Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 25 R cosponsors
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HCR 14 — EDUCATION: Expresses support for federal efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and memorializes congress to fully cooperate with these efforts

Last action — Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 11, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 11, 2026.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 84% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 25 sponsors

    1 primary, 24 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (25 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

  • Spreading across states

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In plain language

The bill supports efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.

This resolution expresses support for federal initiatives aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. It also calls on Congress to fully cooperate with these efforts.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

37 added · 42 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Bill HCR 14 adds several representatives' names to the list of sponsors, which reflects broader support for the resolution. Additionally, it maintains the core message advocating for the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education due to perceived federal overreach in local education systems. This change is significant as it suggests a growing coalition that supports state autonomy in education, as well as a push for Congress to take action in this direction.

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HLS 26RS-1431 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
14 BY REPRESENTATIVES CARVER, AMEDEE, CARLSON, EDMONSTON, OWEN, AND SCHLEGEL AND SENATOR EDMONDS EDUCATION:
14 BYREPRESENTATIVESCARVER,AMEDEE,BILLINGS,CARLSON,CHENEVERT, COX, CREWS, EDMONSTON, EGAN, FIRMENT, GALLE, GLORIOSO, CHANCE HENRY, HORTON, MIKE JOHNSON, MCCORMICK, MELERINE, OWEN, SAWYER, SCHAMERHORN, SCHLEGEL, SPELL, VILLIO, AND WYBLE AND SENATOR EDMONDS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express support for federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of EducationandtomemorializetheUnitedStates Congressto takesuchactionsasare necessary to cooperate fully with these efforts.
Expresses support for federal efforts to eliminate the U.S.
Department of Education and memorializes congress to fully cooperate with these efforts A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express support for federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of EducationandtomemorializetheUnitedStatesCongressto takesuchactionsasare necessary to cooperate fully with these efforts.
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and WHEREAS,theeliminationoftheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducationisnotonly consistent with the spirit of the Tenth Amendment but will also result in taxpayer dollars being spent more efficientlyand lead to better student outcomes.
14 WHEREAS,theeliminationoftheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducationisnotonly consistent with the spirit of the Tenth Amendment but will also result in taxpayer dollars being spent more efficientlyand lead to better student outcomes.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express support for federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of Education and does hereby memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to cooperate fully with these efforts.
14 ENROLLED THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby express support for federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of Education and does hereby memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to cooperate fully with these efforts.
DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE Page 2 of 2
It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.
The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HCR 14 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Carver Expresses support for federal efforts to eliminate the U.S.
Department of Education and memorializes the U.S.
Congress to cooperate fully with these efforts.
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Action History

  1. Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate on 5/7/2026.

  3. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. Received from the Senate without amendments.

  5. Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 26 yeas and 9 nays. Ordered returned to the House.

  6. Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

  7. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.

  8. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  9. Read by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 59, nays 29. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.

  10. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.

  11. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  12. Reported favorably (9-3).

  13. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

  14. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 122 not signed on · 38 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (24)

Not signed on (122)

122 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

CONCUR (#562)

Passed 26 Yea · 9 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
Republican 24003
Democrat 1901
Total 26904
% of votes cast 67%23%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Nay
Gary Carter Democrat Nay
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Nay
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Nay
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Nay
Larry Selders Democrat Not Voting
Regina Barrow Democrat Nay
Royce Duplessis Democrat Nay
Sam Jenkins Democrat Nay
Sidney Barthelemy II Democrat Nay
Adam Bass Republican Not Voting
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 Yea
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 Not Voting
Patrick Connick Republican Not Voting
Patrick McMath Republican Yea
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

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FINAL CONSIDERATION (#383)

Passed 59 Yea · 29 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5101
Republican 534011
Democrat 12405
Total 5929017
% of votes cast 56%28%0%16%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Nay
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Not Voting
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Nay
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Nay
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Nay
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
Candace N. Newell Democrat Not Voting
Chasity Martinez Democrat Nay
Dana Henry Democrat Nay
Delisha Boyd Democrat Nay
Ed Murray Democrat Nay
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Nay
Joy Walters Democrat Nay
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Mandie Landry Democrat Nay
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Not Voting
Pat Moore Democrat Nay
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Nay
Robby Carter Democrat Nay
Rodney Lyons Democrat Nay
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Nay
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Nay
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Nay
Steven Jackson Democrat Not Voting
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Nay
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Nay
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Nay
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Nay
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Nay
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Not Voting
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 Nay
Gregory A. Miller Republican Nay
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Not Voting
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Not Voting
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 Nay
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 Not Voting
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Not Voting
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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Subjects

education

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HCR 14?
HCR 14 is sponsored by John E. Wyble (Republican), Debbie Villio (Republican), Annie Spell (Republican), Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican), Paul Sawyer (Republican), Michael Melerine (Republican), Danny McCormick (Republican), Mike Johnson (Republican), Dodie Horton (Republican), Chance Keith Henry (Republican), Brian Leonard Glorioso (Republican), Jr., Jack "Jay" William Gallé (Republican), Michael "Gabe" Firment (Republican), Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Raymond J. Crews (Republican), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Emily Chenevert (Republican), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Rick Edmonds (Republican), Laurie Schlegel (Republican), Charles Owen (Republican), Kathy Edmonston (Republican), Josh Carlson (Republican), Beryl Amedée (Republican), and Kim Carver (Republican).
What is the current status of HCR 14?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 11, 2026. Enacted.
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