LA HB448 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 1 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-01 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

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)

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Title

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)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-25 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 448 FINAL PASSAGE (#1226) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-08 - House - House Vote on HB 448 FINAL PASSAGE (#365) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-06-01HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-01HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 646.
2026-05-27HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-26SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-26HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-26HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-25SenateRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 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.
2026-05-19SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-18SenateReported favorably.
2026-04-14SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-04-13SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-08HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-07HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.
2026-04-01HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-31HouseReported with amendments (11-0).
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.
2026-02-26HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-02-26HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB448&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445020
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1457632
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460269
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476319
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1480562
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1455148
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1457574
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459152
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459390
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445043
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449353
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458099
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459905
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460338
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461065
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1477339
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460120
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476228

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