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IntroducedFeb 26, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 08, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 25, 2026
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Became LawJun 01, 2026
Louisiana House Bill
STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP: Authorizes scholarships provided for firefighters and police officers injured in the line of duty and spouses of firefighters and police officers injured or killed in the line of duty to be used for any postgraduate degree (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action See all actions
House • Jun 01, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 448
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Tehmi Chassioncosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freibergcosponsor
- Jeremy LaCombecosponsor
- Chasity Martinezcosponsor
- Vincent J. St. Blanc , IIIcosponsor
- Sylvia Taylorcosponsor
Votes
YES: 96
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Edmonston
- Martinez
- Adams
- Egan
- McCormick
- Amedee
- Firment
- McFarland
- Bacala
- Fisher
- McMahen
- Bagley
- Fontenot
- McMakin
- Bamburg
- Freeman
- Melerine
- Bayham
- Freiberg
- Mena
- Beaullieu
- Gadberry
- Miller
- Berault
- Galle
- Moore
- Billings
- Glorioso
- Murray
- Bourriaque
- Green
- Muscarello
- Boyd
- Hebert
- Newell
- Boyer
- Henry, C.
- Orgeron
- Brass
- Henry, D.
- Owen
- Braud
- Hilferty
- Riser
- Broussard
- Horton
- Sawyer
- Bryant
- Illg
- Schamerhorn
- Butler
- Jackson
- Schlegel
- Carlson
- Johnson, M.
- Spell
- Carpenter
- Johnson, T.
- St. Blanc
- Carrier
- Jordan
- Stagni
- Carter, R.
- Kerner
- Taylor
- Carver
- Knox
- Thomas
- Chassion
- LaCombe
- Thompson
- Chenevert
- LaFleur
- Turner
- Coates
- Landry, J.
- Ventrella
- Cox
- Landry, M.
- Villio
- Deshotel
- Landry, T.
- Wilder
- Dewitt
- Larvadain
- Wiley
- Dickerson
- Lyons
- Wright
- Domangue
- Mack
- Wyble
- Echols
- Marcelle
- Zeringue
NO: 0
Actions
- Jun 01, 2026 | House
- Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 646.
- 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 38 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.
- Apr 14, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 31, 2026 | House
- Reported with amendments (11-0).
- 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 26, 2026 | House
- Prefiled.
- Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
