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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 283: SCHOOLS: Provides relative to incidents of assault and battery on students and school employees (EN INCREASE LF EX 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 283 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: SCHOOLS: Provides relative to incidents of assault and battery on students and school employees (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note). Primary sponsor: Candace Newell (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 539.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Candace NewellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Delisha BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Marcus BryantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Aimee FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Kyle GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse83
Dana HenryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Terry Landry JrCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Vanessa LaFleurCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Ed LarvadainCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Denise MarcelleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Chasity MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Dustin MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Ed MurrayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Chuck OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Tammy PhelpsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
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. 539.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  9. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 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.

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Sources

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