2022 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
SB261
Legislative Summary
Provides for public postsecondary education transfer pathways. (gov sig)
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
3/23/2022
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
Senate
3/28/2022
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
3/29/2022
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
4/4/2022
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
House of Representatives
4/5/2022
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
House of Representatives
5/11/2022
Reported favorably (7-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
House of Representatives
5/12/2022
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
House of Representatives
5/16/2022
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
5/25/2022
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2022.
House of Representatives
5/26/2022
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/31/2022
Received from the House without amendments.
Senate
6/1/2022
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
6/1/2022
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
6/2/2022
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Senate
6/10/2022
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 308.
Senate
6/10/2022
Effective date 6/10/2022.
Senate
Amendments
Senate Committee Amendment #698 EDUC Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #698 EDUC Draft
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #863 EDUC Proposed
Senate Committee Amendment #863 EDUC Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #992 Mills Fred Proposed
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #992 Mills Fred Proposed
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on SB 261 FINAL PASSAGE (#1217)
5/26/2022
95
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 261 FINAL PASSAGE (#100)
3/29/2022
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 261 CO-AUTHORS (#101)
3/29/2022
24
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
15
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/10/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 11
Republican: 14
Primary Sponsor

Cleo Fields
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (24)
Regina Barrow
Democrat
Louie Bernard
Republican
Gerald Boudreaux
Democrat
Joseph Bouie
Democrat
Gary Carter
Democrat
Heather Cloud
Republican
Patrick Connick
Republican
Patrick Cortez
Republican
Michael Fesi
Republican
Franklin Foil
Republican
Jimmy Harris
Democrat
Sharon Hewitt
Republican
Katrina Jackson-Andrews
Democrat
W. Jay Luneau
Democrat
Patrick McMath
Republican
Fred Mills
Republican
Rogers Pope
Republican
Edward Price
Democrat
Gary Smith
Democrat
Gregory Tarver
Democrat
Rick Ward
Republican
Mack White
Republican
Glen Womack
Republican
Raymond Garofalo
Republican