SB26 • 2026

HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to opioid treatment programs. (gov sig)

Healthcare

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Patrick McMath
Last action: 2026-05-15
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 232
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on specific new rules for opioid treatment programs, only mentions removal of existing requirements.

Health Services for Opioid Treatment

This act removes certain requirements related to opioid treatment programs in Louisiana.

What This Bill Does

Repeals specific sections of the law related to opioid treatment programs.
Eliminates the need review process for facilities that treat people with opioid addiction.

Who It Names or Affects

People who run and work at opioid treatment programs in Louisiana
Individuals seeking help from opioid treatment programs

Terms To Know

Opioid Treatment Programs: Facilities that provide medical care to people addicted to opioids.
Repeal: To remove or cancel a law.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify new rules for opioid treatment programs, only removes existing ones.
It is unclear what changes will be made to the treatment programs after these sections are removed.

Bill History

2026-05-15 S
Effective date 5/15/2026.
2026-05-15 S
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 232.
2026-05-13 S
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
2026-05-12 H
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-12 S
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-11 S
Received from the House without amendments.
2026-05-07 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-06 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
2026-05-06 H
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-05 H
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-04-29 H
Reported favorably (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-03-23 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-03-18 H
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-17 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-03-16 S
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-11 S
Reported favorably.
2026-03-09 S
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-03 S
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

Official Summary Text

HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to opioid treatment programs. (gov sig)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 26
BY SENATOR MCMATH
1 AN ACT
2 To repeal R.S. 40:2116(B)(5) and 2159, relative to opioid treatment programs; to repeal the
3 facility need review requirements for opioid treatment programs; and to provide for
4 related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 40:2116(B)(5) and 2159 are hereby repealed.
7 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
8 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
9 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
10 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
11 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 232
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.