LA SB 65
deadSCHOOLS: Provides relative to the conversion of preexisting schools into charter schools. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did LA SB 65 pass?
No. LA SB 65 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-20): Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
What is LA SB 65 about?
LA SB 65 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “SCHOOLS: Provides relative to the conversion of preexisting schools into charter schools. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)”.
Who sponsors LA SB 65?
Stewart Cathey , Jr. is the primary sponsor of LA SB 65, joined by 1 cosponsor.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-04-20 — Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Stewart Cathey , Jr.primary
- Michael Echolscosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-20
Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-04-15
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title; failed to pass by a vote of 19 yeas and 17 nays.
2026-04-15
Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.
2026-04-13
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-08
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
referral-committee
2026-02-18
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
filing,referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
AMENDMENT # 2101 BY JACKSON-ANDREWS, SB 65 BY CATHEY (#332)
2026-04-15 · fail · 15-21
Member-level votes (39)
- Abraham: yes
- Carter: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Allain: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Myers: yes
- Bass: yes
- Harris: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Mr. President: no
- Kleinpeter: no
- Owen: no
- Cathey: no
- Lambert: no
- Pressly: no
- Cloud: no
- McMath: no
- Reese: no
- Connick: no
- Miguez: no
- Seabaugh: no
- Edmonds: no
- Miller: no
- Stine: no
- Foil: no
- Mizell: no
- Talbot: no
- Hensgens: no
- Morris: no
- Womack: no
- Barrow: other
- Hodges: other
- Selders: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#333)
2026-04-15 · fail · 19-17
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Stine: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Foil: yes
- Owen: yes
- Abraham: no
- Duplessis: no
- Miller: no
- Allain: no
- Harris: no
- Myers: no
- Barthelemy: no
- Jackson-Andrews: no
- Price: no
- Bass: no
- Jenkins: no
- Wheat: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Lambert: no
- Womack: no
- Carter: no
- Luneau: no
- Barrow: other
- Hodges: other
- Selders: other
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