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Tony Bacala 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB1237

Introduced
4/10/26  
Engrossed
4/21/26  
Refer
4/22/26  
Provides relative to the Municipal Police Employees Retirement System and the Firefighters' Retirement System (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB205

Introduced
2/19/26  
Refer
2/19/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/31/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Engrossed
4/27/26  
Refer
4/28/26  
Report Pass
5/6/26  
Refer
5/7/26  
Provides for compensation for election commissioners (EG INCREASE LF EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB181

Introduced
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Engrossed
4/29/26  
Provides for Medicaid fraud detection and prevention (RE SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB285

Introduced
2/23/26  
Refer
2/23/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Engrossed
3/25/26  
Refer
3/30/26  
Authorizes a school board to engage in a cooperative endeavor with a credit union or bank to operate a branch at a high school

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HCR67

Introduced
4/16/26  
Introduced
4/20/26  
Refer
4/21/26  
Report Pass
5/6/26  
Engrossed
5/11/26  
Refer
5/12/26  
Report Pass
5/20/26  
Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study and report on gaps in acute healthcare access for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HCR70

Introduced
4/20/26  
Engrossed
4/21/26  
Designates April 22, 2026, as Ascension Parish Day at the state capitol
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HCR84

Introduced
4/23/26  
Engrossed
4/27/26  
Commends Barney Arceneaux on the occasion of his retirement
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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 HB1253

Introduced
4/29/26  
Engrossed
5/12/26  
Refer
5/13/26  
Report Pass
5/21/26  
Enacts the Gracey Claire Rushing Act to provide for documentation, notification, and communication in the handling and disposition of human remains and internal organs (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill SB244

Introduced
2/26/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/11/26  
Engrossed
3/24/26  
Refer
3/25/26  
Report Pass
4/14/26  
Provides for recreational hunting of alligators. (8/1/26)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB222

Introduced
2/19/26  
Refer
2/19/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Refer
3/26/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Engrossed
4/27/26  
Refer
4/28/26  
Report Pass
5/6/26  
Refer
5/7/26  
Requires Medicaid to cover dental procedures for certain Medicaid enrollees (EG1 +$784,370 GF EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB217

Introduced
2/19/26  
Refer
2/19/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/30/26  
Engrossed
4/8/26  
Refer
4/13/26  
Report Pass
5/11/26  
Authorizes an optional property tax exemption for blighted or derelict properties that have been rehabilitated and provides with respect to local redevelopment plans (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill SB104

Introduced
2/22/26  
Refer
2/22/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Engrossed
3/31/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
Report Pass
4/27/26  
Enrolled
5/12/26  
Chaptered
5/14/26  
Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish as the "Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (EN +$3,000 SG 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 HB288

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/1/26  
Engrossed
4/13/26  
Provides for the use of certain medical terminology in medical documentation (EN NO IMPACT See Note)