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 107 House bills and 74 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.
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Coming Up This Week
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 9:30 AM Committee Room 6
- HB 56, Newell - Provides relative to exceptions to abortion (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 63, Newell - Amends definitions relative to the crime of abortion (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 164, Boyd - Provides for exceptions to the abortion laws of this state relative to rape and incest (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 293, Freeman - Provides for the definition of abortion (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 630, Landry, M. - Provides relative to criminal prosecution of certain pregnancy outcomes (Neutral Monitor)
- SB 17, Mizell - Adds Tianeptine to Schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substance Law (Neutral Monitor)
- SB 276, Pressly - Creates the crime of coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud to prohibit a third-party from knowingly using an abortion-inducing drug to cause, or attempt to cause, an abortion on an unsuspecting pregnant mother without her knowledge or consent and amends various abortion criminal laws to add the crime of attempted abortion (Neutral Monitor)
House Commerce
Monday, April 29, 2024 9:30 AM Committee Room 1
- SB 60, Pressly - Provides relative to occupational licenses (Neutral Monitor)
Senate Finance
Monday, April 29, 2024 9:30 AM Committee Room A/B
Discussion of FY25 Budget
- SB 190, Boudreaux - Provides for Medicaid reimbursement rate increases (For)
- SB 300, Duplessis - Provides for health insurance coverage of pregnancy-related and postpartum healthcare services (Neutral Monitor)
House Health & Welfare
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 9:00 AM Committee Room 5
- HB 939, Fisher - Provides relative to healthcare services provided to patients with sickle cell disease (Neutral Monitor)
- SB 55, Carter - Provides relative to post-birth information (Neutral Monitor)
- SB 57, Lambert - Provides relative to the practice of psychology (Against Monitor)
- SB 70, Mizell - Provides for parish overdose fatality review panels (Neutral Monitor)
- SB 106, Barrow - Provides relative to obesity treatment (For Monitor)
- SB 278, Jackson-Andrews - Creates the Louisiana Pregnancy and Baby Care Initiative (Neutral Monitor)
- SB 325, Edmonds - Provides for an informational document to be made available to pregnant mothers following the diagnosis of a fetal genetic abnormality with respect to their unborn child (Neutral Monitor)
- SB 342, Harris - Provides relative to the Louisiana Tumor Registry (Neutral Monitor)
- SCR 6, Carter - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to apply to participate in the CMS Transforming Maternal Health Model. (Neutral Monitor)
- SCR 10, Lambert - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to develop and implement a plan for managed care organizations to provide reimbursement for certain psychological services. (Neutral Monitor)
- SCR 23, Barrow - Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study behavioral health demand and access. (Neutral Monitor)
House Insurance
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 9:30 AM Committee Room 3
- SB 148, Mizell - Provides relative to postpartum depression (Neutral Monitor)
- SB 200, Duplessis - Provides for out-of-state health insurance coverage when the governor declares a state of emergency (For)
House Judiciary
Wednesday, May 01, 2024 9:00 AM Committee Room 1
- HB 54, Newell - Provides relative to the regulation of cannabis (Neutral Monitor)
- SB 447, Mizell - Provides relative to coroners (Neutral Monitor)
- SB 452, McMath - Provides relative to the coroner of St. Tammany Parish (Neutral Monitor)
Wednesday, May 01, 2024 9:00 AM Committee Room 5
- HB 769, Riser - Creates a civil liability for denial of medical expenses (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 253, Stagni - Provides relative to cancer screenings for certain firefighters and fire service employees (Neutral Monitor)
