Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 445
EDUCATION: Provides relative to the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)
Cosponsors (12)
- Jerome Zeringue (Republican)
- Francis C. Thompson (Republican)
- Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
- Chasity Martinez (Democratic)
- C. Denise Marcelle (Democratic)
- Rodney Lyons (Democratic)
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democratic)
- John "Big John" Illg , Jr. (Republican)
- Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democratic)
- Peter Egan (Republican)
- Barbara Carpenter (Democratic)
- Stephanie Berault (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 26, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
- Senate Committee Amendment, #2911, EDUC, Draft
- Senate Committee Amendment, #2965, EDUC, Adopted
- HB445 Original
- HB445 Engrossed
- HB445 Enrolled
- HB445 Act 433
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 House | CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1428) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 12, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#813) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 13, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#426) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Feb 26, 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 (13-0. To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Reported favorably (17-0). - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026. - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education. - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. - May 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 12, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 13, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate with amendments. - May 19, 2026 · House
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026. - May 20, 2026 · House
Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in. - May 25, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 21, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 22, 2026 · House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval. - May 29, 2026 · House
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 433. - May 29, 2026 · House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.