LA HB 342

enacted

EDUCATION/SPECIAL: Provides that a local education agency shall have the burden of proof in any special education due process hearing relative to the appropriateness of a student's current or proposed program or placement (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did LA HB 342 pass?

Yes. LA HB 342 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-23): Becomes Act No. 943 without the Governor's signature.

What is LA HB 342 about?

LA HB 342 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “EDUCATION/SPECIAL: Provides that a local education agency shall have the burden of proof in any special education due process hearing relative to the appropriateness of a student's current or proposed program or placement (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 342?

Alonzo Knox is the primary sponsor of LA HB 342, joined by 40 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-06-23 — Becomes Act No. 943 without the Governor's signature.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-23
Becomes Act No. 943 without the Governor's signature.
became-law
2026-06-23
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-01
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-06-01
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-31
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-29
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-29
Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-28
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-27
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-26
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-05-25
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-21
Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-20
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-15
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-04-14
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-13
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
2026-04-09
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-08
Reported favorably (11-0).
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.
2026-02-24
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-24
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
referral-committee

Versions

House Floor Amendment, #3773, Knox, AdoptedCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #2311, EDUC, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #4282, EDUC, AdoptedCompare
HB342 OriginalCompare
HB342 EngrossedCompare
HB342 ReengrossedCompare
HB342 EnrolledCompare
HB342 Act 943Compare
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Documents

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#481)
2026-04-14 · pass · 99-2
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mena: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Miller: yes
- Berault: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Moore: yes
- Billings: yes
- Galle: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Owen: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Riser: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Horton: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carver: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Young: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Thomas: no
- Wilder: no
- Butler: other
- Henry, C.: other
- Echols: other
- Schlegel: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1438)
2026-05-27 · pass · 35-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Womack: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Cathey: other
- Selders: other
- Hensgens: other
- Stine: other
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1731)
2026-05-29 · pass · 99-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: 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
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Butler: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Turner: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Walters: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Echols: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Wright: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Bayham: other
- Firment: other
- Bagley: other
- Carpenter: other
- Young: other

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