2023 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB167
Legislative Summary
Provides for a tuition waiver for certain disabled veterans (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)
Bill History
3/23/2023
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
House of Representatives
3/24/2023
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/24/2023.
House of Representatives
4/10/2023
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
House of Representatives
4/20/2023
Reported with amendments (10-0) with recommendation to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
4/24/2023
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
5/16/2023
Discharged from the Committee on Appropriations.
House of Representatives
5/16/2023
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
5/18/2023
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/22/2023.
House of Representatives
5/22/2023
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/23/2023
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
5/24/2023
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Senate
5/29/2023
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
Senate
5/30/2023
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
Senate
6/1/2023
Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate
6/2/2023
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 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
6/4/2023
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. 224.
House of Representatives
6/8/2023
Effective date: 08/01/2023.
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Committee Amendment #1407 EDUC Draft
House Committee Amendment #1407 EDUC Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #1520 EDUC Proposed
House Committee Amendment #1520 EDUC Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #731 Horton Proposed
House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #731 Horton Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #3029 Beaullieu Proposed
House Floor Amendment #3029 Beaullieu Proposed
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on HB 167 FINAL PASSAGE (#681)
6/4/2023
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 167 FINAL PASSAGE (#553)
5/22/2023
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/8/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 20
Republican: 14
Primary Sponsor

Kenny Cox
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (33)
Daryl Adams
Democrat
Tony Bacala
Republican
Lawrence Bagley
Republican
Beau Beaullieu
Republican
Delisha Boyd
Democrat
Dewith Carrier
Republican
Robert Carter
Democrat
Wilford Carter
Democrat
Mack Cormier
Democrat
Phillip DeVillier
Republican
Kathy Edmonston
Republican
Julie Emerson
Republican
Gabe Firment
Republican
Adrian Fisher
Democrat
Valarie Hodges
Republican
Jason Hughes
Democrat
Samuel Jenkins
Democrat
Mike Johnson
Republican
Edmond Jordan
Democrat
Alonzo Knox
Democrat
Vanessa Caston Lafleur
Democrat
Mandie Landry
Democrat
Ed Larvadain
Democrat
Rodney Lyons
Democrat
Denise Marcelle
Democrat
Pat Moore
Democrat
Charles Owen
Republican
Troy Romero
Republican
Larry Selders
Democrat
Francis Thompson
Republican
Christopher Turner
Republican
Malinda White
Democrat
Matthew Willard
Democrat