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LouisianaSB 3362026 Regular SessionSenate

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to civil investigative demands. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Sponsored By: Jay Luneau (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Civil Law and ProcedureJudiciary A

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

New evidence demands in Medicaid investigations

Beginning August 1, 2026, Louisiana's attorney general gains new tools to investigate violations of state Medicaid integrity rules before suing. With reason to believe someone holds relevant evidence, the attorney general can demand sworn written answers or evidence, including electronic records. Demands must describe the investigation, clearly identify requested answers or records, and allow at least 20 days after service to respond. They cannot require privileged material or impose unreasonable demands. Produced records must include a sworn statement that all responsive material in the recipient's possession has been provided. Recipients can ask a district court to change or cancel a demand within 20 days after service or before the response date, whichever comes first. The court can pause compliance while reviewing the challenge. The attorney general can also require people with relevant information to give testimony, generally at least seven days after service. Exceptional circumstances allow an earlier date. Witnesses must receive notice of the investigation and their rights to a lawyer and cross-examination. Businesses must name representatives to testify about information known or reasonably available to the organization. Testimony takes place at the witness's main business location or home, or another agreed location. Courts can order compliance with either tool; disobeying a court order is contempt.

Privacy protections for Medicaid investigation records

Beginning August 1, 2026, records, answers, testimony, and related information from these Medicaid investigations are generally protected from public release. They are exempt from Louisiana's public records law and generally protected from discovery, subpoenas, and other demands for release. Disclosure remains possible when authorized by the attorney general or otherwise ordered. The attorney general can use the evidence to enforce state law and bring civil cases, and share it with governments, agencies, or others helping an investigation or prosecution. Records can remain in the investigation file while the investigation continues. On written request from the producer, the attorney general must return or destroy qualifying documents after a case ends. The same rule applies when no proceeding begins within a reasonable time after the attorney general reviews the evidence. Documents introduced as evidence in a court, grand jury, or agency proceeding are excluded from this return-or-destruction rule.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jay Luneau

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 136 • No: 0

House vote • 4/28/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 93 • No: 0

House vote • 4/22/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 6 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/24/2026

Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 37 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 16.

    4/30/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.

    4/30/2026Senate

  3. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    4/29/2026Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    4/29/2026House

  5. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    4/29/2026Senate

  6. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    4/28/2026House

  7. Received from the House without amendments.

    4/28/2026Senate

  8. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/27/2026House

  9. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026.

    4/27/2026House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    4/23/2026House

  11. Reported favorably (6-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    4/22/2026House

  12. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

    3/26/2026House

  13. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

    3/25/2026House

  14. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    3/24/2026Senate

  15. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    3/18/2026Senate

  16. Reported with amendments.

    3/17/2026Senate

  17. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

    3/9/2026Senate

  18. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

    2/27/2026Senate

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