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2026 Regular Session

HB948

Provides with respect to the rights of parents regarding the medical treatment of their minor children

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Last year, LA Chapter of the AAP President Dr Bocchini testified about forcing chemo if a parent declines - no medical procedure should be forced, much less on children against parent's wishes. This bill takes into consideration, and excludes, emergency situations.

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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.

  1. House Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
  2. House First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
  3. House Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
  4. House Prefiled.
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