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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 780: WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to penalties and attorney fees for nonpayment, discontinuance of payment, or failure to consent for a medical treatment for workers' compensation claims, controversion of benefits, and preliminary determination hearings

Passed one chamber 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 780 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to penalties and attorney fees for nonpayment, discontinuance of payment, or failure to consent for a medical treatment for workers' compensation claims, controversion of benefits, and preliminary determination hearings. Primary sponsor: Gabe Firment (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gabe FirmentPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22

“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 second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
  2. Called from the calendar.
  3. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 71, nays 24. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
  4. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
  5. Called from the calendar.
  6. Read by title, returned to the calendar.
  7. Notice given.
  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.
  9. Read by title, returned to the calendar.
  10. Notice given.
  11. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
  12. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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