The 2023 Regular Session of the Louisiana began at 12 noon on Monday, April 10, and must adjourn sine die no later than 6 p.m. on Monday, June 10. The LAFP Board of Directors and Legislative and Advocacy Committee recently met and reviewed all of the bills that have been filed. Over 800 bills were introduced, with the LAFP following 59 House bills and 19 Senate bills. The primary healthcare concern will revolve around the expansion of scope for allied healthcare groups. We will continue to follow all concerns with diligence and vigor. Click here to view the full LAFP tracking list.
What's Happening This Week
House Appropriations
Monday, May 08, 2023 9:00 AM Committee Room 5
| Bill # | Author | Description | Position |
| HB 587 | Moore | Provides relative to the Louisiana Community Health Worker Workforce Board | (Neutral Monitor) |
House Civil Law & Procedure
Monday, May 08, 2023 10:00 AM Committee Room 4
| Bill # | Author | Description | Position |
| HB 266 |
Landry | Provides relative to the civil liability and criminal prosecution of certain pregnancy outcomes | (Neutral Monitor) |
Senate Finance
Monday, May 08, 2023 9:00 AM Committee Room A/B
| Bill # | Author | Description | Position |
| SB 12 |
Fields | Requires an automated external defibrillator on the premises of all educational institutions and at sponsored athletic events | (For) |
| SB 41 |
Mizell | Establishes a tax credit for certain maternal wellness centers | (Neutral Monitor) |
| SB 135 |
Barrow | Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement for services provided by a licensed midwife | (Neutral Monitor) |
House Appropriations
Tuesday, May 09, 2023 9:00 AM Committee Room 5
| Bill # | Author | Description | Position |
| HB 186 |
Davis | Provides relative to health insurance coverage for standard fertility preservation services | (For) |
House Ways & Means
Tuesday, May 09, 2023 9:00 AM Committee Room 6
| Bill # | Author | Description | Position |
| HB 214 | DeVillier | Repeals individual income, corporate income, and corporate franchise taxes and repeals all credits, deductions, exemptions, and exclusions from the taxes | (Neutral Monitor) |
Senate Judiciary A
Tuesday, May 09, 2023 10:00 AM John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
| Bill # | Author | Description | Position |
| SB 139 |
Harris | Provides relative to public health emergencies | (Against) |
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 9:00 AM Committee Room 6
| Bill # | Author | Description | Position |
| HB 346 |
Boyd | Provides for exceptions to the abortion laws of this state relative to rape and incest | (Neutral Monitor) |
| HB 461 |
DuBuisson | Provides relative to exceptions to abortion | (For Monitor) |
| HB 522 |
Freeman | Provides relative to abortion | (For) |
| HB 549 |
Glover | Provides relative to termination of pregnancy that is the result of certain sex offenses | (Neutral Monitor) |
| HB 598 | Newell | Amends definitions relative to the crime of abortion | (Neutral Monitor) |
House Health & Welfare
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 9:00 AM Committee Room 5
| Bill # | Author | Description | Position |
| HB 372 |
Edmonston | Provides relative to mandates, requirements, recommendations, instructions, or guidance from federal or international organizations | (Neutral Monitor) |
| HB 427 | Crews | Provides relative to disclosure by healthcare facilities to patients of prices for certain items and services | (Neutral Monitor) |
| HB 471 |
Freiberg | Provides relative to administration of immunizations and vaccines by pharmacists and other licensees of the La. Board of Pharmacy | (Against) |
| HB 497 |
Stefanski | Provides relative to Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners | (Neutral Monitor) |
| HB 582 |
Ivey | Provides relative to Medicaid | (For) |
| SB 20 |
McMath | Provides relative to hospital service districts and scholarships for certain healthcare professionals | (Neutral Monitor) |
| SB 29 |
Boudreaux | Provides relative to the use of a surgical smoke plume evacuation system | (Against) |
| SB 66 |
Mills, F. | Provides relative to telehealth services | (Neutral Monitor) |
| SB 186 |
Peacock | Provides relative to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact | (Neutral Monitor) |
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 9:30 AM Committee Room 2
| Bill # | Author | Description | Position |
| SB 110 |
Talbot | Provides for patient's right to prompt coverage | (For Monitor) |
| SB 188 |
Stine | Provides for utilization review and approval procedures of claims for health care provider services | (For) |
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 10:00 AM John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
| Bill # | Author | Description | Position |
| HB 133 |
Turner | Provides relative to the Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Council | (For) |
| HB 291 |
Owen, C. | Provides for visitation policies at certain healthcare facilities and requires that such policies allow for in-person visitation | (Neutral Monitor) |
| HB 320 |
Turner | Provides relative to nursing education | (Neutral Monitor) |
| HB 435 | Freeman | Provides relative to medicaid coverage of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy | (Neutral Monitor) |
| HB 548 |
Turner | Provides relative to the 340B drug pricing program | (Neutral Monitor) |
House Judiciary
Thursday, May 11, 2023 9:30 AM Committee Room 1
| Bill # | Author | Description | Position |
| HB 329 | Thompson | Provides relative to the payment of fees for coroner's services | (Neutral Monitor) |
House Labor & Industrial Relations
Thursday, May 11, 2023 9:30 AM Committee Room 5
| Bill # | Author | Description | Position |
| HB 351 |
Landry | Provides relative to a recommendation of medical marijuana in employment | (Neutral Monitor) |
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.
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- Verify and update your Voter Voice information.
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