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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Concurrent Resolution

HCR 97: CURRICULA: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, study the feasibility of incorporating age- and grade-appropriate hunting education, conservation education, and shooting sports courses into curricula for public school students in grades five through twelve

Passed both chambers 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

HCR 97 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the Louisiana House on May 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: CURRICULA: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, study the feasibility of incorporating age- and grade-appropriate hunting education, conservation education, and shooting sports courses into curricula for public school students in grades five through twelve. Primary sponsor: Paul Sawyer (Republican). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 28, 2026): Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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 4 · Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul SawyerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Vinney St. BlancCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Reese "Skip" BroussardCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Josh CarlsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Wilford CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Stewart CatheyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Rick EdmondsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Cameron HenryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Valarie HodgesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Jay LuneauCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Chasity MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Blake MiguezCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Brach MyersCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Bob OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Ed PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2

“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. Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
  2. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  3. Rules suspended.
  4. Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
  5. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  6. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  7. Reported favorably.
  8. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
  9. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
  10. Read by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 91, nays 0. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.
  11. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
  12. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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