Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB1092: HEALTH/LDH: Renames the office for citizens with developmental disabilities within the Louisiana Department of Health
Status: Signed into law, June 2, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 18:106(C)(2)(c), 564(D)(1)(a)(iii) and (2)(a)(iii), 1303(I)(1)(b), and 1309.3(D)(1)(a)(iii), R.S. 28:451.1(D) and (F)(1), 451.2(3) and (19), 451.3(B), 451.4(section heading), 454.1(A), 470(D)(2), 621(A), 771(B)(5)(b), 826(B)(1) and (2)(b), (C)(1)(a) and (c), and 917(A), R.S. 36:251(C)(1) and 258(D), R.S. 37:1021, 1023(A), and 1025(A)(2), R.S. 40:1159.9(A)(2), 1249.3(A)(3), 2018.7(C)(3)(g), 2018.8(B)(introductory paragraph) and (14), 2020(A)(1) through (3) and (B)(introductory paragraph) and (3), 2116(C)(1)(c), and 2180.3, and R.S…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 18:106(C)(2)(c), 564(D)(1)(a)(iii) and (2)(a)(iii), 1303(I)(1)(b), and 1309.3(D)(1)(a)(iii), R.S. 28:451.1(D) and (F)(1), 451.2(3) and (19), 451.3(B), 451.4(section heading), 454.1(A), 470(D)(2), 621(A), 771(B)(5)(b), 826(B)(1) and (2)(b), (C)(1)(a) and (c), and 917(A), R.S. 36:251(C)(1) and 258(D), R.S. 37:1021, 1023(A), and 1025(A)(2), R.S. 40:1159.9(A)(2), 1249.3(A)(3), 2018.7(C)(3)(g), 2018.8(B)(introductory paragraph) and (14), 2020(A)(1) through (3) and (B)(introductory paragraph) and (3), 2116(C)(1)(c), and 2180.3, and R.S. 46:1301(A)(introductory paragraph) and (1), 2352(F)(3), and 2605(B)(13), relative to the office for citizens with developmental disabilities within the Louisiana Department of Health; to rename the office for citizens with developmental disabilities as the office of intellectual and developmental disability supports; to make technical changes; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 18:106(C)(2)(c), 564(D)(1)(a)(iii) and (2)(a)(iii), 1303(I)(1)(b), and 1309.3(D)(1)(a)(iii) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: §106. Physical disability; inability to write English; language minority groups; execution of documents; assistance * * * Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 26RS-992 ORIGINAL HB NO. 1092 C. * * * (2) For purposes of this Subsection proof of disability means one of the following: * * * (c) A copy of current documentation showing eligibility for social security disability benefits, veteran's disability …