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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 761: HEALTH/CANCER: Provides with respect to the advisory board created to recommend new treatments for rare cancers (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 761 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: HEALTH/CANCER: Provides with respect to the advisory board created to recommend new treatments for rare cancers (EN NO IMPACT See Note). Primary sponsor: Stephanie Hilferty (Republican). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 8, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 832.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stephanie HilfertyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Roy AdamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Beth BillingsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Wilford CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Tehmi ChassionCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Adrian FisherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Kyle GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse83
Terry Landry JrCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jeremy LaCombeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Vanessa LaFleurCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Ed LarvadainCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Denise MarcelleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Chasity MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Tammy PhelpsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Annie SpellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Jerome ZeringueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52

“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. 832.
  2. Effective date: 06/08/2026.
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
  7. Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
  8. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  9. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  11. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  12. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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