LA HB591 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill 591

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on June 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-08 - Effective date: 06/08/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Creates the Paid Family Leave Insurance Act

Title

Creates the Paid Family Leave Insurance Act

Roll Calls

2026-05-29 - House - House Vote on HB 591 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1690) (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 591 FINAL PASSAGE (#1339) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-04-08 - House - House Vote on HB 591 FINAL PASSAGE (#367) (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-08	House	Effective date: 06/08/2026.
2026-06-08	House	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 817.
2026-06-01	House	Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31	House	Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29	House	Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-27	House	Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26	House	Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-26	Senate	Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-25	Senate	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-21	Senate	Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-20	Senate	Reported with amendments.
2026-04-13	Senate	Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
2026-04-08	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-08	House	Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-07	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.
2026-04-01	House	Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-31	House	Reported with amendments (14-0).
2026-03-09	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
2026-02-27	House	First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-26	House	Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
2026-02-26	House	Prefiled.

Subjects

INSURANCE

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB591&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445956
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458057
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479117
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1481439
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454975
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1456467
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1455089
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458031
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474743
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1468556
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445984
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458091
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474871
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1477096
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460124
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476793
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478703