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LouisianaHB 4752026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS: Requires a healthcare provider to obtain a patient's consent prior to recording a medical visit

Sponsored By: Stephanie H. Berault (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Health and Welfare

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Patients must consent before AI recording

The law covers Louisiana health professionals licensed under Title 37, the state's professional licensing law. They must verbally get your consent before recording any part of an appointment or treatment for artificial intelligence transcription. This applies when a recording device, software, or service is used.

Patients face limits on recording lawsuits

Covered health professionals are protected from civil liability for breaking this recording rule. That protection does not apply to gross negligence or willful misconduct. Their professional licensing board can still discipline them for violations.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Stephanie H. Berault

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 241 • No: 0

House vote • 5/26/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/18/2026

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. 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 • 4/14/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 97 • No: 0

House vote • 4/8/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 649.

    6/2/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    6/2/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/28/2026House

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

    5/27/2026House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/27/2026Senate

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/26/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.

    5/25/2026House

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/19/2026House

  9. Rules suspended.

    5/18/2026Senate

  10. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/18/2026Senate

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

    5/11/2026Senate

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

    5/7/2026Senate

  13. Reported favorably.

    5/6/2026Senate

  14. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    4/15/2026Senate

  15. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/14/2026House

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

    4/14/2026Senate

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

    4/13/2026House

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

    4/9/2026House

  19. Reported with amendments (10-0).

    4/8/2026House

  20. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    3/9/2026House

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

    2/27/2026House

  22. Prefiled.

    2/26/2026House

  23. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    2/26/2026House

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