Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 37: CONTRACTS: Establishes a duty of care for online platforms who contract with minors
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 37 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on March 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: CONTRACTS: Establishes a duty of care for online platforms who contract with minors. Primary sponsor: Laurie Schlegel (Republican). It lists 41 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 11, 2025): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 236.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 33
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Schlegel | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 82 |
| Tony Bacala | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 59 |
| Regina Barrow | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Mike Bayham | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 103 |
| Stephanie Berault | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 76 |
| Beth Billings | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 56 |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 24 |
| Chad Boyer | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 46 |
| Rhonda Butler | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 38 |
| Kim Carver | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 89 |
| Emily Chenevert | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 66 |
| Heather Cloud | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 28 |
| Kim Coates | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 73 |
| Vincent Cox | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 85 |
| Daryl Deshotel | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 28 |
| Phillip DeVillier | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 41 |
| Michael Echols | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 14 |
| Kathy Edmonston | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 88 |
| Peter Egan | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 74 |
| Julie Emerson | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Gabe Firment | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 22 |
| Barbara Freiberg | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 70 |
| Brian Glorioso | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 90 |
| Cameron Henry | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 9 |
| Dodie Horton | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 9 |
| Mike Johnson | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 27 |
| Vanessa LaFleur | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 101 |
| Jacob Landry | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 49 |
| Ed Larvadain | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Rodney Lyons | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 87 |
| Beth Mizell | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 12 |
| Pat Moore | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 17 |
| Chuck Owen | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 30 |
| Neil Riser | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 20 |
| Troy D. Romero | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Annie Spell | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 45 |
| Sylvia Taylor | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 57 |
| Chris Turner | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 12 |
| Debbie Villio | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 79 |
| Roger Wilder | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 71 |
| John Wyble | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 75 |
| Jerome Zeringue | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 52 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 236.
- Effective date: 06/01/2026.
- Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- Signed by the President of the Senate.
- Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- Scheduled for concurrence on 06/04/2025.
- Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- Received from the Senate with amendments.
- Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Reported with amendments.
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