement of ambulatory surgical centers for certain procedures (EN +$400,228 GF EX See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 198?

Michael Echols is the primary sponsor of LA HB 198, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-02-18 — Prefiled.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-02
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 626.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-02
Effective date: 06/02/2026.
2026-06-01
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-06-01
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-31
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-29
Read by title, roll called, yeas 87, nays 6. Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-28
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-05-28
Called from the Calendar.
2026-05-28
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-28
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-28
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-27
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-27
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-05-21
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
2026-05-20
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-06
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-05
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-05
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-04-29
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.
2026-04-28
Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-27
Reported with amendments (17-1).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-23
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-03-18
Reported with amendments (14-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
2026-02-18
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-18
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
referral-committee

Versions

House Committee Amendment, #1735, H&W, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #1919, H&W, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #1934, H&W, AdoptedCompare
House Committee Amendment, #4481, APP, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #4539, APP, AdoptedCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #4506, FNCE, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #4507, FNCE, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #4575, Jackson-Andrews, AdoptedCompare
HB198 OriginalCompare
HB198 EngrossedCompare
HB198 ReengrossedCompare
HB198 EnrolledCompare
HB198 Act 626Compare
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Documents

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#856)
2026-05-05 · pass · 88-7
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Adams: yes
- Echols: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Mena: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Owen: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Horton: yes
- Spell: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Illg: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Butler: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Knox: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Walters: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Crews: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Young: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Mack: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Amedee: no
- Galle: no
- Tarver: no
- Edmonston: no
- McCormick: no
- Farnum: no
- Schamerhorn: no
- Boyer: other
- Jackson: other
- Stagni: other
- Cox: other
- Phelps: other
- Villio: other
- Green: other
- Riser: other
- Hilferty: other
- Schlegel: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1534)
2026-05-28 · pass · 32-2
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Myers: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Connick: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Hodges: no
- Miguez: no
- Barthelemy: other
- McMath: other
- Selders: other
- Cathey: other
- Morris: other
CO-AUTHORS (#1535)
2026-05-28 · fail · 3-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Barrow: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Mr. President: other
- Fesi: other
- Morris: other
- Abraham: other
- Foil: other
- Myers: other
- Allain: other
- Harris: other
- Owen: other
- Barthelemy: other
- Hensgens: other
- Pressly: other
- Bass: other
- Hodges: other
- Price: other
- Boudreaux: other
- Kleinpeter: other
- Reese: other
- Carter: other
- Lambert: other
- Seabaugh: other
- Cathey: other
- Luneau: other
- Selders: other
- Cloud: other
- McMath: other
- Stine: other
- Connick: other
- Miguez: other
- Talbot: other
- Duplessis: other
- Miller: other
- Wheat: other
- Edmonds: other
- Mizell: other
- Womack: other
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1723)
2026-05-29 · pass · 87-6
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Mena: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Miller: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Galle: yes
- Moore: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Green: yes
- Newell: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Owen: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Illg: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jackson: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carver: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Cox: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Echols: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Amedee: no
- Farnum: no
- Schamerhorn: no
- Crews: no
- McCormick: no
- Tarver: no
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Carpenter: other
- Muscarello: other
- Bagley: other
- Geymann: other
- Phelps: other
- Bayham: other
- Johnson, M.: other
- Stagni: other
- Butler: other
- McFarland: other
- Young: other

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