The bill enacted as R.S. 28:26 establishes regulations regarding the location of forensic psychiatric hospitals in Louisiana. Specifically, it prohibits the construction or establishment of any forensic psychiatric hospital that receives its initial license after August 1, 2024, within one thousand feet of any public or private elementary or secondary school, or any site where such a school was previously located. However, this restriction does not apply to hospitals that were licensed before this date and are seeking to renew their licenses.

Additionally, the bill allows local governing authorities the discretion to impose further requirements on these facilities through rules or ordinances. The act will take effect upon the governor's signature or, if not signed, after the designated period for bills to become law without a signature, as outlined in the Louisiana Constitution.