NURSES: Provides for forensic medical examinations of sexual assault survivors
HB 531 requires the attorney general to coordinate sexual assault nurse examiner services statewide, with a specific focus on improving access in rural areas. This bill directly affects sexual assault survivors, particularly those in underserved rural communities, by aiming to ensure consistent access to specialized forensic medical examinations. The key provision establishes a statewide coordination system funded through legislative grants or appropriations, directing the attorney general to manage this effort under new statutory language. The bill does not create new services but aims to better organize existing nurse examiner programs across the state.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025
Signed Jun 11, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 3 comparisons
What changed between versions
HB531 Original
→
HB531 Act 289
·
4 edits
MODERATE
This bill expands the legislative sponsorship to include multiple representatives and senators and updates the bill's title to reflect new provisions. It adds a new statute requiring the Louisiana Legislative Auditor to conduct audits of sexual assault services and funding, while also renumbering an existing statute regarding attorney general duties to include coordination of sexual assault nurse examiners.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include a mandate for state legislative auditing of sexual assault services, in addition to the existing requirements for healthcare facilities to offer forensic exams.
ENFORCEMENT
Added a requirement for the Louisiana Legislative Auditor to conduct audits of sexual assault advocacy services, nurse examiner programs, regional plans, and funding availability.
DEFINITION
Modified the definition of attorney general duties to explicitly include statewide coordination of sexual assault nurse examiners with a focus on rural access.
TECHNICAL
Added numerous co-sponsors to the bill, expanding it from a single representative to a bipartisan group of representatives and senators.
Updated the bill title and act number to reflect the new provisions and final enactment status.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025 · House May 20, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jun 8, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
Jun 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. 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.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 20, 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
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (11-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Travis Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Adrian Fisher
DDemocratic
Co
Aimee Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Annie Spell
RRepublican
Co
Barbara Freiberg
RRepublican
Co
Beth Billings
RRepublican
Co
Beth Mizell
RRepublican
Co
Denise Marcelle
DDemocratic
Co
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
Co
Ed Price
DDemocratic
Co
Gerald Boudreaux
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 531
Scope: LA
Hi! I can help you understand HB 531. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline