Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 661

ETHICS/NEPOTISM: Provides an exception for hiring the immediate family member of a school board member or superintendent for certain positions

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

Sponsors

• Bryan Fontenot (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• House Floor Amendment, #2538, Larvadain, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #2780, Cathey, Adopted
• HB661 Original
• HB661 Engrossed
• HB661 Reengrossed
• HB661 Enrolled
• HB661 Act

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.

Actions

• Feb 27, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 27, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental 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 House and Governmental Affairs.
• Mar 24, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (12-0).
• 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, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, 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 Senate and Governmental Affairs.
• Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
  Reported favorably.
• Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• Apr 21, 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 35 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 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• May 13, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• May 15, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 169.
• May 15, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.