Louisiana State Representative

Michael Echols 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB558

Introduced
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Provides relative to public school teacher compensation (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB221

Introduced
2/19/26  
Refer
2/19/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/10/26  
Designates the new bridge to be constructed over the Mississippi River connecting Louisiana Highway 1 and Louisiana Highway 30 as the "President Donald J. Trump Expressway"
LA

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)
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB357

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/26/26  
Engrossed
4/7/26  
Provides for the adoption of a medical fee reimbursement schedule for workers' compensation (RE +$100,000 SD EX See Note)

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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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 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)
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill SB105

Introduced
2/22/26  
Refer
2/22/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Refer
3/30/26  
Report Pass
4/13/26  
Engrossed
4/16/26  
Refer
4/20/26  
Refer
5/6/26  
Refer
5/7/26  
Report Pass
5/11/26  
Provides relative to TOPS eligibility. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB346

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/10/26  
Engrossed
3/18/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Report Pass
4/15/26  
Redesignates a portion of United States Highway 171 as the "Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway"
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB401

Introduced
2/25/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/30/26  
Engrossed
4/20/26  
Designates the elevated portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Lance Corporal Justin D. McLeese Memorial Bridge"