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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana HB 648 allows members of public bodies with young children or early childhood roles to attend and vote remotely
Last action · April 14, 2026: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.Sponsor: Ken Brass
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What This Bill Proposed
Members of public bodies who are parents or legal guardians of children under five or providers of early childhood supports and services are newly permitted to participate and vote in meetings via . Additionally, public bodies focusing on families with children under five are exempt from limits on the number of electronic meetings they can hold.
The measure changes attendance and voting rules for certain local and state public board members, allowing remote participation for individuals with caregiving responsibilities for young children or early childhood professional roles.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
members of public bodies who are parents or legal guardians of a child under the age of five
Members meeting this description are granted permission to participate and vote in meetings via electronic means.
providers of early childhood supports or services
Members who provide early childhood supports or services are permitted to participate and vote in public meetings via electronic means.
public bodies that primarily focus on issues dealing with families with children under the age of five years old
These public bodies may conduct successive meetings via electronic means without limitation and must publish a schedule indicating electronic versus in-person meetings.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
10 actions- Apr 14, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
- Apr 13, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 9, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.
- Apr 7, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 1, 2026HouseReported with amendments (14-0).
Show 4 earlier actions
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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