HB 766 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

VETERANS: Provides relative to educational benefits for beneficiaries of qualified veterans (EN +$100,000 GF EX See Note)

This bill modifies how educational benefits are distributed to veterans by adding two new requirements. First, it gives the Department of Veterans Affairs secretary the sole discretion to decide who receives these benefits. Second, it mandates that all beneficiaries must provide proof of financial need to qualify. These changes directly affect veterans and their families who rely on government-funded education support.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 25, 2024 Signed Jun 11, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2024 · House May 1, 2024

How they voted

360
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
May 30, 2024
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican25
25 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
8
May 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 28, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
upper
May 15, 2024
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
upper
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 4. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (17-0).
lower
Apr 22, 2024
Committee
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (15-0).
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 30 co-sponsors

Sponsors