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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 15, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Louisiana House Bill
LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Requires peace officers to be citizens of the United States
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 29, 2026: Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Summary
Comments on HB 39
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors


- Jay Gallecosponsor
- Troy Hebertcosponsor
- Shane Mackcosponsor
- Joseph Orgeroncosponsor
- Charles Owencosponsor
- Lauren Ventrellacosponsor
- Jerome Zeringuecosponsor
- Gary Cartercosponsor
Votes
YES: 65
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Echols
- Melerine
- Adams
- Edmonston
- Muscarello
- Amedee
- Egan
- Orgeron
- Bacala
- Firment
- Owen
- Bamburg
- Fontenot
- Riser
- Bayham
- Freiberg
- Sawyer
- Beaullieu
- Galle
- Schamerhorn
- Berault
- Geymann
- Schlegel
- Billings
- Hebert
- Spell
- Bourriaque
- Henry, C.
- St. Blanc
- Boyer
- Hilferty
- Stagni
- Broussard
- Horton
- Tarver
- Butler
- Illg
- Thomas
- Carlson
- Johnson, M.
- Thompson
- Carter, R.
- Kerner
- Turner
- Carver
- LaCombe
- Ventrella
- Chenevert
- Landry, J.
- Villio
- Coates
- Mack
- Wilder
- Cox
- McCormick
- Wiley
- Crews
- McFarland
- Wright
- Deshotel
- McMahen
- Zeringue
- Dickerson
- McMakin
NO: 24
ABSENT: 16
Actions
- Apr 29, 2026 | Senate
- Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 28, 2026 | Senate
- Reported with amendments.
- Apr 20, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
- Apr 15, 2026 | Senate
- Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 15, 2026 | House
- Read by title, returned to the calendar.
- Called from the calendar.
- Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 65, nays 24. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 14, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Reported with amendments (12-0).
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Prefiled.
- Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
