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.
- 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
House Appropriations
Monday, May 06, 2024 12:00 noon (note time change) Committee Room 5
- HB 860, Echols - Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement for home visiting services provided after the birth of a child (Neutral Monitor)
House Commerce
Monday, May 06, 2024 12:00 noon (note time change) Committee Room 1
- SB 332, Seabaugh - Repeals the Occupational Licensing Review Commission (Neutral Monitor)
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Tuesday, May 07, 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)
House Education
Tuesday, May 07, 2024 9:00 AM Committee Room 1
- SB 327, Barrow - Provides for mandatory mental health days for high school students under certain circumstances (Neutral Monitor)
- SB 346, Barrow - Provides for wellness programs in schools to address mental health and substance abuse disorders (Neutral Monitor)
- SB 349, Barrow - Provides for mental health evaluations of high school student athletes who are injured while participating in a sporting event (Neutral Monitor)
- SB 434, Mizell - Provides relative to the use of vapes at school (Neutral Monitor)
House Health & Welfare
Tuesday, May 07, 2024 10:00 AM Committee Room 5
- SB 106, Barrow - Provides relative to obesity treatment (For Monitor)
- SB 239, McMath - Provides relative to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Neutral Monitor)
- SCR 17, McMath - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to increase eligibility requirements for the Medicaid Purchase Plan. (Neutral Monitor)
- SCR 23, Barrow - Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study behavioral health demand and access. (Neutral Monitor)
House Education
Wednesday, May 08, 2024 9:00 AM Committee Room 1
- SB 336, Pressly - Provides for dyslexia screening and subsequent testing and core assessment (Neutral Monitor)
Wednesday, May 08, 2024 10:00 AM Committee Room 5
- HB 598, Ventrella - Provides relative to psychologists (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 867, Henry - Provides for the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology (Neutral Monitor)
- SB 160, Owen - Provides relative to physician assistants (Against Monitor)
Thursday, May 09, 2024 10:00 AM Committee Room 1
- SB 452, McMath - Provides relative to the coroner of St. Tammany Parish (Neutral Monitor)
