Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 450

CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL: Provides relative to points awarded to veterans in competitive fire and police civil service employment

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Timothy P. Kerner (Republican)

Cosponsors (11)

• William "Bill" Wheat , Jr. (Republican)
• Jeremy Stine (Republican)
• Ed Price (Democratic)
• Caleb Kleinpeter (Republican)
• Samuel Jenkins (Democratic)
• Katrina Jackson-Andrews (Democratic)
• Cameron Henry (Republican)
• Rick Edmonds (Republican)
• Patrick Connick (Republican)
• Gary Carter (Democratic)
• Regina Ashford Barrow (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• House Committee Amendment, #1630, MPC, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #3441, MPC, Adopted
• HB450 Original
• HB450 Engrossed
• HB450 Enrolled
• HB450 Act

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

Actions

• Feb 26, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 26, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
• 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 Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (11-0).
• Apr 13, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Apr 14, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.
• Apr 15, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
• Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
  Reported favorably.
• Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 7, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate without amendments.
• May 11, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• May 12, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• May 15, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 160.
• May 15, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.