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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Updated document header and abstract to reflect the 'Engrossed' version of the bill.
Floor votes · House Mar 17, 2026
How they voted
98–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 103
Mar 17, 2026
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican71
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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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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Laurie Schlegel
RRepublican
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