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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana Establishes Reasonable Care Duty for Software Developers and Sellers
Last action · March 18, 2026: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.Sponsor: Laurie Schlegel
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What This Bill Proposed
Louisiana HB 190 establishes a legal duty for any person who designs, develops, licenses, manufactures, or sells software providing an interactive or personalized user experience to exercise reasonable care.
Creates a specific legal for software and computer program creators and sellers operating within the state, impacting potential tort liability for technology products.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Software Developers and Sellers
Must adhere to a statutory duty of reasonable care in the design, development, licensing, manufacture, and sale of interactive or personalized software.
Software Users
Gain a statutory standard of care regarding interactive or personalized software and computer programs.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who does this new duty of care apply to?
Does this replace existing liability laws like the Louisiana Products Liability Act?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
10 actions- Mar 18, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
- Mar 17, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Mar 17, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Mar 16, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/17/2026.
- Mar 11, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 10, 2026HouseCommitteeReported favorably (9-0).
Show 4 earlier actions
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
- Feb 20, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
- Feb 18, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Report with Amendments
Total
6
- Yes
- 1
- No
- 4
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 1
How they voted (1)
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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