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 66 House bills and 63 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
- HB 489, Hughes - Provides relative to Medicaid services for maternal and infant health (For)
- HB 616, Green - Provides relative to actuarial reviews of healthcare legislation (Neutral Monitor)
House Civil Law & Procedure
Monday, April 08, 2024 9:00 AM Committee Room 4
- HB 608, Wilder - Provides with respect to the definition of male and female (Neutral Monitor)
House Transportation, Highways & Public Works
Monday, April 08, 2024 9:30 AM Committee Room 3
- HB 793, Coates - Provides relative to a contract limit for hospital service districts (Neutral Monitor)
House Administration of Criminal Justice
Tuesday, April 09, 2024 9:30 AM Committee Room 6
- HB 830, Egan - Adds Tianeptine to Schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substance Law (Neutral Monitor)
House Health & Welfare
Tuesday, April 09, 2024 9:00 AM Committee Room 5
- HB 395, Boyd - Provides for the right to contraception (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 838, Turner - Provides relative to licensing requirements for the practice of clinical laboratory science (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 853, Myers - Creates the office of surgeon general within the Louisiana Department of Health (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 916, Dickerson - Establishes procedures for the use of artificial intelligence by healthcare entities (Neutral Monitor)
Tuesday, April 09, 2024 9:30 AM Committee Room 2
- HB 180, Wright - Requires legislative oversight committees to hold hearings on proposed rules (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 568, Wright - Provides for state agencies to receive and publish comments online (Neutral Monitor)
Tuesday, April 09, 2024 9:30 AM Committee Room 3
- HB 302, Boyd - Provides relative to insurance coverage of mental health counseling for victims of rape (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 361, Stagni - Provides relative to colorectal screening (For)
- HB 508, Bagley - Provides relative to medical and surgical treatments of cancer (Neutral Monitor)
- HB 198, Echols - Provides for adoption of a medical fee reimbursement schedule for workers' compensation (Against)
- HB 863, Echols - Provides for adoption of a medical fee reimbursement schedule for workers' compensation (Neutral Monitor)
