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LouisianaHB 2912026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

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)

Sponsored By: Stephanie H. Berault (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

In-network facilities gain protection from insurer penalties

Louisiana health insurers cannot cut claim payments or suspend or end contracts with licensed facilities in their networks solely because of another provider’s network status. The other provider must contribute to a patient’s care at the facility. Contracts cannot waive this protection, and terms that do so are void. Violations count as unfair insurance practices and are subject to insurance enforcement rules. The protection does not apply to the Louisiana Office of Group Benefits. The law takes effect upon the governor’s signature, the deadline for becoming law without signature, or the day after a veto override.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Stephanie H. Berault

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 252 • No: 0

House vote • 5/29/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 98 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/25/2026

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.

Yes: 38 • No: 0

House vote • 4/14/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 103 • No: 0

House vote • 4/8/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 791.

    6/8/2026House

  2. Effective date: 06/08/2026.

    6/8/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/1/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/1/2026House

  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/31/2026House

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/29/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

    5/27/2026House

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/26/2026House

  9. 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.

    5/25/2026Senate

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/20/2026Senate

  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/19/2026Senate

  12. Reported with amendments.

    5/18/2026Senate

  13. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

    4/29/2026Senate

  14. Reported favorably.

    4/28/2026Senate

  15. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.

    4/15/2026Senate

  16. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/14/2026House

  17. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    4/14/2026Senate

  18. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.

    4/13/2026House

  19. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/9/2026House

  20. Reported favorably (13-0).

    4/8/2026House

  21. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.

    3/9/2026House

  22. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

    2/27/2026House

  23. Prefiled.

    2/24/2026House

  24. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.

    2/24/2026House

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