SB 338 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

SCHOOLS: Provides for preventing bullying in schools. (8/1/26)

SB 338 requires Louisiana schools to follow specific procedures for investigating student bullying reports. It directly affects schools, students involved in bullying incidents, and their parents or guardians. The bill mandates that schools take disciplinary action against bullies after confirming incidents, report criminal bullying to police, and require bullies and their parents to complete court-approved decision-making courses. The State Board of Education must develop these procedures, which include parent meetings before disciplinary steps. The bill is pending review by the Education Committee after being prefiled on February 27, 2026.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Last action May 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB338 Reengrossed → SB338 Engrossed · 3 edits · May 6, 2026

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from 'Reengrossed' to 'Engrossed' to reflect its final passage. Substantively, the bill retains the requirement for parents to accompany their children to school for one week following a bullying incident and the requirement for students and parents to complete a court-approved decision-making course. The primary change is the addition of new subsections to the statute to formally codify these existing requirements.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains unchanged; it continues to apply to schools in Louisiana regarding bullying prevention and disciplinary procedures.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and section headers were updated from 'Reengrossed' to 'Engrossed' to indicate the final version of the legislation.

New statutory subsections (iii) and (iv) were added to R.S. 17:416.14(D)(3)(e) to formally codify the requirements for parent accompaniment and court-approved courses.

The previous text of the statute was removed and replaced with the new, expanded text containing the added subsections.

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

May 6, 2026

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican28

25 Yea 3

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

May 11, 2026

Committee

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

lower

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors