Agenda - Health and Welfare

House Committee on Health and Welfare
April 14, 2026 9:00 a.m. Room 5
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
	HB611	FREEMAN	HEALTH/WOMEN'S - Provides relative to pregnancy-related service centers (OR +$643,678 GF EX See Note)
	HB897	MANDIE LANDRY	HEALTH - Provides relative to protecting healthcare data
	HB902	MARCELLE	HEALTH - Provides relative to the creation of a trauma-informed training program (OR +$210,433 GF EX See Note)
	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)
	HB1030	SPELL	MEDICAID - Provides relative to nonemergency medical transportation for individuals with mental illness (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
	HB1092	BUTLER	HEALTH/LDH - Renames the office of citizens with developmental disabilities within the Louisiana Department of Health
	HB1100	MCMAKIN	SMALL BUSINESS - Repeals requirements for enriching bread and flour sold in this state
	HB1118	FISHER	HEALTH CARE - Requires disclosure of certain agreements between a hospital and a real estate investment trust
	HB1138	DOMANGUE	HEALTH CARE/RECORDS - Provides for the communication of health information
	HB1143	DUSTIN MILLER	PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - Provides relative to physician assistants
	HB1160	ECHOLS	PHYSICIANS - Provides relative to rural physician licenses
	HB1185	DUSTIN MILLER	MEDICAID - Provides for other rural hospital reimbursement payments and directed payments (OR +$6,691,832 GF EX See Note)
	HB1216	EGAN	HEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to the guidelines for clinical laboratory personnel
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS

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