HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS: Requires a healthcare provider to obtain a patient's consent prior to recording a medical visit

Looking ahead

No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

1. 2026
   1. Jun 2Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 649.Became Law
   2. Jun 2Effective date: 08/01/2026.
   3. May 28Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
   4. May 27Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
   5. May 27Signed by the President of the Senate.
   6. May 26Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
      • Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1468). Result: pass.Lower
   7. May 25Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
   8. May 19Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
   9. May 18Rules suspended.
      • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#961). Result: pass.Upper
   10. May 18Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
   11. May 11Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
   12. May 7Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
   13. May 6Reported favorably.Minor
   14. Apr 15Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Minor
   15. Apr 14Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
       • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#484). Result: pass.Lower
   16. Apr 14Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
   17. Apr 13Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
   18. Apr 9Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
   19. Apr 8Reported with amendments (10-0).Minor
   20. Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Minor
   21. Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
   22. Feb 26Prefiled.Minor
   23. Feb 26Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Introduced