HB919Introduced in the House
Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers (RE +$238,163 SG EX See Note)
Introduced by Michael Echols, District 14
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers (RE +$238,163 SG EX See Note)
Where it stands
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
April 1, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House Vote on HB 919 FINAL PASSAGE (#198) · March 30, 2026
80
Yes
16
No
9
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 (14-0).
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/25/2026.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Notice given.
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
Called from the calendar.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 80, nays 16. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. 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 Insurance.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- House Committee Amendment #1912 H&W Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #1876 H&W Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #2003 H&W Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #2339 Echols Adopted (amendment)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
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- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Engrossed (text)
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