HB 424 — SCHOOLS: Requires each public school governing authority to use a uniform 10-point grading scale
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 428.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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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 29, 2024. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 03, 2024.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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13 sponsors
1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (12 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read HB 424 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 428.
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Effective date: 08/01/2024.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Received from the Senate without amendments.
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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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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 71, nays 17. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2024.
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Reported favorably (12-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
Sponsors
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Larry Selders · Cosponsor
- Candace N. Newell · Cosponsor
- Pat Moore · Cosponsor
- C. Denise Marcelle · Cosponsor
- Rodney Lyons · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion · Cosponsor
- Wilford Carter Sr. · Cosponsor
- Marcus Anthony Bryant · Cosponsor
- Delisha Boyd · Cosponsor
- Michael Robert Bayham Jr. · Cosponsor
- Tammy T. Phelps · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 134 not signed on · 15 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Tammy T. Phelps Democrat
Co-sponsors (12)
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Larry Selders Democrat
- Candace N. Newell Democrat
- Pat Moore Democrat
- C. Denise Marcelle Democrat
- Rodney Lyons Democrat
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat
- Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat
- Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat
- Delisha Boyd Democrat
- Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican
Not signed on (134)
134 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 134 →"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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| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| % of votes cast | 3% | 0% | 0% | 97% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Coussan | — | Not Voting |
| Mr. President | — | Not Voting |
| Fields | — | Not Voting |
| Bouie | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sam Jenkins | 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 |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Not Voting |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Not Voting |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| % of votes cast | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Not Voting |
| Fields | — | Not Voting |
| Bouie | — | Not Voting |
| Coussan | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sam Jenkins | 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 |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Not Voting |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Not Voting |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 39 | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 71 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 16% | 0% | 16% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Nay |
| Emerson | — | Nay |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Brown | — | Not Voting |
| Hughes | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, 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 |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Not Voting |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Not Voting |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Nay |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Not Voting |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Nay |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Not Voting |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Nay |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Nay |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Nay |
| 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 424?
- HB 424 is sponsored by Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Larry Selders (Democrat), Candace N. Newell (Democrat), Pat Moore (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat), Marcus Anthony Bryant (Democrat), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), and Tammy T. Phelps (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 424?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 29, 2024. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 424?
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