HB445Introduced in the House
Provides relative to the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Introduced by Barbara Freiberg, District 70
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides relative to the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Where it stands
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
May 29, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House Vote on HB 445 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1428) · May 20, 2026
92
Yes
0
No
13
Absent or Not Voting
105 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | Yes |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Yes |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Yes |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Absent |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Yes |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled.
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Reported favorably (13-0. To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
Reported favorably (17-0).
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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.
Received from the Senate with amendments.
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.
Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 433.
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- Senate Committee Amendment #2911 EDUC Draft (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #2965 EDUC Proposed (amendment)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
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- Fiscal Note (supplement)
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- Fiscal Note (supplement)
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- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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