HB 301
  • Introduced
    Feb 24, 2026
  • Passed House
    Apr 01, 2026
  • Passed Senate
    May 07, 2026
  • Became Law
    May 22, 2026
HB 301
Louisiana House Bill
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LABOR: Creates the Independent Contractor Voluntary Portable Benefits Act
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House • May 22, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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HB301 Act 299

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Apr 01, 2026, House
FINAL PASSAGE (#295)
YES: 93
NO: 1
OTHER: 11
YES: 93

NO: 1

ABSENT: 11

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May 07, 2026, Senate
FINAL PASSAGE (#660)
YES: 34
NO: 0
OTHER: 5
YES: 34

NO: 0

    ABSENT: 5

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    May 13, 2026, House
    CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1223)
    YES: 90
    NO: 0
    OTHER: 15
    YES: 90

    NO: 0

      ABSENT: 15

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      • May 22, 2026 | House
        • Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 299.
        • Effective date: 08/01/2026.
      • May 19, 2026 | House
        • Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
      • May 18, 2026 | Senate
        • Signed by the President of the Senate.
      • May 18, 2026 | House
        • Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
      • May 13, 2026 | House
        • Read by title, roll called, yeas 90, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
      • May 12, 2026 | House
        • Scheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.
      • May 07, 2026 | House
        • Received from the Senate with amendments.
      • May 07, 2026 | Senate
        • Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 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
        • Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
      • Apr 22, 2026 | Senate
        • Reported favorably.
      • Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
        • Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
      • Apr 07, 2026 | Senate
        • Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
      • Apr 01, 2026 | House
        • Called from the calendar.
        • Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 1. 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 04/01/2026.
      • 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 (6-5).
      • Mar 09, 2026 | House
        • Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
      • Feb 27, 2026 | House
        • First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
      • Feb 24, 2026 | House
        • Prefiled.
        • Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
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