Civic IQ
STATE BILLLA SB 461PASSED
Get alerts

Provides relative to the office of group benefits. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

State of Louisiana
Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 22, 2026
174 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2026 Regular Session
LA SB 461 · PassedMay 22

Follow the legislation that affects what you sell.

Get started free

Free account · 30-second setup · No credit card

Prefer ChatGPT or Claude? Ask Civic IQ about this bill →

What it means for vendors

Civic IQ reads each bill for what it would fund, require or change for the agencies that buy.

What this bill would fund or requireThe spending and mandates in the bill, in plain languageTop matches freeWhy it matters for what you sellMatched to your products, with how to open the conversationTop matches free1 signal from this bill in Civic IQSee them free →

Bill details

Last action
Effective date 8/1/2026. · May 22, 2026

Sponsor

WJW. Jay LuneauSenator · Democrat · SD-029Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

May 22, 2026Effective date 8/1/2026.Senate
May 22, 2026Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 390.Senate
May 20, 2026Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.Senate
May 19, 2026Signed by the Speaker of the House.House
May 19, 2026Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.Senate
May 18, 2026Received from the House without amendments.Senate
May 18, 2026Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.House
May 18, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.House
Show 10 earlier actions
May 13, 2026Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.House
May 12, 2026Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.House
May 11, 2026Reported favorably (17-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.House
May 6, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.House
May 5, 2026Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.House
Apr 29, 2026Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Senate
Apr 28, 2026Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.Senate
Apr 27, 2026Reported favorably.Senate
Apr 1, 2026Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.Senate
Mar 31, 2026Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Senate

Recorded votes

Senate Vote on SB 461 FINAL PASSAGE (#517)Apr 29, 2026 · Senate · 33 yea · 0 nayPassed
House Vote on SB 461 FINAL PASSAGE (#1342)May 18, 2026 · House · 92 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM

Read the bill at the source

This page follows the bill as the legislature records it. For the bill's full text and the official record, use the legislature's own site.

View on the legislature's site(opens in a new tab)View on LegiScan(opens in a new tab)

Bill data from LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Work in government? Get Civic IQ free →
State of Louisiana profile →

Start finding government buyers today.
It's free.

B2G and SLED sales intelligence. Surface government procurement signals from 100,000+ state, local, and education agencies months before the RFP.

Get started free

No credit card required