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HB 537

Louisiana House•Passed

Summary

HB 537, which repeals the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, was introduced in the House on Feb 26, 2026 by Rep. Raymond Crews (R). It last saw action on May 11, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.

Record

Text

HB 537 has 2 roll calls.

hb537/chaptered.txt
ENROLLED
    2026 Regular Session
  ACT No. 75
    HOUSE BILL NO. 537
    BY REPRESENTATIVE CREWS
1  AN ACT
2   To repeal R.S. 23:1294 and R.S. 36:309(B)(2), relative to the Workers' Compensation
3  Advisory Council; to repeal the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council.
4   Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5  Section 1. R.S. 23:1294 and R.S. 36:309(B)(2) are hereby repealed in their entirety.
  SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
  GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
    APPROVED:
  Page 1 of 1
    CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
    are additions.

Repeals the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council

Sponsors

Rep. Raymond Crews (R) sponsors HB 537 alone.

Raymond Crews

Rep. · R–8 · Sponsor

Committees

HB 537 went before 2 committees: Labor and Industrial Relations and Labor & Industrial Relations.

Labor and Industrial Relations
Labor and Industrial Relations
Referred to · Feb 26, 2026 · 13 Bills
Labor & Industrial Relations
Labor & Industrial Relations
Referred to · Apr 8, 2026

History

HB 537 has taken 20 actions since Feb 26, 2026, the latest on May 11, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 11, 2026
House
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 75.
May 11, 2026
House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
May 7, 2026
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate.
May 7, 2026
House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
May 6, 2026
House
Received from the Senate without amendments.

Votes

HB 537 went to 2 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on May 5, 2026 at 36–0.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
May 5, 2026
Senate
Senate Vote on HB 537 FINAL PASSAGE (#564)
36
0
Apr 1, 2026
House
House Vote on HB 537 FINAL PASSAGE (#284)
96
0

Source: legis.la.gov · legiscan.com