MEDICAID: Requires the Louisiana Department of Health to annually review medications, forms of treatment, and services for care of Medicaid enrollees with sickle cell disease. (8/1/22)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2022
Last action Jun 3, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 12, 2022 · House Jun 1, 2022
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 33
Apr 12, 2022
D
Democratic11
81% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jun 1, 2022
Introduced
Received from the House without amendments.
upper
Jun 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 18, 2022
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 17, 2022
Committee
Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 18, 2022
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Apr 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 14, 2022
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Regina Barrow
DDemocratic
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