Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 256
SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES: Provides that school employees are subject to existing requirements pertaining to mandatory reporters, including certain training provided by the Department of Children and Family Services
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democratic)
Cosponsors (15)
- Mike Bayham (Republican)
- Francis C. Thompson (Republican)
- Ed Murray (Democratic)
- Rodney Lyons (Democratic)
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democratic)
- Alonzo Knox (Democratic)
- Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)
- Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)
- Kim Carver (Republican)
- Joy Walters (Democratic)
- Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
- Laurie Schlegel (Republican)
- Pat Moore (Democratic)
- Chasity Martinez (Democratic)
- Kathy Edmonston (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 23, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#1217) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Mar 30, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#165) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 23, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education. - Feb 27, 2026 · House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Reported favorably (14-0). - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education. - May 18, 2026 · Senate
Reported favorably. - May 19, 2026 · Senate
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. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 26, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate without amendments. - May 26, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 26, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 27, 2026 · House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval. - Jun 2, 2026 · House
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 631. - Jun 2, 2026 · House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.