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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Concurrent Resolution

SCR 61: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health and Louisiana commercial health insurance payors to increase reimbursement rates for behavioral health crisis centers operating under a crisis receiving center license.

Passed one chamber 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

SCR 61 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the Louisiana Senate on May 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health and Louisiana commercial health insurance payors to increase reimbursement rates for behavioral health crisis centers operating under a crisis receiving center license. Primary sponsor: Regina Barrow (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): Read by title, concurred in by vote of 83 yeas, 13 nays.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Regina BarrowPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15

“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, concurred in by vote of 83 yeas, 13 nays.
  2. Received from the House without amendments.
  3. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
  6. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
  8. Reported favorably (12-0).
  9. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
  10. Rules suspended.
  11. Read by title and adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered sent to the House.
  12. Received in the House from the Senate.

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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