MENTAL HEALTH: Requires support services for individuals with dementia (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
This bill requires the Louisiana Department of Health to educate healthcare providers about dementia care and to include specific dementia-related topics in its public health outreach programs. The legislation aims to improve support for individuals with dementia by ensuring medical professionals receive training on the condition. However, the bill currently contains a note indicating it has no impact, as the text uses permissive language like "may" rather than mandatory "shall" to enforce these actions. Consequently, the law does not create new obligations for the state or healthcare providers at this time.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 29, 2024
Signed May 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2024 · House Apr 10, 2024
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 38
May 15, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 13, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (14-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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