2024 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB8
Legislative Summary
Prohibits the use of an appeals process for certain students who fail to pass state-administered tests required for high school graduation
Bill History
1/17/2024
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
1/17/2024
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
House of Representatives
1/19/2024
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/19/2024.
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
House of Representatives
3/21/2024
Reported favorably (10-3).
House of Representatives
3/25/2024
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
3/25/2024
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2024.
House of Representatives
3/26/2024
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 20. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
3/26/2024
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
3/27/2024
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Senate
5/1/2024
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
Senate
5/6/2024
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate
5/7/2024
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
5/16/2024
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 24 yeas and 10 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/20/2024
Received from the Senate without amendments.
House of Representatives
5/20/2024
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
5/20/2024
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
5/21/2024
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
House of Representatives
5/23/2024
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 247.
House of Representatives
5/23/2024
Effective date: 08/01/2024.
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on HB 8 FINAL PASSAGE (#904)
5/16/2024
24
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 8 FINAL PASSAGE (#94)
3/26/2024
83
Yea
20
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/23/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die
