LA SB65 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill 65

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2026 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-04-20 - Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Provides relative to the conversion of preexisting schools into charter schools. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Title

Provides relative to the conversion of preexisting schools into charter schools. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Roll Calls

2026-04-15 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 65 FINAL PASSAGE (#333) (Y: 19 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 65 AMENDMENT # 2101 BY JACKSON-ANDREWS SB 65 BY CATHEY (#332) (Y: 15 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-20	Senate	Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-04-15	Senate	Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.
2026-04-15	Senate	Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title; failed to pass by a vote of 19 yeas and 17 nays.
2026-04-13	Senate	Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-08	Senate	Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
2026-03-09	Senate	Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-02-18	Senate	Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

Subjects

SCHOOLS

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=SB65&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1439764
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460247
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462996
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462903
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462169
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1439768
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1448178
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461877
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461741
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463028
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463029