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LA HB 421: LABOR: Provides relative to the use of automated decision systems with respect to employment decisions (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

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Last verified Oct 10, 2026 · official bill text

HB 421 · where it stands

This bill did not become law (dead/failed) · last action Mar 9, 2026.

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Dead / vetoed
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In one paragraph

Louisiana's HB 421 would have regulated employers' use of automated decision systems in employment decisions: written notice to workers at least 30 days before first use, bans on facial, gait and emotion recognition, no sole reliance on an automated system for discipline, termination or deactivation, human review, and worker appeals. Louisiana Works could cite violators ($500 civil penalty) and workers could sue. It was referred to committee March 9, 2026 and died.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

None: the bill died and never became law. Employers using automated tools on hiring, pay or discipline would have faced notice, human-review and appeal duties.

Key provisions

  1. Employers would have had to give plain-language notice before first use of an automated decision system and keep a current list of the systems (R.S. 23:972)
  2. Prohibited uses include inferring protected status and facial, gait and emotion recognition; employers could not rely solely on a system for discipline, termination or deactivation and would need a designated human reviewer (23:973)
  3. Post-decision notice and worker appeals within 30 days: the employer or vendor would have had 14 business days to respond, and an employer whose decision was overturned 21 business days to rectify it (23:974-975)
  4. Retaliation against workers exercising these rights would be barred (23:977)
  5. Louisiana Works could investigate and cite violators; the civil penalty is stated as $500; workers could sue for injunctive relief, including punitive damages, plus attorney fees (23:980)
  6. The text states no effective date or sunset

Latest legislative action

Mar 9, 2026. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations; died when the Louisiana Legislature's 2026 regular session ended

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Topics and industries

Related topics

AI in EmploymentAutomated Decision-MakingFacial Recognition

Affected industries

EmploymentTechnology

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