Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 636
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Provides relative to hazing at public postsecondary education institutions (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democratic)
Cosponsors (97)
- Glen Womack (Republican)
- William "Bill" Wheat , Jr. (Republican)
- Kirk Talbot (Republican)
- Jeremy Stine (Republican)
- Alan Seabaugh (Republican)
- Thomas Pressly (Republican)
- Robert "Bob" Owen (Republican)
- Brach Myers (Republican)
- Jay Morris (Republican)
- Beth Mizell (Republican)
- Gregory A. Miller (Republican)
- Blake Miguez (Republican)
- Patrick McMath (Republican)
- Jay Luneau (Democratic)
- Eddie Lambert (Republican)
- Caleb Kleinpeter (Republican)
- Samuel Jenkins (Democratic)
- Katrina Jackson-Andrews (Democratic)
- Valarie Hodges (Republican)
- Bob Hensgens (Republican)
- Cameron Henry (Republican)
- Jimmy Harris (Democratic)
- Franklin J. Foil (Republican)
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi (Republican)
- Rick Edmonds (Republican)
- Royce Duplessis (Democratic)
- Heather Cloud (Republican)
- Gary Carter (Democratic)
- Adam Bass (Republican)
- Sidney Barthelemy (Democratic)
- Regina Ashford Barrow (Democratic)
- Robert Allain (Republican)
- Mark Abraham (Republican)
- John Wyble (Republican)
- Jeffery "Jeff" Wiley (Republican)
- Joy Walters (Democratic)
- Debbie Villio (Republican)
- Lauren Ventrella (Republican)
- Francis C. Thompson (Republican)
- Laurie Schlegel (Republican)
- Paul Sawyer (Republican)
- Tammy Phelps (Democratic)
- Ed Murray (Democratic)
- Pat Moore (Democratic)
- Dustin Miller (Democratic)
- Shaun Mena (Democratic)
- Michael Melerine (Republican)
- Dixon McMakin (Republican)
- Wayne McMahen (Republican)
- Jack McFarland (Republican)
- C. Denise Marcelle (Democratic)
- Rodney Lyons (Democratic)
- Ed Larvadain III (Democratic)
- Mandie Landry (Democratic)
- Alonzo Knox (Democratic)
- Edmond Jordan (Democratic)
- C. Travis Johnson (Democratic)
- John "Big John" Illg , Jr. (Republican)
- Dodie Horton (Republican)
- Stephanie Hilferty (Republican)
- Dana Henry (Democratic)
- Troy Hebert (Republican)
- Kyle M. Green , Jr. (Democratic)
- Brian Glorioso (Republican)
- Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democratic)
- Adrian Fisher (Democratic)
- Jessica Domangue (Republican)
- Jason Dewitt (Republican)
- Phillip DeVillier (Republican)
- Vincent Cox III (Republican)
- Emily Chenevert (Republican)
- Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)
- Wilford Carter , Sr. (Democratic)
- R. Dewith Carrier (Republican)
- Ken Brass (Democratic)
- Ryan Bourriaque (Republican)
- Beth Billings (Republican)
- Stephanie Berault (Republican)
- Mike Bayham (Republican)
- Dennis Bamburg Jr. (Republican)
- Larry Bagley (Republican)
- Daryl Adams (Democratic)
- Ed Price (Democratic)
- Gerald Boudreaux (Democratic)
- Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
- Joe Stagni
- Vincent J. St. Blanc , III (Republican)
- Charles Owen (Republican)
- Chasity Martinez (Democratic)
- Terry Landry Jr
- Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)
- Kathy Edmonston (Republican)
- Kim Carver (Republican)
- Barbara Carpenter (Democratic)
- Josh Carlson (Republican)
- Reese "Skip" Broussard
- Delisha Boyd (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 27, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
- House Committee Amendment, #2291, EDUC, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #2405, EDUC, Adopted
- HB636 Original
- HB636 Engrossed
- HB636 Enrolled
- HB636 Act 309
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 Senate | CO-AUTHORS (#915) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 18, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#914) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Mar 31, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#228) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Feb 27, 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 25, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (14-0). - 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, roll called on final passage, yeas 104, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education. - May 11, 2026 · Senate
Reported favorably. - May 12, 2026 · Senate
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 13, 2026 · Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 18, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 19, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate without amendments. - May 19, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 19, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 19, 2026 · House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval. - May 22, 2026 · House
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 309. - May 22, 2026 · House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.