2024 Regular SessionLouisiana Legislature

HB547

Legislative Summary

Requires the Louisiana Educational Television Authority (LETA) to include funds for French language educational programming in its annual budget request to the division of administration

Bill History

3/1/2024
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
3/1/2024
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
4/4/2024
Reported favorably (13-0).
House of Representatives
4/8/2024
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
4/9/2024
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/10/2024.
House of Representatives
4/10/2024
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. 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
5/16/2024
Reported favorably.
Senate
5/20/2024
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate
5/21/2024
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
5/23/2024
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/28/2024
Received from the Senate without amendments.
House of Representatives
5/28/2024
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
5/28/2024
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
5/31/2024
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
House of Representatives
6/19/2024
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 705.
House of Representatives
6/19/2024
Effective date: 08/01/2024.
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment #4138 Bass Withdrawn

Senate Floor Amendment #4138 Bass Withdrawn

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Vote on HB 547 FINAL PASSAGE (#1171)
5/23/2024
35
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 547 FINAL PASSAGE (#396)
4/10/2024
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(6/19/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Beryl Amedee
Beryl Amedee
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197038.5 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197038.9 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197035.2 KB
Chaptered
Bill Text1/1/197041.8 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197029.8 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197029.6 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197032.8 KB