LA HB291 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on June 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-08 - Effective date: 06/08/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibits health insurers from taking adverse payment or contracting actions against participating facilities based solely on another provider's network status (EN INCREASE EX See Note)

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Title

Prohibits health insurers from taking adverse payment or contracting actions against participating facilities based solely on another provider's network status (EN INCREASE EX See Note)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-29 - House - House Vote on HB 291 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1671) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-05-25 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 291 FINAL PASSAGE (#1218) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-14 - House - House Vote on HB 291 FINAL PASSAGE (#479) (Y: 103 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-06-08HouseEffective date: 06/08/2026.
2026-06-08HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 791.
2026-06-01HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-27HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-25SenateRules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-20SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-19SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-18SenateReported with amendments.
2026-04-29SenateRead by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
2026-04-28SenateReported favorably.
2026-04-15SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
2026-04-14SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-14HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-13HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
2026-04-09HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-08HouseReported favorably (13-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
2026-02-27HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-24HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
2026-02-24HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB291&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1442423
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459940
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479110
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1481228
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473253
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473254
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473904
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1442449
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460208
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462240
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473339
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475419
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476333
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479196
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462186
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476213
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478667

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