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HB796 • 2026

CHIROPRACTORS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners

CHIROPRACTORS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Joe Stagni
Last action
2026-06-08
Official status
Signed by the Governor - Act 840
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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CHIROPRACTORS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners

CHIROPRACTORS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners

What This Bill Does

  • CHIROPRACTORS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: SSHB796 4921 6072 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 796 2026 Regular Session Stagni CHIROPRACTORS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.

  • SSHB796 4921 6072 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 796 2026 Regular Session Stagni CHIROPRACTORS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.
  • Makes a technical change.
  • Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate Present law defines board, chiropractor duties, and the practice of chiropractic.
  • Proposed law adds definitions for preceptor and preceptee.
Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB796 4921 3243 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Stagni to Engrossed House Bill No.

  • HFAHB796 4921 3243 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Stagni to Engrossed House Bill No.
  • 796 by Representative Stagni 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, in between lines 16 and 17 insert the following: 3 "(2) The preceptor has not had any disciplinary issues in the preceding three 4 years, does not have any open complaints, or is not under investigation for any 5 matters." 6 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 7 On page 1, line 17 change (2) to (3) 8 AMENDMENT NO.
Filed

Plain English: 2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1611 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 796 BY STAGNI CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/27/2026 Time: 4:57:52 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Bayham Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carpenter Carter, R.

  • 2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1611 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 796 BY STAGNI CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/27/2026 Time: 4:57:52 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Bayham Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carpenter Carter, R.
  • Carver Chassion Chenevert Coates Cox Crews Deshotel Dewitt Dickerson Domangue Echols Edmonston Egan Farnum Firment Fisher Fontenot Freeman Freiberg Gadberry Galle Geymann Glorioso Green Hebert Henry, C.
  • Henry, D.
  • Horton Illg Jackson Johnson, M.
Adopted

Plain English: SLBHB796 2395 3918 LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed House Bill No.

  • SLBHB796 2395 3918 LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed House Bill No.
  • 796 by Representative Stagni 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 6, following "and (5)" change "is" to "and 2807 are" Page 1 of 1

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-08 H

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  2. 2026-06-08 H

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 840.

  3. 2026-06-01 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. 2026-05-28 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-05-28 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. 2026-05-27 H

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  7. 2026-05-26 H

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.

  8. 2026-05-25 H

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

  9. 2026-05-21 S

    Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  10. 2026-05-18 S

    Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  11. 2026-05-14 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. 2026-05-13 S

    Reported favorably.

  13. 2026-04-14 S

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

  14. 2026-04-13 S

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

  15. 2026-04-08 H

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  16. 2026-04-08 H

    Called from the calendar.

  17. 2026-04-01 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.

  18. 2026-04-01 H

    Notice given.

  19. 2026-04-01 H

    Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  20. 2026-04-01 H

    Called from the calendar.

  21. 2026-03-25 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.

  22. 2026-03-25 H

    Notice given.

  23. 2026-03-25 H

    Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  24. 2026-03-23 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 03/25/2026.

  25. 2026-03-23 H

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

  26. 2026-03-18 H

    Reported favorably (11-0).

  27. 2026-03-09 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

  28. 2026-02-27 H

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

  29. 2026-02-27 H

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

  30. 2026-02-27 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

CHIROPRACTORS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
ACT No. 8402026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 796
BY REPRESENTATIVES STAGNI AND CHASSION
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 37:2801(4) and (5) and 2807, relative to chiropractors; to provide for
3 definitions; to provide for the duties and responsibilities as defined by the Louisiana
4 Board of Chiropractic Examiners; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 37:2801(4) and (5) and 2807 are hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 §2801. Definitions
8 * * *
9 (4) "Preceptee" means a chiropractic student defined by the board.
10 (5) "Preceptor" means a licensed chiropractor as defined by the board.
11 * * *
12 §2807. Preceptors; preceptees; duties and responsibilities
13 A. A preceptor may delegate responsibility to a preceptee under this Section
14 if:
15 (1) The preceptor has held an active chiropractic license in good standing in
16 this state or another jurisdiction for five years.
17 (2) The preceptor has not had any disciplinary issues in the preceding three
18 years, does not have any open complaints, or is not under investigation for any
19 matters.
20 (3) The preceptor has been licensed by the board.
21 B. A preceptor may delegate to a preceptee currently enrolled in an
22 accredited chiropractic college the performance of adjustments or manipulations if
23 the preceptee has qualified for admission to the college outpatient clinic. Both the
24 preceptor and preceptee shall register with the board and notify patients who is the
25 preceptor and preceptee.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
HB NO. 796 ENROLLED
1 C. A preceptor shall be physically onsite but need not be present when a
2 preceptee performs an adjustment or manipulation.
3 D. A chiropractic preceptee performing adjustments or manipulation in
4 accordance with this Section may not present to the public that the preceptee is a
5 licensed chiropractor.
6 E. A preceptor may not delegate responsibility to render a diagnosis or
7 prescribe a treatment plan to a preceptee pursuant to this Section.
8 F. A preceptor or preceptee who violates this Section is subject to
9 disciplinary action.
10 G. A preceptor and preceptee shall adhere to recommendations of
11 chiropractic student procedure as defined by the board.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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