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Louisiana / State / 2026 Regular Session, HB 609

Act 558 Medical records fee waiver for a VA disability claim

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2026 Regular Session, HB 609Takes effect

Expands benefits Bars any fee for the medical records a veteran requests for a disability claim.

No provider, facility, or custodian of healthcare information may charge any fee for preparing, reproducing, handling, or transmitting medical records requested by or for a veteran for the sole purpose of a disability claim. The Department of Veterans Affairs legislative release described it as a per-facility waiver; the enrolled act says once per veteran.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, Prefiled
  2. In committee Done, House Civil Law and Procedure
  3. Passed one chamber Done, House, 93-0
  4. Passed both chambers Done, Senate, 33-0
  5. Signed by the governor Done, Act 558
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • Tehmi ChassionSponsor, Democratic, House, District 44
  • Daryl AdamsCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Mike BayhamCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Beau BeaullieuCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Stephanie BeraultCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Beth BillingsCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Delisha BoydCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Marcus BryantCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Rhonda ButlerCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Kim CarverCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Emily ChenevertCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Raymond CrewsCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Michael EcholsCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Kyle M. Green, Jr.Co-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Stephanie HilfertyCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Dodie HortonCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Mike JohnsonCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Edmond JordanCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Alonzo KnoxCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Vanessa Caston LaFleurCo-sponsor, Party and district not on the record

What it touches

  • La. R.S. 40:1165.1(D)

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Official record

Read Act 558 on the jurisdiction's own record