HB 971

FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS: Provides relative to vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and modified risk tobacco products (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

EDUCATION/SPECIAL: Provides that a local education agency shall have the burden of proof in any special education due process hearing relative to the appropriateness of a student's current or proposed program or placement (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to psychedelic-assisted therapy. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

RECORDS/RECORDATION: Provides for commemorative birth certificates (EN +$125,000 SG RV See Note)

JUDGES: Provides for legislative address to the governor for the removal of certain judges for malfeasance, gross misconduct, or incompetence committed while in office. (See Act)

HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS: Provides relative to the Louisiana State Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)

HEALTH/CHILDREN: Provides relative to minor's consent for medical procedures and treatments

CONSUMERS: Provides for the Louisiana Medical Debt Protection Act. (gov sig)

MEDICAID: Provides for Medicaid coverage of certain medications. (1/1/27) (EN +$3,000,000 GF EX See Note)

MENTAL HEALTH: Provides for oversight of publicly funded homeless service providers

HEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT: Provides relative to the treatment of sexual assault survivors by hospitals and healthcare providers (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide

Regards use of light-based medical devices for hair removal

Medical marihuana: other; marihuana plant waste; allow for the transportation and disposal of

Public Health - Abortion (Heartbeat Bill)

Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact

Private Review Agents; certain decisions with regard to the provision of insurance coverage for healthcare services shall not be based solely on artificial intelligence systems; provide