HB 476 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

SCHOOLS: Requires each public secondary school to display flyers about the Safe Haven Law in restrooms (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

HB 476 requires all public secondary schools (grades 6-12) in Louisiana to display flyers about the Safe Haven Law inside bathroom stall doors. The flyers, created by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, must summarize the law (including how children can be legally surrendered), include the department’s website URL, a QR code, contact information, and the Safe Haven Law logo. Charter schools are exempt from this requirement under Section 3996(B)(92). The bill mandates that schools obtain these flyers from the Department of Education and post them in specified locations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Signed Jun 2, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB476 Original HB476 Act 650 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill was finalized and enrolled into law, expanding the number of sponsors and updating the legal citation. The most significant policy change is that the requirement to post Safe Haven Law flyers in bathroom stalls now applies to students in grades seven through twelve, rather than grades six through twelve, effectively exempting sixth-grade students from this specific mandate.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed regarding student eligibility; the requirement to display flyers in bathroom stalls now applies only to students in grades seven through twelve, removing the previous requirement for sixth-grade students.
ELIGIBILITY

The grade level requirement for displaying Safe Haven Law flyers in bathroom stalls was changed from grades six through twelve to grades seven through twelve.

TECHNICAL

The bill was enrolled and approved, adding signatures from additional representatives and senators, and updating the legal citation from R.S. 17.9 to R.S. 17:17.9.

REQUIREMENT

Minor wording adjustments were made to clarify that the QR code should link to the department's website section rather than just go to it.

Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House Apr 14, 2026

How they voted

360
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 26, 2026
D Democratic12
10 Yea 2
83% Yea
R Republican28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 26, 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 19, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors

Sponsors