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IntroducedFeb 24, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 09, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 21, 2026
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Became LawMay 29, 2026
Louisiana House Bill
HEALTH CARE/RECORDS: Provides for the use of certain medical terminology in medical documentation (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Last Action See all actions
House • May 29, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 288
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Chad Boyerprimary
- Tony Bacalacosponsor
- Mike Bayhamcosponsor
- Beau Beaullieucosponsor
- Beth Billingscosponsor
- Doyle Boudreauxcosponsor
- Josh Carlsoncosponsor
- R. Dewith Carriercosponsor
- Emily Chenevertcosponsor
- Raymond Crewscosponsor
- Daryl Deshotelcosponsor
- Peter Egancosponsor
- Michael Melerinecosponsor
- Charles Owencosponsor
- Rodney Schamerhorncosponsor
- Annie Spellcosponsor
- John Wyblecosponsor
Votes
YES: 98
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Echols
- McCormick
- Adams
- Edmonston
- McFarland
- Amedee
- Egan
- McMahen
- Bacala
- Farnum
- McMakin
- Bagley
- Firment
- Melerine
- Bamburg
- Fisher
- Mena
- Bayham
- Fontenot
- Miller
- Beaullieu
- Freeman
- Moore
- Berault
- Freiberg
- Muscarello
- Billings
- Gadberry
- Newell
- Boudreaux
- Galle
- Orgeron
- Bourriaque
- Glorioso
- Owen
- Boyd
- Green
- Phelps
- Boyer
- Hebert
- Riser
- Brass
- Henry, C.
- Sawyer
- Braud
- Henry, D.
- Schamerhorn
- Broussard
- Hilferty
- Schlegel
- Bryant
- Horton
- Spell
- Butler
- Illg
- St. Blanc
- Carlson
- Jackson
- Stagni
- Carpenter
- Johnson, T.
- Tarver
- Carrier
- Jordan
- Taylor
- Carter, R.
- Kerner
- Thomas
- Carter, W.
- Knox
- Thompson
- Carver
- LaCombe
- Turner
- Chassion
- LaFleur
- Ventrella
- Chenevert
- Landry, M.
- Villio
- Coates
- Landry, T.
- Walters
- Cox
- Larvadain
- Wilder
- Crews
- Lyons
- Wright
- Deshotel
- Mack
- Wyble
- Dewitt
- Marcelle
- Zeringue
- Domangue
- Martinez
NO: 0
Actions
- May 29, 2026 | House
- Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 540.
- Effective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 26, 2026 | House
- Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 25, 2026 | Senate
- Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 25, 2026 | House
- Received from the Senate without amendments.
- Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 21, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 18, 2026 | Senate
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 14, 2026 | Senate
- Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 13, 2026 | Senate
- Reported favorably.
- Apr 14, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Reported with amendments (10-0).
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Prefiled.
- Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
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