2025 LOUISIANA LEGISLATIVE SESSION The 2025 Louisiana Legislative Session adjourned Sine Die on June 12. While this was a fiscal session pursuant to the Louisiana constitution, you wouldn’t have known that from the filed legislation. Take a look at the table below to get a “Maria’s Count” (– which means it sure isn’t perfect) of what those numbers looked like. To clarify for you, the bills counted in the “Fiscal” line only include those that could not have been debated in a Regular Session year. You have Appropriations, Capital Outlay and other measures that are filed in a Regular Session which are not in that number and do not count against the author’s 5 bill maximum. 2025 FISCAL SESSION STATS Measures levying or authorizing a new state tax, increasing an existing state tax, or legislating with regard to state tax exemptions, exclusions, deductions, or credits may be introduced HOUSE SENATE Bills (720 max general subject) 696 248 Concurrent Resolutions 83 70 Resolutions 383 207 Totals 1,162 525 House and Senate Combined 1,687 Fiscal (of 944 bills) 125 13% TRACKED BY LSMS All instruments 131 8% Bills only 124 13%
LSMS REQUESTED LEGISLATION
INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION
POSITION RESULT
Gives healthcare licensing boards the ability to enforce requirements that providers display evidence of appropriate credentials in advertising. Urges Congress to take action on pharmacy benefit managers and their impact on the citizens of Louisiana.
HB 423 by Rep. Jeremy LaCombe
Act 362. Effective Aug. 1, 2025.
Support
Enrolled. Sent to Secretary of State. Enrolled. Sent to Secretary of State. Enrolled. Sent to Secretary of State. Enrolled. Sent to Secretary of State.
HCR 73 by Rep. Chris Turner
Support
HR 313 by Rep. Jeremy LaCombe
Urges Congress to take action on the use of artificial intelligence in health care.
Support
SCR 13 by Sen. Thomas Pressly
Urges Congress to take action regarding the ongoing use of prior authorization processes.
Support
Urges Congress to take action relative to the corporate practice of medicince and how it impacts the citizens of Louisiana.
SCR 27 by Sen. Patrick McMath
Support
SCOPE OF PRACTICE
INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION
POSITION RESULT
As written, the bill made significant changes opening the practive of physical therapy. Rep. Stagni approached us for amendments and accepted all of them. With the amendments, LSMS moved from Oppose to Monitor.
Oppose
HB 159 by Rep. Joe Stagni
Act 65. Effective Aug. 1, 2025.
Monitor
HB 272 died as Rep. Bamburg refused to request a hearing to advance the bill.
HB 272 by Rep. Dennis Bamburg
Significantly rewrote the Athletic Trainers' Practice Act.
Oppose
As written, the bill completely removed any physician from oversight of audiologists. It further expanded the scope of an adiologist. Amendments requested by LSMS were added to the bill limiting it allowing for ear wax removal. LSMS moved from Oppose to Monitor.
Oppose
HB 442 by Rep. Chance Henry
Act 363. Effective Aug. 1, 2025.
Monitor
Act 464. In effect as of June 20, 2025.
SB 19 by Sen. Mike Fesi
Establishes a state standing order that allows pharmacists to dispense ivermectin.
Oppose
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