The 2025 Regular Session of the Louisiana began at 12 noon on Monday, April 14, and must adjourn sine die no later than 6 p.m. on Monday, June 12. The LAFP Board of Directors and Legislative and Advocacy Committee will meet and review all of the bills that have been filed. Over 800 bills were introduced. Click here to view the full LAFP tracking list.
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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.
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Coming Up This Week
House Ways and Means
Monday, May 12, 2025 9:00 AM Committee Room 6
Monday, May 12, 2025 9:00 AM Committee Room 6
- HB 325 - BRYANT - TAX/TOBACCO TAX: Provides for the rate of tax levied on certain cigars (Support)
House Civil Law and Procedure
Monday, May 12, 2025 9:00 AM Committee Room 6
Monday, May 12, 2025 9:00 AM Committee Room 6
- HB 197 - MIKE JOHNSON - MALPRACTICE/MEDICAL: Expands application of medical malpractice to include physical therapist assistants and occupational therapist assistants (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB 575 - VENTRELLA - ABORTION: Provides relative to liability for the unlawful termination of a pregnancy (Neutral/Monitor)
Senate Finance
Monday, May 12, 2025 1:00 PM Room A-B
Monday, May 12, 2025 1:00 PM Room A-B
- SB 42 - SELDERS - HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to perinatal behavioral health treatment. (8/1/25) (Neutral/Monitor)
House Insurance
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 9:00 AM Room 3
- HB 264 - ECHOLS - INSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides for the utilization of pharmaceutical rebates by a pharmacy benefit manager
- SB 111 - SEABAUGH - INSURANCE CLAIMS - Provides for fair claims processing. (8/1/25)
House Education
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 9:30 AM Room 1
- SB 117 - MIGUEZ - NUTRITION - Prohibits the serving and selling of ultra-processed foods in public schools.
House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 9:30 a.m. Room 2
- HB 596 - WRIGHT - CAMPAIGN FINANCE - Provides for revisions to the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act
House Health and Welfare
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 9:00 AM Room 5
- HB138 - DEWITT - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - Provides with respect to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
- HB359 - DUSTIN MILLER - MENTAL HEALTH - Provides relative to the mental health treatment of victims of human sex trafficking
- HB 377 - CHARLES OWEN - HEALTH SERVICES - Authorizes an individual to refuse certain medical treatments
- HB 400 - CHENEVERT - HEALTH/CHILDREN - Provides relative to a minor's consent for medical procedures and treatments
- HB 442 - CHANCE HENRY - SPEECH/PATH/AUDIO - Provides relative to the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology
- HB 531 - TRAVIS JOHNSON - NURSES - Provides for forensic medical examinations of sexual assault survivors
- HB 657 - RISER - MEDICAL MARIJUANA - Provides relative to fees collected by the Louisiana Department of Health related to the sale of therapeutic marijuana
- HB 661 - DUSTIN MILLER - HEALTH/LDH - Provides relative to fees collected by the Louisiana Department of Health
Senate Health and Welfare
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 9:30 AM John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
- SCR 27 - MCMATH - CONGRESS: Memorializes Congress to take action relative to the corporate practice of medicine. (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB 118 - EGAN - HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to emergency certificates in St. Tammany Parish (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB 159 - STAGNI - PHYSICAL THERAPISTS: Provides relative to the supervision of physical therapist assistants (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB 314 - DUSTIN MILLER - HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES: Modifies the regulatory authority of the Louisiana Department of Health in relation to hospital classifications (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB 358 - DUSTIN MILLER - PHARMACISTS: Permits a pharmacy technician to work remotely in certain circumstances (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB 456 - TURNER - MEDICAID: Provides relative to the Local Healthcare Provider Participation Program (Neutral/Monitor)
- HB 544 - TURNER - HEALTH CARE: Transfers powers and duties of the Nursing Supply and Demand Council and the Simulation Medical Training and Education Council to the Louisiana Health Works Commission (Neutral/Monitor)