LA HB 445

enacted

EDUCATION: Provides relative to the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did LA HB 445 pass?

Yes. LA HB 445 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-29): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 433.

What is LA HB 445 about?

LA HB 445 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “EDUCATION: Provides relative to the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 445?

Barbara Reich Freiberg is the primary sponsor of LA HB 445, joined by 12 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-05-29 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 433.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-29
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 433.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-29
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-25
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-22
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-21
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-20
Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-19
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.
2026-05-13
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-12
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-05
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-05-04
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-29
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-14
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-13
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-13
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-04-09
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
2026-04-08
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-07
Reported favorably (17-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-03-24
Reported favorably (13-0. To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
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.
2026-02-26
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-26
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
referral-committee

Versions

Senate Committee Amendment, #2911, EDUC, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #2965, EDUC, AdoptedCompare
HB445 OriginalCompare
HB445 EngrossedCompare
HB445 EnrolledCompare
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Documents

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#426)
2026-04-13 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Echols: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Adams: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Egan: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fontenot: 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
- Spell: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Turner: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: 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
- Carter, W.: other
- Freeman: other
- Thompson: other
- Chassion: other
- Knox: other
- Ventrella: other
- Farnum: other
- Stagni: other
- Walters: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#813)
2026-05-12 · pass · 34-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Womack: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miller: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Carter: other
- Hensgens: other
- Selders: other
- Harris: other
- Reese: other
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1428)
2026-05-20 · pass · 92-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: 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
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Horton: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Butler: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wright: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Echols: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Young: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Farnum: other
- Thomas: other
- Bagley: other
- Henry, C.: other
- Thompson: other
- Bryant: other
- Hilferty: other
- Zeringue: other
- Carlson: other
- Landry, M.: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Newell: other

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