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LouisianaHB 6762026 Regular SessionHouse

CRIME: Creates the crime of fraudulent patient referrals or "body brokering" (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Sponsored By: Annie Spell (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Judiciary CAdministration of Criminal Justice

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Patient referral kickbacks bring criminal penalties

Louisiana makes knowingly or intentionally asking for, offering, paying, or receiving anything of value for certain patient referrals a crime. Covered referrals include residential substance use treatment, mental health facilities, and facilities licensed for substance use treatment or services. The law also bans urging or marketing these referral payments, and applies to individuals, businesses, nonprofits, and other entities. Violators face up to five years in prison, a fine up to $50,000, or both. They must fully repay victims and anyone else who suffered financial loss from the crime. Lawful payment agreements are exempt when payments do not vary with referral counts; treatment length, level, volume, or type; or the amount of treatment or service benefits a carrier provides to the facility.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Annie Spell

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 139 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/18/2026

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 • 4/21/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 94 • No: 0

House vote • 4/14/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 312.

    5/22/2026House

  2. Effective date: 05/22/2026.

    5/22/2026House

  3. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/19/2026House

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

    5/19/2026House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/19/2026Senate

  6. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/19/2026House

  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.

    5/18/2026Senate

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

    5/7/2026Senate

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

    5/6/2026Senate

  10. Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

    5/5/2026Senate

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

    4/27/2026Senate

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

    4/22/2026Senate

  13. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/21/2026House

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.

    4/20/2026House

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

    4/15/2026House

  16. Reported with amendments (10-0).

    4/14/2026House

  17. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

    3/9/2026House

  18. Prefiled.

    2/27/2026House

  19. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

    2/27/2026House

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

    2/27/2026House

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