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HB 193 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

HEALTH/SICKLE CELL ANEM: Provides for the membership of the Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission

HB 193 restructures the membership of Louisiana's Sickle Cell Commission by specifying who serves on it. The bill requires the governor to appoint 13 members (with Senate confirmation), including key health officials like the Louisiana Department of Health secretary and Medicaid director, plus executive directors from seven regional sickle cell associations across the state. It repeals previous membership provisions that listed additional, less-specific roles. This is a procedural change affecting only the commission's composition, not sickle cell treatment or funding.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRestructures sickle cell commission with health officials to improve oversight of sickle cell care, a public health program.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 18, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB193 Original → HB193 Act 533 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill changes how members of the Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission are appointed by shifting from a nomination process to direct appointments. Previously, the governor selected one representative from a list of nominees provided by five specific organizations. The new law mandates that the executive directors of those same five organizations automatically serve as members, provided their organizations include at least one healthcare professional on their governance board.
Scope change
The bill narrows the scope of the appointment process by removing the governor's discretion to choose nominees, effectively making the executive directors of specific organizations permanent members of the commission.
ELIGIBILITY

Replaced the requirement that the governor appoint one member from a list of nominees with a rule that the executive directors of specific organizations automatically serve on the commission.

Added a new condition requiring that any organization whose executive director serves on the commission must have at least one healthcare professional on its governance board.

REQUIREMENT

Eliminated the previous provision allowing the governor to appoint members from a pool of nominees submitted by the organizations.

Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2026 · House Apr 20, 2026

How they voted

37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 18, 2026
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 7, 2026
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Tammy Phelps
Tammy Phelps
DDemocratic
LA
3