SB 336 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to civil investigative demands. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

SB 336 creates new rules for Louisiana's Attorney General to issue civil investigative demands before filing a lawsuit. It allows the Attorney General to request specific documents or testimony under oath from businesses or individuals suspected of violating certain laws (like the Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law), requiring a 20-day response window and a sworn certification of full compliance. The bill protects all materials obtained through these demands from public disclosure under Louisiana's public records law and prohibits their use in unrelated legal proceedings. It also gives targets the right to challenge demands in court within 20 days if they believe the request is unreasonable or improperly issued.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Signed Apr 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB336 Original → SB336 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized as an enrolled act with minor formatting updates. The most significant substantive change is expanding the scope of investigations from 'Subpart A' to 'Subpart B' of the relevant chapter, allowing the attorney general to issue demands for a broader range of violations. A new provision was added requiring the attorney general to destroy or return non-evidentiary materials upon request after an investigation concludes, enhancing privacy protections for the public.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include violations under Subpart B of Part VI-A, whereas the original draft was limited to Subpart A.

SCOPE

The authority to issue civil investigative demands was extended to cover violations of Subpart B in addition to Subpart A.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement mandates that the attorney general must destroy or return documentary material to the requester if it is not used as evidence and the investigation is complete.

TECHNICAL

Minor grammatical corrections were made, such as adding an Oxford comma in the list of evidence types.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2026 · House Apr 28, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Mar 24, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 23, 2026

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (6-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

Mar 26, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors