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IntroducedFeb 27, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 19, 2026
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Became Law
Louisiana House Bill
INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to formulary placement and cost-sharing requirements for certain generic drugs and biosimilars (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Last Action See all actions
House • Jun 02, 2026: Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 870
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 96
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Edmonston
- McCormick
- Adams
- Egan
- McMahen
- Amedee
- Farnum
- McMakin
- Bacala
- Firment
- Melerine
- Bagley
- Fisher
- Mena
- Bamburg
- Fontenot
- Miller
- Bayham
- Freiberg
- Moore
- Beaullieu
- Gadberry
- Murray
- Berault
- Galle
- Muscarello
- Billings
- Geymann
- Newell
- Boudreaux
- Glorioso
- Orgeron
- Bourriaque
- Green
- Owen
- Boyd
- Hebert
- Phelps
- Boyer
- Henry, C.
- Riser
- Brass
- Henry, D.
- Sawyer
- Braud
- Hilferty
- Schamerhorn
- Broussard
- Horton
- Schlegel
- Butler
- Illg
- Spell
- Carlson
- Jackson
- St. Blanc
- Carpenter
- Johnson, M.
- Tarver
- Carrier
- Johnson, T.
- Taylor
- Carver
- Jordan
- Thomas
- Chassion
- Kerner
- Thompson
- Chenevert
- Knox
- Turner
- Coates
- LaCombe
- Ventrella
- Cox
- LaFleur
- Villio
- Crews
- Landry, J.
- Wilder
- Deshotel
- Landry, M.
- Wiley
- Dewitt
- Landry, T.
- Wright
- Dickerson
- Lyons
- Wyble
- Domangue
- Mack
- Young
- Echols
- Marcelle
- Zeringue
NO: 0
YES: 99
- Adams
- Egan
- McFarland
- Amedee
- Farnum
- McMahen
- Bacala
- Firment
- McMakin
- Bamburg
- Fisher
- Melerine
- Bayham
- Fontenot
- Mena
- Beaullieu
- Freeman
- Miller
- Berault
- Freiberg
- Moore
- Billings
- Gadberry
- Murray
- Boudreaux
- Galle
- Muscarello
- Bourriaque
- Geymann
- Newell
- Boyd
- Glorioso
- Orgeron
- Boyer
- Green
- Owen
- Brass
- Hebert
- Phelps
- Braud
- Henry, C.
- Riser
- Broussard
- Henry, D.
- Sawyer
- Bryant
- Hilferty
- Schamerhorn
- Butler
- Horton
- Schlegel
- Carlson
- Illg
- Spell
- Carpenter
- Jackson
- St. Blanc
- Carrier
- Johnson, M.
- Stagni
- Carter, R.
- Jordan
- Tarver
- Carter, W.
- Kerner
- Taylor
- Carver
- Knox
- Thomas
- Chassion
- LaCombe
- Turner
- Chenevert
- LaFleur
- Ventrella
- Coates
- Landry, M.
- Villio
- Cox
- Landry, T.
- Walters
- Crews
- Larvadain
- Wilder
- Dewitt
- Lyons
- Wiley
- Dickerson
- Mack
- Wright
- Domangue
- Marcelle
- Wyble
- Echols
- Martinez
- Young
- Edmonston
- McCormick
- Zeringue
NO: 0
ABSENT: 6
YES: 94
- Adams
- Firment
- McMakin
- Amedee
- Fisher
- Melerine
- Bacala
- Fontenot
- Mena
- Bamburg
- Freeman
- Miller
- Beaullieu
- Freiberg
- Moore
- Berault
- Gadberry
- Murray
- Billings
- Glorioso
- Muscarello
- Boudreaux
- Green
- Newell
- Bourriaque
- Hebert
- Orgeron
- Boyd
- Henry, C.
- Owen
- Boyer
- Henry, D.
- Phelps
- Brass
- Hilferty
- Riser
- Braud
- Horton
- Sawyer
- Broussard
- Illg
- Schamerhorn
- Bryant
- Jackson
- Schlegel
- Butler
- Johnson, M.
- Spell
- Carlson
- Johnson, T.
- St. Blanc
- Carpenter
- Jordan
- Stagni
- Carrier
- Kerner
- Tarver
- Carver
- Knox
- Taylor
- Chassion
- LaCombe
- Thomas
- Chenevert
- LaFleur
- Thompson
- Coates
- Landry, J.
- Turner
- Cox
- Landry, T.
- Ventrella
- Crews
- Larvadain
- Villio
- Deshotel
- Lyons
- Wilder
- Dewitt
- Mack
- Wiley
- Dickerson
- Marcelle
- Wright
- Domangue
- Martinez
- Wyble
- Echols
- McCormick
- Zeringue
- Edmonston
- McFarland
- Farnum
- McMahen
NO: 0
ABSENT: 11
Actions
- Jun 02, 2026 | House
- Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- Jun 01, 2026 | Senate
- Signed by the President of the Senate.
- Jun 01, 2026 | House
- Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 31, 2026 | House
- Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
- May 31, 2026 | Senate
- Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
- Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
- May 31, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
- May 29, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 05/312026.
- May 29, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report received.
- May 29, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
- May 27, 2026 | Senate
- Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
- May 27, 2026 | House
- House conferees appointed: Turner, Firment, and Miller.
- May 26, 2026 | House
- Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
- May 26, 2026 | Senate
- Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
- Senate conference committee members appointed: Talbot, Bass, and Harris.
- May 26, 2026 | House
- Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
- May 25, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
- May 20, 2026 | House
- Received from the Senate with amendments.
- May 19, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
- Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 18, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended.
- Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- May 11, 2026 | Senate
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 07, 2026 | Senate
- Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 06, 2026 | Senate
- Reported with amendments.
- Apr 15, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
- Apr 14, 2026 | Senate
- Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Called from the calendar.
- Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Read by title, returned to the calendar.
- Notice given.
- Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
- 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 Insurance.
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Prefiled.
- Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
- First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Bill Texts
- HB870 OriginalPDF
- HB870 EngrossedPDF
- HB870 ReengrossedPDF
- HB870 EnrolledPDF
- House Committee Amendment, #1540, INS, DraftPDF
- House Committee Amendment, #3003, INS, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3229, INS, DraftPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3281, INS, DraftPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3313, INS, AdoptedPDF
- Conference Committee Report, #6237, House Proposed, Senate AdoptedPDF
- Senate Floor Amendment, #4071, Bass, ProposedPDF
- House Floor Amendment, #3620, Turner, ProposedPDF
- House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #1716, Horton, ProposedPDF
Documents
- Digest of HB870 OriginalPDF
- Digest of HB870 EngrossedPDF
- Digest of HB870 ReengrossedPDF
- Senate Green Sheet Digest for HB870PDF
- Summary of Senate Amendments to HB870PDF
- Fiscal Note - HB870 OriginalPDF
- Fiscal Note - HB870 EngrossedPDF
- Fiscal Note - HB870 ReEngrossedPDF
- Fiscal Note - HB870 ReEngrossed With Senate Cmte AmendmentsPDF
- Fiscal Note - HB870 ReEngrossed With Senate Floor AmendmentsPDF
- Fiscal Note - HB870 EnrolledPDF
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