LA HB944 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 13-8)
Status: Passed on June 9 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-09 - Effective date: 06/09/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Creates the Louisiana Women's Health Consortium (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Tracking Information

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Title

Creates the Louisiana Women's Health Consortium (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-31 - House - House Vote on HB 944 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1803) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-29 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 944 CO-AUTHORS (#1559) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 30) [PASS]
2026-05-29 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 944 FINAL PASSAGE (#1558) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-13 - House - House Vote on HB 944 FINAL PASSAGE (#1253) (Y: 87 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 15) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-06-09HouseEffective date: 06/09/2026.
2026-06-09HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 855.
2026-06-04HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01SenateSigned by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
2026-06-01HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-31HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-31HouseCalled from the calendar.
2026-05-31HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-29HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/31/2026.
2026-05-29HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-29SenateSenate 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.
2026-05-28SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-28SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-28SenateRules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
2026-05-25SenateRead by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
2026-05-21SenateReported favorably.
2026-05-20SenateRead by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Education.
2026-05-20SenateRules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
2026-05-18SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-05-14SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-05-13HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-12HouseScheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-12HouseRead by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-11HouseReported favorably (14-0).
2026-04-07HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-04-01HouseReported with amendments (11-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-27HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-27HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-27HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB944&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1447760
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458653
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472773
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479469
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1481486
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458080
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449698
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458592
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1470414
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458959
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475960
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1447773
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458054
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458714
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459213
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472853
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472786
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478200
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478829
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479084
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1480097
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472456
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478784
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478786
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479344

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