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HB382 • 2026

INSURANCE/GROUP-STATE: Provides relative to the authority of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

INSURANCE/GROUP-STATE: Provides relative to the authority of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Budget
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Jack McFarland
Last action
2026-05-25
Official status
Signed by the Speaker
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about enforcement mechanisms or consequences if a contract adjustment is not approved.

Insurance Changes for Budget Review

This bill requires the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget to review and approve any insurance group contract adjustments over $1 million before they can be implemented.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget to review and approve any insurance group contract adjustments over $1 million before implementation.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Insurance groups with contracts that need adjustments over $1 million
  • The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget

Terms To Know

Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
A committee in Louisiana's government that reviews and approves budget-related matters.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget does not approve a contract adjustment.
  • It is unclear who will enforce these new rules.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-25 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  2. 2026-05-25 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  3. 2026-05-22 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. 2026-05-21 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-05-20 S

    Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  6. 2026-05-13 S

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  7. 2026-05-12 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  8. 2026-05-11 S

    Reported favorably.

  9. 2026-04-08 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  10. 2026-04-07 S

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  11. 2026-04-07 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  12. 2026-04-01 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.

  13. 2026-03-31 H

    Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  14. 2026-03-30 H

    Reported favorably (20-0).

  15. 2026-03-09 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

  16. 2026-02-27 H

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  17. 2026-02-25 H

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

  18. 2026-02-25 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

INSURANCE/GROUP-STATE: Provides relative to the authority of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 382
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 42:802(D)(2), relative to the authority of the Joint Legislative
3 Committee on the Budget; to provide for the review and approval of certain contract
4 amendments by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget; and to provide for
5 related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 42:802(D)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §802. Powers and duties; Office of Group Benefits
9 * * *
10 D.
11 * * *
12 (2) Additionally, any adjustments to such contracts in the amount of one
13 million dollars or more shall require the review and approval of the oversight
14 committees Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget before the modified contracts
15 may be implemented. Such adjustments shall indicate the fiscal impact to the plan
16 of benefits as well as the rate structure, if any, over the subsequent three years or
17 maximum contract period.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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