HCR 72 is sponsored by Matthew Willard, Larry Selders (Democrat), Shaun Raphael Mena (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), Alonzo L. Knox (Democrat), Edmond Jordan (Democrat), Jr., Kyle M. Green (Democrat), Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Rashid Armand Young (Democrat), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Laurie Schlegel (Republican), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Kim Carver (Republican), Barbara Carpenter (Democrat), Ken Brass (Democrat), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), and Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican).

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Louisiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 14 D · 5 R cosponsors

HCR 72 — SCHOOLS: Creates a task force and requests the State Department of Education to study and report relative to school start times

Last action May 17, 2024 — Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 18, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 16, 2024.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
20 sponsors

1 primary, 19 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (14 D · 5 R) — cross-party backing.
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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Action History

May 17, 2024
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
May 16, 2024
Signed by the President of the Senate.
May 15, 2024
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
May 14, 2024
Received from the Senate without amendments.
May 13, 2024
Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
May 08, 2024
Reported favorably.
May 01, 2024
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
April 30, 2024
Read by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 97, nays 0. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.
April 30, 2024
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
April 29, 2024
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/30/2024.
April 25, 2024
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
April 24, 2024
Reported with amendments (11-0).
April 22, 2024
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
April 18, 2024
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 19 co-sponsors · 127 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat

Not signed on (127)

127 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

CONCUR (#630)

May 13, 2024

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	4	0	0	0
Republican	26	0	0	0
Democrat	8	0	0	1
Total	38	0	0	1
% of votes cast	97%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (39)

Member	Party	Vote
Mr. President	—	Yea
Fields	—	Yea
Bouie	—	Yea
Coussan	—	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

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FINAL CONSIDERATION (#773)

April 30, 2024

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democrat	24	0	0	3
Republican	63	0	0	3
Unaffiliated	10	0	0	2
Total	97	0	0	8
% of votes cast	92%	0%	0%	8%

How each member voted (105)

Member	Party	Vote
Amedee	—	Yea
Emerson	—	Yea
Galle	—	Yea
Romero	—	Yea
Brown	—	Yea
Stagni	—	Yea
Willard	—	Yea
Davis	—	Yea
Mr. Speaker	—	Not Voting
Hughes	—	Not Voting
Johnson, T.	—	Yea
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
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	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	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
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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Subjects

education

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HCR 72?: HCR 72 is sponsored by Matthew Willard, Larry Selders (Democrat), Shaun Raphael Mena (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), Alonzo L. Knox (Democrat), Edmond Jordan (Democrat), Jr., Kyle M. Green (Democrat), Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican), Rashid Armand Young (Democrat), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Laurie Schlegel (Republican), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Kim Carver (Republican), Barbara Carpenter (Democrat), Ken Brass (Democrat), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), and Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican).
What is the current status of HCR 72?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 18, 2024. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: HCR 72
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Type: Concurrent Resolution
Introduced: April 18, 2024
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Vanessa Caston LaFleur

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