HR 207 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Directs the Louisiana Department of Health to study and make recommendations on how to reduce the number of licensing boards of health professions

This resolution directs the Louisiana Department of Health to conduct a study on reducing the number of state licensing boards for health professions. The study will analyze existing boards for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other allied health workers to identify opportunities for consolidating overlapping functions or standardizing requirements. Officials must collaborate with professional groups and healthcare providers to gather input before submitting a written report with their findings and recommendations by February 1, 2025.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 7, 2024 Last action May 31, 2024
Floor votes · House May 28, 2024

How they voted

99–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 105
May 28, 2024
D Democratic32
29 Yea 3
90% Yea
R Republican73
70 Yea 3
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0. The resolution was adopted.
lower
May 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (13-0).
lower
May 8, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Michael Echols
Michael Echols
RRepublican
LA
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