Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB1223: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Establishes the Louisiana Clinical Trial Competitiveness and Patient Access Act
Status: Signed into law, June 9, 2026
What the bill says
An act To enact Chapter 70 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 51:3301 through 3310, relative to creating the Louisiana Early-Phase Clinical Trial Acceleration Framework; to provide for findings and purpose; to provide for definitions; to provide for responsibilities of Louisiana Economic Development; to provide for participation in the framework; to provide for performance benchmarks; to provide for reporting; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for rulemaking; and to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To enact Chapter 70 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 51:3301 through 3310, relative to creating the Louisiana Early-Phase Clinical Trial Acceleration Framework; to provide for findings and purpose; to provide for definitions; to provide for responsibilities of Louisiana Economic Development; to provide for participation in the framework; to provide for performance benchmarks; to provide for reporting; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for rulemaking; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. Chapter 70 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 51:3301 through 3310, is hereby enacted to read as follows: CHAPTER 70. LOUISIANA EARLY-PHASE CLINICAL TRIAL ACCELERATION FRAMEWORK §3301. Legislative findings and purpose The legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (1) Biomedical innovation and clinical research are important drivers of patient access to investigational therapies, improvements in public health, private investment, and economic growth. (2) Early-phase and first-in-human clinical trials are among the most specialized and capability-intensive forms of clinical research and frequently Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 26RS-2337 ORIGINAL HB NO. 1223 influence where long-term sponsor relationships, downstream clinical development activity, and related private investment …