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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 237: HEALTH SERVICES: Creates the Lupus Commission (EG +$109,985 GF EX See Note)

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 237 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: HEALTH SERVICES: Creates the Lupus Commission (EG +$109,985 GF EX See Note). Primary sponsor: Joy Walters (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joy WaltersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse4

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
  2. Reported favorably (9-0).
  3. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
  4. Prefiled.
  5. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
  6. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source