HB 190 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

LIABILITY/TORTS: Provides for a standard of care in certain activities related to software and computer programs

HB 190 establishes a legal duty for software creators and sellers in Louisiana to exercise "reasonable care" when designing, developing, licensing, manufacturing, or selling interactive software that uses user data for personalized experiences. This directly affects tech companies operating in Louisiana that produce such software. The bill sets a specific standard of care for these activities but clarifies it does not replace existing liability laws like the Louisiana Products Liability Act. It focuses on defining responsibility for software design and data use, without creating new causes of action.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2026 Last action Mar 18, 2026
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HB190 Original HB190 Engrossed · 1 edit · Mar 17, 2026
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The bill text shows minor formatting updates, including a change in the document title from 'Original' to 'Engrossed' and an updated abstract. The substantive policy language regarding computer program standards of care appears unchanged in this diff.
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Updated document header and abstract to reflect the 'Engrossed' version of the bill.

Floor votes · House Mar 17, 2026

How they voted

980
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 103
Mar 17, 2026
D Democratic32
30 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican71
68 Yea 3
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (9-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Laurie Schlegel
Laurie Schlegel
RRepublican
LA
82