Agenda - Health and Welfare

House Committee on Health and Welfare
April 8, 2026 9:00 a.m. Room 5
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
	HB414	CHENEVERT	HEALTH - Provides for prohibitions on hiring individuals with certain criminal convictions
	HB457	KNOX	HOMELESS - Establishes minimum housing standards for individuals experiencing homelessness (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
	HB475	BERAULT	HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS - Requires a healthcare provider to obtain a patient's consent prior to recording a medical visit
	HB611	FREEMAN	HEALTH/WOMEN'S - Provides relative to pregnancy-related service centers (OR +$643,678 GF EX See Note)
	HB616	KNOX	MENTAL HEALTH - Provides for oversight of publicly funded homeless service providers
	HB740	CHENEVERT	MEDICAID MANAGED CARE - Provides for independent claims review of Coordinated System of Care providers
	HB897	MANDIE LANDRY	HEALTH - Provides relative to protecting healthcare data
	HB925	CHANCE HENRY	SPEECH/PATH/AUDIO - Provides relative to the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology
	HB926	BAYHAM	VACCINES/VACCINATION - Prohibits the use of vaccine status to determine admission to public buildings
	HB931	MANDIE LANDRY	HEALTH - Prohibits a contractor or subcontractor of the Louisiana Pregnancy and Baby Care initiative from conditioning services on religious requirements (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
	HB949	COATES	HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS - Provides relative to the Louisiana State Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners (OR INCREASE SG RV See Note)
	HB962	DUSTIN MILLER	NURSES - Provides relative to reconstitution of medications for intravenous therapy
	HB1076	MUSCARELLO	HEALTH/BEHAVIORAL - Repeals the termination of the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS

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