HB821Introduced in the House
Provides for the establishment of the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools within the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice (EN +$250,000 GF EX See Note)
Introduced by Jack McFarland, District 13
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides for the establishment of the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools within the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice (EN +$250,000 GF EX See Note)
Where it stands
Effective date: 06/08/2026.
June 8, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Vote on HB 821 FINAL PASSAGE (#1273) · May 26, 2026
35
Yes
0
No
4
Absent or Not Voting
39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Owen | 1 | Yes |
| Edward Price | 2 | Yes |
| Sidney Barthelemy | 3 | Yes |
| Jimmy Harris | 4 | Yes |
| Royce Duplessis | 5 | Yes |
| Rick Edmonds | 6 | Yes |
| Gary Carter | 7 | Yes |
| Patrick Connick | 8 | Absent |
| Cameron Henry | 9 | Absent |
| Kirk Talbot | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled.
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Reported favorably (11-0).
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
Reported with amendments (14-0).
Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. 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 Judiciary B.
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
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.
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.
Received from the Senate without amendments.
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. 846.
Effective date: 06/08/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- House Committee Amendment #3880 APP Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #4143 APP Proposed (amendment)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
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- Introduced (text)
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- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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