HB 1235 — INSURANCE/HEALTH: Modifies provisions of law regarding health insurance coverage of prosthetic and custom orthotic devices and services (EN INCREASE EX See Note)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 719.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 09, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 03, 2026.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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23 sponsors
1 primary, 22 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (13 D · 10 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
Changes health insurance rules for prosthetic and custom orthotic devices and services.
This bill modifies existing health insurance coverage requirements related to prosthetic and custom orthotic devices. It aims to improve access to these essential medical items and services for individuals who need them.
What this means for you
- Workers: Workers who rely on prosthetic devices for their job may benefit from better access to covered services.
- Families: Families with members needing prosthetic and custom orthotic devices may find improved insurance coverage for these necessary items.
- Healthcare: This means healthcare providers may see changes in how prosthetic and orthotic services are reimbursed.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
227 added · 293 removedPlain-language change summary
In the updated version of Bill HB 1235, a reference to "ACT No. 719" has been removed. This change is important because it could simplify the bill by eliminating outdated or unnecessary references, helping to clarify the bill's current goals and intentions. Removing such references can make legislation easier to understand and apply.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-2376 REENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSEHOUSEBILLNO. BILLNO.
477 byRepresentativeHebert) BY REPRESENTATIVES HEBERT, ADAMS, BAYHAM, BOUDREAUX, BOYD, BRASS,CHASSION,COX,FISHER,FREIBERG,JACKSON,MIKEJOHNSON, LAFLEUR, JACOB LANDRY, LARVADAIN, LYONS, MELERINE, MOORE, NEWELL, SPELL, TAYLOR, WALTERS, AND WILEY INSURANCE/HEALTH:AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Modifies provisions of law regarding health insurance coverage of prosthetic and custom orthotic devices and services AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
NotwithstandingNotwithstandingthe the provisions ofR.S.of R.S.
22:1047 to the contrary, anyAny health coverage plan specified in Subsection H JK of this Section which is issued for delivery, delivered, renewed, or otherwise contracted for in this state on or after PageJanuary 11, 2009, shall provide coverage of 10prosthetic CODING:and orthotic devices and prosthetic and orthotic services as further provided in this Section.
B.(1)(a) Eligibilityandlimitsofcoverageforprostheticandorthoticdevices and prosthetic services shall be determined by the health coverage plan, in consultation with the enrollee's medical providers and their assessment of based on medical necessity.
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1235 JanuaryENROLLED 1,(b) 2009,Indeterminingmedicalnecessity,thehealthcoverageplanshallconsider shalltherecommendationsbytheinsured'sphysicianoradvancedpracticeprovider. provide coverage of prosthetic and orthotic devices and prosthetic and orthotic services as further provided in this Section.
B.
Eligibility and limits of coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices and prosthetic services shall be determined by the health coverage plan in consultation with the enrollee's medical providers and their assessment of based on medical necessity.
In determiningmedicalnecessity,thehealthcoverageplanshallconsider therecommendationsbytheinsured'sphysicianoradvancedpracticeprovider.
Such(2) The coverage shall, at a minimum, equal the coverage and prevailing payment rate for prosthetic and orthotic devices provided under federal laws and regulationsregulationsfortheagedanddisabledpursuantto42U.S.C.1395k,1395l,and1395m for the aged and disabled pursuant to 42 UnitedCFR States414.202, Code,414.210, Sections414.228, 1395k, 1395l and 1395mand42CodeofFederalRegulations,Sections414.202,414.210,414.228and 410.100.
(3) In accordance with Subsection C of this SectionSection, covered benefits shall be provided for more than one prosthesis or orthosis when determined bybythe the health coveragecoverageplantobemedicallynecessaryandmaynotexcludecoverageforprosthetic planororthoticdevicesdesignedforphysical toactivityor beshoweringand medicallybathingpursuant necessaryand may not exclude coverage for orthotic or prosthetic devices designed for physical activity or showering and bathing pursuant to blanket exclusions of items used for "recreationrecreation or leisure",leisure, "athleticathletic or sportspurposes",sports or"luxuryorconvenience".purposes, or luxury or convenience.
Anydenialorlimitofcoveragebased(4)(a) Any denial or limit of coverage based on lackoflack of medical necessitymaybenecessity may be appealed in accordancewithaccordance with R.S.
22:124122:2391 et seq.
(b) With respect to claim denials based on medical necessity, such denials shall be in writing and R.S.include clear reasoning and descriptions of how and whythe request or claim does not meet medical necessitystandards.
22:2431,(c) etSuch seq.medical necessity determination shall consider information and recommendation from the treating physician in consultation with the insured, including but not limited to information in the medical record of the treating prosthetistororthotistandtheresultsofafunctionallimit testassessment.
andSuchtest withassessment respectshall toconsider claimbut denialsnot based on medical necessity, such denials shall be inlimited writingto and include clear reasoning and descriptions of how and why the requestfollowing orfactors: claim does not meet medical necessity standards.
Such(1)(i) medicalTheinsured'spasthistory,includingprioruseofprostheticororthotic necessitydevices determinationif shallapplicable. consider information and recommendation from the treating physician in consultation with the insured, includingbutnotlimitedtoinformationinthemedicalrecordofthetreatingorthotist or prosthetist, and the results of a functional limit test assessment.
Such(2) test(ii) assessmentThe shallinsured's considercurrent butcondition, notincluding bethe limitedstatus toof the followingresidual factors:limb and the nature of other medical problems.
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1235 (1)ENROLLED (3) (iii) The insured's pastdesire history,to includingambulate, priorwith userespect ofto lower limb prosthetic devices, or orthoticmaximize devicesupper iflimb applicable.function, with respect to upper limb prostheticdevices,andtheinsured'sdesireandabilitytouseanprosthesisororthosis to maintain maximum function.
(2) The insured's current condition, including the status of the residual limb and the nature of other medical problems.
(3) The insured's desire to ambulate, with respect to lower limb prosthetic devices, or maximize upper limb function, with respect to upper limb prosthetic devices, and the insured's desire and ability to use an orthosis or prosthesis to maintain maximum function.
(a) The treating physician or other advanced practice provider determines thattheadditionalprosthesisororthosisisnecessarytoenabletheenrolleetoengage in physical activities, as applicable, such as running, biking, swimming, strength training, showering, or bathing, and to maximize the enrollee's whole-bodyhealthwhole-body health and lower and upper limb function.
(c) This Subsection does not require coverage for a replacement of the additional prosthetic or orthotic device of the upper or lower extremity unless determined bybythe the health coverage plan, in consultation with the enrollee's medical providers, to be medically necessary.
(2) If neither the original prosthetic or orthotic devices described in Subsection B of this Section nor the additional upper or lower extremity prosthetic ororthoticdeviceprovidedinParagraph(C)(1)ofthis Sectionis sufficienttoenable the insured to safely engage in bathing and showering, then in addition to those devices, a single additional prosthetic or orthotic device recommended by the Pageinsured's 3physician or other advanced practice provider for purposes of 10showering CODING:orbathingshallbecoveredwhendeterminedtobemedicallynecessarytoenablethe enrollee to safely engage in those activities.
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1235 insured's physician or other advanced practice provider for purposes of showering orbathingshallbecoveredwhendeterminedtobemedicallynecessarytoenablethe enrollee to safely engage in those activities.
D.(1) A health coverage plan may require prior authorization for prostheticandorthoticdevicesandprostheticservicesin the same manner that prior Page 3 of 8 CODING:
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1235 ENROLLED authorization is required for any other covered benefit, if such procedures are rendered in a nondiscriminatorymanner.
(2) Utilization reviewproceduresshall not denycoverage for habilitative or rehabilitative benefits, including prosthetics or custom orthotics, solelyon the basis of an insured's actual or perceived disability.
(3) An insurer shall not deny a prosthetic or custom-orthotic benefit for an individualwithlimbloss,limbabsence,orlimbimpairmentthatwouldotherwisebe coveredforanon-disabledpersonseekingmedicalorsurgicalinterventiontorestore or maintain the ability to perform the same physical activity.
A health coverage plan may require prior authorization for prosthetic and orthotic devices and prosthetic services in the same manner that prior authorization is required for any other covered benefit, if such procedures are rendered in a nondiscriminatory manner.
Utilization review procedures shall not deny coverage for habilitative or rehabilitative benefits, including prosthetics or custom orthotics, solely on the basis of an insured's actual or perceived disability.
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An insurer shall not deny a prosthetic or custom-orthotic benefit for an individual with limb loss, limb absence, or limb impairment that would otherwise be covered for a non-disabled person seeking medical or surgical intervention to restore or maintain the ability to perform the same physical activity.
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The repair and replacement of prosthetic devices also shall be covered subject to co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles that are no more restrictive than the co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles that apply to other benefits under the plan, unless necessitated bymisuse or loss.
Page(3) 4Thetreatinghealthcareprovidermayrecommendthatreplacementofthe ofdevice 10is CODING:required if anyof the following apply:
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1235 (3) Thetreatinghealthcareprovidermayrecommendthatreplacementofthe device is required if anyof the following apply:
A health plan that provides coverage for prostheses or orthoses shall ensure access to medically necessary clinical care and to prostheses and custom orthosesPage from4 notof less8 thanCODING: two distinct prosthetic and orthotic providers in the managed care plan's provider network located in the state.
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1235 ENROLLED orthoses from not less than two distinct prosthetic and orthotic providers in the managed care plan's provider network located in the state.
A health coverage plan shall include a requirementrequirementthat that prosthetic and orthotic devices be provided by an accredited facility and a requirement that prosthetic servicesbeprescribedbyalicensedphysicianandprovidedbyanaccreditedfacility.and orthotic services be prescribed bya licensed physician and provided by an accredited facility.
An individual health plan that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state that covers prostheses and custom orthoses shall consider thesebenefitsthese benefits rehabilitative and habilitativehabilitativeservices services anddevicesforpurposesofanystateorfederalrequirementforcoverageofessential health benefits.
G.(1) A health coverage plan mayapplymayapplyan an annual limit of benefits payable under this Section of no less than fifty thousand dollars per limb.
Page(2) 5This ofSubsection 10does CODING:not prohibit a health benefit plan from providing coveragethatis greaterormorefavorableto aninsuredthantherequirementsofthis Subsection.
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1235 (2) This Subsection does not prohibit a health benefit plan from providing coveragethatis greaterormorefavorableto aninsuredthantherequirementsofthis Subsection.
The report shall be in a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall include the numberPage of5 claims and the total amount of claims8 paidCODING: in this state for the services requiredunderthisSection.
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1235 ENROLLED number of claims and the total amount of claims paid in this state for the services requiredunderthisSection.
Page(4) 6"Orthotic ofdevice" 10or CODING:"Orthosis" means a custom-designed, custom-fabricated,custom-fitted,ormodifieddevicetotreataneuromusculoskeletal disorderoracquiredcondition.
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1235 (4) "Orthotic device" or "Orthosis" means a custom-designed, custom-fabricated,custom-fitted,ormodifieddevicetotreataneuromusculoskeletal disorderoracquiredcondition.
(3)Page (6)6 "Prosthetic device" or "prosthesis"means an artificial limb designed to maximize function, stability, and safety of the8 patient.CODING:
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1235 ENROLLED (3) (6) "Prosthetic device" or "prosthesis" means an artificial limb designed to maximize function, stability, and safety of the patient.
ThetermdoesnotThetermdoesnotincludeartificialeyes,ears, includeartificialeyes,ears, noses, dental appliances, ostomy products, or devices such as eyelashes or wigs.
Medicaid coverage PageA. 7 of 10 CODING:
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Coverage includes the devices, services, materials, components, instruction, repair,and replacementasdelineatedinreplacementas delineated in R.S.
22:1049, includingbutincluding but not limited to services required to restore or maintain the abilityto perform activities of daily living, essential job-related functions, and medically necessary physical activity.
(1)Page Submit7 toof the8 CentersCODING: for Medicareand Medicaid Services all necessary state plan amendments.
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1235 ENROLLED (1) Submit to the Centers for Medicareand Medicaid Services all necessary state plan amendments.
The coverage requirements provided by the provisions of this Act as enacted by Section 1 of this Act shall apply to any new health coverage plan delivered, issued for deliverydelivery, or otherwise contracted for in this state beginning on or after January1, 2027.
Anyhealth coverage policy, contract, or plan in effect prior to January1, 2027, shall convert to conform to the provisions of Section 1 of this Act upon renewal, on or beforebeforethe the renewal date, but no later than January 1, 2028.
The report required to be compiled and submitted to the commissioner ofinsuranceasof insuranceas requiredbythe provisions of R.S.
22:1049(J)22:1049(J)asenactedbySection as1 enactedbySection1ofthisof this Act shall be due beginning July 1, 2029.
This Act shall become effectiveuponeffective upon signature bythe governor or, if not signedbythegovernor,uponexpirationofthetimeforbillstobecomelawwithoutsignature Pageby 8the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of 10the CODING:Constitution of Louisiana.
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HLSSPEAKER 26RS-2376OF REENGROSSEDTHE HBHOUSE NO.OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
1235Page by8 the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the8 ConstitutionCODING: of Louisiana.
If vetoedbythegovernor,andsubsequentlyapprovedbythelegislature,thisActshallbecome effective on the dayfollowing such approval.
DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.
It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.
The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1235 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Hebert Abstract:
Modifies the requirements for health insurance coverage of prosthetic and customorthoticdevicesandservices.
Specifiesmedicalnecessitystandards,expands coverage for additional devices, and sets guidelines for prior authorization, repair and replacement services, and network access.
Establishes annual benefit limits, outlines reporting requirements, and definitions.
Mandates Medicaid coverage for prosthetic and custom orthotic devices and services.
Presentlawmandatesthathealthcoverageplansprovidecoverageforprostheticandorthotic devicesandservices.
Itestablishesguidelinesformedicalnecessity,cost-sharing,repairand replacement, prior authorization, and provider accreditation.
Additionally, it defines key terms while outlining limitations and exceptions.
Proposed law modifies medical necessity determinations to ensure consideration of recommendationsfromthetreatingphysicianoradvancedpracticeprovider,aswellasinput fromthetreatingorthotist orprosthetist, includingtheoutcomesofafunctionalassessment.
Proposed law requires that coverage be at least equivalent to the prevailing Medicare payment rate for prosthetic and orthotic devices.
Furthermore, it mandates coverage for an additionalupperorlowerextremityprostheticororthoticdevice,whenmedicallynecessary for physical activity, bathing, showering, or whole-body health.
Proposed law stipulates coverage for a separate bathing or showering device when neither the primary nor additional device facilitates safe bathing.
Proposed law permits prior authorization but forbids the denial of habilitative or rehabilitativebenefitssolelybasedonactualorperceiveddisability.
Proposedlawprohibits the denial of prosthetic or custom-orthotic benefits to individuals with limb loss when comparable benefits would be available to nondisabled individuals.
Proposed law allows for copayments, deductibles, and coinsurance that are no more restrictive than those applied to other benefits.
Proposed law also mandates coverage for repair and replacement when medically necessary, which includes instances where the enrollee'sphysiologicalconditionchanges,thedeviceisirreparablydamaged,orwhenrepair is not cost-effective.
Proposedlawguaranteesaccesstomedicallynecessaryprosthesesandcustomorthosesfrom a minimum of two distinct in-state providers.
Proposed law stipulates that referral and full reimbursement (with the exception of in-network cost-sharing) is required when medically necessary devices are unavailable within the network.
Proposed law requires that prosthetic devices be supplied by an accredited facility and that prosthetic services be prescribed by a licensed physician.
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1235 individual healthplansmust recognizeprostheses andcustom orthosesasrehabilitativeand habilitative services for the purpose of essential health benefits.
Proposed law authorizes an annual benefit limit of no less than $50,000 per limb, allowing for more favorable coverage if applicable.
Furthermore, it mandates that health coverage plans report claims data for the plan years 2027-2028 to the commissioner, with aggregated reporting due to legislative committees by July 1, 2029.
ProposedlawdirectstheLouisianaMedicaidprogramtoprovidecoverageforprostheticand custom orthotic devices and services when medically necessary.
Proposed law delineates coverage for devices, services, materials, components, instruction, repair, and replacement as specified in R.S.
22:1049.
Proposed law tasks the La.
Department of Health with submitting state plan amendments, promulgating rules, and undertaking necessary actions for implementation.
Coverage requirementsareset totakeeffectfornewplansbeginningJanuary1,2027,andforexisting plans upon renewal, but no later than January 1, 2028.
The reporting requirements will commence on July 1, 2029.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
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Amendments
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 719.
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Effective date: 06/03/2026.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
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Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
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Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
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Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
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Reported with amendments.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
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Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 477 reported by the Committee on Insurance (11-0).
Sponsors
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion · Cosponsor
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley · Cosponsor
- Joy Walters · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Annie Spell · Cosponsor
- Candace N. Newell · Cosponsor
- Pat Moore · Cosponsor
- Michael Melerine · Cosponsor
- Rodney Lyons · Cosponsor
- Ed Larvadain III · Cosponsor
- Jacob Jules Landry · Cosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur · Cosponsor
- Mike Johnson · Cosponsor
- Steven Jackson · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Vincent E. Cox III · Cosponsor
- Ken Brass · Cosponsor
- Delisha Boyd · Cosponsor
- Doyle Boudreaux · Cosponsor
- Michael Robert Bayham Jr. · Cosponsor
- Roy Daryl Adams · Cosponsor
- Troy Jude Hebert · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 124 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Troy Jude Hebert Republican
Co-sponsors (22)
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican
- Joy Walters Democrat
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Annie Spell Republican
- Candace N. Newell Democrat
- Pat Moore Democrat
- Michael Melerine Republican
- Rodney Lyons Democrat
- III, Ed Larvadain Democrat
- Jacob Jules Landry Republican
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat
- Mike Johnson Republican
- Steven Jackson Democrat
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- III, Vincent E. Cox Republican
- Ken Brass Democrat
- Delisha Boyd Democrat
- Doyle Boudreaux Republican
- Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican
- Roy Daryl Adams Democrat
Not signed on (124)
124 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 124 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 63 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 94 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 62 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 95 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 3% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Nay |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Not Voting |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Not Voting |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 1235?
- HB 1235 is sponsored by Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley (Republican), Joy Walters (Democrat), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Annie Spell (Republican), Candace N. Newell (Democrat), Pat Moore (Democrat), Michael Melerine (Republican), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Jacob Jules Landry (Republican), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Mike Johnson (Republican), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Ken Brass (Democrat), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), Doyle Boudreaux (Republican), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), and Troy Jude Hebert (Republican).
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 09, 2026. Enacted.
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