LA HB8 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 23 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-23 - Effective date: 08/01/2024.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibits the use of an appeals process for certain students who fail to pass state-administered tests required for high school graduation

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Title

Prohibits the use of an appeals process for certain students who fail to pass state-administered tests required for high school graduation

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-05-16 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 8 FINAL PASSAGE (#904) (Y: 24 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-03-26 - House - House Vote on HB 8 FINAL PASSAGE (#94) (Y: 83 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-05-23HouseEffective date: 08/01/2024.
2024-05-23HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 247.
2024-05-21HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2024-05-20SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2024-05-20HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2024-05-20HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2024-05-16SenateRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 24 yeas and 10 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2024-05-07SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2024-05-06SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2024-05-01SenateRules suspended. Reported favorably.
2024-03-27SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
2024-03-26SenateReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2024-03-26HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 20. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2024-03-25HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2024.
2024-03-25HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2024-03-21HouseReported favorably (10-3).
2024-03-11HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
2024-01-19HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/19/2024.
2024-01-17HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
2024-01-17HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources


Bill Comments

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