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IntroducedFeb 27, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 30, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Louisiana House Bill
ETHICS/NEPOTISM: Provides an exception for hiring the immediate family member of a school board member or superintendent for certain positions
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 01, 2026: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
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Summary
Comments on HB 661
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Votes
YES: 94
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Edmonston
- McCormick
- Adams
- Egan
- McFarland
- Amedee
- Firment
- McMahen
- Bacala
- Fisher
- McMakin
- Bagley
- Fontenot
- Melerine
- Bamburg
- Freeman
- Mena
- Bayham
- Freiberg
- Murray
- Beaullieu
- Gadberry
- Muscarello
- Berault
- Galle
- Newell
- Billings
- Geymann
- Orgeron
- Boudreaux
- Glorioso
- Owen
- Bourriaque
- Green
- Phelps
- Boyd
- Hebert
- Riser
- Boyer
- Henry, C.
- Sawyer
- Brass
- Henry, D.
- Schamerhorn
- Bryant
- Horton
- Schlegel
- Butler
- Illg
- St. Blanc
- Carlson
- Jackson
- Stagni
- Carrier
- Johnson, M.
- Tarver
- Carter, R.
- Johnson, T.
- Taylor
- Carter, W.
- Kerner
- Thomas
- Carver
- Knox
- Thompson
- Chassion
- LaCombe
- Turner
- Chenevert
- LaFleur
- Villio
- Coates
- Landry, J.
- Walters
- Cox
- Landry, M.
- Wilder
- Crews
- Landry, T.
- Wiley
- Deshotel
- Larvadain
- Wyble
- Dewitt
- Lyons
- Young
- Dickerson
- Mack
- Zeringue
- Domangue
- Marcelle
- Echols
- Martinez
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 31, 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, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, 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 (12-0).
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Prefiled.
- Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

