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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana House Bill 742 eliminates immunization requirements for Medicaid and FITAP assistance
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Sponsor: Beryl Amedée
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What This Bill Proposed
Louisiana House Bill 742 removes immunization compliance as an eligibility requirement for recipients of and the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (). The measure directs state health and welfare agencies to repeal any inconsistent rules, taking effect upon the governor's signature or expiration.
Changes public assistance qualification rules for families and minors enrolled in state safety-net programs, removing compliance mandates previously enforced through benefit suspension.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Medicaid recipients
Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program recipients
Department of Children and Family Services
Must amend or repeal any rules, policies, or procedures inconsistent with the Act and administer programs accordingly.
Louisiana Department of Health
Must amend or repeal any rules, policies, or procedures inconsistent with the Act and administer programs accordingly.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Repeal of Recent Immunization Mandate
The bill specifically repeals Section 13 of Act No. 478 of the 2025 Regular Session, indicating a rapid reversal or modification of a mandate enacted just the previous year.
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Sources
www.legis.la.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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