Pre-filed Bills of Note for the 2026 Louisiana Legislative Session: Part 3
The 2026 Louisiana Legislation Session starts with 956 pre-filed bills in the House and 401 in the Senate. If any of these bills are passed, substantial alterations are likely before receiving the Governor’s signature. Depending on your business interests, below are some additional bills to keep an eye on.
House Bill No. 170 by Representative Riser, which amends La. R.S. 9:2779 to add a definition of what is (and what is not) a “construction contract” subject to the provisions of the statute related to public and private works projects.
Representative Jacob Landry also proposed a construction related bill House Bill 638, which seeks to amend/reenact R.S. 9:2784 to impose prompt payment requirements to contractors by owners and to impose a prompt payment requirement on contractors as to subcontractors.
Representative Geymann has submitted House Bill No. 449, which if passed would amend La. R.S. 19:12 to require the expropriating authority to pay all incurred costs from an expropriation proceeding. The legislation removes the requirement that the award be higher than pre-proceeding offer (and removes court discretion in awarding costs).
Representative Young has proposed House Bill No. 513 seeking to amend Louisiana’s NIL laws. The bill seeks to expand NIL regulations to high school athletes and creates minimum parameters for institutional NIL policies.
Representative Hebert has submitted House Bill No. 941, which seeks to carve out additional insured contracts/agreements from the Louisiana Oil-field Anti Indemnity Act (R.S. 9:2780) under certain circumstances.
Louisiana recently amended laws regarding uninsured drivers substantially increasing “no pay/no play” rules to $100,000 for general damages when an uninsured driver is involved in a collision. Representative Wilford Carter submitted House Bill No. 516 to return the “No Pay/No Play” thresholds to the previous levels including only $15,000 for general damages.
Representative Ventrella introduced House Bill No. 837 to enact Civil Code Article 2315.14, which would create a cause of action for punitive damages against the employer (direct or statutory) of an unauthorized alien where the alien causes injury to others.
Finally, Senator Mizell has proposed Senate Bill No. 361, which if enacted will establish certain “tiers” of caps on general damages depending on the type/nature of the injuries/impairment. There would be no cap where the injuries/impairment are proven by clear and convincing evidence to be the result of intentional or malicious acts.
