Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana SB 401

PHARMACEUTICALS: Provides for a Prescription Drug Affordability Board. (8/1/26)

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

Sponsors

• Kirk Talbot (Republican)

Cosponsors (1)

• Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Committee Amendment, #1543, INS, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #1601, INS, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #1605, INS, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #1612, INS, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #1641, INS, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #1859, Talbot, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #1917, Talbot, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #2009, Talbot, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #2203, Talbot, Adopted
• House Committee Amendment, #4642, INS, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #4688, INS, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #4733, INS, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #4741, INS, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #4758, INS, Adopted
• House Committee Amendment, #5431, H&G, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #5508, H&G, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #5542, Henry, Chance, Adopted
• Conference Committee Report, #4460, House Proposed, Senate Adopted
• SB401 Original
• SB401 Engrossed
• SB401 Reengrossed
• SB401 Enrolled
• SB401 Act 915

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

Actions

• Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
  Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
• Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
  Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
• Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
  Reported with amendments.
• Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
• Apr 8, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
• Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
  Called from the Calendar.
• Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
  Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• Apr 20, 2026 · House
  Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
• Apr 21, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
• Apr 29, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (11-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
• May 5, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
• May 18, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
• May 18, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  Received from the House with amendments.
• May 25, 2026 · Senate
  Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
• May 26, 2026 · Senate
  Senate conference committee members appointed: Talbot, Bass, and Myers.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  House conferees appointed: Chance Henry, Firment, and Miller.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
• May 27, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 89, nays 6. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
• May 31, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Speaker of the House.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
• Jun 12, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 915.
• Jun 12, 2026 · Senate
  Effective date: See Act.