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HB476: Requires each public secondary school to display flyers about the Safe Haven Law in restrooms (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
Last Action: Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Date: 2026-05-20
Floor Action: π Awaiting Floor Action
Author: Kellee Dickerson
Co-sponsors: Daryl Adams Beth Billings Delisha Boyd Ken Brass Marcus Bryant Emily Chenevert Raymond Crews Peter Egan Gabe Firment Adrian Fisher Kyle Green Dodie Horton Vanessa Caston Lafleur Rodney Lyons Michael Melerine Pat Moore Candace Newell Charles Owen Paul Sawyer Rodney Schamerhorn Annie Spell Sylvia Taylor Roger Wilder Rick Edmonds Valarie Hodges Katrina Jackson-Andrews Blake Miguez
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HB288: Provides for the use of certain medical terminology in medical documentation (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Last Action: Signed by the President of the Senate.
Date: 2026-05-25
Author: Chad Boyer
Co-sponsors: Daryl Adams Beryl Amedee Tony Bacala Mike Bayham Beau Beaullieu Beth Billings Doyle Boudreaux Josh Carlson Dewith Carrier Emily Chenevert Raymond Crews Daryl Deshotel Peter Egan Michael Melerine Charles Owen Rodney Schamerhorn Annie Spell John Wyble
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This bill proposes that when "spontaneous abortion" is listed in medical documentation, the term "miscarriage" should appear in parentheses following. This bill aims to provide clarification to mothers going through the traumatic experience of a miscarriage.
HB454: Enacts the Gracey Claire Rushing Act which provides for the chain of custody for human remains and internal organs (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
Last Action:
Date: 2026-05-06
Author: Rhonda Butler
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Enacts the Gracey Claire Rushing Act which provides for the chain of custody for human remains and internal organs.
HCR26: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education incorporate the science of human growth and development into content standards and to provide curriculum and instructional materials on its website
Last Action: Signed by the President of the Senate.
Date: 2026-05-25
Author: Emily Chenevert
Co-sponsors: Beryl Amedee Mike Bayham Stephanie Berault Beth Billings Reese Broussard Josh Carlson Kim Carver Raymond Crews Kellee Dickerson Kathy Edmonston Brian Glorioso Dodie Horton Jacob Landry Chasity Martinez Dixon McMakin Michael Melerine Charles Owen Paul Sawyer Rodney Schamerhorn Laurie Schlegel Annie Spell Lauren Ventrella John Wyble
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The Prenatal Human Development Education Resolution will push for standards to ensure that every student receives accurate education through ultrasound and computer animation showing prenatal development of the baby in the womb.
SB252: Provides for anatomical gift authorization on driver's license. (6/1/27) (EN +$200,000 SG EX See Note)
Last Action: Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Date: 2026-05-20
Author: Thomas Pressly
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Organ transplantation can save lives and is widely regarded as a generous act of charity. But a truly pro-life system must ensure that the dignity and protection of the donor is never compromised. SB 311 and SB 252 are Louisianaβs transplant reform bills that strengthen ethical safeguards while preserving the life-saving benefits of organ donation. These reforms ensure that donation happens only after death, with real consent and full transparency.
SB310: Requires the posting of signs in student health centers at public schools, colleges, and universities to provide information on available pregnancy resources. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Last Action: Effective date 5/15/2026.
Date: 2026-05-15
Author: Heather Cloud
Co-sponsors: Beryl Amedee Reese Broussard Josh Carlson Kim Carver Sylvia Taylor
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The Signs of Hope Act raises awareness in public college and high school health clinics about the public and private assistance available to pregnant and parenting mothers and their children. The Act requires that a sign reading "Pregnant? Help Is Available for You and Your Baby!" be posted in all college and high school student health clinics. Louisiana has an abundance of resources available to pregnant and parenting mothers and children. We want expecting mothers to know about these tremendous resources that can assist them and their baby.The Signs of Hope Act raises awareness in public college and high school health clinics about the public and private assistance available to pregnant and parenting mothers and their children. The Act requires that a sign reading "Pregnant? Help Is Available for You and Your Baby!" be posted in all college and high school student health clinics. Louisiana has an abundance of resources available to pregnant and parenting mothers and children. We want expecting mothers to know about these tremendous resources that can assist them and their baby.
SB311: Provides procedures and methods to execute gifts under the Anatomical Gift Act. (1/1/27)
Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-30
Author: Thomas Pressly
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Organ transplantation can save lives and is widely regarded as a generous act of charity. But a truly pro-life system must ensure that the dignity and protection of the donor is never compromised. SB 311 and SB 252 are Louisianaβs transplant reform bills that strengthen ethical safeguards while preserving the life-saving benefits of organ donation. These reforms ensure that donation happens only after death, with real consent and full transparency.
SB32: Establishes a Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative within the Louisiana Department of Health. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action: Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Date: 2026-05-20
Author: Patrick McMath
Co-sponsors: Mark Abraham Robert Allain Regina Barrow Sidney Barthelemy Adam Bass Gerald Boudreaux Gary Carter Stewart Cathey Heather Cloud Patrick Connick Royce Duplessis Rick Edmonds Michael Fesi Franklin Foil Jimmy Harris Cameron Henry Bob Hensgens Valarie Hodges Katrina Jackson-Andrews Samuel Jenkins Caleb Kleinpeter Eddie Lambert W. Jay Luneau Gregory Miller Beth Mizell John Morris Brach Myers Robert Owen Thomas Pressly Edward Price Mike Reese Alan Seabaugh Larry Selders Jeremy Stine Kirk Talbot William Wheat Glen Womack Daryl Adams Beryl Amedee Tony Bacala Dennis Bamburg Mike Bayham Beau Beaullieu Stephanie Berault Beth Billings Doyle Boudreaux Ryan Bourriaque Delisha Boyd Chad Boyer Ken Brass Jacob Braud Reese Broussard Marcus Bryant Dewith Carrier Robert Carter Tehmi Chassion Emily Chenevert Kimberly Coates Vincent Cox Daryl Deshotel Phillip DeVillier Jason DeWitt Kellee Dickerson Jessica Domangue Peter Egan Adrian Fisher Bryan Fontenot Aimee Freeman Barbara Freiberg Foy Gadberry Brian Glorioso Chance Henry Dana Henry Stephanie Hilferty Dodie Horton John Illg Steven Jackson Mike Johnson Travis Johnson Timothy Kerner Alonzo Knox Jeremy LaCombe Vanessa Caston Lafleur Jacob Landry Ed Larvadain Rodney Lyons Shane Mack Denise Marcelle Chasity Martinez Wayne McMahen Dixon McMakin Michael Melerine Shaun Mena Dustin Miller Pat Moore Ed Murray Nicholas Muscarello Candace Newell Joseph Orgeron Charles Owen Paul Sawyer Rodney Schamerhorn Laurie Schlegel Annie Spell Vincent St. Blanc Joseph Stagni Sylvia Taylor Christopher Turner Lauren Ventrella Debbie Villio Joy Walters Roger Wilder Jeff Wiley Mark Wright John Wyble Rashid Young Jerome Zeringue
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This bill Establishes a Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative within the Louisiana Department of Health. This initiative aims to improve access and quality of perinatal bereavement care in Louisiana by providing resources such as bereavement training and perinatal bereavement devices to hospitals. This bill would provide women facing the loss of their child with resources such as cooling cots, allowing grieving families to spend precious time together to grieve their baby and process a life-altering event.
HB261: Provides for exceptions to abortion laws relative to rape and certain sex offenses
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Administration of Criminal Justice π Not Scheduled
Author: Delisha Boyd
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HB 261 seeks to legalize abortion in cases of rape and incest. If enacted, this bill would put mothers and babies at risk. It is the position of Louisiana Right to Life that every person deserves the same protection under the law, regardless of the nature of their conception. Rape and incest are terrible, traumatic experiences, and abortion further adds to this trauma. Louisiana offers resources that help mom AND baby, while law enforcement and the criminal justice system should work to hold those accountable who violate women.
HB611: Provides relative to pregnancy-related service centers (OR +$643,678 GF EX See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Health and Welfare π Not Scheduled
Author: Aimee Freeman
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HB 611 would require pregnancy centers that provide βhealthcare servicesβ to be licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health. HB 611 is unnecessary and would place additional burdens on the amazing work of pregnancy centers that provide critical assistance to moms and babies.
HB 611 is flagship legislation of the abortion industry. A vote for this bill is a vote to join states like California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey, the only other states that impose licensing requirements on pregnancy centers. These pro-abortion states are not friendly to pregnancy centers.
-- Medical Pregnancy Centers Already Operate Under Licensed Medical Oversight: Pregnancy centers that provide medical services such as pregnancy testing or ultrasound already operate under the supervision of a licensed medical director. This legislation duplicates oversight that is already in place.
-- The Licensing Process Would Place an Undue Burden on Pregnancy Centers:
Pregnancy resource centers are often small, non-profit organizations that rely on limited funding and staff. The licensing process and ongoing compliance requirements may force some of the smaller, more rural pregnancy resource centers to stop providing ultrasounds and pregnancy tests. This would be a disservice to women in rural communities who already face limited healthcare resources.
HB 611 is not about health and safety. It is a thinly-veiled attack on pregnancy centers that provide valuable free resources to otherwise underserved women and families.
HB931: Prohibits a contractor or subcontractor of the Louisiana Pregnancy and Baby Care initiative from conditioning services on religious requirements (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Health and Welfare π Not Scheduled
Author: Mandie Landry
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While on the face, HB 931 may seem like reasonable legislation: it precludes pregnancy centers from participation in state-funded programs if they condition a clientβs receipt of services on a requirement that clients attend or watch religious instruction. HB 931 further compels the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to investigate any public complaint.
We oppose HB 931 because:
It is completely unnecessary. Pregnancy centers are not forcing anyone to receive religious services or instruction. While they do offer spiritual services, they are not required.
It is an attempt to scare pregnancy centers from offering religious service, even though state and federal law allows them to provide such a service even while receiving state funding for other services. It will also scare centers from participating in state funding programs.
It opens the door to false accusations that will send DCFS on countless investigations and require pregnancy centers who are only striving to help moms and babies to defend their actions.
The Safe Haven Awareness in Schools Act requires public high schools and middle schools to post signage on the backs of bathroom stalls educating students on the Safe Haven Law. This bill aims to inform teens facing an unexpected pregnancy that help is available to them. This bill comes after a newborn was found dead at the home of a 14 year old mother in Livingston Parish. Had the mother taken advantage of the Safe Haven Law and called 911, law enforcement could have saved the life of this baby. It is our hope that this bill could save the life of a future baby who would otherwise be in danger.