Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1119: WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to an employee's refusal to submit to a medical examination or cooperate with vocational rehabilitation and provides relative to expedited summary proceedings for certain disputes

In committee Last action April 1, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

Plain-language summary

HB 1119 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on March 31, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to an employee's refusal to submit to a medical examination or cooperate with vocational rehabilitation and provides relative to expedited summary proceedings for certain disputes. Primary sponsor: Tammy Phelps (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2026): Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Tammy Phelps (Democratic).