LA HB475 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on June 2 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-02 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Requires a healthcare provider to obtain a patient's consent prior to recording a medical visit

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Title

Requires a healthcare provider to obtain a patient's consent prior to recording a medical visit

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-26 - House - House Vote on HB 475 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1468) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-05-18 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 475 FINAL PASSAGE (#961) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-14 - House - House Vote on HB 475 FINAL PASSAGE (#484) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-06-02HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-02HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 649.
2026-05-28HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-27SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-27HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-26HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-25HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
2026-05-19HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-18SenateSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-18SenateRules suspended.
2026-05-11SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-07SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-06SenateReported favorably.
2026-04-15SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
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 97, 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, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-08HouseReported with amendments (10-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-27HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-26HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-26HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB475&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445230
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460326
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476962
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1480567
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458858
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460276
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473726
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445250
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460405
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475563
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462203
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473744
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476599

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