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Michael Echols

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Michael Echols 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB1160

Introduced
3/31/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
Report Pass
4/14/26  
Engrossed
4/22/26  
Provides relative to rural physician licenses
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HR225

Introduced
4/30/26  
Introduced
5/5/26  
Refer
5/6/26  
Urges and requests the Department of Environmental Quality, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Ouachita Parish Police Jury, and the municipalities within Ouachita Parish to study parish-wide solid waste, debris removal, and disaster resiliency services
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB919

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Engrossed
3/31/26  
Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers (RE +$238,163 SG EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB198

Introduced
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Report Pass
4/27/26  
Engrossed
5/5/26  
Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement of ambulatory surgical centers for certain procedures (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HR224

Introduced
4/30/26  
Introduced
5/5/26  
Commends Paul Hollis, director of the United States Mint, on the occasion of his return visit to the La. House of Representatives
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB12

Introduced
1/16/26  
Refer
1/16/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Engrossed
4/27/26  
Extends surviving spouse benefits for a reserve officer killed in the line of duty (EG +$250,000 GF EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB1088

Introduced
3/31/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
Report Pass
4/7/26  
Engrossed
4/13/26  
Refer
4/14/26  
Report Pass
4/20/26  
Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax rebate on the purchase of certain items used in aerospace facilities and activities (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB852

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/16/26  
Engrossed
3/24/26  
Refer
3/25/26  
Report Pass
4/20/26  
Requires the income tax checkoff for donations to the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence be inscribed on the individual income tax form (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB816

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
5/5/26  
Engrossed
5/11/26  
Refer
5/12/26  
Prohibits foreign adversaries from acquiring or owning property near military installations (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB613

Introduced
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/23/26  
Engrossed
3/31/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
Requires the office of motor vehicles to display an image indicating the United States citizenship status on driver's licenses and state identification cards of cardholders (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB609

Introduced
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/23/26  
Engrossed
3/30/26  
Provides for the exemption of fees for health records when requested for the federal and state veterans affairs departments
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB680

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/26/26  
Engrossed
4/7/26  
Refer
4/8/26  
Report Pass
4/22/26  
Enrolled
5/18/26  
Chaptered
5/22/26  
Provides relative to waivers under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB727

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/24/26  
Engrossed
3/31/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
Report Pass
4/22/26  
Enrolled
5/18/26  
Chaptered
5/22/26  
Provides for the burning of untreated, unpainted dimensional lumber
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB182

Introduced
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Engrossed
3/24/26  
Provides relative to victims of sexual assault (EG +$4,000,000 LF See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill SB65

Introduced
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Provides relative to the conversion of preexisting schools into charter schools. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)