HB 185
Effective date: 08/01/2026
WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to the definition of an independent contractor (EN DECREASE SD EX See Note)
- Louisiana
- House / Assembly
- Introduced Feb 18, 2026
- Session 2026
Official Bill Page
Loading official bill page…
This state’s bills aren’t available here
Louisiana’s legislature doesn’t allow its bill pages to be shown on other sites. You can read the full bill on the official page.
View on official siteLegislative Timeline
13 actions-
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
-
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
-
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
-
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.
-
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 10 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
-
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
-
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
-
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 28. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
-
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
-
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
-
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
-
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
-
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.