STATE BILLLA HB 201PASSED

Provides for a State Seal of Fine Arts to recognize high school graduates who meet certain academic eligibility criteria (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

State of Louisiana
Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 15, 2026
181 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2026 Regular Session
LA HB 201 · PassedMay 15

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Bill details

Last action
Effective date: 08/01/2026. · May 15, 2026

Sponsors

DMDixon McMakinRepresentative · Republican · HD-068Primary sponsor
TCTehmi ChassionRepresentative · Democrat · HD-044

Bill history

Newest first.

May 15, 2026Effective date: 08/01/2026.House
May 15, 2026Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 137.House
May 14, 2026Sent to the Governor for executive approval.House
May 14, 2026Signed by the President of the Senate.Senate
May 13, 2026Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.House
May 13, 2026Received from the Senate without amendments.House
May 12, 2026Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Senate
May 5, 2026Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Senate
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May 4, 2026Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.Senate
Apr 29, 2026Rules suspended. Reported favorably.Senate
Apr 1, 2026Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.Senate
Mar 31, 2026Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Senate
Mar 31, 2026Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.House
Mar 30, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.House
Mar 26, 2026Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.House
Mar 25, 2026Reported favorably (10-0).House
Mar 9, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.House
Feb 20, 2026First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.House
Feb 18, 2026Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.House
Feb 18, 2026Prefiled.House

Recorded votes

House Vote on HB 201 FINAL PASSAGE (#214)Mar 31, 2026 · House · 97 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate Vote on HB 201 FINAL PASSAGE (#804)May 12, 2026 · Senate · 34 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • SCHOOLS/HIGH SCHOOL

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