House Committee on Health and Welfare
March 18, 2026
9:00 a.m.
Room 5

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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HB62DICKERSONPUBLIC ASSISTANCE - Provides relative to the membership of the Louisiana Women's Policy and Research Commission
 HB124DICKERSONDOMESTIC ABUSE - Provides relative to the membership of the Domestic Violence Prevention Commission
 HB182TRAVIS JOHNSONNURSES - Provides relative to victims of sexual assault
 HB193PHELPSHEALTH/SICKLE CELL ANEM - Provides for the membership of the Sickle Cell Commission
 HB198ECHOLSHEALTH - Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement of ambulatory surgical centers for certain procedures
 HB203WALTERSHEALTH SERVICES - Provides for the membership of the Uterine Fibroids Commission
 HB223DUSTIN MILLERSUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Children and Family Services
 HB237WALTERSHEALTH SERVICES - Creates the Lupus Commission
 HB469JORDANPHARMACISTS - Provides relative to the pharmacy education support fee collected by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy
 HB486SPELLPSYCHOLOGISTS - Provides relative to the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT)
 HB574SPELLMENTAL HEALTH - Provides for the membership of the Mental Health Advocacy Service
 HB779FREEMANHEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT - Provides relative to expedited partner therapy
 HB796STAGNICHIROPRACTORS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners
 HB919ECHOLSINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers

OTHER BUSINESS
 Consideration and adoption of the minutes of the 2025 Regular Session committee meetings held on April 16, April, 23, April 29, May 7, May 8, May 14, May 20, May 21, May 28, and June 3.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

Any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.

NOTE: Statements may be filed with the House Committee on Health and Welfare via email at h-hw@legis.la.gov Statements submitted, and the information contained therein, are public records and subject to disclosure pursuant to public records laws.

Audio/visual presentations, such as PowerPoint, shall be filed with the House Committee on Health and Welfare via email at h-hw@legis.la.gov at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled start of the committee meeting. No flash or thumb drives will be accepted.