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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 288: HEALTH CARE/RECORDS: Provides for the use of certain medical terminology in medical documentation (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Enacted 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 288 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 24, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: HEALTH CARE/RECORDS: Provides for the use of certain medical terminology in medical documentation (EN NO IMPACT See Note). Primary sponsor: Chad Boyer (Republican). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 540.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chad BoyerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Roy AdamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Tony BacalaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Beau BeaullieuCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Beth BillingsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Doyle BoudreauxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Josh CarlsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Dewith CarrierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Emily ChenevertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Raymond CrewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Daryl DeshotelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Michael MelerineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Chuck OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Rodney SchamerhornCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Annie SpellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
John WybleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75

“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. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 540.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  7. 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.
  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  10. Reported favorably.
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
  12. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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