HLS 24RS-705 ENGROSSED
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 313
BY REPRESENTATIVE MANDIE LANDRY
EMPLOYMENT/DISCRIMINATN: Provides relative to employment discrimination
against certain employees being treated with medical marijuana
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 49:1016(A) and (C), relative to employment discrimination; to
3 provide relative to an employee of a city, parish, or municipality who uses medical
4 marijuana; to prohibit certain employment actions against such employees and
5 potential employees; to provide exceptions; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 49:1016(A) and (C) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
8follows:
9 ยง1016. Employment discrimination; physician recommended marijuana
10 A. No state employer or employer of a city, parish, or municipality shall
11 subject an employee or prospective employee to negative employment consequences
12 based solely on a positive drug test for marijuana, marijuana components, including
13 tetrahydrocannabinols, or marijuana metabolites if the employee or prospective
14 employee has been clinically diagnosed as suffering from a debilitating medical
15 condition and a licensed physician has recommended marijuana for therapeutic use
16 by the employee in accordance with R.S. 40:1046.
17 * * *
18 C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any elected officials of
19 a city, parish, or municipality, emergency medical services, law enforcement, public
20 safety officials, any state employee of the horse racing commission, and firefighter
21 services.
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are additions. HLS 24RS-705 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 313
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part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 313 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session Mandie Landry
Abstract: Provides relative to persons employed by a city, parish, or municipality being
treated with medical marijuana.
Present law prohibits a state employer from subjecting an employee or prospective employee
to negative employment consequences based solely on a positive drug test for marijuana if
the employee or prospective employee has been clinically diagnosed as suffering from a
debilitating medical condition and a licensed physician has recommended marijuana for
therapeutic use by the employee in accordance present law.
Proposed law extends present law to prohibit an employer of a city, parish, or municipality
from subjecting negative employment consequences on an employee or prospective
employee. Proposed law otherwise retains present law.
Present law provides that the provisions of present law shall not apply to emergency medical
services, law enforcement, public safety officials, any state employee of the horse racing
commission, and firefighter services.
Proposed law extends the exemption to include any elected officials of a city, parish, or
municipality. Proposed law otherwise retains present law.
(Amends R.S. 49:1016(A) and (C))
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