HB 285 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

SCHOOLS/BOARDS: Authorizes a school board to engage in a cooperative endeavor with a credit union or bank to operate a branch at a high school

HB 285 allows Louisiana high school boards to partner with credit unions to operate on-site branches at high schools. The bill requires these branches to be integrated into the state-mandated financial literacy course (R.S. 17:270), giving students hands-on experience managing personal finances. School boards must establish rules for outside use of buildings, including fees, under this new partnership framework. The policy directly affects high school students, school boards, and credit unions by embedding practical financial education into existing coursework.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 23, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB285 Original → HB285 Act · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was enacted into law and significantly broadened its scope by allowing school boards to partner with banks in addition to credit unions. This change expands the potential number of financial literacy programs available to students by including traditional banks as eligible partners alongside credit unions.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded from authorizing partnerships exclusively with credit unions to authorizing partnerships with either credit unions or banks.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible partners for the cooperative endeavor were changed from only credit unions to include both credit unions and banks.

Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2026 · House Mar 25, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

May 12, 2026

D Democratic12

9 Yea 3

75% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 4, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (14-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

lower

1 primary · 25 co-sponsors