HB 387 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

VETERANS: Provides relative to care for nonveterans

HB 387 allows Louisiana's Department of Veterans Affairs to charge reasonable rates for maintenance and care at state veterans facilities to nonveteran residents who are financially capable of paying. It requires the department to establish a payment system considering the income and estate of nonveteran residents, similar to how veterans' payment capability is assessed. This bill directly affects nonveteran residents of state-run veterans facilities who meet the financial criteria for payment. The policy change modifies existing rules to explicitly include nonveterans in the facility care charging structure.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB387 Original → HB387 Act · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was formally enrolled and approved, transforming it from a draft proposal into official state law (Act No. 191). The substantive policy change allows the Department of Veterans Affairs to charge reasonable rates for maintenance and care to nonveteran residents, expanding the program's scope beyond just veterans.

Scope change

The bill's applicability expanded to include nonveteran residents in veterans affairs facilities, whereas the original draft focused on veterans.

ELIGIBILITY

Authorized the Department of Veterans Affairs to charge fees for nonveteran residents residing in their facilities.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to reflect the enrolled status, Act number, and added the full list of sponsoring representatives.

Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025 · House May 5, 2025

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 37

May 29, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

24 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 27, 2025

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

upper

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (13-0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

lower

1 primary · 23 co-sponsors