LA SB162 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill 162

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 11 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-11 - Effective date 8/1/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides relative to the workers' compensation medical treatment schedule. (8/1/26)

Title

Provides relative to the workers' compensation medical treatment schedule. (8/1/26)

Roll Calls

2026-05-06 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 162 CONCUR (#611) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-23 - House - House Vote on SB 162 FINAL PASSAGE (#698) (Y: 92 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2026-03-30 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 162 FINAL PASSAGE (#182) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-11	Senate	Effective date 8/1/2026.
2026-05-11	Senate	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 95.
2026-05-11	Senate	Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 5/8/2026.
2026-05-07	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-07	Senate	Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-06	Senate	Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-06	Senate	Called from the Calendar.
2026-04-28	Senate	Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-04-27	Senate	Received from the House with amendments.
2026-04-23	House	Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 1. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-22	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 04/23/2026.
2026-04-14	House	Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-13	House	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-04-09	House	Reported with amendments (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-01	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
2026-03-31	House	Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-30	Senate	Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-03-23	Senate	Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-18	Senate	Reported with amendments.
2026-03-09	Senate	Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
2026-02-25	Senate	Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

Subjects

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=SB162&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1443653
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451267
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469611
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474011
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451216
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449479
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459848
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460734
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1443662
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1452997
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460755
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466180
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1483897
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1456347
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465653
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469588