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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 218: SCHOOLS: Requires the inclusion of questions pertaining to food insecurity on a residency questionnaire administered to public school students (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Enacted 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 218 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: SCHOOLS: Requires the inclusion of questions pertaining to food insecurity on a residency questionnaire administered to public school students (EN NO IMPACT See Note). Primary sponsor: Vanessa LaFleur (Democratic). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 628.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 20 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Vanessa LaFleurPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Delisha BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Ken BrassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Barbara CarpenterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse63
Kim CarverCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Tehmi ChassionCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Michael EcholsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Kathy EdmonstonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Adrian FisherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Aimee FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Barbara FreibergCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Kyle GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse83
Dana HenryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Steven JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Mike JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Edmond JordanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Terry Landry JrCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Alonzo KnoxCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Ed LarvadainCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Rodney LyonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Denise MarcelleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Chasity MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Ed MurrayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Rashid YoungCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11

“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. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 628.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  9. Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  12. Reported with amendments.

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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