HB689Introduced in the House
Provides relative to public assistance benefits for children (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Introduced by Beryl Amedee, District 51
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides relative to public assistance benefits for children (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Where it stands
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
May 5, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House Vote on HB 689 FINAL PASSAGE (#838) · April 29, 2026
83
Yes
10
No
12
Absent or Not Voting
105 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | Yes |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Absent |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | No |
| Joy Walters | 4 | No |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Yes |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Yes |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled.
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Reported with amendments (8-4).
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Called from the calendar.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 10. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- House Committee Amendment #4304 H&W Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #4378 H&W Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #4670 Amedee Adopted (amendment)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Engrossed (text)
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