SR 94 Louisiana Senate · 2024 Regular Session

HEALTH CARE: Establishes the Task Force on Obesity Care, Cost, and Value to address the chronic disease of obesity in Louisiana.

This bill creates a new Task Force on Obesity Care, Cost, and Value in Louisiana to study and address obesity as a chronic disease. The task force will include a primary care physician certified in obesity medicine appointed by the state medical society, as well as the chief executive officer of that same society. These specific additions ensure that medical professionals with expertise in obesity treatment have a direct role in the committee's work. The legislation focuses on establishing this group rather than implementing immediate regulatory changes or funding mandates.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 13, 2024 Last action Jun 3, 2024
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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

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Total actions
6
Key actions
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Committee
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May 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and adopted.
upper
May 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
May 13, 2024
Introduced
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Royce Duplessis
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