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.
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.
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Coming Up This Week
House Insurance
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 9:30 AM Room 3
- SB 42 SELDERS HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to perinatal behavioral health treatment. (8/1/25)
House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 10:00 a.m. Room 6
- HB 419 AMEDEE CRIME - Creates the crime of intentional exposure to a self-spreading pathogen
House Health and Welfare
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 9:30 AM Room 5
- SB 19 FESI PHARMACEUTICALS - Provides relative to the dispensing of ivermectin. (gov sig)
- SB 120 SELDERS MENTAL HEALTH - Provides relative to use of emergency certificates for formal voluntary admission. (8/1/25)
- SB 174 JACKSON-ANDREWS PUBLIC HEALTH - Provides relative to certain pregnancy screenings. (gov sig)
- SCR 13 PRESSLY CONGRESS - Memorializes Congress to take action relative to the use of prior authorization processes.
- SCR 27 MCMATH CONGRESS - Memorializes Congress to take action relative to the corporate practice of medicine.
Senate Judiciary A
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 9:00 AM John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
- HB 440 CHANCE HENRY INSURANCE CLAIMS - Provides relative to a claimant's duty to mitigate damages with respect to the actions for recovery
- HB 575 VENTRELLA ABORTION - Provides relative to liability for the unlawful termination of a pregnancy
Senate Committee on Judiciary C
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 9:30 am Room F
- HB 15 MACK CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Adds certain substances to the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law
Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 12:30 p.m. Room F
- HB 603 MCMAKIN BOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Amends the appointing process for certain occupational licensing boards, committees, and authorities
Senate Health and Welfare
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 1:00 PM John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
- HB 137 CARLSON HEALTH/EMERG MED SERVICE - Authorizes psychologists and medical psychologists to evaluate a patient via telehealth for emergency certificates
- HB 399 CHENEVERT DIETITIANS - Provides with respect to the profession of dietetics and dieticians
- HB 559 ECHOLS HEALTH/LDH - Provides relative to human services districts and boards
- HB 565 SPELL MEDICAID - Provides relative to third-party liability, claim adjudication, and timeliness of such within the state medical assistance program
- HB 595 PHELPS MEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid coverage through the TEFRA option program
- HB 655 FISHER HEALTH/LDH - Provides relative to fees charged by the Louisiana Department of Health in parish health units
Senate Committee on Insurance
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 1:00 P.M. Room A-B
- HB 408 DICKERSON INSURANCE/HEALTH - Requires health insurance coverage relative to pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome and related conditions
Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works
Thursday, May 29, 2025 9:00 a.m. Room E
- HB 474 BRAUD MTR VEHICLE/EMERGENCY - Provides relative to emergency vehicles for coroners