Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

SB82 — SCHOOLS: Provides for a five-day school week for public schools with exceptions. (gov sig)

Last action — Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 20, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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

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Prognosis

Stalled 12% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 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.

In plain language

This bill establishes a five-day school week for public schools with some exceptions.

The bill mandates that public schools operate on a five-day week. Certain exceptions may be allowed for specific circumstances.

What this means for you
  • Families: This means families can expect a consistent school schedule for their children.

Summary

SCHOOLS: Provides for a five-day school week for public schools with exceptions. (gov sig)

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

  2. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.

  3. Reported favorably.

  4. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  5. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 1 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  6. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  7. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

  8. Reported favorably (10-3). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  9. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  10. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

  11. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2026.

  12. Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.

  13. Notice given.

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.

  15. Called from the calendar.

  16. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 63 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Senate: FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 35 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 22102
Democrat 8001
Total 35103
% of votes cast 90%3%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Owen — Yea
Boudreaux — Yea
Carter — Yea
Miller — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Yea
Larry Selders Democrat Not Voting
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Sidney Barthelemy II Democrat Yea
Adam Bass Republican Yea
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 Nay
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack 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 Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Not Voting
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Favorably

Passed 10 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6300
Democrat 4000
Total 10300
% of votes cast 77%23%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Jr. Terry Landry Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Charles Owen Republican Nay
III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Nay
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Nay
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea

Official roll call →

House: AMENDMENT # 5150 BY LANDRY, T., MOTION TO ADOPT

Failed 24 Yea · 66 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 20306
Republican 15707
Unaffiliated 3602
Total 2466015
% of votes cast 23%63%0%14%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Miller — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
Amedee — Nay
Owen — Nay
Galle — Nay
Henry, C. — Nay
Stagni — Nay
Landry, J. — Nay
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Boudreaux — Not Voting
Adrian Fisher Democrat Not Voting
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Nay
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Chasity Martinez Democrat Not Voting
Dana Henry Democrat Not Voting
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Not Voting
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Nay
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Nay
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Not Voting
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Not Voting
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Annie Spell Republican Nay
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Nay
Beth Anne Billings Republican Nay
Brett F. Geymann Republican Nay
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Nay
Bryan Fontenot Republican Not Voting
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Nay
Christopher Turner Republican Nay
Danny McCormick Republican Nay
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Nay
Debbie Villio Republican Nay
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Nay
Dodie Horton Republican Nay
Emily Chenevert Republican Nay
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Nay
Francis C. Thompson Republican Nay
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Nay
III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican Nay
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Nay
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Nay
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jacob Braud Republican Not Voting
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Nay
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Nay
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Nay
Jerome Zeringue Republican Nay
Jessica Domangue Republican Nay
John E. Wyble Republican Nay
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Nay
Josh Carlson Republican Nay
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Not Voting
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Nay
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Not Voting
Kathy Edmonston Republican Not Voting
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Nay
Kim Carver Republican Nay
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Nay
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Lauren Ventrella Republican Nay
Laurie Schlegel Republican Nay
Les Farnum Republican Nay
Mark Wright Republican Nay
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Nay
Michael Charles Echols Republican Not Voting
Michael Melerine Republican Nay
Mike Johnson Republican Nay
Neil Riser Republican Nay
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Nay
Paul Sawyer Republican Nay
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Nay
Polly Thomas Republican Nay
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Nay
Raymond J. Crews Republican Nay
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Nay
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Nay
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Nay
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Nay
Shane Mack Republican Nay
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Nay
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Nay
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Nay
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Nay
Tony Bacala Republican Nay
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Nay
Wayne McMahen Republican Nay

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB82 do?
SCHOOLS: Provides for a five-day school week for public schools with exceptions. (gov sig)
Who sponsors SB82?
SB82 is sponsored by Beth Mizell (Republican).
What is the current status of SB82?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 20, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SB82?
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