HB 185
  • Introduced
    Feb 18, 2026
  • Passed House
    Mar 30, 2026
  • Passed Senate
    May 06, 2026
  • Became Law
HB 185
Louisiana House Bill
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WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to the definition of an independent contractor (EN DECREASE SD EX See Note)
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House • May 13, 2026: Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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HB185 Enrolled

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Mar 30, 2026, House
FINAL PASSAGE (#201)
YES: 70
NO: 28
OTHER: 7
YES: 70

NO: 28

ABSENT: 7

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May 06, 2026, Senate
FINAL PASSAGE (#640)
YES: 27
NO: 10
OTHER: 2
YES: 27

NO: 10

ABSENT: 2

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May 11, 2026, House
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1077)
YES: 77
NO: 22
OTHER: 6
YES: 77

NO: 22

ABSENT: 6

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  • May 13, 2026 | House
    • Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  • May 13, 2026 | Senate
    • Signed by the President of the Senate.
  • May 12, 2026 | House
    • Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  • May 11, 2026 | House
    • Read by title, roll called, yeas 77, nays 22, Senate amendments concurred in.
  • May 07, 2026 | House
    • Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.
  • May 06, 2026 | House
    • Received from the Senate with amendments.
  • May 06, 2026 | Senate
    • The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 10 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  • Apr 28, 2026 | Senate
    • Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  • Apr 27, 2026 | Senate
    • Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  • Apr 22, 2026 | Senate
    • Reported with amendments.
  • Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
    • Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
  • Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
    • Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
  • Mar 30, 2026 | House
    • Called from the calendar.
    • Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 28. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
  • Mar 26, 2026 | House
    • Read by title, returned to the calendar.
    • Notice given.
    • Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
  • Mar 25, 2026 | House
    • Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.
  • Mar 24, 2026 | House
    • Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
  • Mar 23, 2026 | House
    • Reported with amendments (6-4).
  • Mar 09, 2026 | House
    • Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
  • Feb 20, 2026 | House
    • First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
  • Feb 18, 2026 | House
    • Prefiled.
    • Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
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