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LouisianaHB 3822026 Regular SessionHouse

INSURANCE/GROUP-STATE: Provides relative to the authority of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Sponsored By: Jack McFarland (Republican)

Signed by Governor

FinanceAppropriations

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Stricter review of Louisiana benefit contracts

Louisiana Office of Group Benefits contract changes of $1 million or more require Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget approval. The committee must review and approve these changes before they take effect. Approval must reflect effects on the benefits plan's finances and any rates over the next three years or maximum contract period, as applicable. The law does not directly change participants' eligibility, benefits, or premiums.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jack McFarland

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 151 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/20/2026

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 35 • No: 0

House vote • 4/7/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 96 • No: 0

House vote • 3/30/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 20 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 431.

    5/29/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    5/29/2026House

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

    5/25/2026House

  4. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/25/2026House

  5. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/22/2026House

  6. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/21/2026Senate

  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/20/2026Senate

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

    5/13/2026Senate

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/12/2026Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    5/11/2026Senate

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    4/8/2026Senate

  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/7/2026House

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

    4/7/2026Senate

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.

    4/1/2026House

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

    3/31/2026House

  16. Reported favorably (20-0).

    3/30/2026House

  17. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

    3/9/2026House

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

    2/27/2026House

  19. Prefiled.

    2/25/2026House

  20. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

    2/25/2026House

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