HB 320 — EDUCATION: Repeals certain student instruction and teacher training requirements and authorizes the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to adopt policies requiring the inclusion of certain topics in such instruction and training (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 686.
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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 28, 2024. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 19, 2024.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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12 sponsors
1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (9 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.
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Mixed recorded votes
3 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.
Bill Text
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Read HB 320 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 686.
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Effective date: 06/19/2024.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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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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Read by title, roll called, yeas 86, nays 4, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2024.
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Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 2 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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Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported with amendments.
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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, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 9. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 03/27/2024.
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Reported with amendments (11-0).
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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
- Francis C. Thompson · Cosponsor
- Troy D. Romero · Cosponsor
- Rashid Armand Young · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Phillip Eric Tarver · Cosponsor
- Laurie Schlegel · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
- Kim Carver · Cosponsor
- Josh Carlson · Cosponsor
- Beryl Amedée · Cosponsor
- Charles Owen · Primary
- Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc III · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 135 not signed on · 35 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Charles Owen Republican
Co-sponsors (11)
- Francis C. Thompson Republican
- Troy D. Romero
- Rashid Armand Young Democrat
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Phillip Eric Tarver Republican
- Laurie Schlegel Republican
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
- Kim Carver Republican
- Josh Carlson Republican
- Beryl Amedée Republican
- III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican
Not signed on (135)
135 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 135 →"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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| Republican | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 14 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 86 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 4% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Nay |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Nay |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 5% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 |
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| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 25 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 26% | 64% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Fields | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Nay |
| Coussan | — | Nay |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Nay |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Nay |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Nay |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Nay |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Nay |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Nay |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Nay |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Nay |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Nay |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Nay |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 94 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 9% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Nay |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Nay |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Nay |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | 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 | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Nicholas Muscarello | 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 |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 320?
- HB 320 is sponsored by Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Troy D. Romero, Rashid Armand Young (Democrat), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Phillip Eric Tarver (Republican), Laurie Schlegel (Republican), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Kim Carver (Republican), Josh Carlson (Republican), Beryl Amedée (Republican), Charles Owen (Republican), and III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 320?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2024. Enacted.
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