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LA HB 450

enacted

CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL: Provides relative to points awarded to veterans in competitive fire and police civil service employment

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did LA HB 450 pass?

Yes. LA HB 450 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-15): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 160.

What is LA HB 450 about?

LA HB 450 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL: Provides relative to points awarded to veterans in competitive fire and police civil service employment”.

Who sponsors LA HB 450?

Timothy P. Kerner is the primary sponsor of LA HB 450, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-15 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 160.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Timothy P. Kernerprimary
  • Jeremy Stinecosponsor
  • Ed Pricecosponsor
  • Caleb Kleinpetercosponsor
  • Samuel Jenkinscosponsor
  • Katrina Jackson-Andrewscosponsor
  • William "Bill" Wheat , Jr.cosponsor
  • Rick Edmondscosponsor
  • Patrick Connickcosponsor
  • Gary Cartercosponsor
  • Regina Ashford Barrowcosponsor
  • Cameron Henrycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-15

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 160.

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  2. 2026-05-15

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  3. 2026-05-12

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  4. 2026-05-12

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-11

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

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  6. 2026-05-07

    Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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  7. 2026-05-07

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

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  8. 2026-04-28

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

    reading-3

  9. 2026-04-27

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. 2026-04-22

    Reported favorably.

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  11. 2026-04-20

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

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  12. 2026-04-15

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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  13. 2026-04-15

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

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  14. 2026-04-14

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.

  15. 2026-04-13

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

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  16. 2026-04-09

    Reported with amendments (11-0).

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  17. 2026-03-09

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

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  18. 2026-02-27

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

  19. 2026-02-26

    Prefiled.

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  20. 2026-02-26

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#533)

    2026-04-15 · pass · 89-0

    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
    • Bayham: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • McMakin: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Newell: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Brass: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • Phelps: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Henry, D.: yes
    • Riser: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Hilferty: yes
    • Sawyer: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Horton: yes
    • Schamerhorn: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Johnson, M.: yes
    • Spell: yes
    • Carpenter: 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
    • LaFleur: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • Landry, J.: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • Landry, M.: yes
    • Ventrella: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • Landry, T.: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Dewitt: yes
    • Larvadain: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Dickerson: yes
    • Lyons: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • Marcelle: yes
    • Bagley: other
    • Geymann: other
    • Walters: other
    • Bamburg: other
    • Jackson: other
    • Wright: other
    • Carrier: other
    • LaCombe: other
    • Young: other
    • Carter, W.: other
    • Melerine: other
    • Zeringue: other
    • Crews: other
    • Moore: other
    • Galle: other
    • Thompson: other
  • CO-AUTHORS (#668)

    2026-05-07 · fail · 11-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Price: yes
    • Barrow: yes
    • Jackson-Andrews: yes
    • Stine: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Connick: yes
    • Kleinpeter: yes
    • Abraham: other
    • Harris: other
    • Myers: other
    • Allain: other
    • Hensgens: other
    • Owen: other
    • Barthelemy: other
    • Hodges: other
    • Pressly: other
    • Bass: other
    • Lambert: other
    • Reese: other
    • Boudreaux: other
    • Luneau: other
    • Seabaugh: other
    • Cathey: other
    • McMath: other
    • Selders: other
    • Cloud: other
    • Miguez: other
    • Talbot: other
    • Duplessis: other
    • Miller: other
    • Womack: other
    • Fesi: other
    • Mizell: other
    • Foil: other
    • Morris: other
  • FINAL PASSAGE (#667)

    2026-05-07 · pass · 35-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Abraham: yes
    • Fesi: yes
    • Mizell: yes
    • Allain: yes
    • Foil: yes
    • Morris: 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
    • Harris: other
    • Selders: other
    • Myers: other
    • Womack: other

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