2026 Regular Session
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)
Partner positions
Dislikes
No public reasoning provided.
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 client’s 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.
Committee referrals
February 27, 2026 · House
Health and Welfare
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
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House First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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House Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
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House Prefiled.