Louisiana
AI behavior law: bot and agent disclosure, crawler and training-data rules, automated-agent transactions, and algorithmic decision-making.
Summary
Louisiana entered 2026 with one of the country's most active AI legislative agendas — approximately 18 bills filed — but withdrew roughly a third of them after the Trump administration threatened to withhold federal broadband funding from states that regulate AI. The surviving enacted layer focuses on disclosure and evidence integrity: Act 250 (2025, HB 178) made Louisiana the nation's first state with a statutory AI-evidence verification framework for courts; Governor Landry's Executive Orders JML 25-103 and JML 25-109 (August 2025) govern state-agency AI procurement and use; and the Louisiana Data Privacy Act (SB 386, signed May 29, 2026) is a comprehensive consumer privacy law with limited AI-relevant provisions. The 2026 session passed a cluster of chatbot-disclosure, healthcare-AI-transcription-disclosure, and AI-in-political-advertising bills that were sent to Governor Landry in late May and June 2026 — their signature status is confirmed for SB 386 and awaiting confirmation for several others as of mid-June 2026. Significant proposed bills on automated employment decisions (HB 421) and AI in health-insurance coverage (SB 246) advanced but their final fate is unconfirmed. Louisiana has no enacted general bot-disclosure statute for private commercial use yet, though SB 243 and SB 264 (requiring disclosure when AI simulates a human) passed both chambers and were sent to the governor before session adjournment on June 1, 2026.
Enacted law
Government obligations
| Instrument | Category | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Order JML 25-103 — State Government's Use of AI (La. Exec. Order JML 25-103 (2025)) | Automated decision-making, Bot / agent disclosure | 2025-08-01 | Governor's Office press releases; WBRZ reporting (September 2025); Pelican Policy Institute analysis; OTS Acceptable Use Policy (ots.la.gov) |
| Executive Order JML 25-109 — Amended State Government's Use of AI / Ban on Chinese AI Platforms (La. Exec. Order JML 25-109 (2025)) | Automated decision-making | 2025-09-01 | Governor's Office news release (gov.louisiana.gov/news/4960); Louisiana DOA media; Pelican Policy Institute |
| Louisiana Act 250 — AI Evidence Verification Framework (HB 178) (2025 La. Acts, Act No. 250; La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 371 (amended)) | Bot / agent disclosure | 2025-08-01 | Louisiana Legislature enrolled bill (legis.la.gov); Deutsch Kerrigan legal analysis; Smart On Crime LA commentary; Mondaq summary |
Private sector obligations
| Instrument | Category | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Act 250 — AI Evidence Verification Framework (HB 178) (2025 La. Acts, Act No. 250; La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 371 (amended)) | Bot / agent disclosure | 2025-08-01 | Louisiana Legislature enrolled bill (legis.la.gov); Deutsch Kerrigan legal analysis; Smart On Crime LA commentary; Mondaq summary |
| Louisiana Data Privacy Act (SB 386) (2026 La. Acts (signed May 29, 2026); La. R.S. Title 51 (to be codified)) | Automated decision-making | 2027-01-01 | Jones Walker AI Law Blog (joneswalker.com); Troutman Pepper Locke (troutmanprivacy.com, June 2026); Louisiana Legislature enrolled bill (legis.la.gov) |
Drafted & in discussion
| Instrument | Status | Applies to | Category | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI in Health Insurance Coverage Decisions — SB 246 (La. S.B. 246, 2026 Regular Session) | Dead / withdrawn | Private sector | Automated decision-making | KSLA (March 17, 2026); KLFY; Becker's Payer Issues; Louisiana Legislature bill text (legis.la.gov) |
| Automated Employment Decision Systems — HB 421 (La. H.B. 421, 2026 Regular Session) | Dead / withdrawn | Private sector | Automated decision-making, Bot / agent disclosure | Troutman Pepper Locke (March 2026); LABI legislative tracker; Louisiana Illuminator (April 1, 2026); Just The News (March 2026) |
| AI Chatbot Disclosure — SB 243 (Human-Simulation Disclosure) (La. S.B. 243, 2026 Regular Session (enrolled; sent to governor May/June 2026)) | Proposed | Both | Bot / agent disclosure | AI Weekly (aiweekly.co); Troutman Pepper Locke legislative tracker (May–June 2026); Louisiana Illuminator (April 2026) |
| AI Chatbot Disclosure — SB 264 (Human-Simulation Disclosure) (La. S.B. 264, 2026 Regular Session (enrolled; sent to governor May/June 2026)) | Proposed | Both | Bot / agent disclosure | AI Weekly (aiweekly.co); Troutman Pepper Locke legislative tracker (May–June 2026); Louisiana Illuminator (April 2026) |
| AI in Political Advertising — HB 459 (Candidate Likeness Disclosure) (La. H.B. 459, 2026 Regular Session) | Proposed | Both | Bot / agent disclosure | Transparency Coalition legislative update (April 10, 2026); Louisiana Illuminator; R Street Institute veto commentary; Ballotpedia AI deepfake tracker |
| AI in Political Robocalls — HB 639 (La. H.B. 639, 2026 Regular Session) | Proposed | Both | Bot / agent disclosure | Ballotpedia 2026 Louisiana legislative session; Louisiana Legislature adjourned-session summary (stateandfed.com); KSLA reporting (April 2026) |
| Healthcare AI Transcription Disclosure — HB 475 (La. H.B. 475, 2026 Regular Session (enrolled; sent to governor May 28, 2026)) | Proposed | Private sector | Bot / agent disclosure | Troutman Pepper Locke (troutmanprivacy.com, June 1, 2026); AI Weekly (aiweekly.co); KSLA reporting |
| Mental Health Chatbot Regulation — SB 5 (La. S.B. 5, 2026 Regular Session) | Proposed | Private sector | Bot / agent disclosure | Louisiana Legislature bill text (legis.la.gov); Hoodline (March 2026); Orrick chatbot law analysis (April 2026); Troutman Pepper Locke (June 1, 2026) |