All Roll Calls
Yes: 243 • No: 0
LouisianaHB 962025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
MILITARY AFFAIRS: Adds the U.S. Space Force to various statutory definitions of U.S. Armed Forces
Sponsored By: Alonzo L. Knox (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
Judiciary BJudiciary
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 7 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Space Force families gain licensing recognition
Louisiana's military licensing rules now include Space Force training and experience, as well as covered military spouses and dependents. The law also recognizes Space Force medical technicians as military medical personnel. That medical classification still requires recent service and discharge or release under conditions other than dishonorable. Existing training and family eligibility requirements remain in place.
Blue Star plates recognize Space Force
Louisiana's Blue Star Mothers specialty license plate program now recognizes Space Force service for eligibility. Plates remain nontransferable to other vehicle owners. The original applicant keeps the plate when selling the vehicle.
Louisiana military status includes Space Force
The law adds Space Force service to Louisiana's activated and honorably discharged military-person definitions. Activated status still requires Louisiana as the person's permanent civilian home and military Home of Record. It also requires reserve membership and a call to active federal service lasting more than 30 days. Honorably discharged status still requires Louisiana as the person's permanent home and an honorable discharge.
Space Force families gain school compact recognition
Louisiana's Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children now counts Space Force service as uniformed service. This brings Space Force service within the compact's definition for military-connected children's education. The law changes the definition, not the compact's other eligibility rules.
Battery laws now recognize Space Force
Three Louisiana battery laws now include active Space Force members in their military-member definitions. The laws cover aggravated battery, second-degree battery, and aggravated second-degree battery. Their disabled-veteran definitions also include Space Force veterans. Disabled-veteran status still requires a disability determination from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Space Force gains state veteran recognition
The law adds Space Force service to two Louisiana veteran definitions. One covers current or former members. The other covers members with an honorable or general discharge. Each definition keeps its existing service and discharge requirements.
Schools can invite Space Force speakers
Parish and city school boards can include Space Force speakers in twelfth-grade selective service orientation programs. Boards do not have to offer the program or schedule a lecture. The law provides no new funding for this instruction.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Alonzo L. Knox
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Tehmi Jahi Chassion
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 6/3/2025
Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
Yes: 100 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/29/2025
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Yes: 38 • No: 0
House vote • 5/8/2025
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Yes: 89 • No: 0
House vote • 4/30/2025
Reported favorably
Yes: 16 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 137.
6/8/2025HouseEffective date: 08/01/2025.
6/8/2025HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
6/5/2025HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
6/4/2025HouseSigned by the President of the Senate.
6/4/2025SenateRead by title, returned to the calendar.
6/3/2025HouseCalled from the calendar.
6/3/2025HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
6/3/2025HouseScheduled for concurrence on 06/03/2025.
6/2/2025HouseRules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
5/29/2025SenateReceived from the Senate with amendments.
5/29/2025HouseReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
5/27/2025SenateRules suspended.
5/21/2025SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
5/21/2025SenateReported with amendments.
5/20/2025SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
5/12/2025SenateRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
5/8/2025HouseReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
5/8/2025SenateScheduled for floor debate on 05/08/2025.
5/6/2025HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
5/5/2025HouseReported favorably (16-0).
4/30/2025HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
4/14/2025HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/28/2025.
3/28/2025HousePrefiled.
3/24/2025HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
3/24/2025House
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