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LA SB336

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

W. Jay Luneau

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Louisiana Attorney General to issue civil investigative demands requiring persons or entities to answer written interrogatories under oath or produce documentary material relevant to investigations of Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law violations, with a minimum 20-day return date after service

  • Allows the Attorney General to issue investigative subpoenas for deposition testimony, with depositions held no earlier than 7 days after demand is received and deponents entitled to counsel and cross-examination

  • Failure to comply with a civil investigative demand or investigative subpoena may result in the Attorney General filing a motion to compel compliance in district court, with non-compliance punishable by contempt of court

  • Protects materials produced under these demands from public disclosure under the Public Records Law and from discovery or subpoena by other parties, except as determined by the Attorney General for law enforcement purposes

  • Permits recipients of civil investigative demands to challenge them by filing a petition within 20 days in the appropriate judicial district court, based on procedural defects or constitutional/legal privileges

Legislative Description

Provides relative to civil investigative demands. (8/1/26) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary A2/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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