HB203 • 2026

HEALTH SERVICES: Provides for the membership of the Uterine Fibroids Commission

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Joy Walters
Last action: 2026-05-22
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 292
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on how this addition ensures diversity of expertise or the specific role of the new member from Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine.

Uterine Fibroids Commission Membership

This act amends the membership requirements for the Uterine Fibroids Commission by adding a member from Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine.

What This Bill Does

Amends the law to add one more person to the Uterine Fibroids Commission.
The new member must come from Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine.

Who It Names or Affects

People who are part of or work with the Uterine Fibroids Commission
Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine

Terms To Know

Uterine Fibroids Commission: A group that works on issues related to uterine fibroids, which are non-cancerous growths in the uterus.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify how many members were on the commission before this change.
It is unclear what specific role or expertise the new member from Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine will have.

Bill History

2026-05-22 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-22 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 292.
2026-05-19 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-19 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-19 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-19 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-18 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-11 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-07 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-06 S
Reported favorably.
2026-03-30 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-03-25 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-25 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-23 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/25/2026.
2026-03-23 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-18 H
Reported favorably (8-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-20 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
2026-02-19 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-19 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

HEALTH SERVICES: Provides for the membership of the Uterine Fibroids Commission

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 203
BY REPRESENTATIVE WALTERS
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1104(B)(3), relative to the Uterine Fibroids Commission; to
3 provide for the membership of the commission; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 40:1104(B)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
6 §1104. Uterine Fibroids Commission
7 * * *
8 B. The commission shall be comprised of the following members:
9 * * *
10 (3) One member from the Christus Health System Xavier Ochsner College
11 of Medicine.
12 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.