2022 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
SB203
Legislative Summary
Creates an education savings account for certain students reading below grade level. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Bill History
3/3/2022
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
Senate
3/14/2022
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Senate
4/25/2022
Reported with amendments.
Senate
4/26/2022
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Senate
5/2/2022
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
Senate
5/3/2022
Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
5/4/2022
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Senate
5/9/2022
Called from the Calendar.
Senate
5/9/2022
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 24 yeas and 13 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/10/2022
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
House of Representatives
5/11/2022
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
House of Representatives
5/18/2022
Reported with amendments (6-2-1). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
5/19/2022
Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
5/23/2022
Discharged from the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
5/23/2022
Rules suspended.
House of Representatives
5/23/2022
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
6/1/2022
Scheduled for floor debate on 06/02/2022.
House of Representatives
6/2/2022
Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.
House of Representatives
6/2/2022
Called from the calendar.
House of Representatives
6/2/2022
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 27. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
6/3/2022
Received from the House with amendments.
Senate
6/5/2022
Rules suspended. Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 32 yeas and 1 nays.
Senate
6/5/2022
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
House of Representatives
6/5/2022
Senate conference committee members appointed: Jackson, White, and Hewitt.
Senate
6/5/2022
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
House of Representatives
6/6/2022
House conferees appointed: Freiberg, Harris, and Hughes.
House of Representatives
6/6/2022
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
Senate
6/6/2022
Conference Committee report received.
House of Representatives
6/6/2022
Rules suspended.
House of Representatives
6/6/2022
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
House of Representatives
6/6/2022
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 24 yeas and 7 nays.
Senate
6/6/2022
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
Senate
6/6/2022
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
6/6/2022
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/7/2022.
Senate
6/6/2022
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/7/2022.
Senate
6/18/2022
Vetoed by the Governor.
Senate
Amendments
Senate Committee Amendment #2297 EDUC Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #2297 EDUC Draft
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #2213 EDUC Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #2213 EDUC Draft
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #2210 EDUC Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #2210 EDUC Draft
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #2311 EDUC Proposed
Senate Committee Amendment #2311 EDUC Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #2304 EDUC Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #2304 EDUC Draft
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #2325 Mills Fred Proposed
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #2325 Mills Fred Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #2681 Mills Fred Proposed
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #2681 Mills Fred Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #2877 Price Rejected
Senate Floor Amendment #2877 Price Rejected
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #4676 EDUC Draft
House Committee Amendment #4676 EDUC Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #4704 EDUC Proposed
House Committee Amendment #4704 EDUC Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #5410 Freiberg Proposed
House Floor Amendment #5410 Freiberg Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #5376 DeVillier Adopted
House Floor Amendment #5376 DeVillier Adopted
Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on SB 203 ADOPT (#1426)
6/6/2022
24
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on SB 203 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1700)
6/6/2022
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 203 REJECT (#1341)
6/5/2022
32
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on SB 203 FINAL PASSAGE (#1422)
6/2/2022
70
Yea
27
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 203 SB 203 BY HEWITT (#483)
5/9/2022
18
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate Vote on SB 203 FINAL PASSAGE (#484)
5/9/2022
24
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Vetoed(6/18/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 18
Primary Sponsor

Sharon Hewitt
Republican
Co-Sponsors (17)
Beryl Amedee
Republican
Beau Beaullieu
Republican
Dewith Carrier
Republican
Phillip DeVillier
Republican
Mary DuBuisson
Republican
Michael Echols
Republican
Barbara Freiberg
Republican
Raymond Garofalo
Republican
Lance Harris
Republican
Valarie Hodges
Republican
Sherman Mack
Republican
Scott McKnight
Republican
Troy Romero
Republican
Clay Schexnayder
Republican
John Stefanski
Republican
Polly Thomas
Republican
Francis Thompson
Republican