What is the status of SB501?

Signed into law as of June 2, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 6/2/2026. (June 2, 2026).

Jackson-Andrews, Katrina (D, 34), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB501?

On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=SB501

Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana SB501: COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Requires public postsecondary education institutions to post information on campuses promoting STI prevention, screening, and treatment to be known as the Campus Awareness Initiative. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

Q: What is SB501?

SB501 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Requires public postsecondary education institutions to post information on campuses promoting STI prevention, screening, and treatment to be known as the Campus Awareness Initiative. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX).

Q: What does SB501 do?

In its own words: An act To enact R.S. 17:3384.1, relative to public postsecondary education institutions; to provide for the posting of certain information; to provide information and resources for STI prevention, screening, and treatment; to provide relative to the design and content of the poster; to provide for requirements; to provide for donations; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.

Status: Signed into law, June 2, 2026

What the bill says

An act To enact R.S. 17:3384.1, relative to public postsecondary education institutions; to provide for the posting of certain information; to provide information and resources for STI prevention, screening, and treatment; to provide relative to the design and content of the poster; to provide for requirements; to provide for donations; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:3384.1, relative to public postsecondary education institutions; to provide for the posting of certain information; to provide information and resources for STI prevention, screening, and treatment; to provide relative to the design and content of the poster; to provide for requirements; to provide for donations; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 17:3384.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows: §3384.1. Student health information; awareness signs A.(1) Each public postsecondary education institution shall display signs approved or provided by the Louisiana Department of Health, or its designated nonprofit organization, in the manner provided for in this Subsection. (a) The text of each sign shall read as follows: "Worried about STIs? Just Check!" (b) A website link to the department's sexually transmitted infection (STI) information and resources for education on prevention, screening, and treatment shall be printed on the sign. Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-1106 ORIGINAL SB NO. (2) The department, or its designated nonprofit organization, shall design and produce the signs. Each sign shall incorporate color graphics. Each sign shall be printed on durable signage material that is at least …

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Louisiana SB501: COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Requires public postsecondary education institutions to post information on campuses promoting STI prevention, screening, and treatment to be known as the Campus Awareness Initiative. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

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