LA HB218 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-5)
Status: Passed on June 2 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-02 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Requires the inclusion of questions pertaining to food insecurity on a residency questionnaire administered to public school students (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

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Title

Requires the inclusion of questions pertaining to food insecurity on a residency questionnaire administered to public school students (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-29 - House - House Vote on HB 218 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1667) (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2026-05-25 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 218 FINAL PASSAGE (#1215) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - House - House Vote on HB 218 FINAL PASSAGE (#216) (Y: 91 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-06-02HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-02HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 628.
2026-06-01HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-27HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-25SenateRules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-20SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-19SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-18SenateReported with amendments.
2026-04-07SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-04-01SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-31HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 8. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-30HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
2026-03-26HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-25HouseReported with amendments (12-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-02-20HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
2026-02-19HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-02-19HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB218&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1439955
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454303
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1457727
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478890
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1480531
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453112
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454227
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1455072
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472368
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473022
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1439959
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1447970
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454330
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1455058
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458060
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458157
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473044
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473171
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473281
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476909
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479168
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1482326
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458014
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476209
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478662

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