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HB 203 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides for the payment of extraordinary medical and dental expenses of firemen and law enforcement officers (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

HB 203 increases funding for extraordinary medical and dental expenses incurred by firefighters and law enforcement officers due to on-duty injuries. The bill reduces the maximum payment amount from $150,000 to $50,000 per injury and applies to expenses from January 1, 2023, onward. It directly affects public safety workers who sustain job-related injuries requiring specialized medical or dental care. The legislation modifies existing funding provisions to adjust the financial support level for these specific expenses.
Issues: ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesReduces max payment cap from $150k to $50k, lowering state funding for public safety workers' medical expenses.90% confidence ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentBill reduces maximum medical expense coverage for public safety workers from $150k to $50k, directly limiting financial support for on-duty injury benefits.90% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB203 Original → HB203 Engrossed · 3 edits · Jun 4, 2025
MINOR
The bill was extended from 4 to 5 pages, likely to accommodate new text. The most significant substantive change is a reduction in the maximum survivor benefit for injured officers from $150,000 to $50,000. A new eligibility exclusion was added, preventing benefits if the injury occurred while the officer was performing duties in a grossly negligent manner.
Scope change
The scope of financial liability for the Firemen's Survivor Benefit Review Board was narrowed by lowering the maximum payout limit and adding a gross negligence exclusion.
FISCAL

The maximum benefit payable per injury was reduced from $150,000 to $50,000.

ELIGIBILITY

Benefits are now denied if the injury was caused by the officer performing duties in a grossly negligent manner.

TECHNICAL

The document page count was updated from 4 to 5, and the header was changed from 'ORIGINAL' to 'ENGROSSED'.

Floor votes · House Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

90–0
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 102
Jun 4, 2025
D Democratic31
25 Yea 6
80% Yea
R Republican71
65 Yea 6
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (17-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Tehmi Chassion
Tehmi Chassion
DDemocratic
LA
44