What is the status of HCR97?

Passed both chambers as of May 26, 2026. Latest action: Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. (May 28, 2026).

Sawyer, Paul (R, 69), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HCR97?

On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HCR97

Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HCR97: CURRICULA: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, study the feasibility of incorporating age- and grade-appropriate hunting education, conservation education, and shooting sports courses into curricula for public school students in grades five through twelve

Q: What is HCR97?

HCR97 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): CURRICULA: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, study the feasibility of incorporating age- and grade-appropriate hunting education, conservation education, and shooting sports courses into curricula for public school students in grades five through twelve.

Q: What does HCR97 do?

In its own words: A concurrent resolution To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, to study the feasibility of incorporating age- and grade-appropriate hunting education, conservation education, and shooting sports courses into curricula for public school students in grades five through twelve and to submit a written report to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education not later than March 1, 2027.

Status: Passed both chambers, May 26, 2026

What the bill says

A concurrent resolution To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, to study the feasibility of incorporating age- and grade-appropriate hunting education, conservation education, and shooting sports courses into curricula for public school students in grades five through twelve and to submit a written report to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education not later than March 1, 2027.

From the introduced text:

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, to study the feasibility of incorporating age- and grade-appropriate hunting education, conservation education, and shooting sports courses into curricula for public school students in grades five through twelve and to submit a written report to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education not later than March 1, 2027. WHEREAS, Louisiana is widely recognized as the Sportsman's Paradise because of its ecosystems, natural resources, and longstanding traditions of hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation; and WHEREAS, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries manages more than 1.6 million acres of wildlife management areas, refuges, and conservation areas for public use; and WHEREAS, Louisiana also benefits from substantial federally-owned public lands with hunting access, giving current and future hunters a wide range of opportunities across the state; and WHEREAS, Louisiana's wetlands, forests, swamps, marshes, and other public lands provide opportunities to hunt alligator, deer, dove, turkey, waterfowl, and migratory birds; and Page 1 of HLS 26RS-3820 ORIGINAL HCR NO. WHEREAS, R.S. 56:699.5 requires each person born on or after September 1, 1969, to complete a Hunter Education Course approved by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries prior to hunting; and WHEREAS, firearm, shooting sports, and hunter …

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