LA SB 401

enacted

PHARMACEUTICALS: Provides for a Prescription Drug Affordability Board. (8/1/26)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did LA SB 401 pass?

Yes. LA SB 401 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-12): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 915.

What is LA SB 401 about?

LA SB 401 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “PHARMACEUTICALS: Provides for a Prescription Drug Affordability Board. (8/1/26)”.

Who sponsors LA SB 401?

Kirk Talbot is the primary sponsor of LA SB 401, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-06-12 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 915.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-12
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 915.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-12
Effective date: See Act.
2026-06-01
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
enrolled
2026-06-01
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-06-01
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
executive-receipt
2026-05-31
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 89, nays 6. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
2026-05-31
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
2026-05-29
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
2026-05-29
Rules suspended.
2026-05-29
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-29
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
2026-05-29
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.
2026-05-27
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-05-26
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
2026-05-26
Senate conference committee members appointed: Talbot, Bass, and Myers.
2026-05-26
House conferees appointed: Chance Henry, Firment, and Miller.
2026-05-26
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-25
Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-19
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-19
Received from the House with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-18
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-18
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
2026-05-13
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-12
Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-05
Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-04-29
Reported with amendments (11-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-21
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
referral-committee
2026-04-20
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-04-15
Called from the Calendar.
2026-04-15
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-04-08
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-04-07
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-01
Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
filing,referral-committee

Versions

Senate Committee Amendment, #1543, INS, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #1601, INS, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #1605, INS, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #1612, INS, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #1641, INS, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #1859, Talbot, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #1917, Talbot, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #2009, Talbot, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #2203, Talbot, AdoptedCompare
House Committee Amendment, #4642, INS, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #4688, INS, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #4733, INS, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #4741, INS, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #4758, INS, AdoptedCompare
House Committee Amendment, #5431, H&G, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #5508, H&G, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #5542, Henry, Chance, AdoptedCompare
Conference Committee Report, #4460, House Proposed, Senate AdoptedCompare
SB401 OriginalCompare
SB401 EngrossedCompare
SB401 ReengrossedCompare
SB401 EnrolledCompare
SB401 Act 915Compare
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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#359)
2026-04-15 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Harris: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Carter: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Selders: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barrow: other
- Hodges: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1382)
2026-05-19 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Adams: yes
- Echols: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Egan: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Miller: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Moore: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Galle: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Owen: yes
- Brass: yes
- Green: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Illg: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Villio: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Walters: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Young: yes
- Bagley: other
- Landry, M.: other
- Phelps: other
- Farnum: other
- McMakin: other
- Thompson: other
- Hilferty: other
- Mena: other
- Zeringue: other
REJECT (#1184)
2026-05-25 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Duplessis: other
- Jackson-Andrews: other
- Selders: other
ADOPT (#1576)
2026-05-29 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Miller: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Price: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Connick: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Cloud: other
- Selders: other
- Womack: other
ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1801)
2026-05-31 · pass · 89-6
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Echols: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Firment: yes
- Miller: yes
- Berault: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Moore: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Green: yes
- Riser: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Spell: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Illg: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Fisher: no
- Marcelle: no
- Newell: no
- Larvadain: no
- Mena: no
- Young: no
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Galle: other
- Phelps: other
- Bagley: other
- Geymann: other
- Walters: other
- Bayham: other
- Jordan: other
- Carter, W.: other
- LaCombe: other

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