HB1084 • 2026

STUDENT/TUITION: Provides relative to tuition and mandatory fees for public postsecondary education institutions

Education

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Christopher Turner
Last action: 2026-06-25
Official status: Became law without the Governor's signature - Act 970
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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STUDENT/TUITION: Provides relative to tuition and mandatory fees for public postsecondary education institutions

What This Bill Does

STUDENT/TUITION: Provides relative to tuition and mandatory fees for public postsecondary education institutions

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Summary of Senate Amendments to HB1084

Filed

Plain English: SSHB1084 224 6130 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 1084 2026 Regular Session Turner STUDENT/TUITION: Provides relative to tuition and mandatory fees for public postsecondary education institutions Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.

SSHB1084 224 6130 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 1084 2026 Regular Session Turner STUDENT/TUITION: Provides relative to tuition and mandatory fees for public postsecondary education institutions Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.
Lowers maximum percentage of tuition and fee increase in any one-year period from 15% to 10%.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate Present law provides that each public postsecondary education management board may exercise powers necessary to supervise and manage the day-to-day operations of institutions under its control, including the authority to: (1) Determine the tuition and mandatory fees which shall be paid by students and adjust the amount of tuition and fees.
(2) Establish mandatory fee amounts for all programs at each institution under its supervision and control and consolidate separate fees.

House Floor Amendment #5189 Turner Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB1084 224 5189 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Turner to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB1084 224 5189 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Turner to Engrossed House Bill No.
1084 by Representative Turner 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 4, after "amounts;" and before "to provide" insert "to provide for limitations; 3 to provide for applicability; to provide for an effective date;" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
2 5 On page 1, at the beginning of line 10, delete "A." and insert "A.(1)" 6 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #4709 EDUC Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB1084 224 4709 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB1084 224 4709 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.
1084 by Representative Turner 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "To" delete the remainder of the line and insert "enact R.S.
17:3384, 3 relative to" 4 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #4443 EDUC Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB1084 224 4443 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB1084 224 4443 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Original House Bill No.
1084 by Representative Turner 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "To" delete the remainder of the line and insert "enact R.S.
17:3384, 3 relative to" 4 AMENDMENT NO.

House Vote on HB 1084 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1749)

Filed

Plain English: 2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1749 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 1084 BY TURNER CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/29/2026 Time: 2:26:44 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Bacala Bamburg Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Butler Carrier Carter, R.

2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1749 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 1084 BY TURNER CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/29/2026 Time: 2:26:44 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Bacala Bamburg Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Butler Carrier Carter, R.
Carter, W.
Carver Chassion Chenevert Coates Cox Crews Deshotel Dewitt Dickerson Domangue Echols Edmonston Egan Farnum Firment Fisher Fontenot Freeman Freiberg Gadberry Galle Glorioso Green Hebert Henry, C.
Henry, D.

Senate Committee Amendment #4270 EDUC Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: SCAHB1084 3648 4270 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Education to Reengrossed House Bill No.

SCAHB1084 3648 4270 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Education to Reengrossed House Bill No.
1084 by Representative Turner 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 18, after "more than" change "fifteen" to "ten" Page 1 of 1

Bill History

2026-06-25 H
Effective date: 06/24/2026.
2026-06-25 H
Becomes Act No. 970 without the Governor's signature.
2026-06-04 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29 H
Read by title, roll called, yeas 90, nays 6. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
2026-05-29 H
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-28 H
Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-27 S
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-26 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-25 S
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-21 S
Reported with amendments.
2026-05-12 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-05-11 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-05-07 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 86, nays 9. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-07 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-05 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
2026-05-05 H
Notice given.
2026-05-05 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-29 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.
2026-04-29 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-28 H
Reported with amendments (8-3).
2026-03-31 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-03-30 H
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

STUDENT/TUITION: Provides relative to tuition and mandatory fees for public postsecondary education institutions

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 9702026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1084
BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 17:3384, relative to tuition and mandatory fee amounts for public
3 postsecondary education institutions; to authorize each public postsecondary
4 education institution to impose and adjust certain tuition and fee amounts; to provide
5 for limitations; to provide for applicability; to provide for an effective date; to
6 provide for reporting; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 17:3384 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 §3384. Public postsecondary education institutions; tuition and fee authority and
10 autonomy
11 A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, each
12 public postsecondary education institution may establish and adjust tuition and fee
13 amounts for all programs offered by the institution, including programs granting
14 certificates, degrees, diplomas, or other credentials of value. This authority includes
15 establishing tuition and fee amounts for part-time students, dual enrollment students,
16 and students enrolled in summer and intersession terms.
17 (2) Each institution may increase tuition and mandatory fee amounts by no
18 more than ten percent over any one-year period. Each institution may lowertuition
19 and fee amounts with no limitation.
20 (3) The authority to establish and adjust tuition and fee amounts as provided
21 in this Section shall be applicable beginning on January 1, 2027.
22 B. When establishing tuition and fee amounts, each public postsecondary
23 education institution shall, at a minimum, consider the following:
24 (1) Tuition and fee amounts of peer institutions.
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1 (2) Median household income in Louisiana and in states where peer
2 institutions are located.
3 (3) Affordability.
4 (4) Total cost of attendance.
5 C. Each public postsecondary education institution shall establish a process
6 for providing adequate notice to students of tuition and fee amounts. Prior to
7 imposing any increase in tuition and fee amounts pursuant to this Section, each
8 institution shall establish criteria for waivers in cases of financial hardship. Such
9 information shall be made available to all current and prospective students affected
10 by the increase in a timely manner.
11 D. Each public postsecondary education institution shall submit a written
12 report to its management board, the Board of Regents, the House Committee on
13 Education, the Senate Committee on Education, the House Committee on
14 Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Finance not later than February
15 fifteenth annually regarding how the tuition and mandatory fees authorized by this
16 Section are being implemented.
17 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
18 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
19 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
20 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
21 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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