LA HB 256
enactedSCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES: Provides that school employees are subject to existing requirements pertaining to mandatory reporters, including certain training provided by the Department of Children and Family Services
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did LA HB 256 pass?
Yes. LA HB 256 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-02): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 631.
What is LA HB 256 about?
LA HB 256 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES: Provides that school employees are subject to existing requirements pertaining to mandatory reporters, including certain training provided by the Department of Children and Family Services”.
Who sponsors LA HB 256?
Aimee Adatto Freeman is the primary sponsor of LA HB 256, joined by 15 cosponsors.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-06-02 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 631.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Aimee Adatto Freemanprimary
- Francis C. Thompsoncosponsor
- Ed Murraycosponsor
- Rodney Lyonscosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleurcosponsor
- Alonzo Knoxcosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freibergcosponsor
- Tehmi Chassioncosponsor
- Mike Bayhamcosponsor
- Joy Walterscosponsor
- Sylvia Taylorcosponsor
- Laurie Schlegelcosponsor
- Pat Moorecosponsor
- Chasity Martinezcosponsor
- Kathy Edmonstoncosponsor
- Kim Carvercosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-02
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 631.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-02
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-27
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-26
Received from the Senate without amendments.
receipt
2026-05-26
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-26
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-25
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-20
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-05-19
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-18
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-31
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-30
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-03-30
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-03-26
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
2026-03-25
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-03-24
Reported favorably (14-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-23
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-23
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#165)
2026-03-30 · pass · 99-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Egan: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Adams: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Firment: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Mena: yes
- Berault: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Miller: yes
- Billings: yes
- Galle: yes
- Moore: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Murray: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Owen: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Riser: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Turner: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Mack: yes
- Young: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Bayham: other
- Echols: other
- Ventrella: other
- Bryant: other
- Spell: other
- Wright: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1217)
2026-05-25 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Miller: yes
- Allain: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bass: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Carter: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- McMath: yes
- Womack: yes
- Mizell: other
- Selders: other
- Wheat: other
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