CHILDRENS CODE: Provides for the continuous revision of the Children's Code
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HB 224 — CHILDRENS CODE: Provides for the continuous revision of the Children's Code
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 139.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 15, 2026.
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In plain language
This bill revises the Children's Code for clarity and updates terminology.
House Bill 224 amends and reenacts various sections of the Children's Code, updating definitions and procedures related to child care and custody. It aims to enhance clarity and ensure better compliance with current practices.
What this means for you
- Workers: Workers involved in child care will need to familiarize themselves with revised definitions and procedures.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
396 added · 529 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill HB 224, a line that referenced "ACT No. 139" has been removed. This change likely helps clarify the bill by eliminating outdated or irrelevant information. Removing specific references like this can streamline the bill and make it easier for people to understand its current focus and intentions.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-845 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
224 BY REPRESENTATIVE MIKE JOHNSON (On Recommendation of the Louisiana State Law Institute) CHILDRENSAN CODE:ACT To amend and reenact Children's Code Articles 603(4)(a), (14), (15), (17)(l), and (20), 616(F), 622(B)(4), 623(A), (D), and (E), 624(B) and (C), 631(B), 646(A) and (C), 672.3(C)(3), 679(B) through (F), 690(B)(3), 694(A), 695(A), (C), and (D), 696(B), 702(D)(2)(c),704(A),705(A),(C),and(D),706(B),740,1004(G),1112(B),1269.1, 1269.2(B) and (C), 1269.7, 1279.6(A)(1), (B), and (C), 1404(1), and 1427(C)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (a), to enact Children's Code Articles 603(33), 646(F), 658.1, and 1003(15), and to repeal Children's Code Articles 650, 697, and 707, relative to the continuous revision of the Children's Code;
Provides for the continuous revision of the Children's Code AN ACT To amend and reenact Children's Code Articles 603(4)(a), (14), (15), (17)(l), and (20), 616(F), 622(B)(4), 623(A), (D), and (E), 624(B) and (C), 631(B), 646(A) and (C), 672.3(C)(3), 679(B) through (F), 690(B)(3), 694(A), 695(A), (C), and (D), 696(B), 702(D)(2)(c),704(A),705(A),(C),and(D),706(B),740,1004(G),1112(B),1269.1, 1269.2(B) and (C), 1269.7, 1279.6(A)(1), (B), and (C), 1404(1), and 1427(C)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (a), to enact Children's Code Articles 603(33), 646(F), 658.1, and 1003(15), and to repeal Children's Code Articles 650, 697, and 707, relative to the continuous revision of the Children's Code;
Children's Code Articles 603(4)(a), (14), (15), (17)(l), and (20), 616(F), 622(B)(4), 623(A), (D), and (E), 624(B) and (C), 631(B), 646(A) and (C), 672.3(C)(3), 679(B)through(F),690(B)(3),694(A),695(A),(C),and(D),696(B),702(D)(2)(c),704(A), 705(A), (C), and (D), 706(B), 740, 1004(G), 1112(B), 1269.1, 1269.2(B) and (C), 1269.7, 1279.6(A)(1), (B), and (C), 1404(1), and 1427(C)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (a) are Page 1 of 2017 CODING:
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224 1279.6(A)(1),ENROLLED (B), and (C), 1404(1), and 1427(C)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (a) are hereby amended and reenacted and Children's Code Articles 603(33), 646(F), 658.1, and 1003(15) are herebyenacted to read as follows:
* * * (20) "Other suitable individual" means a person, other than a relative, with whomthechildorparentenjoysaclose,established,significantrelationship,yetnot Page 2 of 2017 CODING:
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224 (20)ENROLLED "Other suitable individual" means a person, other than a relative, with whomthechildorparentenjoysaclose,established,significantrelationship,yetnot a blood relative, including a neighbor, godparent, teacher, or close friend of the parent, or similarly situated individual.
Unlessthebestinterestofthechildrequiresadifferentplacement,achild whoappearstowhoappearstobeachildin beachildinneedofcareandwhoseimmediateremovalisneedofcareandwhoseimmediateremovalisnecessary necessary shall be placed, pending a continued custody hearing, in accordance with the following priorities of placement:
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The department shall give notice of anyorderany order regarding the child issued ininaccordancewith accordancewith Article619(C)or620to thechild'sparents,;thedistrict defender orotherentitydesignatedforthejurisdictionbytheIndigentParents'Representation Program for representing parents,;
Thedepartmentshallalsogivenoticeregardinganychildinfoster care,to anyfosterparentcaregiver,pre-adoptiveparent,andrelativeprovidingcare.anyfoster parentcaregiver,pre-adoptiveparent,andrelativeprovidingcare.
continued safetyplansafety plan hearing;
The hearing may be continued for up to three additional days.dayIf a continuanceisgranted,thecourtshallissueawrittenorderidentifyingthemoverand reciting the particular facts justifying the continuance.
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224 continuanceisgranted,thecourtshallissueawrittenorderidentifyingthemoverandENROLLED recitingC.(1) If a parent is absent, the particularcourt factsshall justifyingmake written findings of fact or include in the continuance.minutes whether notice of the date, time, and place of the hearingand the right to attend and be heard was properly provided by the department.
C.(1) If a parent is absent, the court shall make written findings of fact or include in the minutes whethernotice of the date, time, and place of the hearing and the right to attend and be heard was properly provided by the department.
(2) If a foster parent caregiver, pre-adoptive parent, adoptive parent, or relative providing care for the child fails to appear at the hearing, the department shallreporttoisabsent,thecourtshallmakewrittenfindingsoffactorincludeinthe minutes whethernoticewhether notice was given, or, if not, what of the date, time, and place of the hearing and the right to attend and be heard was properly provided by the department.
If a parent is absent, the court shall make written findings of Pagefact 5or include in the minutes whether notice of 20the CODING:date, time, and place of the hearing and the right to attend and be heard was properlyserved.
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224 factENROLLED orC. include in the minutes whether notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing and the right to attend and be heard was properlyserved.
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If presence was not waived or the child is not present after a request, the custodian or the departmentshalldepartment shall provide reasonsreasonsfor for the absenceof the child, and the court shall determine on the record whether the hearingmay proceed.
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If a parent is absent, the court shall make written findings of fact or include in the minutes whetherwhethernotice notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing and the right to attend and be heard was properly served.
If a child is absent, the court shall make written findings of fact or include in the minutes whether the attorney for the child moved towaivethepresenceorwhetherpresencewasrequested.Ifpresencewasnotwaived or the child is not present after a request, the custodian or the department shall provide reasons for the absence of the child, and the court shall determine on the Page 7 of 2017 CODING:
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224 towaivethepresenceorwhetherpresencewasrequested.IfpresencewasnotwaivedENROLLED or the child is not present after a request, the custodian or the department shall provide reasons for the absence of the child, and the court shall determine on the record whether the hearing may proceed.
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* * * Page(3) 8The extent of 20progress CODING:which that has been made toward alleviating or mitigating the causes necessitating placement in foster care.
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Ifafosterparentcaregiver,pre-adoptiveparent,orrelativeprovidingcare for the child fails to appear at a case review hearing, the department shall report to is absent, the court shall make written findings of fact or include in the minutes whether notice was given or, if not, what of the date, time, and place of the hearing and the right to attend and be heardwasheard was properlyprovided bythe department.
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If a child is absent, the court shall make written findingsPage 9 of fact17 orCODING: include in the minutes whether the attorney for the child moved to waive the presence or whether presence was requested.
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224 ENROLLED findings of fact or include in the minutes whether the attorney for the child moved to waive the presence or whether presence was requested.
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If a parent is absent, the court shall make written findings of fact or include in the minutes whetherwhethernotice notice of the date, time, and place of the hearingandhearing and the right to attend and be heard was properly served.
The court shall permit a permanency hearing to be held in the absence of a parent if it is established on the recordPage that10 theof parent17 wasCODING: served but is not in attendance or that efforts to serve the parent have been unsuccessful.
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224 ENROLLED record that the parent was served but is not in attendance or that efforts to serve the parent have been unsuccessful.
Ifafosterparentcaregiver,pre-adoptiveparent,orrelativeprovidingcare for the child fails to appear at a permanencyhearing, the department shall report to is absent, the court shall make written findings of fact or include in the minutes whether notice was given or, if not, what of the date, time, and place of the hearing and the right to attend and be heardheardwas was properlyprovided bythe department.
A child below the age of twelve years shall be present in court upon the request of Pagecounsel 11for ofthe 20child CODING:or the court.
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If the A child is present in court, he mayPage choose11 toof testify17 asCODING: to his wishes, and the court shall consider his the child's testimony in the matter.
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224 ENROLLED may choose to testify as to his wishes, and the court shall consider his the child's testimony in the matter.
At thecontinuedcustodyhearingor at the continuedfirst custodyhearingorhearingat atthefirsthearingatwhichthechildwhichthechild appears,whicheveroccursfirst,thecourtjudgeshalladvisetheparentsandthechild, inadevelopmentallyappropriatemannerandintermsunderstandablebytothechild and the parents, of all of the following:
Page(4) 12The ofright 20to CODING:an adjudication hearing.
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(8)Page The12 rightof to17 beCODING: free from discrimination based on race, religion, disability, national origin, and sex.
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224 ENROLLED (8) The right to be free from discrimination based on race, religion, disability, national origin, and sex.
NeitherthechildnoranyonepurportingtoNeitherthechildnoranyonepurportingtoactonhis actonhis behalf of the child may be permitted to waive this right.
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* * * (15)Page "Foster13 care" means that the child is in the custody of the17 departmentCODING: and the department is providing temporary services including care by a foster caregiver, a relative, a residential child caring facility, or other living arrangement approved and supervised bythe state.
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224 ENROLLED (15) "Foster care" means that the child is in the custody of the department and the department is providing temporary services including care by a foster caregiver, a relative, a residential child caring facility, or other living arrangement approved and supervised bythe state.
Foster parents A foster caregiver who intend intends to adopt the child maypetition for the termination of parentalparentalrights rights of the foster child's parents when, in accordance with Article 702(D), adoption is the permanent plan for the child, the childhasbeeninstatecustodyunderthefosterparent'scaregiver'scareforseventeen of the last twenty-two months, and the department has failed to petition for such termination.
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AnysuchAny such The agreement shall be enforceable only if filed with the court and approved in accordance with this Chapter.
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When a child is in the custody of the department and is placed with a foster parents caregiver who have has other children living in the home who already attendPage a15 nonpublic or parochial school, the foster child may attend the same nonpublic or parochial school if the department finds that it is in the best interest of the17 child,CODING: and if the child meets the admission requirements of the nonpublic or parochialschool.
ThedepartmentshallnotWordsinstruckthroughtypearedeletionsfromexistinglaw;wordsunderscored bedirectlyresponsibleforpayingfortheare expensesadditions. associated with such education.
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224 ENROLLED attend a nonpublic or parochial school, the foster child may attend the same nonpublic or parochial school if the department finds that it is in the best interest of the child, and if the child meets the admission requirements of the nonpublic or parochialschool.
Thedepartmentshallnotbedirectlyresponsibleforpayingforthe expenses associated with such education.
The foster parent caregiver shall provide the department appropriatedocumentation,includingbutnotlimitedtocopiesofstandardizedtests, Pageto 16substantiate ofthat 20the CODING:child is progressing on grade level and at a rate equal to one grade level for each year in the program.
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224 to substantiate that the child is progressing on grade level and at a rate equal to one grade level for each year in the program.
Authority to transport and detain * * * C.(1)Page In16 addition to other persons authorized by this Article to transport to a treatment facilitya child in whose name an emergencycertificate has been issued, any of the17 followingCODING: persons may also accompany the child during such transportation:
(a)Wordsinstruckthroughtypearedeletionsfromexistinglaw;wordsunderscored Aare parent,includingafosteradditions. parent caregiver, subject to the conditions of Subparagraph (2) of this Paragraph.
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224 ENROLLED C.(1) In addition to other persons authorized by this Article to transport to a treatment facilitya child in whose name an emergencycertificate has been issued, any of the following persons may also accompany the child during such transportation:
(a) A parent, includingafosterparent caregiver, subject to the conditions of Subparagraph (2) of this Paragraph.
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224 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 224 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Mike Johnson Abstract:
Provides continuous revisions to the Children's Code with respect to children in foster care.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
603) defines "caretaker", "foster care", "foster parent", "mandatory reporter", and "other suitable individual".
Proposedlawretainspresentlaw,changestheterm"fosterparent"to"fostercaregiver",and modernizes terminology to clarify intent.
Proposed law also defines "intervention".
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
616) provides for the child abuse registry.
Proposed law retains present law and modernizes terminology.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
622) provides for the placement of children pending a continued custody hearing.
Proposed law retains present law and modernizes terminology.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
623) provides for notice of anyinstanter orders regarding children.
Proposed law retains present law and modernizes terminology.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
624) provides for continued custodyand safety plan hearings.
Proposed law retains present law and requires the court to make findings of fact or include in the minutes whether notice of the hearing was properly provided when a parent, foster caregiver, pre-adoptive parent, or relative providing care is absent.
Proposed law modernizes terminology.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
631) provides for petitions for a child in need of care.
Authorizes a person to petition for permanent custodyprior to adjudication.
Proposedlawretainspresentlawbutremovesauthorizationforapersontopetitionthecourt for permanent custody prior to adjudication.
Presentlaw(Ch.C.Art.646)providesrelativetoanswerstopetitionspriortoanadjudication hearing.
Proposed law retains present law and requires the court to make findings of fact or include in the minutes whether notice of the hearing was properly served or whether presence was waived or requested when a parent or child is absent and authorizes postponement of the hearing in certain circumstances.
Presentlaw(Ch.C.Art.650)authorizescourtstoallowfamilymembersorinterestedpersons to intervene in child in need of care proceedings.
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224 Proposed law deletes present law and moves its substance to a new provision of proposed law (Ch.C.
Art.
658.1).
Provides for intervention by a relative or other suitable individual in child in need of care proceedings if it is in the best interest of the child.
Proposed law further provides for notice to intervenors.
Authorizes the court to exclude intervenors from the adjudication hearing and provides for the termination of the intervention.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
672.3) requires a notice to relatives to describe the process for becoming a licensed foster home.
Proposed law retains present law and modernizes terminology.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
679) provides for notice and presence at disposition hearings.
Proposed law retains present law and requires the court to make findings of fact or include intheminuteswhethernoticeofthehearingwasproperlyprovidedorwhetherpresencewas waived or requested when a parent, child, foster caregiver, pre-adoptive parent, or relative providing care is absent.
Proposed law also authorizes postponement of the hearing in certain circumstances.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
690) provides the requirements for a case review report.
Proposed law retains present law and modernizes terminology.
Presentlaw(Ch.C.
Arts.
694, 695, and 696) provides for notice and presenceatcasereview hearings.
Proposed law retains present law and requires the court to make findings of fact or include intheminuteswhethernoticeofthehearingwasproperlyprovidedorwhetherpresencewas waived or requested when a parent, child, foster caregiver, pre-adoptive parent, or relative providing care is absent.
Proposed law also authorizes postponement of the hearing in certain circumstances.
Presentlaw(Ch.C.Art.697)authorizescourtstoallowfamilymembersorinterestedpersons to intervene in case review proceedings.
Proposed law deletes present law and moves its substance to a new provision of proposed law (Ch.C.
Art.
658.1).
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
702) requires the court to consider a child's need for continuing contactwithanypersonwithwhomthechildhasanestablishedandsignificantrelationship.
Proposed law retains present law and modernizes terminology.
Presentlaw(Ch.C.Arts.704,705, and706)providesfornoticeandpresenceatpermanency hearings.
Proposed law retains present law and requires the court to make findings of fact or include intheminuteswhethernoticeofthehearingwasproperlyprovidedorwhetherpresencewas waived or requested when a parent, child, foster caregiver, pre-adoptive parent, or relative providing care is absent.
Proposed law also authorizes postponement of the hearing in certain circumstances.
Presentlaw(Ch.C.Art.707)authorizescourtstoallowfamilymembersorinterestedpersons to intervene in permanencyreview proceedings.
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224 Proposed law deletes present law and moves its substance to a new provision of proposed law (Ch.C.
Art.
658.1).
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
740) requires the court to advise parents and children of certain rights during a families in need of services proceeding.
Proposed law retains present law and additionallyrequires the court to advise that the child and parents are parties to the proceeding, of the consequences of the proceeding, the right to receive notice of all hearings, the right to testify, the right to be free from discrimination, the right to an interpreter, and the right to reasonable accommodations for anydisability.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
1003) defines certain terms.
Proposed law retains present law and adds the definition of "foster care".
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
1004) provides for the petition to terminate parental rights.
Proposed law retains present law and modernizes terminology.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
1112) provides for the private surrenderof a child in the custodyof the Dept.
of Children and Family Services.
Proposed law retains present law and modernizes terminology.
Present law (Ch.C.
Arts.
1269.1, 1269.2, and 1269.7) provides for continuing contact agreements between relatives and foster parents.
Proposed law retains present law and modernizes terminology.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
1279.6) provides for the education of children in foster care.
Proposed law retains present law and modernizes terminology.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
1404) defines certain terms.
Proposed law retains present law and modernizes terminology for the definition of "caretaker".
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
1427) provides for the transport of children to treatment facilities.
Proposed law retains present law and modernizes terminology.
(AmendsCh.C.Arts.603(4)(a),(14),(15),(17)(l),and(20),616(F),622(B)(4),623(A),(D), and (E), 624(B) and (C), 631(B), 646(A) and (C), 672.3(C)(3), 679(B)-(F), 690(B)(3), 694(A),695(A),(C), and (D), 696(B), 702(D)(2)(c),704(A),705(A),(C),and(D), 706(B), 740, 1004(G), 1112(B), 1269.1, 1269.2(B) and (C), 1269.7, 1279.6(A)(1), (B), and (C), 1404(1),and1427(C)(1)(intro.para.)and(a);AddsCh.C.Arts.603(33),646(F),658.1,and 1003(15);
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 139.
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Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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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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Received from the Senate without amendments.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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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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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported favorably (11-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Sponsors
- Mike Johnson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Mike Johnson Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| 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 | Not Voting |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 66 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
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