What is the status of HB218?

Signed into law as of June 2, 2026. Latest action: Effective date: 08/01/2026. (June 2, 2026).

LaFleur, Vanessa (D, 101), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB218?

On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HB218

Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB218: SCHOOLS: Requires the inclusion of questions pertaining to food insecurity on a residency questionnaire administered to public school students (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Q: What is HB218?

HB218 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): SCHOOLS: Requires the inclusion of questions pertaining to food insecurity on a residency questionnaire administered to public school students (EN NO IMPACT See Note).

Q: What does HB218 do?

In its own words: An act To enact R.S. 17:2113 and 3996(B)(24), relative to student screenings; to require the administration of food insecurity screenings to public school students; to provide for the frequency of screenings; to provide for the confidentiality of results; to provide for referrals to resources and services; to provide for the selection of the screening tool; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters.

Status: Signed into law, June 2, 2026

What the bill says

An act To enact R.S. 17:2113 and 3996(B)(24), relative to student screenings; to require the administration of food insecurity screenings to public school students; to provide for the frequency of screenings; to provide for the confidentiality of results; to provide for referrals to resources and services; to provide for the selection of the screening tool; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:2113 and 3996(B)(24), relative to student screenings; to require the administration of food insecurity screenings to public school students; to provide for the frequency of screenings; to provide for the confidentiality of results; to provide for referrals to resources and services; to provide for the selection of the screening tool; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 17:2113 and 3996(B)(24) are hereby enacted to read as follows: §2113. Food insecurity screening programs A. Each city, parish, and other local public school board shall establish a program for screening students for food insecurity at schools and school-based health clinics. B. The program shall include the administration of a screening tool to students in grades kindergarten through twelve when a student first enrolls in a school and once during each semester of enrollment thereafter. Additionally, the screening tool shall be incorporated into assessment protocols when a student visits a school-based health clinic. C. The program shall provide for standardized procedures in the event of screening results that indicate that a student is at risk for food insecurity, including but not limited to family outreach and referral to community resources such as Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from …

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Louisiana HB218: SCHOOLS: Requires the inclusion of questions pertaining to food insecurity on a residency questionnaire administered to public school students (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

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