Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 291

INSURANCE/HEALTH: 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)

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Stephanie Berault (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Committee Amendment, #3941, FNCE, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #3942, FNCE, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #4035, Boudreaux, Gerald, Withdrawn
• HB291 Original
• HB291 Engrossed
• HB291 Enrolled
• HB291 Act 791

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

Actions

• Feb 24, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 24, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
• Feb 27, 2026 · House
  First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
• Mar 9, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
• Apr 8, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (13-0).
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Apr 13, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
• Apr 14, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
• Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
  Reported favorably.
• Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
• May 18, 2026 · Senate
  Reported with amendments.
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 25, 2026 · Senate
  Rules 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.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate with amendments.
• May 27, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• Jun 8, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 791.
• Jun 8, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 06/08/2026.