STUDENT/ASSESSMENT: Provides relative to student assessments (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
HB 818 limits the time Louisiana public school students spend on standardized tests to no more than 2% of annual instructional time starting in 2027-2028, excluding college exams, accommodations for students with disabilities, and teacher-selected classroom assessments. It requires schools and the state education department to publish annual, publicly accessible schedules of all required tests online by specific deadlines, listing details like test names, grade levels, administration dates, and time estimates. The bill mandates that these schedules exclude locally developed tests not required by federal or state law and must be updated within 10 business days of any changes. This directly affects Louisiana public school students, teachers, and school districts by standardizing test transparency and restricting testing time.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 27, 2026
Signed Jun 2, 2026
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HB818 Original
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HB818 Act 674
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MODERATE
The bill was enrolled and slightly expanded to include two additional sponsors. The core policy regarding student assessment schedules was modified to shift the responsibility for posting schedules from the Department of Education to local school governing authorities, while also requiring these local schedules to include detailed information about the purpose and intended use of each assessment.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from solely amending existing statutes to enacting new provisions for student assessments and establishing a Parents' Bill of Rights for Public Schools.
ELIGIBILITY
Added Representative Chassion as a co-sponsor to the bill.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the requirement for posting statewide assessment schedules from the Department of Education to local public school governing authorities.
Required local assessment schedules to include specific fields such as the purpose of the assessment and the intended use of results.
TIMELINE
Established a new deadline for local authorities to post their assessment schedules by November 1st of each school year.
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House May 6, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
May 26, 2026
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 26, 2026
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 19, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (11-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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