HB 264 — CURRICULA: Adds computer science as a high school graduation requirement and requires teacher preparation programs to include computer science education (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 211.
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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 May 23, 2024.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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19 sponsors
1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (10 D · 8 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 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 264 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 211.
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Effective date: 08/01/2024.
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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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Received from the Senate without amendments.
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Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 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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Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
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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 102, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/04/2024.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported with amendments (13-0).
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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
- John E. Wyble · Cosponsor
- Joy Walters · Cosponsor
- Francis C. Thompson · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Larry Selders · Cosponsor
- Shaun Raphael Mena · Cosponsor
- Ed Larvadain III · Cosponsor
- Jacob Jules Landry · Cosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur · Cosponsor
- Kyle M. Green Jr. · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Jason Brian DeWitt · Cosponsor
- Kim Carver · Cosponsor
- Robby Carter · Cosponsor
- Josh Carlson · Cosponsor
- Rhonda Gaye Butler · Cosponsor
- Delisha Boyd · Cosponsor
- Michael Robert Bayham Jr. · Cosponsor
- Jason Hughes · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Jason Hughes
Co-sponsors (18)
- John E. Wyble Republican
- Joy Walters Democrat
- Francis C. Thompson Republican
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Larry Selders Democrat
- Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat
- III, Ed Larvadain Democrat
- Jacob Jules Landry Republican
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat
- Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Jason Brian DeWitt Republican
- Kim Carver Republican
- Robby Carter Democrat
- Josh Carlson Republican
- Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican
- Delisha Boyd Democrat
- Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican
Not signed on (128)
128 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 128 →"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 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Yea |
| 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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| Republican | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 102 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 1% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Romero | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | 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 | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 264?
- HB 264 is sponsored by John E. Wyble (Republican), Joy Walters (Democrat), Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Larry Selders (Democrat), Shaun Raphael Mena (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Jacob Jules Landry (Republican), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Jr., Kyle M. Green (Democrat), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Jason Brian DeWitt (Republican), Kim Carver (Republican), Robby Carter (Democrat), Josh Carlson (Republican), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), and Jason Hughes.
- What is the current status of HB 264?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2024. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 264?
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