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HCR 14

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 11-17, 2025, as Black Maternal Health Week in Louisiana

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Barbara Carpenter

Designates April 11–17, 2025 in Louisiana as Black Maternal Health Week to raise awareness of disparities and promote maternal health equity.

Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
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Bill Summary · HCR 14

Summary — HCR 14: Designates April 11–17, 2025 as Black Maternal Health Week (Louisiana)

Bill at a glance

  • Bill number: HCR 14
  • Title: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH — Designates April 11–17, 2025, as Black Maternal Health Week in Louisiana
  • Classification: Concurrent resolution (ceremonial)
  • Status (as provided): Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State
  • Introduced (as provided): August 22, 2025

Purpose

The resolution formally designates the week of April 11–17, 2025 as “Black Maternal Health Week” in Louisiana. Its stated intent is to raise public awareness about disparities in maternal health outcomes experienced by Black women and to encourage statewide recognition and observance of activities that promote maternal health equity.

Key provisions and changes

  • Official designation of April 11–17, 2025 as Black Maternal Health Week in the state.
  • Typically, resolutions of this type request or encourage:
    • state and local agencies, community organizations, hospitals, and health providers to observe and participate in the week;
    • public education and outreach on maternal health disparities, access to prenatal/postnatal care, and supports for Black mothers; and
    • development or promotion of events, screenings, and policy dialogues to improve maternal outcomes.
  • The resolution does not create new law, appropriate funds, or change regulatory authority.

Who or what is affected

  • Direct legal effect: none — this is a nonbinding, symbolic designation.
  • Practical/targeted effect: public health agencies, maternal health providers, advocacy groups, local governments, and communities that may plan observances, outreach campaigns, or policy discussions. Indirect beneficiaries include Black pregnant and postpartum people whom the awareness and outreach aim to assist.

Fiscal and legal impact

  • No appropriation or regulatory change is made. Ceremonial designations typically have no fiscal impact unless agencies undertake new, funded programs in response.
  • No binding obligations are created for state agencies.

Procedural/timeline notes and discrepancies

  • The metadata and attached documents provided with your request include unrelated texts (an Idaho concurrent resolution rejecting rules for the Genetic Counselors Licensing Board; a Hawaii resolution about Makakilo Drive) and a fiscal note that appears tied to the Idaho item. These materials do not appear to be part of a Louisiana Black Maternal Health Week resolution.
  • Recommendation: confirm and provide the official Louisiana text of HCR 14 (or the legislature’s bill page) if you want a line-by-line or legally precise summary. The current summary reflects the typical content and effect of a state concurrent resolution designating a commemorative week, and the specific date April 11–17, 2025 as supplied.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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