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LouisianaSB 2342026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

POSTSECONDARY ED: Provides for medical school students' grading. (2/3-CA7s2.1(A)) (7/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Sponsored By: Thomas A. Pressly (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

New grading rules for Louisiana medical students

The law takes effect July 1, 2026, with grading requirements starting August 1, 2027. Louisiana public colleges and universities offering medical doctorate degrees must adopt grading policies with at least four levels. These policies cover all coursework for a medical degree or certificate. Schools must use High-Pass, Pass, Low-Pass, and Fail, or another system with at least four levels. The law provides no student payments or new funding.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Thomas A. Pressly

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 143 • No: 0

House vote • 5/11/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 97 • No: 0

House vote • 4/29/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/7/2026

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.

Yes: 35 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes Act No. 409 without the Governor's signature.

    5/27/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 7/1/2026.

    5/27/2026Senate

  3. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    5/13/2026Senate

  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/12/2026Senate

  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/12/2026House

  6. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    5/11/2026House

  7. Called from the calendar.

    5/11/2026House

  8. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/11/2026House

  9. Received from the House without amendments.

    5/11/2026Senate

  10. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.

    5/7/2026House

  11. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/6/2026House

  12. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/5/2026House

  13. Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    4/29/2026House

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

    4/9/2026House

  15. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

    4/8/2026House

  16. Called from the Calendar.

    4/7/2026Senate

  17. 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.

    4/7/2026Senate

  18. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

    3/31/2026Senate

  19. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    3/30/2026Senate

  20. Reported with amendments.

    3/25/2026Senate

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

    3/9/2026Senate

  22. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

    2/26/2026Senate

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