EMERGENCY MED TECH: Adds emergency medical services to the Fire Service Bill of Rights
HB 411 expands Louisiana's existing "Fire Service Bill of Rights" to explicitly include emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, directly affecting firefighters and EMTs statewide. The bill adds 11 specific rights to the existing framework, covering areas like safety protections during emergencies, access to modern equipment, family support for on-duty deaths, education on hazardous materials, and recognition as first responders. It formally establishes a "Louisiana Fire and Emergency Medical Services Service Bill of Rights" to safeguard these rights under state law. The bill is currently pending in the Health and Welfare Committee after being prefiled and referred in April 2025. This is a procedural amendment to existing law, not a new policy.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 3, 2025
Last action Apr 14, 2025
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3
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Committee
2
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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