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Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 96: MEDICAID: Establishes Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain behavioral health services. (7/1/25) (EN +$1,830,352 GF EX 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

SB 96 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on April 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: MEDICAID: Establishes Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain behavioral health services. (7/1/25) (EN +$1,830,352 GF EX See Note). Primary sponsor: Patrick McMath (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 417.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patrick McMathPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Dewith CarrierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Tehmi ChassionCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Alonzo KnoxCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Rodney LyonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Denise MarcelleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61

“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. 417.
  2. Effective date 7/1/2025.
  3. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
  6. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.
  7. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 7. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  8. Received from the House with amendments.
  9. Reported with amendments (16-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
  11. Rules suspended.
  12. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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