HB 167 is sponsored by Matthew Willard, Malinda White, Christopher Turner (Republican), Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Larry Selders (Democrat), Troy D. Romero, Charles Owen (Republican), Pat Moore (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Mandie Landry (Democrat), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Edmond Jordan (Democrat), Mike Johnson (Republican), Samuel Jenkins, Jason Hughes, Valarie Hodges (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Michael "Gabe" Firment (Republican), Julie Emerson, Kathy Edmonston (Republican), Phillip DeVillier (Republican), Mack Cormier, Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat), Robby Carter (Democrat), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu (Republican), Larry A. Bagley (Republican), Tony Bacala (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), and Alonzo L. Knox (Democrat).

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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 14 D · 13 R cosponsors

HB 167 — STUDENT/TUITION: Provides for a tuition waiver for certain disabled veterans (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Last action June 08, 2023 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 224.

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 23, 2023. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
34 sponsors

1 primary, 33 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (14 D · 13 R) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

June 08, 2023
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 224.
June 08, 2023
Effective date: 08/01/2023.
June 07, 2023
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
June 06, 2023
Signed by the President of the Senate.
June 05, 2023
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
June 04, 2023
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
June 04, 2023
Received from the Senate without amendments.
June 02, 2023
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
June 01, 2023
Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 30, 2023
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
May 29, 2023
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
May 24, 2023
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
May 23, 2023
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
May 22, 2023
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
May 18, 2023
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/22/2023.
May 16, 2023
Discharged from the Committee on Appropriations.
May 16, 2023
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
April 24, 2023
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
April 20, 2023
Reported with amendments (10-0) with recommendation to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations.
April 10, 2023
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
March 24, 2023
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/24/2023.
March 23, 2023
Prefiled.
March 23, 2023
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 33 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

III, Vincent E. Cox Republican

Not signed on (113)

113 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#681)

June 04, 2023

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	11	0	0	2
Republican	19	0	0	0
Democrat	7	0	0	0
Total	37	0	0	2
% of votes cast	95%	0%	0%	5%

How each member voted (39)

Member	Party	Vote
Mr. President	—	Yea
Peacock	—	Yea
Pope	—	Yea
Bernard	—	Yea
Hewitt	—	Yea
Bouie	—	Yea
Smith	—	Yea
Carter	—	Yea
Milligan	—	Yea
Mills, F.	—	Yea
Mills, R.	—	Yea
Fields	—	Not Voting
White	—	Not Voting
Edward J. Price	Democrat	Yea
Gerald Boudreaux	Democrat	Yea
Jay Luneau	Democrat	Yea
Jimmy Harris	Democrat	Yea
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews	Democrat	Yea
Regina Barrow	Democrat	Yea
Royce Duplessis	Democrat	Yea
Beth Mizell	Republican	Yea
Bob Hensgens	Republican	Yea
Caleb Kleinpeter	Republican	Yea
Cameron Henry	Republican	Yea
Eddie J. Lambert	Republican	Yea
Franklin J. Foil	Republican	Yea
Glen Womack	Republican	Yea
Heather Cloud	Republican	Yea
Jeremy Stine	Republican	Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris	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	Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver	Republican	Yea
Robert Allain	Republican	Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#553)

May 22, 2023

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	30	0	0	2
Republican	46	0	0	3
Democrat	21	0	0	3
Total	97	0	0	8
% of votes cast	92%	0%	0%	8%

How each member voted (105)

Member	Party	Vote
Mr. Speaker	—	Yea
Frieman	—	Yea
Amedee	—	Yea
Gaines	—	Yea
Garofalo	—	Yea
Mincey	—	Yea
Goudeau	—	Yea
Bishop	—	Yea
Nelson	—	Yea
Hollis	—	Yea
Brown	—	Yea
Hughes	—	Yea
Pierre	—	Yea
Huval	—	Yea
Ivey	—	Yea
Romero	—	Yea
Jefferson	—	Yea
Cormier	—	Yea
Coussan	—	Yea
Stagni	—	Yea
Davis	—	Yea
Stefanski	—	Yea
DuBuisson	—	Yea
Magee	—	Yea
Emerson	—	Yea
White	—	Yea
Marino	—	Yea
Willard	—	Yea
McKnight	—	Yea
Glover	—	Not Voting
Johnson, T.	—	Not Voting
St. Blanc	—	Yea
Adrian Fisher	Democrat	Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman	Democrat	Not Voting
Alonzo L. Knox	Democrat	Yea
Barbara Carpenter	Democrat	Yea
C. Denise Marcelle	Democrat	Yea
Candace N. Newell	Democrat	Yea
Delisha Boyd	Democrat	Yea
Dustin Miller	Democrat	Yea
Edmond Jordan	Democrat	Yea
III, Ed Larvadain	Democrat	Yea
Jimmy Harris	Democrat	Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green	Democrat	Not Voting
Ken Brass	Democrat	Yea
Larry Selders	Democrat	Yea
Mandie Landry	Democrat	Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant	Democrat	Yea
Pat Moore	Democrat	Yea
Robby Carter	Democrat	Yea
Rodney Lyons	Democrat	Yea
Roy Daryl Adams	Democrat	Yea
Sam Jenkins	Democrat	Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter	Democrat	Yea
Tammy T. Phelps	Democrat	Not Voting
Vanessa Caston LaFleur	Democrat	Yea
Alan Seabaugh	Republican	Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg	Republican	Yea
Blake Miguez	Republican	Yea
Brett F. Geymann	Republican	Not Voting
Bryan Fontenot	Republican	Yea
Charles Owen	Republican	Yea
Christopher Turner	Republican	Yea
Danny McCormick	Republican	Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel	Republican	Yea
Debbie Villio	Republican	Yea
Dodie Horton	Republican	Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry	Republican	Yea
Francis C. Thompson	Republican	Yea
Gregory A. Miller	Republican	Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox	Republican	Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu	Republican	Yea
Jack McFarland	Republican	Yea
Jeremy LaCombe	Republican	Yea
Jerome Zeringue	Republican	Not Voting
Joseph A. Orgeron	Republican	Yea
Jr., John R. Illg	Republican	Yea
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat	Republican	Yea
Kathy Edmonston	Republican	Yea
Larry A. Bagley	Republican	Yea
Laurie Schlegel	Republican	Yea
Les Farnum	Republican	Yea
Mark Wright	Republican	Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment	Republican	Yea
Michael Charles Echols	Republican	Yea
Mike Johnson	Republican	Yea
Neil Riser	Republican	Yea
Nicholas Muscarello	Republican	Yea
Phillip DeVillier	Republican	Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver	Republican	Yea
Polly Thomas	Republican	Yea
R. Dewith Carrier	Republican	Yea
Raymond J. Crews	Republican	Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler	Republican	Yea
Rick Edmonds	Republican	Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen	Republican	Not Voting
Rodney Schamerhorn	Republican	Yea
Ryan Bourriaque	Republican	Yea
Shane Mack	Republican	Yea
Stephanie Hilferty	Republican	Yea
Thomas A. Pressly	Republican	Yea
Timothy P. Kerner	Republican	Yea
Tony Bacala	Republican	Yea
Valarie Hodges	Republican	Yea
Wayne McMahen	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

veterans education

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 167?: HB 167 is sponsored by Matthew Willard, Malinda White, Christopher Turner (Republican), Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Larry Selders (Democrat), Troy D. Romero, Charles Owen (Republican), Pat Moore (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Mandie Landry (Democrat), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Edmond Jordan (Democrat), Mike Johnson (Republican), Samuel Jenkins, Jason Hughes, Valarie Hodges (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Michael "Gabe" Firment (Republican), Julie Emerson, Kathy Edmonston (Republican), Phillip DeVillier (Republican), Mack Cormier, Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat), Robby Carter (Democrat), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu (Republican), Larry A. Bagley (Republican), Tony Bacala (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), and Alonzo L. Knox (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 167?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 23, 2023. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: HB 167
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: March 23, 2023
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: III, Vincent E. Cox

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