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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 609: HEALTH CARE/RECORDS: Provides for the exemption of fees for health records when requested for the federal and state veterans affairs departments

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 609 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: HEALTH CARE/RECORDS: Provides for the exemption of fees for health records when requested for the federal and state veterans affairs departments. Primary sponsor: Tehmi Chassion (Democratic). It lists 35 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 558.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 19 · Republican 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tehmi ChassionPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Roy AdamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Beau BeaullieuCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Stephanie BeraultCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Beth BillingsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Delisha BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Marcus BryantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Rhonda ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Kim CarverCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Emily ChenevertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Raymond CrewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Michael EcholsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Kyle GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse83
Stephanie HilfertyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Mike JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Edmond JordanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Alonzo KnoxCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Vanessa LaFleurCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Ed LarvadainCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Rodney LyonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Denise MarcelleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Chasity MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Dustin MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Pat MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Ed MurrayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Candace NewellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Chuck OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Tammy PhelpsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Paul SawyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Laurie SchlegelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Jeff WileyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
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. 558.
  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 33 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.

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Sources

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