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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 418: LIABILITY: Provides for defense and indemnification for officials, officers, and employees of a political subdivision

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 418 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 25, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: LIABILITY: Provides for defense and indemnification for officials, officers, and employees of a political subdivision. Primary sponsor: Josh Carlson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh CarlsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse43

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
  2. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
  3. Prefiled.
  4. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source