HB766 — INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to coverage for orally administered anti-cancer medications (EN +$66,367 SG EX See Note)
Last action — Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 31, 2026.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill provides health insurance coverage for orally administered anti-cancer medications.
This bill mandates that health insurance plans cover anti-cancer medications taken by mouth. It aims to ensure patients have access to these treatments without additional financial burdens.
What this means for you
- Patients: This means you may receive coverage for oral anti-cancer medications, reducing your out-of-pocket expenses.
- Healthcare: Healthcare providers will likely see improved access for patients needing these oral treatments.
Summary
INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to coverage for orally administered anti-cancer medications (EN +$66,367 SG EX See Note)
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read HB766 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
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Reported with amendments (10-0).
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
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Reported with amendments (18-0).
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Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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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 second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
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Reported with amendments.
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Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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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. Senate 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.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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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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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 833.
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Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Sponsors
- Aimee Adatto Freeman · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"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 | 4 |
| Republican | 62 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Boudreaux | — | Yea |
| Owen | — | Yea |
| Henry, C. | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, J. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jacob Braud | 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 | 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 |
| 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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| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Owen | — | Yea |
| Boudreaux | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | 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 | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | 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 |
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| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 57 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 93 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Boudreaux | — | Yea |
| Owen | — | Yea |
| Henry, C. | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, J. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Not Voting |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | 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 | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | 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 | Not Voting |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | 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 | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beryl Amedée | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (10)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Jack "Jay" William Gallé | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB766 do?
- INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to coverage for orally administered anti-cancer medications (EN +$66,367 SG EX See Note)
- Who sponsors HB766?
- HB766 is sponsored by Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB766?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2026. Enacted.
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