HB 121 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

EDUCATION: Provides relative to the use of certain names and pronouns for students

This bill restricts public schools from adopting policies that require staff or students to use pronouns or names inconsistent with their biological sex or legal name. It defines a person's legal name based on their birth certificate and prohibits schools from asking employees or students about their preferred pronouns if those pronouns do not align with their sex. The legislation also empowers parents to seek corrective action if an employee uses incorrect pronouns or names for a minor student, allowing parents to pursue further remedies if the school principal refuses to enforce such corrections. Additionally, the bill clarifies that individuals are not required to use pronouns that conflict with a student's sex and establishes that the law's provisions are severable if any part is found invalid.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Feb 22, 2024 Signed Jun 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2024 · House Apr 16, 2024

How they voted

259
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
May 29, 2024
D Democratic12
1 Yea 9 Nay 2
75% Nay
R Republican25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 60, nays 31, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 20, 2024
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 69, nays 29. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (9-3).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors