Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 218
SCHOOLS: Requires the inclusion of questions pertaining to food insecurity on a residency questionnaire administered to public school students (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democratic)
Cosponsors (25)
- Rashid Young (Democratic)
- Joy Walters (Democratic)
- Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
- Ed Murray (Democratic)
- Chasity Martinez (Democratic)
- C. Denise Marcelle (Democratic)
- Rodney Lyons (Democratic)
- Ed Larvadain III (Democratic)
- Terry Landry Jr
- Alonzo Knox (Democratic)
- Edmond Jordan (Democratic)
- Mike Johnson (Republican)
- Steven Jackson (Democratic)
- Dana Henry (Democratic)
- Kyle M. Green , Jr. (Democratic)
- Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)
- Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democratic)
- Adrian Fisher (Democratic)
- Kathy Edmonston (Republican)
- Michael Echols (Republican)
- Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)
- Kim Carver (Republican)
- Barbara Carpenter (Democratic)
- Ken Brass (Democratic)
- Delisha Boyd (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 19, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
- House Committee Amendment, #2277, EDUC, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #2372, EDUC, Adopted
- House Floor Amendment, #2663, LaFleur, Adopted
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3770, EDUC, Draft
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3884, EDUC, Adopted
- HB218 Original
- HB218 Engrossed
- HB218 Reengrossed
- HB218 Enrolled
- HB218 Act 628
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 House | CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1667) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 25, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#1215) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Mar 31, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#216) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 19, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (12-0). - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026. - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 8. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education. - May 18, 2026 · Senate
Reported with amendments. - May 19, 2026 · Senate
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 20, 2026 · Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 25, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 26, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate with amendments. - May 27, 2026 · House
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026. - May 29, 2026 · House
Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. - May 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. - Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate. - Jun 1, 2026 · House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval. - Jun 2, 2026 · House
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 628. - Jun 2, 2026 · House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.