Louisiana State Representative

Michael Echols 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

LA

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)
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB954

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Creates a mandatory right of appraisal for automobile repairs
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB945

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Requires transparency of automobile repairs
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB83

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Provides relative to the conversion of preexisting schools into charter schools
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB74

Introduced
2/3/26  
Refer
2/3/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/15/26  
Engrossed
4/22/26  
Refer
4/27/26  
Creates a "Spectrum Alert" system to assist in locating missing persons with autism spectrum disorder (EGF NO IMPACT See Note)
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB1217

Introduced
3/31/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
Report Pass
4/23/26  
Engrossed
5/4/26  
Provides with respect to pharmacy benefit managers
LA

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

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

LA

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)
LA

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)
LA

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
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HCR72

Introduced
4/20/26  
Refer
4/21/26  
Engrossed
5/12/26  
Refer
5/13/26  
Report Pass
5/20/26  
Memorialize the United States Congress to research treatment methods for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HCR77

Introduced
4/21/26  
Refer
4/22/26  
Report Pass
4/23/26  
Engrossed
5/5/26  
Refer
5/6/26  
Report Pass
5/12/26  
Memorializes the United States Congress, the President of the United States, the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to take all necessary and appropriate actions to pass the H-2B Certified Seasonal Employer Designation and reclassify all job duties of the crawfish industry as agricultural labor services for purposes of the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB1247

Introduced
4/23/26  
Introduced
4/27/26  
Refer
4/28/26  
Report Pass
5/6/26  
Engrossed
5/12/26  
Refer
5/13/26  
Creates a statewide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Coordinator
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HCR86

Introduced
4/23/26  
Introduced
4/27/26  
Engrossed
5/5/26  
Expresses legislative support for a request by Senator John N. Kennedy to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct a study addressing the impact of land use changes and habitat loss on migratory waterfowl behavior
LA

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