Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB1160 — PHYSICIANS: Provides relative to rural physician licenses

Last action — Effective date: 08/01/2026.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 27, 2026.

Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

The bill addresses licensing for physicians in rural areas.

This bill outlines provisions related to the licensing of physicians who practice in rural regions. It aims to facilitate the provision of medical services in underserved areas.

What this means for you
  • Healthcare: This means increased opportunities for healthcare professionals to practice in rural areas, potentially improving local healthcare access.

Summary

PHYSICIANS: Provides relative to rural physician licenses

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 879.

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  7. Received from the Senate without amendments.

  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. Reported favorably.

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

  12. Called from the calendar.

  13. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

  15. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  16. Notice given.

  17. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.

  18. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.

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

  20. Reported with amendments (10-0).

  21. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

  22. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB1160 do?
PHYSICIANS: Provides relative to rural physician licenses
Who sponsors HB1160?
HB1160 is sponsored by Michael Charles Echols (Republican).
What is the current status of HB1160?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2026. Enacted.
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