HB905 • 2026

HIGHER EDUCATION: Changes the name of the Universities of Louisiana Maritime Academy

Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Mark Wright
Last action: 2026-05-25
Official status: Signed by the Speaker
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on whether there are additional steps needed after signing by the Speaker before the bill becomes fully effective.

Changing the Name of a Maritime Academy

This bill changes the name of the Universities of Louisiana Maritime Academy to 'state maritime academy'.

What This Bill Does

Changes the law to rename the Universities of Louisiana Maritime Academy at Nicholls State University to be called the 'state maritime academy'.

Who It Names or Affects

The Universities of Louisiana Maritime Academy at Nicholls State University

Terms To Know

Merchant Marine Officers: People who work as officers on ships and boats, managing operations and ensuring safety.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not provide details about how the name change will affect day-to-day operations or funding for the academy.
It is unclear if there are any additional steps needed after signing by the Speaker before it becomes fully effective.

Bill History

2026-05-25 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-25 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-22 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-21 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-20 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-13 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-12 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-11 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-15 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-04-14 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-14 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-14 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-09 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
2026-04-09 H
Notice given.
2026-04-09 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-08 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.
2026-04-07 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-01 H
Reported favorably (12-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-27 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

HIGHER EDUCATION: Changes the name of the Universities of Louisiana Maritime Academy

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 905
BY REPRESENTATIVES WRIGHT AND MARTINEZ
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3217(B)(1), relative to the Universities of Louisiana Maritime
3 Academy; to provide for the name of the program; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 17:3217(B)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
6 §3217. University of Louisiana System
7 * * *
8 B.(1) A state maritime academy, the Universities of Louisiana Maritime
9 Academy at Nicholls State University, is hereby established for the purposes of
10 leveraging and coordinating existing maritime programs and facilities, providing for
11 the training of merchant marine officers, and providing for additional educational
12 pathways aligned with the workforce needs of the maritime industry.
13 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.