Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 738

COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Provides relative to student disciplinary proceedings (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

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

Sponsors

• Dixon McMakin (Republican)

Cosponsors (14)

• Joy Walters (Democratic)
• Joe Stagni
• Paul Sawyer (Republican)
• Tammy Phelps (Democratic)
• Chasity Martinez (Democratic)
• Rodney Lyons (Democratic)
• Ed Larvadain III (Democratic)
• Mike Johnson (Republican)
• Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)
• Jason Dewitt (Republican)
• Daryl Deshotel (Republican)
• Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)
• Delisha Boyd (Democratic)
• Mike Bayham (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• House Floor Amendment, #2719, McMakin, Adopted
• HB738 Original
• HB738 Engrossed
• HB738 Reengrossed
• HB738 Enrolled
• HB738 Act 441

Roll-call votes

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

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 favorably (12-0).
• Mar 26, 2026 · House
  Read by title, 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, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 7, 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 20, 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 21, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• May 22, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate without amendments.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 441.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.