---
type: "Bill"
title: "INSURANCE CLAIMS: Requires health insurance coverage for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) diagnostic testing. (gov sig) (REF INCREASE SG EX See Note)"
description: "INSURANCE CLAIMS: Requires health insurance coverage for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) diagnostic testing. (gov sig) (REF INCREASE SG EX See Note)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 426"
citation: "Louisiana SB 426 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Regina Ashford Barrow"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-03-16"
last_action: "2020-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55097e1f-9089-4430-9c38-1c140ac7a389"
source_url: "http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=238616"
source_hash: "36032bebee3e61840935ad64fbfb8e67658fdde4c9ed59dab760c1f4e3889030"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-la"]
---

# Louisiana SB 426 (2020) — INSURANCE CLAIMS: Requires health insurance coverage for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) diagnostic testing. (gov sig) (REF INCREASE SG EX See Note)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB426 Original** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1166159)
2. **House Committee Amendment, #2234, INS, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1174091)
3. **House Committee Amendment, #2291, INS, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1174320)
4. **House Floor Amendment, #2752, Jordan, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1176854)
5. **SB426 Act 230** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1182008)
6. **SB426 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1169934)
7. **SB426 Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1172596)
8. **Senate Committee Amendment, #1032, INS, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1169487)
9. **Senate Floor Amendment, #1309, Barrow, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1171610)
10. **SB426 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1178473)

## Votes

- CONCUR (#646) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE (#187) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE (#609) — **101–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Regina Ashford Barrow — primary (person)
- Aimee Adatto Freeman — cosponsor (person)
- C. Denise Marcelle — cosponsor (person)
- C. Travis Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Candace N. Newell — cosponsor (person)
- Dustin Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Larvadain III — cosponsor (person)
- Edmond Jordan — cosponsor (person)
- Edward Ted James — cosponsor (person)
- Francis C. Thompson — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Brass — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Cox — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle M. Green , Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Selders — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus Bryant — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Willard — cosponsor (person)
- Pat Moore — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick O. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney Lyons — cosponsor (person)
- Royce Duplessis — cosponsor (person)
- Troy Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Vincent J. Pierre — cosponsor (person)
- Wilford Carter , Sr. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-06-11** Effective date 6/11/2020.
- **2020-06-11** Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 230. `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-01** Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2020. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-01** Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- **2020-06-01** Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
- **2020-05-31** Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.
- **2020-05-29** Received from the House with amendments.
- **2020-05-29** Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
- **2020-05-29** Called from the calendar.
- **2020-05-28** Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.
- **2020-05-28** Called from the calendar.
- **2020-05-28** Read by title, returned to the calendar.
- **2020-05-22** Scheduled for floor debate on 05/28/20.
- **2020-05-21** Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
- **2020-05-20** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- **2020-05-20** Reported with amendments (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- **2020-05-18** Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance. `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-15** Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- **2020-05-14** Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
- **2020-05-07** Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- **2020-05-04** Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance. `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-16** Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55097e1f-9089-4430-9c38-1c140ac7a389`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).