What is the status of HB430?

Signed into law as of June 2, 2026. Latest action: Effective date: 08/01/2026. (June 2, 2026).

Chassion, Tehmi (D, 44), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB430?

On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HB430

Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB430: LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Enacts the MJ 911 Act to extend health insurance coverage for families of law enforcement officers and firemen employed by the City of Lafayette who are killed in the line of duty (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Q: What is HB430?

HB430 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Enacts the MJ 911 Act to extend health insurance coverage for families of law enforcement officers and firemen employed by the City of Lafayette who are killed in the line of duty (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note).

Q: What does HB430 do?

In its own words: An act To enact R.S. 40:1665.5 and 1665.6, relative to health insurance coverage for the families of law enforcement officers and firemen killed in the line of duty; to provide for health insurance coverage for the families of law enforcement officers and firemen employed in Lafayette Parish who are killed in the line of duty; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Status: Signed into law, June 2, 2026

What the bill says

An act To enact R.S. 40:1665.5 and 1665.6, relative to health insurance coverage for the families of law enforcement officers and firemen killed in the line of duty; to provide for health insurance coverage for the families of law enforcement officers and firemen employed in Lafayette Parish who are killed in the line of duty; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT To enact R.S. 40:1665.5 and 1665.6, relative to health insurance coverage for the families of law enforcement officers and firemen killed in the line of duty; to provide for health insurance coverage for the families of law enforcement officers and firemen employed in Lafayette Parish who are killed in the line of duty; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 40:1665.5 and 1665.6 are hereby enacted to read as follows: §1665.5. Lafayette Parish; health insurance coverage for surviving spouses and children of firemen in certain cases A. The employer of a fireman employed in Lafayette Parish who suffers death as a result of any injury arising out of and in the course of the performance of his official duties as a fireman, or arising out of any activity while on or off duty in his capacity as a fireman in the protection of life or property, shall provide and pay for health insurance coverage for the fireman's surviving spouse for the remainder of the surviving spouse's life following the death of the fireman. Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing …

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Louisiana HB430: LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Enacts the MJ 911 Act to extend health insurance coverage for families of law enforcement officers and firemen employed by the City of Lafayette who are killed in the line of duty (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

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