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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1008: COLLEGES/FACULTY: Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from retaliating against faculty members for disclosing certain alleged violations or exercising academic freedom or free speech

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1008 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on March 25, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: COLLEGES/FACULTY: Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from retaliating against faculty members for disclosing certain alleged violations or exercising academic freedom or free speech. Primary sponsor: Chuck Owen (Republican). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2026): Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chuck OwenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Jacob BraudCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse105
Jessica DomangueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Kathy EdmonstonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Kellee HennessyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Steven JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Danny McCormickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Rodney SchamerhornCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
  2. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
  3. Called from the calendar.
  4. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
  5. Read by title, returned to the calendar.
  6. Notice given.
  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
  9. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
  10. Reported with amendments (11-0).
  11. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
  12. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source