Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HR384: HEALTH: Requests the Louisiana State University School of Health Sciences to conduct certain studies to identify associations between environmental risk factors and maternal health outcomes
Status: Passed both chambers, June 1, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution To urge and request the Louisiana State University School of Health Sciences to conduct certain studies to identify associations between environmental risk factors and maternal health outcomes and to report its findings by July 1, 2027.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana State University School of Health Sciences to conduct certain studies to identify associations between environmental risk factors and maternal health outcomes and to report its findings by July 1, 2027. WHEREAS, women and the unborn are exquisitely sensitive to chemical toxicants, therefore, a precautionary approach is needed; and WHEREAS, the absence of health effects does not mean no health effects; and WHEREAS, limitations of health surveillance include out-migration, disease latency, health reporting gaps, data privacy rules, small populations, and ecological fallacies in terms of using parish level data to infer no problem at the local level, and complex exposures; and WHEREAS, there are gaps in our knowledge of additive, synergistic, and cumulative effects of complex exposures to chemical mixtures through the different life phases; and WHEREAS, the gaps in environmental monitoring in communities adjacent to industrial and agricultural areas limit our ability to connect the dots between exposure and health outcomes; and WHEREAS, regulatory standards, risk assessments, and oversight tend to focus on one chemical, exposure route, or source at a time; and WHEREAS, there has been only one peer reviewed study on the association between reproductive outcomes and environmental hazards in Louisiana as opposed to seventy related studies in Texas; and Page 1 of HLS 26RS-6119 ORIGINAL HR NO. WHEREAS, regulators …
Sponsors
- Miller, Dustin (D, 40) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
- : Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- : Read by title, roll called, yeas 83, nays 2. The resolution was adopted.
- : Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
- : Read by title, rules suspended, passed to 3rd reading.
- : Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Votes
- House Vote on HR 384, FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1900) (June 1, 2026): 83 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HR384?
- HR384 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): HEALTH: Requests the Louisiana State University School of Health Sciences to conduct certain studies to identify associations between environmental risk factors and maternal health outcomes.
- What does HR384 do?
- In its own words: A resolution To urge and request the Louisiana State University School of Health Sciences to conduct certain studies to identify associations between environmental risk factors and maternal health outcomes and to report its findings by July 1, 2027.
- What is the status of HR384?
- Passed both chambers as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR384?
- Miller, Dustin (D, 40).
- Where is the official record for HR384?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HR384
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