2024 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB264
Legislative Summary
Adds computer science as a high school graduation requirement and requires teacher preparation programs to include computer science education (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
2/28/2024
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
House of Representatives
3/27/2024
Reported with amendments (13-0).
House of Representatives
4/2/2024
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
4/3/2024
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/04/2024.
House of Representatives
4/4/2024
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
4/16/2024
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
5/13/2024
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/14/2024
Received from the Senate without amendments.
House of Representatives
5/15/2024
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
5/16/2024
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
5/17/2024
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
House of Representatives
5/23/2024
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 211.
House of Representatives
5/23/2024
Effective date: 08/01/2024.
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Committee Amendment #1618 EDUC Draft
House Committee Amendment #1618 EDUC Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #1940 EDUC Proposed
House Committee Amendment #1940 EDUC Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #2227 Hughes Adopted
House Floor Amendment #2227 Hughes Adopted
Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on HB 264 FINAL PASSAGE (#660)
5/13/2024
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 264 FINAL PASSAGE (#239)
4/4/2024
102
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/23/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 11
Republican: 8
Primary Sponsor
Jason Hughes
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (18)
Mike Bayham
Republican
Delisha Boyd
Democrat
Rhonda Butler
Republican
Josh Carlson
Republican
Robert Carter
Democrat
Kim Carver
Republican
Jason DeWitt
Republican
Adrian Fisher
Democrat
Kyle Green
Democrat
Vanessa Caston Lafleur
Democrat
Jacob Landry
Republican
Ed Larvadain
Democrat
Shaun Mena
Democrat
Larry Selders
Democrat
Sylvia Taylor
Democrat
Francis Thompson
Republican
Joy Walters
Democrat
John Wyble
Republican