The 2024 Regular Session of the Louisiana began at 12 noon on Monday, March 11, and must adjourn sine die no later than 6 p.m. on Monday, June 3. The LAFP Board of Directors and Legislative and Advocacy Committee recently met and reviewed all of the bills that have been filed. Over 1,000 bills were introduced, with the LAFP following 66 House bills and 63 Senate bills. Click here to view the full LAFP tracking list.
We need YOUR help to be successful this Session!
We have provided a checklist of items to complete before Session starts that will help us in protecting your profession.
- Find out who your legislators are.
Click here to find your legislators and get into contact with them before Session.
- Verify and update your Voter Voice information.
Voter Voice is an essential way to let your voice be heard during Session. Having the correct information ensures that we are reaching as many members as possible and keeps members up-to-date on important issues. Click here to familiarize yourself with upcoming Session concerns and the types of messages we will push through Voter Voice.
- Use Twitter to follow @lafp_familydocs, your legislators, and the hashtag #LALeg to keep up with the conversations during Session.
- Contribute to LaFamPac.
Coming Up This Week
- HB 720, Schlegel - Provides relative to distribution of fentanyl under certain circumstances (Neutral Monitor)
House Health & Welfare
Wednesday, April 03, 2024 9:00 AM Committee Room 5
- HB 256, Horton - Provides relative to a minor's consent for medical procedures (Against)
- HB 306, Owen - Provides for visitation policies at certain healthcare facilities and requires that such policies allow for in-person visitation (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 312, Owen - Provides relative to the over-the-counter sale and purchase of the drug ivermectin without a prescription (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 335, Carver - Provides relative to mandatory reporters of child abuse (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 374, Echols - Provides relative to facility need review (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 394, Stagni - Provides relative to a network of care (For)
- HB 422, Berault - Provides relative to the state medical assistance program (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 485, McMahen - Provides relative to the practice of nursing (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 579, McMahen - Provides relative to pharmacist authorization to dispense HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis (Against)
- HB 615, Stagni - Provides for the dedication and use of the Health Care Employment Reinvestment Opportunity (H.E.R.O.) Fund (For)
House Health and Welfare
Thursday, April 04, 2024 9:00 AM Committee Room 5
- HB 372, Crews - Provides relative to patient wait time for the provision of emergency care (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 393, Lyons - Requires support services for individuals with dementia (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 602, Davis - Provides relative to stock emergency medications (Neutral Monitor)
House & Governmental Affairs
Thursday, April 04, 2024 9:00 AM Committee Room 2
- HB 446, Hilferty - Provides relative to notifications of public meetings and duties of public bodies and the commissioner of administration relative thereto (Neutral Monitor)
House Judiciary
Friday, April 05, 2024 9:00 AM Committee Room 1
- HB 470, St. Blanc - Provides relative to the Coroner's Operational Fund for St. Mary Parish (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 471, Carrier - Provides relative to fees for an emergency certificate issued by the Allen Parish coroner (Neutral Monitor)
