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LA HCR44

LA HCR44
Urges the Louisiana State University School of Public Health to change the recommended age for breast cancer screening

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Introduced
05/13/2025
In Committee
06/08/2025
Crossed Over
05/28/2025
Passed
06/11/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/13/2025

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana State University School of Public Health to change the recommended age for breast cancer screening for beginning of mammograms to thirty years old.

AI Summary

This concurrent resolution urges the Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Public Health to modify its breast cancer screening recommendations by lowering the initial screening age from forty to thirty years old. The resolution is grounded in significant statistical context about breast cancer in Louisiana, including that the state ranks fourth nationally for female breast cancer death rates, with 678 breast cancer deaths projected in 2024 and an average of 130 cases per 100,000 people between 2017 and 2021. The LSU School of Public Health already operates the Louisiana Breast and Cervical Health Program (LBCHP), which provides no-cost screenings to women, and the resolution specifically requests that the school develop an early screening program beginning at age thirty. The rationale for this change is based on evidence that early detection significantly improves survival rates, potentially approaching nearly 100% when breast cancer is identified in its early stages. By requesting this change, the Louisiana Legislature aims to promote earlier detection and improve health outcomes for individuals at risk of breast cancer, leveraging the existing infrastructure of the LBCHP to implement these expanded screening guidelines.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (64)

Delisha Boyd (D)*,  Roy Adams (D),  Dennis Bamburg (R),  Adam Bass (R),  Michael Bayham (R),  Stephanie Berault (R),  Gerald Boudreaux (D),  Joe Bouie (D),  Chad Boyer (R),  Ken Brass (D),  Jacob Braud (R),  Chad Brown (D),  Marcus Bryant (D),  Rhonda Butler (R),  Dewith Carrier (R),  Gary Carter (D),  Robby Carter (D),  Stewart Cathey (R),  Tehmi Chassion (D),  Heather Cloud (R),  Patrick Connick (R),  Phillip DeVillier (R),  Jessica Domangue (R),  Royce Duplessis (D),  Michael Echols (R),  Adrian Fisher (D),  Aimee Freeman (D),  Barbara Freiberg (R),  Cameron Henry (R),  Bob Hensgens (R),  Valarie Hodges (R),  Jason Hughes (D),  Steven Jackson (D),  Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D),  Samuel Jenkins (D),  Edmond Jordan (D),  Caleb Kleinpeter (R),  Alonzo Knox (D),  Jeremy LaCombe (R),  Vanessa LaFleur (D),  Terry Landry (D),  Ed Larvadain (D),  Jay Luneau (D),  Rodney Lyons (D),  Shaun Mena (D),  Dustin Miller (D),  Beth Mizell (R),  Pat Moore (D),  Brach Myers (R),  Candace Newell (D),  Robert Owen (R),  Tammy Phelps (D),  Thomas Pressly (R),  Ed Price (D),  Mike Reese (R),  Troy Romero (R),  Larry Selders (D),  Annie Spell (R),  Joe Stagni (R),  Sylvia Taylor (D),  Francis Thompson (R),  Jeffrey Wiley (R),  Matt Willard (D),  Glen Womack (R), 

Last Action

Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. (on 06/13/2025)

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