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Yes: 164 • No: 53
LouisianaHB 5752025 Regular SessionHouse
ABORTION: Provides relative to liability for the unlawful termination of a pregnancy
Sponsored By: Lauren Ventrella (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Judiciary ACivil Law and Procedure
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Bill Overview
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Abortion drug claims carry major damages
Successful claimants can recover at least $100,000 in statutory damages for providing abortion drugs when their use to induce abortion is reasonably foreseeable. They can also recover proven injury damages, including emotional distress and loss of companionship, plus court costs and reasonable lawyer fees. Extra punitive damages are available for injuries caused by intentional abortion acts showing reckless disregard for law or others' safety. They are also available when the woman was a minor and the defendant knew or should have known her age. The law removes the prior consent-form reduction for disclosed risks; signing a form does not erase the right to sue.
Mothers gain abortion lawsuit rights
A mother can sue a person or entity that knowingly performs or substantially helps cause an unlawful abortion, intending that result. Covered help includes administering, prescribing, dispensing, distributing, selling, or coordinating sales of abortion drugs to someone in Louisiana. These activities are excluded when medications serve legal, therapeutic purposes under Louisiana law. Claims must be filed within five years after discovering the damage and within ten years after the abortion. Mothers can use initials or a false name and request closed hearings or privacy orders, which the court need not grant.
Women and licensed providers get protections
The woman who had the abortion and healthcare providers licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana cannot be sued under this law. Louisiana-licensed pharmacists and pharmacies are also protected when acting within state Board of Pharmacy rules. Medical malpractice rules and liability limits generally do not apply to these lawsuits. However, courts presume those rules apply to covered Louisiana-licensed healthcare providers practicing within their lawful scope; that presumption can be challenged.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Lauren Ventrella
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Beryl Amedée
Republican • House
Charles Owen
Republican • House
Danny McCormick
Republican • House
Daryl Andrew Deshotel
Republican • House
Dodie Horton
Republican • House
Francis C. Thompson
Republican • House
Michael "Gabe" Firment
Republican • House
Jason Brian DeWitt
Republican • House
Julie Emerson
Affiliation unavailable
Kathy Edmonston
Republican • House
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson
Republican • House
Peter F. Egan Sr.
Republican • House
Phillip DeVillier
Republican • House
R. Dewith Carrier
Republican • House
Rhonda Gaye Butler
Republican • House
Rick Edmonds
Republican • Senate
Rodney Schamerhorn
Republican • House
Roger William Wilder III
Republican • House
Shane Mack
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 6/10/2025
Read by title, roll called, yeas 77, nays 19, Senate amendments concurred in.
Yes: 77 • No: 19
Senate vote • 6/8/2025
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Yes: 28 • No: 9
House vote • 5/14/2025
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 59, nays 25. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Yes: 59 • No: 25
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 383.
6/20/2025HouseEffective date: 08/01/2025.
6/20/2025HouseSigned by the President of the Senate.
6/12/2025SenateSent to the Governor for executive approval.
6/12/2025HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
6/11/2025HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 77, nays 19, Senate amendments concurred in.
6/10/2025HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
6/9/2025HouseScheduled for concurrence on 06/10/2025.
6/9/2025HouseRules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
6/8/2025SenateSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
6/8/2025SenateRules suspended.
6/3/2025SenateRead by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
6/3/2025SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
6/1/2025SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
6/1/2025SenateReported with amendments.
5/29/2025SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
5/20/2025SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
5/19/2025SenateRead by title, returned to the calendar.
5/14/2025HouseCalled from the calendar.
5/14/2025HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 59, nays 25. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
5/14/2025HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
5/13/2025HouseScheduled for floor debate on 05/14/2025.
5/13/2025HouseReported with amendments (8-2-1).
5/12/2025HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
4/14/2025HousePrefiled.
4/4/2025House
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