Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 992

EARLY CHILDHOOD: Requires assignment of early childhood education identification numbers to children in certain early childhood education programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

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

Sponsors

• Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)

Cosponsors (17)

• Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
• Ed Murray (Democratic)
• Pat Moore (Democratic)
• Chasity Martinez (Democratic)
• Terry Landry Jr
• Steven Jackson (Democratic)
• Dana Henry (Democratic)
• Kyle M. Green , Jr. (Democratic)
• Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democratic)
• Adrian Fisher (Democratic)
• Vincent Cox III (Republican)
• Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)
• Kim Carver (Republican)
• Doyle Boudreaux (Republican)
• Stephanie Berault (Republican)
• Mike Bayham (Republican)
• Daryl Adams (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• House Committee Amendment, #2730, EDUC, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #2911, EDUC, Adopted
• HB992 Original
• HB992 Engrossed
• HB992 Enrolled
• HB992 Act 576

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

Actions

• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
• Mar 24, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
• Mar 31, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (13-0).
• Apr 1, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
• Apr 21, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (14-0).
• Apr 22, 2026 · House
  Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Apr 23, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 6. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 28, 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 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate without amendments.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• May 25, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 576.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.