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LA SB260
Bill
Status
2/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Rick Edmonds
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AI Summary
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Extends liability protection to volunteer athletic coaches, managers, athletic trainers, team volunteer health care providers, and sports team officials who complete a youth injury mitigation and information course as an alternative to league-established safety training programs
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Creates a new "injury mitigation course" definition requiring Louisiana Department of Health approval and covering emergency preparedness, concussions and head trauma, heat-related injuries, musculoskeletal overuse, and heart defects leading to sudden cardiac death
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Amends R.S. 9:2798 governing limitation of liability for volunteer youth athletics personnel
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Effective August 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Provides relative to youth athletics. (8/1/26)
LIABILITY
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
3/9/2026