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LouisianaSB 2062026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

HEALTH SERVICES: Provides for blood pressure testing in schools. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Sponsored By: Gregory A. Miller (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Education

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

New heart screening for student athletes

The law takes effect August 1, 2026, with heart prescreening required in student athletes’ physicals beginning in the 2026–2027 school year. Qualified health professionals must follow evidence-based guidelines recommended by the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, or other nationally recognized heart-care organizations. Positive findings require referral for further evaluation and testing; the law does not say who pays for follow-up care. Parents or guardians of students in school sports must receive science-based information about causes of sudden cardiac arrest in children. These materials are provided as part of the required physical exam and athletic permission form process.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Gregory A. Miller

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Beth Mizell

    Republican • Senate

  • Chasity Martinez

    Democratic • House

  • Gerald Boudreaux

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jay Luneau

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jeremy Stine

    Republican • Senate

  • Jimmy Harris

    Democratic • Senate

  • Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews

    Democratic • Senate

  • Laurie Schlegel

    Republican • House

  • Mike Reese

    Republican • Senate

  • Regina Barrow

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rick Edmonds

    Republican • Senate

  • Robert "Bob" Owen

    Republican • Senate

  • Sam Jenkins

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sidney Barthelemy II

    Democratic • Senate

  • Stewart Cathey Jr.

    Republican • Senate

  • Sylvia Elaine Taylor

    Democratic • House

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

  • Terry Landry Jr.

    Democratic • House

  • Valarie Hodges

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 141 • No: 0

House vote • 5/6/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 95 • No: 0

House vote • 4/23/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/14/2026

Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 35 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 253.

    5/15/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.

    5/15/2026Senate

  3. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    5/13/2026Senate

  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/12/2026Senate

  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/12/2026House

  6. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/6/2026House

  7. Received from the House with amendments.

    5/6/2026Senate

  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2026.

    5/5/2026House

  9. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/28/2026House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    4/27/2026House

  11. Reported with amendments (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    4/23/2026House

  12. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

    4/15/2026House

  13. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    4/14/2026Senate

  14. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

    4/14/2026House

  15. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    4/13/2026Senate

  16. Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.

    4/8/2026Senate

  17. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.

    3/9/2026Senate

  18. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

    2/26/2026Senate

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