2023 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB68
Legislative Summary
Authorizes public high schools to offer a course of instruction in the history and literature of the Bible (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
Bill History
3/6/2023
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
House of Representatives
3/10/2023
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/10/2023.
House of Representatives
4/10/2023
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
House of Representatives
4/25/2023
Reported favorably (7-4).
House of Representatives
4/26/2023
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
4/26/2023
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/02/2023.
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 10. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
5/3/2023
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Senate
5/18/2023
Reported favorably.
Senate
5/22/2023
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate
5/23/2023
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
6/4/2023
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
6/5/2023
Received from the Senate without amendments.
House of Representatives
6/5/2023
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
6/6/2023
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
6/7/2023
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
House of Representatives
6/8/2023
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 215.
House of Representatives
6/8/2023
Effective date: 08/01/2023.
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on HB 68 FINAL PASSAGE (#744)
6/4/2023
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 68 FINAL PASSAGE (#182)
5/2/2023
87
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/8/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 18
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
Valarie Hodges
Republican
Co-Sponsors (22)
Daryl Adams
Democrat
Beryl Amedee
Republican
Rhonda Butler
Republican
Dewith Carrier
Republican
Kenny Cox
Democrat
Raymond Crews
Republican
Daryl Deshotel
Republican
Rick Edmonds
Republican
Kathy Edmonston
Republican
Gabe Firment
Republican
Adrian Fisher
Democrat
Raymond Garofalo
Republican
Lance Harris
Republican
Dodie Horton
Republican
Jack McFarland
Republican
Blake Miguez
Republican
Pat Moore
Democrat
Charles Owen
Republican
Rodney Schamerhorn
Republican
Alan Seabaugh
Republican
Larry Selders
Democrat
Francis Thompson
Republican