HB 826 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

INSURANCE: Provides relative to referrals for sales of insurance

HB 826 (Louisiana) would require that non-licensed professionals (like real estate agents or financial advisors) who refer customers to insurance salespeople cannot receive compensation based on the customer's eventual purchase or application. Instead, any referral fee must be a fixed amount, not tied to sales. The bill directly affects businesses or individuals making such referrals, ensuring their payment structure is separate from insurance sales outcomes. This change aims to prevent conflicts of interest in insurance referrals while maintaining clear rules for compensation. (Note: The bill is currently pending in committee as of February 2026.)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Signed May 22, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB826 Original → HB826 Act 320 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill updates the rules for insurance referrals to allow entities (not just individuals) to refer customers and expands the methods of referral to include email addresses and websites. It also clarifies that referral compensation cannot be based on whether the customer actually purchases insurance, preventing pay-for-results schemes.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of who can make referrals from only individuals to include any entity, and broadens the channels for referral to include digital methods like email and websites.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded eligibility to allow entities, in addition to individuals, to refer customers for insurance sales.

REQUIREMENT

Added new referral methods including electronic mail addresses and websites, in addition to telephone numbers.

Modified compensation rules to explicitly prohibit payments based on the referred person's eventual purchase of insurance.

Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2026 · House Apr 8, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

May 18, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 7, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (11-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Feb 27, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors