Agenda - Health and Welfare

House Committee on Health and Welfare
April 29, 2026 9:00 a.m. Room 5
Scheduled

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
	HB946	MANDIE LANDRY	HEALTH - Provides relative to penalties for noncompliance with Federal requirements for healthcare cost publication (OR +$389,507 GF EX See Note)
	HB1093	CARLSON	HEALTH - Creates the Louisiana Board of Naturopathic Medicine
	SB26	MCMATH	HEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to opioid treatment programs. (gov sig)
	SB29	MCMATH	PUBLIC HEALTH - Requires coroners to report certain information regarding sudden child deaths. (8/1/26) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
	SB30	MCMATH	HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to telehealth. (gov sig)
	SB195	MYERS	HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to the administration of medications. (8/1/26)
	SB219	MCMATH	HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Creates the office of health and nutrition within the Louisiana Department of Health. (gov sig) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
	SB222	PRESSLY	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - Provides for Medicaid behavioral health services. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
	SB255	SELDERS	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - Provides relative to psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) services. (8/1/26)
	SB314	SELDERS	BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - Provides relative to community psychiatric support and treatment (CPST) services. (gov sig)
	SCR2	MYERS	HOSPITALS - Amends rules relative to certain licensure requirements of hospitals.
	SCR22	MYERS	PHARMACEUTICALS - Requests a legislative auditor report on opioid settlement fund expenditures.
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT

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NOTE: Statements may be filed with the House Committee on Health and Welfare via email at h-hw@legis.la.gov Statements submitted, and the information contained therein, are public records and subject to disclosure pursuant to public records laws.

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