HB456

Provides relative to claims for benefits under workers' compensation

Complete·6/2/26

Louisiana HB456 amends workers' compensation claims procedures, allowing employers or payors to file disputed claims under specific conditions.

Louisiana HB456 amends the state's workers' compensation laws to modify the process for filing claims. The bill specifies that a petition for workers' compensation must include the names and addresses of the parties, a statement of the injury's time, place, nature, and cause, the specific compensation benefit alleged to be due but not paid, and a prayer for relief. It allows employers or payors to file disputed claims against employees, dependents, or beneficiaries when they allege fraud or when appealing a medical director's decision.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

20 Yea

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17 Nay

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2 Absent

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Calendar

May 14

12:00 AM

Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations

Mar 26

9:00 AM

House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations

History

Jun 2

House

Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 648.

Jun 2

House

Effective date: 08/01/2026.

May 27

Senate

Signed by the President of the Senate.