HCR 44 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

HEALTH/CANCER: Urges the Louisiana State University School of Public Health to change the recommended age for breast cancer screening

HCR 44 is a non-binding resolution urging the Louisiana State University School of Public Health to reconsider its recommended age for routine breast cancer screening. It does not change any current guidelines or mandate action; it simply asks the school to review its recommendations. The resolution is currently pending floor debate after passing committee review, but it has no legal effect on healthcare policies or patient care. This type of resolution expresses legislative opinion but does not alter medical practices.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Governor

Introduced May 13, 2025 Last action Jun 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

HCR44 Enrolled → HCR44 Original · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to shift the primary target from the LSU School of Public Health to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH). This change ensures the request for earlier screening guidelines and the creation of a new early screening program is directed at the state agency responsible for public health policy and the existing Breast and Cervical Health Program, rather than a specific academic institution.

Scope change

The scope of the request changed from asking a university school to ask the state Department of Health, aligning the resolution with the agency that sets official screening guidelines and manages the relevant health program.

SCOPE

The resolution now urges the Louisiana Department of Health to change the recommended age for mammograms to thirty, instead of asking the LSU School of Public Health to make that recommendation.

REQUIREMENT

The request for a new early breast cancer screening program beginning at age thirty is now directed to the Louisiana Department of Health to develop within the existing Louisiana Breast and Cervical Health Program.

ENFORCEMENT

The final resolution instructs the Department of Health secretary to receive a copy of the resolution, replacing the previous instruction to send it to the LSU School of Public Health dean.

TECHNICAL

The resolution text was reorganized to remove references to the LSU School of Public Health and replace them with references to the Louisiana Department of Health, while retaining the original statistical justifications.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 10, 2025 · House May 27, 2025

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 37

Jun 10, 2025

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

R Republican26

25 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.

upper

Jun 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

upper

May 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read by title, amended, roll called on final consideration, yeas 99, nays 2. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (12-0).

lower

May 14, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

lower

1 primary · 62 co-sponsors