LA SB 522

enacted

SCHOOLS: Provides for approval for charter schools that specialize in vocational and technical education to meet workforce demands for high demand and high wage jobs. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did LA SB 522 pass?

Yes. LA SB 522 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-13): Substitute for Senate Bill No. 95. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

What is LA SB 522 about?

LA SB 522 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “SCHOOLS: Provides for approval for charter schools that specialize in vocational and technical education to meet workforce demands for high demand and high wage jobs. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA SB 522?

Rick Edmonds is the primary sponsor of LA SB 522, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-04-13 — Substitute for Senate Bill No. 95. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-22
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 393.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-22
Effective date 8/1/2026.
2026-05-20
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
executive-receipt
2026-05-19
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
enrolled
2026-05-19
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-18
Received from the House without amendments.
receipt
2026-05-13
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 2. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-12
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-11
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-07
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-06
Reported favorably (9-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-20
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
referral-committee
2026-04-16
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-04-15
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-04-14
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-13
Substitute for Senate Bill No. 95. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Versions

House Floor Amendment, #5093, Taylor, RejectedCompare
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Documents

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#351)
2026-04-15 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Harris: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Carter: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Selders: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barrow: other
- Hodges: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1288)
2026-05-13 · pass · 89-2
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Domangue: 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
- Freeman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: yes
- Berault: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Billings: yes
- Galle: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Riser: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Illg: yes
- Spell: yes
- Butler: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Crews: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Carter, W.: no
- Murray: no
- Carpenter: other
- Jackson: other
- Taylor: other
- Chassion: other
- Johnson, T.: other
- Thompson: other
- Echols: other
- Landry, M.: other
- Walters: other
- Farnum: other
- Mena: other
- Young: other
- Horton: other
- Stagni: other
AMENDMENT # 5093 BY TAYLOR, MOTION TO ADOPT (#1287)
2026-05-13 · fail · 22-68
Member-level votes (105)
- Bryant: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Miller: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Moore: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Knox: yes
- Murray: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Newell: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Green: yes
- Mena: yes
- Mr. Speaker: no
- Dewitt: no
- McMahen: no
- Adams: no
- Dickerson: no
- McMakin: no
- Amedee: no
- Domangue: no
- Melerine: no
- Bacala: no
- Edmonston: no
- Orgeron: no
- Bamburg: no
- Egan: no
- Owen: no
- Bayham: no
- Firment: no
- Phelps: no
- Beaullieu: no
- Freiberg: no
- Riser: no
- Berault: no
- Gadberry: no
- Sawyer: no
- Billings: no
- Galle: no
- Schamerhorn: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Geymann: no
- Schlegel: no
- Bourriaque: no
- Glorioso: no
- Spell: no
- Boyer: no
- Hebert: no
- St. Blanc: no
- Braud: no
- Henry, C.: no
- Tarver: no
- Broussard: no
- Hilferty: no
- Thomas: no
- Butler: no
- Illg: no
- Turner: no
- Carlson: no
- Johnson, M.: no
- Ventrella: no
- Carter, R.: no
- Kerner: no
- Villio: no
- Carver: no
- LaCombe: no
- Wilder: no
- Chenevert: no
- Landry, J.: no
- Wiley: no
- Coates: no
- Mack: no
- Wright: no
- Cox: no
- Martinez: no
- Wyble: no
- Crews: no
- McCormick: no
- Zeringue: no
- Deshotel: no
- McFarland: no
- Bagley: other
- Farnum: other
- Lyons: other
- Boyd: other
- Henry, D.: other
- Stagni: other
- Brass: other
- Horton: other
- Thompson: other
- Carpenter: other
- Jackson: other
- Walters: other
- Echols: other
- Landry, M.: other
- Young: other

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