SB 500 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

MALPRACTICE: Provides relative to the medical review panel. (8/1/26)

SB 500 is a procedural amendment that modifies the text of a bill concerning medical review panels by inserting a specific formatting marker on page 3. This change does not alter the substantive policies affecting healthcare providers or patients but adjusts the bill's structure for legislative processing. The legislation is currently in the early stages of the state senate's review process and has not yet been enacted into law.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 31, 2026 Last action May 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB500 Original → SB500 Engrossed · 1 edit · May 6, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was updated from the 'Original' version to the 'Engrossed' version, indicating it has passed initial review and is ready for final passage. The primary changes involve updating the document headers and title references to reflect this new status, while the substantive policy text remains consistent with the original draft.

TECHNICAL

Document headers and title references were updated to change the status from 'Original' to 'Engrossed' to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate floor amendments read and adopted.

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Introduced

Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors