LA HB 971
enactedMEDICAID: Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement for rural health clinics (EN +$2,655,159 GF EX See Note)
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did LA HB 971 pass?
Yes. LA HB 971 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-08): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 859.
What is LA HB 971 about?
LA HB 971 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “MEDICAID: Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement for rural health clinics (EN +$2,655,159 GF EX See Note)”.
Who sponsors LA HB 971?
Joe Stagni is the primary sponsor of LA HB 971, joined by 2 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-06-08 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 859.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Joe Stagniprimary
- Tehmi Chassioncosponsor
- Stephanie Beraultcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-08
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 859.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-08
Effective date: 06/08/2026.
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 95, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-27
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-26
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-21
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-05-20
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
2026-05-20
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-14
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
2026-05-13
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 91, nays 6. 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 (14-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-07
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-04-01
Reported favorably (9-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-17
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Versions
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#861)
2026-05-05 · pass · 91-6
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Echols: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Murray: yes
- Berault: yes
- Galle: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Billings: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Green: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Spell: yes
- Braud: yes
- Illg: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Butler: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Carver: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Coates: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Cox: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Mack: yes
- Young: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Amedee: no
- Edmonston: no
- McCormick: no
- Crews: no
- Horton: no
- Schamerhorn: no
- Carlson: other
- Geymann: other
- Schlegel: other
- Firment: other
- Jackson: other
- Stagni: other
- Fisher: other
- Phelps: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1331)
2026-05-26 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Womack: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Price: other
- Selders: other
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1702)
2026-05-29 · pass · 95-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Firment: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Mena: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Moore: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Murray: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Owen: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Riser: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Butler: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carver: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cox: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wright: yes
- Echols: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Egan: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Taylor: other
- Bagley: other
- Geymann: other
- Young: other
- Bayham: other
- Miller: other
- Carpenter: other
- Tarver: other
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