Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 474

TAX RETURN: Creates individual income tax checkoffs for donations to the Grambling University National Alumni Association and the Louisiana Tech University Alumni Association (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)

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

Sponsors

• Rashid Young (Democratic)

Cosponsors (1)

• Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Floor Amendment, #2404, Bass, Adopted
• HB474 Original
• HB474 Engrossed
• HB474 Enrolled
• HB474 Act

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 18, 2026, 8:04 AM.

Actions

• Feb 26, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 26, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
• 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 Ways and Means.
• Mar 16, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (14-0).
• Mar 17, 2026 · House
  Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Mar 18, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 03/23/2026.
• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 82, nays 13. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
• Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
  Reported favorably.
• Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 5, 2026 · Senate
  Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate with amendments.
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.
• May 11, 2026 · House
  Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 5, Senate amendments concurred in.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• May 12, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• May 27, 2026 · House
  Becomes Act No. 400 without the Governor's signature.
• May 27, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.