Louisiana bill to ban the word ‘free’ when describing government assistance moves to Senate
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A proposed bill prohibiting the word “free” to describe any services that refer to government assistance through public funding was passed on to the Senate after getting a 55-46 vote.
HB265 states that any agency, board, institution, official or employee should not use the word “free” to describe any services that refer to government assistance through public funding. This includes sayings like free school lunches, free health clinics and free expungement programs.
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The bill was pre-filed by Rep. Beryl Amedee (R.-La.) ahead of the 2024 Regular Session.
Members of the House voted 55 yeas and 46 nays. The bill is going to the Louisiana Senate. It will go to the Governmental Affairs Committee to decide if it will become law.
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