HB474Introduced in the House
Creates individual income tax checkoffs for donations to the Grambling University National Alumni Association and the Louisiana Tech University Alumni Association (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
Introduced by Rashid Young, District 11
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Creates individual income tax checkoffs for donations to the Grambling University National Alumni Association and the Louisiana Tech University Alumni Association (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
Where it stands
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
May 27, 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 474 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1084) · May 11, 2026
92
Yes
5
No
8
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 | No |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Yes |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Yes |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Yes |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | No |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled.
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Reported favorably (14-0).
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/23/2026.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 82, nays 13. 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 Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
Reported favorably.
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.
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. 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 05/11/2026.
Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 5, 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.
Becomes Act No. 400 without the Governor's signature.
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- Senate Floor Amendment #2404 Bass Adopted (amendment)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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