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IntroducedFeb 23, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 30, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 25, 2026
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Became LawJun 02, 2026
Louisiana House Bill
SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES: Provides that school employees are subject to existing requirements pertaining to mandatory reporters, including certain training provided by the Department of Children and Family Services
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House • Jun 02, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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Summary
Comments on HB 256
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors

- Mike Bayhamcosponsor

- Tehmi Chassioncosponsor
- Kathy Edmonstoncosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freibergcosponsor
- Alonzo Knoxcosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleurcosponsor
- Rodney Lyonscosponsor
- Chasity Martinezcosponsor
- Pat Moorecosponsor
- Ed Murraycosponsor
- Laurie Schlegelcosponsor
- Sylvia Taylorcosponsor
- Francis C. Thompsoncosponsor
- Joy Walterscosponsor
Votes
YES: 99
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Egan
- Martinez
- Adams
- Farnum
- McCormick
- Amedee
- Firment
- McFarland
- Bacala
- Fisher
- McMahen
- Bagley
- Fontenot
- McMakin
- Bamburg
- Freeman
- Melerine
- Beaullieu
- Freiberg
- Mena
- Berault
- Gadberry
- Miller
- Billings
- Galle
- Moore
- Boudreaux
- Geymann
- Murray
- Bourriaque
- Glorioso
- Muscarello
- Boyd
- Green
- Newell
- Boyer
- Hebert
- Orgeron
- Brass
- Henry, C.
- Owen
- Braud
- Henry, D.
- Phelps
- Broussard
- Hilferty
- Riser
- Butler
- Horton
- Sawyer
- Carlson
- Illg
- Schamerhorn
- Carpenter
- Jackson
- Schlegel
- Carrier
- Johnson, M.
- St. Blanc
- Carter, R.
- Johnson, T.
- Stagni
- Carter, W.
- Jordan
- Tarver
- Carver
- Kerner
- Taylor
- Chassion
- Knox
- Thomas
- Chenevert
- LaCombe
- Thompson
- Coates
- LaFleur
- Turner
- Cox
- Landry, J.
- Villio
- Crews
- Landry, M.
- Walters
- Deshotel
- Landry, T.
- Wilder
- Dewitt
- Larvadain
- Wiley
- Dickerson
- Lyons
- Wyble
- Domangue
- Mack
- Young
- Edmonston
- Marcelle
- Zeringue
NO: 0
Actions
- Jun 02, 2026 | House
- Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 631.
- Effective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 27, 2026 | House
- Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 26, 2026 | Senate
- Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 26, 2026 | House
- Received from the Senate without amendments.
- Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 25, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 20, 2026 | Senate
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 19, 2026 | Senate
- Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 18, 2026 | Senate
- Reported favorably.
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
- Mar 30, 2026 | Senate
- Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Mar 30, 2026 | House
- Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Reported favorably (14-0).
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Prefiled.
- Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
