SB 401 - Louisiana Senate (2026) - PHARMACEUTICALS: Provides for a Prescription Drug Affordability Board. (8/1/26) - Bill Sponsor

Louisiana Senate Bill 401

Session 2026

PHARMACEUTICALS: Provides for a Prescription Drug Affordability Board. (8/1/26)

Became Law

Became Law on Jun 12, 2026

Sponsor

First Action

Feb 27, 2026

Latest Action

Jun 12, 2026

Origin Chamber

Senate

Type

Bill

Bill Number

401

State

Louisiana

Session

2026

Sponsorship by Party

Primary

Cosponsor

Senate Votes (3)

House Votes (2)

Motion Text

ADOPT (#1576)

Senate Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Caleb Kleinpeter

Yes

Eddie J. Lambert

Yes

Edward J. "Ed" Price

Yes

Fesi

Yes

Franklin J. Foil

Yes

Gary M. Carter, Jr.

Yes

Gerald Boudreaux

Yes

Other

Yes

Heather Miley Cloud

Other

Jeremy P. Stine

Yes

Yes

John C. "Jay" Morris, III

Yes

Katrina R. Jackson

Yes

Yes

Other

Yes

Yes

Mr. President

Yes

Patrick Connick

Yes

Yes

R. L. Bret Allain, II

Yes

Regina Ashford Barrow

Yes

Yes

Royce Duplessis

Yes

Yes

Sidney Barthelemy

Yes

Stewart Cathey , Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Summary

Unavailable

Text (23)

SB401 Act 915

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1481412

SB401 Enrolled

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479398

SB401 Reengrossed

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463125

SB401 Engrossed

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458411

SB401 Original

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1447854

Conference Committee Report, #4460, House Proposed, Senate Adopted

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1477390

House Floor Amendment, #5542, Henry, Chance, Adopted

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472028

House Committee Amendment, #5508, H&G, Adopted

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472027

House Committee Amendment, #5431, H&G, Draft

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471283

House Committee Amendment, #4758, INS, Adopted

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467762

House Committee Amendment, #4741, INS, Draft

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467384

House Committee Amendment, #4733, INS, Draft

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467261

House Committee Amendment, #4688, INS, Draft

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467057

House Committee Amendment, #4642, INS, Draft

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466736

Senate Floor Amendment, #2203, Talbot, Adopted

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462888

Senate Floor Amendment, #2009, Talbot, Adopted

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461919

Senate Floor Amendment, #1917, Talbot, Adopted

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460550

Senate Floor Amendment, #1859, Talbot, Adopted

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460081

Senate Committee Amendment, #1641, INS, Adopted

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458292

Senate Committee Amendment, #1612, INS, Draft

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458189

Senate Committee Amendment, #1605, INS, Draft

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458147

Senate Committee Amendment, #1601, INS, Draft

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458090

Senate Committee Amendment, #1543, INS, Draft

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1457135

Documents (8)

Digest of CCRSB401 MARCASED 4460, House Proposed, Senate Adopted

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479776

Digest of CCRSB401 MARCASED 4460, Proposed

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478988

Summary of House Amendments to SB401

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474486

House Committee Redigest of SB401 [2]

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472026

House Committee Redigest of SB401

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467765

Digest of SB401 Reengrossed

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463211

Digest of SB401 Engrossed

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459758

Digest of SB401 Original

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1447855

Actions (35)

Show Only Major Actions

06/12/2026

Senate

Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 915.

06/12/2026

Senate

Effective date: See Act.

06/01/2026

Senate

Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

06/01/2026

House

Signed by the Speaker of the House.

06/01/2026

Senate

Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.

05/31/2026

House

Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 89, nays 6. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

05/31/2026

Senate

Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

05/29/2026

House

Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.

05/29/2026

Senate

Rules suspended.

05/29/2026

Senate

Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.

05/29/2026

House

Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

05/29/2026

House

Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.

05/27/2026

Senate

Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

05/26/2026

House

Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.

05/26/2026

Senate

Senate conference committee members appointed: Talbot, Bass, and Myers.

05/26/2026

House

House conferees appointed: Chance Henry, Firment, and Miller.

05/26/2026

House

Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

05/25/2026

Senate

Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.

05/19/2026

House

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

05/19/2026

Senate

Received from the House with amendments.

05/18/2026

House

Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

05/18/2026

House

Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.

05/13/2026

House

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

05/12/2026

House

Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

05/05/2026

House

Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

04/29/2026

House

Reported with amendments (11-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

04/21/2026

House

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.

04/20/2026

House

Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

04/15/2026

Senate

Called from the Calendar.

04/15/2026

Senate

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

04/08/2026

Senate

Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

04/07/2026

Senate

Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

04/01/2026

Senate

Reported with amendments.

03/09/2026

Senate

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

02/27/2026

Senate

Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.

Sources

LA Legislature

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=250961

Open States

https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB401/

Record Created

Feb 28, 2026 1:37:50 AM

Record Updated

Jul 7, 2026 8:36:58 AM