Medical care for minorsBan▾
MedicaidFederal funding ended (minors)▾
Medicaid doesn't pay for sex-change procedures at any age. A federal CMS rule ends federal Medicaid and CHIP money for puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for minors.
42 C.F.R. 441.800–802, 457.476 (91 Fed. Reg. 52406)
State employeesExcludes▾
State-employee health plans don't pay for sex-change procedures.
Office of Group Benefits Pelican HRA 1000 For State of Louisiana Plan Participants (info.groupbenefits.org)
SportsSex-based▾
Girls' sports are protected: state law keeps males out of girls' and women's teams (K -12 and higher education).
SB44
FacilitiesSex-based (K-12 schools)▾
Bathrooms and changing rooms in K-12 schools are separated by sex, so males stay out of women's and girls' spaces.
Louisiana HB608
Pronouns and parent noticeNo state law▾
No state law requires schools to tell parents if their child socially transitions at school.
No state law identified (statute review, Oct 2026)
CurriculumRestricted▾
Schools may not teach gender ideology or sexual orientation to young children (K-12).
Louisiana HB 122
Sex definitionDefined by biology▾
ID markersBirth-certificate sex changed only with surgery and court order▾
Birth-certificate sex changed only with surgery and court order; licence sex change needs surgery, court order or amended birth certificate.
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:62 ,
Shield lawNone▾
No shield law.
No shield statute identified
AdultsRestricted (funding)▾
Adults: no taxpayer money for sex-change procedures (Medicaid exclusion at all ages, state-employee plan exclusion, ban on public funds at any age).
Louisiana HB648
DetransitionUp to age 30▾
PrisonsBy sex (statute)▾
State law requires prison and juvenile-detention sleeping quarters, restrooms and changing rooms to be designated for one sex (La. R.S. 9:63, Women's Safety and Protection Act, Act 436 of 2024). Sex means biological sex observed or clinically verified at birth (La. R.S. 9:58). The 2020 DPS&C case-by-case regulation predates the statute.
La. R.S. 9:63 (Act 436, 2024)
La. R.S. 9:58
State sourcePending billsNo active bills▾
No active bills (checked 13 Oct 2026). The 2026 regular session has adjourned (or the legislature does not meet in 2026), so 2025-26 bills are no longer moving. LegiScan search linked.
LegiScan search, checked 13 Oct 2026 (adjourned legislature)
LitigationNone identified▾
No active court case on these laws identified in this review.
Review, Oct 2026
Key datesNone upcoming▾
No upcoming effective dates or court deadlines identified.
Review, Oct 2026
Sources
- Louisiana Legislature (HB648)
- 42 C.F.R. 441.800–802, 457.476 (91 Fed. Reg. 52406)
- Office of Group Benefits Pelican HRA 1000 For State of Louisiana Plan Participants (info.groupbenefits.org)
- SB44
- Louisiana HB608
- Louisiana HB 122
- La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:62 ,
- La. R.S. 9:63 (Act 436, 2024)
- La. R.S. 9:58
- LegiScan search, checked 13 Oct 2026 (adjourned legislature)