Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB131: ATTORNEYS: Provides for limitations on recovery of attorney fees and costs in occupational licensing board disciplinary hearings. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
Status: Chaptered, June 23, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 37:21, relative to professions and occupations; to provide relative to limiting recovery of attorney fees and costs in disciplinary proceedings initiated by professional or occupational licensing boards; to provide relative to licensees; to provide relative to negotiations; to provide relative to suspension and probationary periods; to provide relative to monetary fees; to provide relative to certain offers of judgments; to provide relative to consent order negotiations; to provide relative to attorney fees and costs incurred by the board…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 37:21, relative to professions and occupations; to provide relative to limiting recovery of attorney fees and costs in disciplinary proceedings initiated by professional or occupational licensing boards; to provide relative to licensees; to provide relative to negotiations; to provide relative to suspension and probationary periods; to provide relative to monetary fees; to provide relative to certain offers of judgments; to provide relative to consent order negotiations; to provide relative to attorney fees and costs incurred by the board; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 37:21 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: §21. Limitations on disciplinary proceedings by professional or occupational boards and commissions; recovery of attorney fees and costs * * * B. The provisions of this Section Subsection A of this section shall not apply to the following: (1) The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-319 ORIGINAL SB NO. (2) The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry. (3) A certified public accountant. (4) Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 381, §2, eff. August 1, 2023. (5) The Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. (6) …