STATE BILLLA HB 59PASSED

Provides relative to the funding of the office of the district public defender in the 19th Judicial District Court (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

State of Louisiana

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Jun 2, 2026; 163 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

LA HB 59 · PassedJun 2

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Bill details

Last action: Effective date: 08/01/2026. · Jun 2, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

Jun 2, 2026Effective date: 08/01/2026.House

Jun 2, 2026Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 611.House

Jun 1, 2026Sent to the Governor for executive approval.House

May 28, 2026Signed by the President of the Senate.Senate

May 28, 2026Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.House

May 28, 2026Received from the Senate without amendments.House

May 27, 2026Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Senate

May 27, 2026Called from the Calendar.Senate

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May 27, 2026Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.Senate

May 26, 2026Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Senate

May 25, 2026Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.Senate

May 21, 2026Reported favorably.Senate

May 12, 2026Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.Senate

May 11, 2026Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Senate

May 7, 2026Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.House

May 7, 2026Called from the calendar.House

May 6, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.House

May 6, 2026Notice given.House

Apr 29, 2026Read by title, returned to the calendar.House

Apr 29, 2026Called from the calendar.House

Apr 27, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.House

Apr 27, 2026Notice given.House

Apr 27, 2026Read by title, returned to the calendar.House

Apr 27, 2026Called from the calendar.House

Apr 22, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.House

Apr 22, 2026Notice given.House

Apr 22, 2026Read by title, returned to the calendar.House

Apr 21, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.House

Apr 16, 2026Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.House

Apr 15, 2026Reported favorably (11-0).House

Mar 9, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.House

Jan 30, 2026First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/30/2026.House

Jan 30, 2026Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.House

Jan 30, 2026Prefiled.House

Recorded votes

House Vote on HB 59 FINAL PASSAGE (#985)May 7, 2026 · House · 95 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Vote on HB 59 FINAL PASSAGE (#1466)May 27, 2026 · Senate · 36 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Vote on HB 59 CO-AUTHORS (#1467)May 27, 2026 · Senate · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

INDIGENT DEFENSE

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Provides relative to the funding of the office of the district public defender in the 19th Judicial District Court (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

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