Bill Commons

LA HB 434

enacted

SCHOOLS/BUS OPERATORS: Grants certain powers, duties, and responsibilities relative to a school bus operator's probationary term of employment to the superintendent instead of the school board

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did LA HB 434 pass?

Yes. LA HB 434 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-01): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 645.

What is LA HB 434 about?

LA HB 434 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “SCHOOLS/BUS OPERATORS: Grants certain powers, duties, and responsibilities relative to a school bus operator's probationary term of employment to the superintendent instead of the school board”.

Who sponsors LA HB 434?

Roger Wilder III is the primary sponsor of LA HB 434.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-06-01 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 645.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Roger Wilder IIIprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-01

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 645.

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  2. 2026-06-01

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  3. 2026-05-27

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

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  4. 2026-05-26

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

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  5. 2026-05-26

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

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  6. 2026-05-26

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  7. 2026-05-25

    Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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  8. 2026-05-20

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

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  9. 2026-05-19

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. 2026-05-18

    Reported favorably.

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  11. 2026-03-31

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.

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  12. 2026-03-30

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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  13. 2026-03-30

    Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

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  14. 2026-03-26

    Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.

  15. 2026-03-25

    Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

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  16. 2026-03-24

    Reported favorably (11-0).

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  17. 2026-03-09

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

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  18. 2026-02-27

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  19. 2026-02-25

    Prefiled.

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  20. 2026-02-25

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#173)

    2026-03-30 · pass · 97-0

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Edmonston: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Egan: 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
    • Bayham: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Galle: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Geymann: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Newell: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Henry, C.: 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
    • Butler: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Johnson, M.: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Johnson, T.: yes
    • Stagni: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Carter, R.: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carter, W.: yes
    • Knox: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Chassion: yes
    • LaFleur: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Chenevert: yes
    • Landry, J.: yes
    • Walters: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • Landry, M.: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Crews: yes
    • Landry, T.: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • Larvadain: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Dickerson: yes
    • Lyons: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • Marcelle: yes
    • Cox: other
    • Spell: other
    • Wright: other
    • Dewitt: other
    • Taylor: other
    • Wyble: other
    • Farnum: other
    • Ventrella: other
  • FINAL PASSAGE (#1225)

    2026-05-25 · pass · 38-0

    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
    • Hensgens: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Barthelemy: yes
    • Hodges: yes
    • Pressly: yes
    • Bass: yes
    • Jackson-Andrews: yes
    • Price: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Reese: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Kleinpeter: yes
    • Seabaugh: yes
    • Cathey: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Stine: yes
    • Cloud: yes
    • Luneau: yes
    • Talbot: yes
    • Connick: yes
    • McMath: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Duplessis: yes
    • Miguez: yes
    • Womack: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Selders: other

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