HCR 78 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

HIGHER EDUCATION: Requests that Board of Regents and public postsecondary education management boards report to House and Senate education committees and Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget on actions related to environmental, social, and governance criteria

This bill asks the Louisiana Board of Regents and public college management boards to submit a written report by December 31, 2024, detailing their actions related to environmental, social, and governance criteria. The report must explain how these criteria fit within their financial duties and provide specific information on the financial effectiveness of any ESG-related decisions. The report will be sent to the state's House and Senate education committees as well as the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Governor
Introduced Apr 23, 2024 Last action Jun 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2024 · House May 14, 2024

How they voted

287
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 38
May 29, 2024
D Democratic12
3 Yea 7 Nay 2
58% Nay
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
3
May 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 29 yeas and 7 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
upper
May 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 76, nays 16. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (12-0).
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Chuck Owen
Chuck Owen
RRepublican
LA
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