HCR 37 — HIGHER EDUCATION: Establishes the Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Task Force
Last action — 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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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 06, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 04, 2025.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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38 sponsors
1 primary, 37 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (21 D · 14 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 HCR 37 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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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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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.
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Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
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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 by title, amended, roll called on final consideration, yeas 90, nays 0. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.
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Discharged from the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/28/2025.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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Reported favorably (10-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
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Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Sponsors
- T. Landry · Cosponsor
- Rashid Armand Young · Cosponsor
- Matthew Willard · Cosponsor
- Roger William Wilder III · Cosponsor
- Joy Walters · Cosponsor
- Debbie Villio · Cosponsor
- Lauren Ventrella · Cosponsor
- Francis C. Thompson · Cosponsor
- Annie Spell · Cosponsor
- Tammy T. Phelps · Cosponsor
- Pat Moore · Cosponsor
- Dustin Miller · Cosponsor
- C. Denise Marcelle · Cosponsor
- Rodney Lyons · Cosponsor
- Ed Larvadain III · Cosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur · Cosponsor
- Alonzo L. Knox · Cosponsor
- Edmond Jordan · Cosponsor
- Steven Jackson · Cosponsor
- John R. Illg Jr. · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Phillip DeVillier · Cosponsor
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion · Cosponsor
- Wilford Carter Sr. · Cosponsor
- R. Dewith Carrier · Cosponsor
- Chad Michael Boyer · Cosponsor
- Delisha Boyd · Cosponsor
- Beth Anne Billings · Cosponsor
- Roy Daryl Adams · Cosponsor
- Gerald Boudreaux · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
- Kathy Edmonston · Cosponsor
- Kim Carver · Cosponsor
- Ken Brass · Cosponsor
- Beryl Amedée · Cosponsor
- Jason Hughes · Primary
- C. Travis Johnson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 37 co-sponsors · 109 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Jason Hughes
Co-sponsors (37)
- Landry, T.
- Rashid Armand Young Democrat
- Matthew Willard
- III, Roger William Wilder Republican
- Joy Walters Democrat
- Debbie Villio Republican
- Lauren Ventrella Republican
- Francis C. Thompson Republican
- Annie Spell Republican
- Tammy T. Phelps Democrat
- Pat Moore Democrat
- Dustin Miller Democrat
- C. Denise Marcelle Democrat
- Rodney Lyons Democrat
- III, Ed Larvadain Democrat
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat
- Alonzo L. Knox Democrat
- Edmond Jordan Democrat
- Steven Jackson Democrat
- Jr., John R. Illg Republican
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Phillip DeVillier Republican
- Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat
- Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat
- R. Dewith Carrier Republican
- Chad Michael Boyer Republican
- Delisha Boyd Democrat
- Beth Anne Billings Republican
- Roy Daryl Adams Democrat
- Gerald Boudreaux Democrat
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
- Kathy Edmonston Republican
- Kim Carver Republican
- Ken Brass Democrat
- Beryl Amedée Republican
- C. Travis Johnson Democrat
Not signed on (109)
109 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 109 →"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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| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | 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 |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Not Voting |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 59 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 90 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Not Voting |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | 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 | Not Voting |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HCR 37?
- HCR 37 is sponsored by Landry, T., Rashid Armand Young (Democrat), Matthew Willard, III, Roger William Wilder (Republican), Joy Walters (Democrat), Debbie Villio (Republican), Lauren Ventrella (Republican), Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Annie Spell (Republican), Tammy T. Phelps (Democrat), Pat Moore (Democrat), Dustin Miller (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Alonzo L. Knox (Democrat), Edmond Jordan (Democrat), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Jr., John R. Illg (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Phillip DeVillier (Republican), Tehmi Jahi Chassion (Democrat), Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Chad Michael Boyer (Republican), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), Gerald Boudreaux (Democrat), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Kathy Edmonston (Republican), Kim Carver (Republican), Ken Brass (Democrat), Beryl Amedée (Republican), Jason Hughes, and C. Travis Johnson (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HCR 37?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 06, 2025. Enacted.
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