HR 374 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

HEALTH: Creates the Youth Tobacco and Nicotine Cessation Task Force to study the effects and impacts of nicotine use by persons under twenty-one years of age

HR 374 is a resolution creating the Youth Tobacco and Nicotine Cessation Task Force to study nicotine use among Louisiana youth under 21. The task force, composed of health officials, educators, healthcare associations, and youth representatives, will examine health impacts, usage trends, prevention strategies, and policy options like school safety and taxation. It will review existing research and data to identify effective approaches for reducing youth nicotine use and report findings to health committees by January 2026. This resolution does not enact new laws but aims to inform future policy through evidence-based recommendations.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jun 11, 2025 Last action Jun 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

HR374 Original → HR374 Enrolled · 5 edits · Jun 12, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was formatted into its final enrolled version, updating the title to reflect a House Resolution and expanding the task force's mandate to include specific strategies like taxation and cessation access. The composition of the task force was significantly broadened to include representatives from diverse sectors such as wholesalers, oil marketers, and major health advocacy groups, ensuring a wider range of perspectives. The reporting deadline was set for January 1, 2026, and the scope of review was clarified to include comparative studies from other states.

Scope change

The scope expanded from a general study of nicotine effects to a comprehensive review including prevention strategies, enforcement analysis, and comparative state data, with a broader coalition of stakeholders involved in the process.

SCOPE

The resolution's purpose was expanded to explicitly include identifying pathways for prevention, cessation, and policy development tailored to Louisiana's youth.

REQUIREMENT

The task force's specific duties were updated to include reviewing taxation strategies as a deterrent and assessing access to evidence-based cessation products.

ELIGIBILITY

New members were added to the task force, including representatives from the Louisiana Association of Wholesalers, Louisiana Oil Marketers, and major national health organizations like the American Lung and Heart Associations.

TIMELINE

The deadline for the task force to submit its findings and recommendations was established as January 1, 2026.

TECHNICAL

The document was converted from an original draft to the enrolled version, adding standard legislative formatting, session details, and signatures.

Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2025

How they voted

95–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 102

Jun 12, 2025

D Democratic31

29 Yea 2

93% Yea

R Republican71

66 Yea 5

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jun 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0. The resolution was adopted.

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors