LA HB616 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill 616

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Passed on June 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-08 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides for oversight of publicly funded homeless service providers

Title

Provides for oversight of publicly funded homeless service providers

Roll Calls

2026-05-29 - House - House Vote on HB 616 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1692) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 616 FINAL PASSAGE (#1340) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-14 - House - House Vote on HB 616 FINAL PASSAGE (#486) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-08	House	Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-08	House	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 819.
2026-06-01	House	Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31	House	Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29	House	Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-27	House	Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26	House	Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-26	Senate	Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-25	Senate	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-21	Senate	Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-20	Senate	Reported with amendments.
2026-04-15	Senate	Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-04-14	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-14	House	Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-13	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
2026-04-09	House	Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-08	House	Reported favorably (9-0).
2026-03-09	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-27	House	First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-26	House	Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-26	House	Prefiled.

Subjects

MENTAL HEALTH

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB616&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1446037
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459908
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479032
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1481447
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474785
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474851
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476668
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476602
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1446060
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460210
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475363
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1477166
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462207
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476801
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478706