HCR 10 — ATHLETICS: Requests the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to recognize dance, cheer, and lacrosse as sanctioned sports
Last action — Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 42, nays 49. Failed to pass.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 09, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).
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Failed a recorded vote
Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
25 added · 20 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendments to Bill HCR 10 now include lacrosse alongside dance and cheer as activities the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) is requested to recognize as sanctioned sports. This change is significant because it expands the opportunities for student-athletes involved in lacrosse, allowing them to participate in interscholastic competition and access the same benefits as those in other sanctioned sports. The addition of lacrosse acknowledges its athletic rigor and the commitment required from its participants.
HLS 26RS-142 ORIGINALENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
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and WHEREAS, Louisiana's student athletes deserve the opportunity to compete in interscholastic competition in dancedance, cheer, and cheeraslacrosse as sports that areofficiallysanctionedare bytheofficially sanctioned by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urgeurgeandrequesttheLouisianaHighSchool Athletic Association to recognize dance,cheer, and requestlacrosse theas Louisianasanctioned Highsports Schoolfor Athleticthe Associationpurpose toof recognizeinterscholastic danceathletic competition and cheerassanctionedsportsforthepurposeofinterscholasticathleticcompetitionandallotherall other opportunities available to participants in sanctioned sports.
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10Page BE1 IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this2 ResolutionHLS be26RS-142 transmittedENGROSSED toHCR theNO. executive director of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association.
10 DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HCR 10 OriginalEngrossed 2026 Regular Session Wilder Requests that the La.
High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) add dancedance, cheer, and cheerlacrosse as sanctioned sports for the purpose of interscholastic athletic competition and all other opportunities available to participants in sanctioned sports.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Education to the original bill:
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Add lacrosse to the list of sports the LHSAA is requested to add as a sanctioned sport.
View plain text versions (2)
- Engrossed HCR10 Engrossed Current pdf
- HCR10 Original View text pdf
Amendments
2 amendments- House Committee Amendment, #2788, EDUC, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- House Committee Amendment, #2404, EDUC, Draft Show changes
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Action History
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 42, nays 49. Failed to pass.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported with amendments (12-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
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Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Sponsors
- Valarie Hodges · Cosponsor
- Roger William Wilder III · Primary
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 49 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- III, Roger William Wilder Republican
Co-sponsors (2)
- Valarie Hodges Republican
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican
Not signed on (144)
144 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 144 →"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 |
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| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 26 | 35 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 11 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 42 | 49 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 40% | 47% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Nay |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Nay |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Nay |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Nay |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Nay |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Nay |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Nay |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Nay |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Nay |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Nay |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Nay |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Nay |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Nay |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Nay |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Nay |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Not Voting |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Nay |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Nay |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Nay |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Nay |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Nay |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Nay |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Nay |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Nay |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Nay |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HCR 10?
- HCR 10 is sponsored by Valarie Hodges (Republican), III, Roger William Wilder (Republican), and Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican).
- What is the current status of HCR 10?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 09, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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