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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 28: TEACHERS/CERTIFICATION: Provides relative to the appeals process for teacher certification applicants

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 28 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: TEACHERS/CERTIFICATION: Provides relative to the appeals process for teacher certification applicants. Primary sponsor: Chuck Owen (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 22, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 281.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chuck OwenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Reese "Skip" BroussardCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Kathy EdmonstonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Chasity MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57

“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. 281.
  2. Effective date: See Act.
  3. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  6. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  10. Reported favorably.
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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