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Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 486: HEALTH: Requires public schools to offer a mental health assessment to certain students (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 486 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on April 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: HEALTH: Requires public schools to offer a mental health assessment to certain students (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note). Primary sponsor: Adrian Fisher (Democratic). It lists 33 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): Becomes Act No. 504 without the Governor's signature.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 26 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adrian FisherPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Roy AdamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Regina BarrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Beth BillingsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Delisha BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Ken BrassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Marcus BryantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Tehmi ChassionCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Aimee FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Barbara FreibergCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Kyle GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse83
Jason HughesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Steven JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Travis JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Edmond JordanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Alonzo KnoxCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Vanessa LaFleurCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Mandie LandryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Ed LarvadainCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Rodney LyonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Denise MarcelleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Shaun MenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Dustin MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Pat MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Candace NewellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Tammy PhelpsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Annie SpellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Joe StagniCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Francis ThompsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Matthew WillardCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Rashid YoungCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Becomes Act No. 504 without the Governor's signature.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2025.
  3. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  5. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  6. Notice Senate approved consideration after the 57th calendar day.
  7. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  8. Rules suspended.
  9. Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 5, Senate amendments concurred in.
  10. By a vote of 87 yeas, 7 nays, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the House approved consideration after the 57th calendar day.
  11. Read by title. The Senate approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 57th calendar day by a vote of 30 yeas and 0 nays.
  12. Notice House approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 57th calendar day.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source