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HB 456 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to claims for benefits under workers' compensation

HB 456 amends Louisiana's workers' compensation laws to clarify the requirements for filing claims and disputing benefits. It specifies that a claim petition must include the parties' names, injury details, specific benefits sought, and a request for relief. Employers may only file a disputed claim against an employee, dependent, or beneficiary if alleging fraud under R.S. 23:1208 or appealing a medical director's decision under R.S. 23:1203.1(K). The bill directly affects workers filing claims and employers disputing those claims, streamlining the process while limiting disputes to specific legal grounds.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRestricts employer disputes to fraud/appeals only, clarifies claim requirements, and protects workers from frivolous claim denials under workers' comp.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Signed Jun 2, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB456 Original → HB456 Act 648 · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill updates the rules for filing disputed workers' compensation claims. It simplifies the process by allowing employers to file disputes for any disagreement under the law, rather than only in cases of fraud or specific medical appeals. It also clarifies that petitions must include specific factual details to inform the parties about the disputed benefits.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of when an employer can file a disputed claim, removing the previous restriction that limited such filings to fraud allegations or specific medical director appeals.
ELIGIBILITY

Removed the requirement that a disputed claim against an employee must allege fraud or appeal a specific medical decision; now allows disputes for any controversy under the workers' compensation chapter.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the petition requirements to ensure factual statements clearly notify parties about the specific compensation benefits that are alleged to be due but unpaid or disputed.

Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2026 · House May 6, 2026

How they voted

20–19
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
May 25, 2026
D Democratic12
11 Nay 1
91% Nay
R Republican28
20 Yea 8 Nay
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 20 yeas and 17 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 19, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 30. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (7-6).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Emily Chenevert
Emily Chenevert
RRepublican
LA
66