LA HB537 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 11 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-11 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Repeals the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council

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Title

Repeals the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-05 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 537 FINAL PASSAGE (#564) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-04-01 - House - House Vote on HB 537 FINAL PASSAGE (#284) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-11HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-11HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 75.
2026-05-07HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-07SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-06HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-06HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-05SenateRead by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-21SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-20SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-15SenateReported favorably.
2026-04-08SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
2026-04-07SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-01HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-31HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
2026-03-30HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-26HouseReported favorably (10-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
2026-02-27HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-26HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
2026-02-26HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB537&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445653
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454457
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458664
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469298
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473900
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454843
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445694
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454555
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458708
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458499
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469002

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