Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 774 — INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to insurance coverage for hearing aids (EG1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last action — Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 27, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

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Likely to advance 66% · high confidence

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Moderate

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  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

11 added · 7 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill HB 774 expands health insurance coverage for hearing aids to individuals aged twenty-six and under, rather than just those under eighteen. This change is significant because it recognizes the need for younger adults, specifically those transitioning into adulthood, to access necessary health-related resources. By allowing coverage up to age twenty-six, the bill supports better hearing health for a broader age range of individuals.

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HLS 26RS-354 ORIGINAL Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
HLS 26RS-354 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
22:1038(C)(1) relative to health insurance;
22:1038(C)(1), relative to health insurance;
22:1047 to the contrary, an entitysubjecttothisSectionshallprovidecoverageforhearingaidsforachildunder the age of eighteen an individual twenty-six and under who is covered under a policy or contract of insurance if the hearing aids are fitted and dispensed by a licensed audiologist or licensed hearing aid specialist following medical clearance by a physician licensed to practice medicine and an audiological evaluation medically appropriate to the age of the child individual.
22:1047 to the contrary, an entitysubjecttothisSectionshallprovidecoverageforhearingaidsforachildunder the age of eighteen an individual twenty-six years of age and under who is covered underapolicyorcontractofinsuranceifthehearingaids arefitted anddispensedby alicensedaudiologist orlicensedhearingaid specialist followingmedicalclearance by a physician licensed to practice medicine and an audiological evaluation medically appropriate to the age of the child individual.
HLS 26RS-354 ORIGINAL HB NO.
HLS 26RS-354 ENGROSSED HB NO.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 774 Original 2026 Regular Session Boyer Abstract:
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 774 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Boyer Abstract:
22:1038(C)(1)) Page 2 of 2 CODING:
22:1038(C)(1)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Insurance to the original bill:
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Make technical changes.
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Amendments

4 amendments

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Action History

  1. Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.

  2. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

  3. Reported with amendments.

  4. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.

  5. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 6. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  6. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.

  8. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  9. Reported with amendments (13-0).

  10. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.

  11. Prefiled.

  12. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.

  13. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (145)

145 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#492)

Passed 89 Yea · 6 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5101
Republican 56507
Democrat 28002
Total 896010
% of votes cast 85%6%0%10%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Amedee — Nay
Galle — 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 Yea
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 Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Not Voting
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
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 Nay
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Not Voting
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 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 Not Voting
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Not Voting
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Nay
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Not Voting
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Nay
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Not Voting
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Not Voting
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 Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 774?
HB 774 is sponsored by Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat) and Chad Michael Boyer (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 774?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 27, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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