HB 380 — COLLEGES/COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL: Authorizes any institution under the supervision and management of the Bd. of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to establish a pilot program with a school system to increase awareness of and access to certain training programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 547.
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✓Introduced
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 29, 2026.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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20 sponsors
1 primary, 19 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (11 D · 9 R) — cross-party backing.
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill allows certain colleges to create training program pilot programs with local school systems.
This legislation permits institutions under the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to partner with school systems to develop pilot programs. These programs aim to improve awareness of and access to specific training opportunities.
What this means for you
- Families: This means families may have increased access to training programs for their children, potentially improving career prospects.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
12 added · 33 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill HB 380, a specific reference to "ACT No. 547" has been removed. This change likely aims to streamline the bill and ensure it focuses on the most relevant information. Removing outdated or unnecessary references helps clarify the bill’s intent and makes it easier for everyone to understand its purpose.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-1100 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
380 BY REPRESENTATIVES TRAVIS JOHNSON, AMEDEE, BROUSSARD, CARLSON, CARPENTER,CARVER,EDMONSTON,FREIBERG,MARTINEZ,ST.BLANC, AND TAYLOR COLLEGES/COMMUNITYAND SENATORS BARROW, BOUDREAUX, CARTER, CATHEY, JACKSON-ANDREWS, JENKINS, LUNEAU, PRICE, AND TECHNICAL:WOMACK AN ACT To enact R.S.
Authorizes any institution under the supervisionandmanagementoftheBd.ofSupervisorsofCommunityandTechnical Colleges to establish a pilot program with a school system to increase awareness of and access to certain training programs AN ACT To enact R.S.
to authorize any institution under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors of CommunityandCommunity Technicaland CollegesTechnicalColleges to establish a pilot program in partnership with a local public school system;
pilot program Any institution under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges may establish a pilot program in partnershipwith acity, parish, or other local public school system forthepurpose of increasing awareness of and access to commercial driver's license training programs, entrylevel driver training programs, and transportation, distribution, and logisticsPage programs.1 of 2 CODING:
Such partnershipshall besubjectto the approval of the board of supervisors and the city, parish, or other local public school board.
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 380 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Travis Johnson Abstract:
Authorizes any institution under the supervision and management of the Bd.
of SupervisorsofCommunityandTechnicalCollegestoestablishapilotprogramwith a school system to increase awareness of and access to certain trainingprograms.
Proposed law authorizes any system under the supervision and management of the Bd.
of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to establish a pilot program in partnership with a city, parish, or other local public school system for the purpose of increasing awareness of and access to commercial driver's license training programs, entry level driver training programs, and transportation, distribution, and logistics programs.
Subjects such partnership to the approval of the board of supervisors and the school board.
(Adds R.S.
17:3217.6) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Education to the original bill:
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Apply proposed law authority to establish a pilot program with a public school system to any institution under the supervision and management of the Bd.
of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges instead of only applying to Sowela Technical Community College.
View plain text versions (4)
- Enrolled HB380 Enrolled Current pdf
- Engrossed HB380 Engrossed pdf
- HB380 Act 547 View text pdf
- HB380 Original View text pdf
Amendments
2 amendments- House Committee Amendment, #2959, EDUC, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- House Committee Amendment, #2803, EDUC, Draft Show changes
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 547.
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Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Received from the Senate without amendments.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
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Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported with amendments (9-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
Sponsors
- Glen Womack · Cosponsor
- Edward J. Price · Cosponsor
- Jay Luneau · Cosponsor
- Sam Jenkins · Cosponsor
- Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews · Cosponsor
- Stewart Jr. Cathey · Cosponsor
- Gary Carter · Cosponsor
- Gerald Boudreaux · Cosponsor
- Regina Barrow · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Chasity Martinez · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
- Kathy Edmonston · Cosponsor
- Kim Carver · Cosponsor
- Barbara Carpenter · Cosponsor
- Josh Carlson · Cosponsor
- Beryl Amedée · Cosponsor
- C. Travis Johnson · Primary
- Reese "Skip" Broussard · Cosponsor
- Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc III · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 19 co-sponsors · 127 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- C. Travis Johnson Democrat
Co-sponsors (19)
- Glen Womack Republican
- Edward J. Price Democrat
- Jay Luneau Democrat
- Sam Jenkins Democrat
- Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat
- Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican
- Gary Carter Democrat
- Gerald Boudreaux Democrat
- Regina Barrow Democrat
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Chasity Martinez Democrat
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
- Kathy Edmonston Republican
- Kim Carver Republican
- Barbara Carpenter Democrat
- Josh Carlson Republican
- Beryl Amedée Republican
- Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican
- III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican
Not signed on (127)
127 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 127 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Not Voting |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| % of votes cast | 23% | 0% | 0% | 77% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Not Voting |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Not Voting |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Not Voting |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Not Voting |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Not Voting |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Not Voting |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Not Voting |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 64 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 380?
- HB 380 is sponsored by Glen Womack (Republican), Edward J. Price (Democrat), Jay Luneau (Democrat), Sam Jenkins (Democrat), Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews (Democrat), Stewart Jr. Cathey (Republican), Gary Carter (Democrat), Gerald Boudreaux (Democrat), Regina Barrow (Democrat), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Chasity Martinez (Democrat), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Kathy Edmonston (Republican), Kim Carver (Republican), Barbara Carpenter (Democrat), Josh Carlson (Republican), Beryl Amedée (Republican), C. Travis Johnson (Democrat), Reese "Skip" Broussard (Republican), and III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 380?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2026. Enacted.
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