SR 128 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Creates a task force to study workers' compensation issues.

SR 128 is a Senate resolution creating a Task Force on Workers' Compensation to study Louisiana's workers' compensation system. The task force, composed of Senate committee chairs and appointed members, will examine how to balance medical care access for injured workers with cost certainty for employers. It must submit recommendations by February 1, 2026, focusing on reducing unnecessary administrative burdens and updating medical fee schedules. This resolution does not change existing law but establishes a process for potential future policy adjustments. The task force will meet no later than August 31, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced May 20, 2025 Last action May 27, 2025

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What changed between versions

SR128 Original → SR128 Enrolled · 2 edits · May 27, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized and enrolled, removing the original page headers and the legislative digest. The substantive policy text regarding the creation of the Task Force on Workers' Compensation, its membership, and its duties remains unchanged.

Scope change

No change in scope or applicability; the bill's subject matter is identical to the original version.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original page headers and the 'Digest' section which summarizes the bill but is not part of the legal text.

Added the signature line for the President of the Senate, indicating the bill has been approved and is now official law.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title and adopted.

upper

May 20, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors