SB328

Provides protections for employees who become living organ donors. (8/1/26)

Introduced·2/27/26
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Louisiana SB328 provides paid leave for employees who donate organs, protecting them from job insecurity.

Louisiana SB328, known as the "Louisiana Living Donor Paid Leave Protection Act," mandates that employers grant paid leave to employees who wish to donate organs. This law aims to protect organ donors from job insecurity or surgery delays, encourage living organ donations, and keep Louisianians healthy and employed. The leave is in addition to other authorized leave and cannot be used for retirement purposes. Effective August 1, 2026.

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Where it stands

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In committee
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Mar 18

1:00 PM

Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations

History

Mar 30

Senate

Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.

Mar 30

Senate

Read by title; withdrawn from the files of the Senate.

Mar 9

Senate

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