LA HB268 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 15 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-15 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides relative to career-related activities for public school students (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

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Title

Provides relative to career-related activities for public school students (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-12 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 268 FINAL PASSAGE (#805) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - House - House Vote on HB 268 FINAL PASSAGE (#87) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-15HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-15HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 144.
2026-05-14HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-14SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-13HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-13HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-12SenateRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-05SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-04SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-29SenateRules suspended. Reported favorably.
2026-03-31SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-03-30SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-25HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-23HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/25/2026.
2026-03-23HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-18HouseReported with amendments (13-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-02-27HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-23HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-02-23HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB268&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1441778
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451660
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454232
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472173
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475117
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1448504
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451456
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453376
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1441799
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1448002
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451674
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1452059
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454325
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454392
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472686
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454108
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471977

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