Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB83 — SCHOOLS: Provides for training to prevent human trafficking at public elementary and secondary schools and provides for victims' services. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last action — Effective date 6/1/2026.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 28, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    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).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

The bill mandates training in public schools to prevent human trafficking and supports victims' services.

This legislation requires public elementary and secondary schools to provide training aimed at preventing human trafficking. Additionally, it establishes services for victims of trafficking.

What this means for you
  • Workers: School staff will receive training to recognize and prevent human trafficking, enhancing workplace awareness.
  • Families: This means families can expect schools to be better equipped to protect children from trafficking.

Summary

SCHOOLS: Provides for training to prevent human trafficking at public elementary and secondary schools and provides for victims' services. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Bill Text

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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 with amendments.

  4. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

  5. Reported with amendments.

  6. Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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

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

  10. Reported with amendments (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  11. Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.

  12. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

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

  14. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  15. Received from the House with amendments.

  16. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.

  17. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  18. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  19. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

  20. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 737.

  21. Effective date 6/1/2026.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

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: CONCUR

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 24001
Democrat 8001
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
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 Not Voting
Brach Jerad Myers Republican Yea
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack 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 Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

Official roll call →

House: FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 28001
Republican 59006
Unaffiliated 9002
Total 96009
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Amedee — Yea
Miller — Yea
Boudreaux — Yea
Galle — Yea
Owen — Yea
Henry, C. — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Landry, J. — Not Voting
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
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Not Voting
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
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Not Voting
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer 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 Not Voting
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Not Voting
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Not Voting
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler 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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With Amendments

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 10000
Democrat 2000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beryl Amedée Republican Yea
Charles Owen Republican Yea
III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Senate: FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Republican 21004
Democrat 7002
Total 33006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Miller — Yea
Owen — Yea
Boudreaux — Yea
Carter — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Not Voting
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Not Voting
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 Allain Republican Not Voting
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB83 do?
SCHOOLS: Provides for training to prevent human trafficking at public elementary and secondary schools and provides for victims' services. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Who sponsors SB83?
SB83 is sponsored by Rick Edmonds (Republican).
What is the current status of SB83?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2026. Enacted.
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