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IntroducedJan 23, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 26, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Louisiana House Bill
JUDGES/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Provides jurisdictional exceptions for constables and justices of peace
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 31, 2026: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
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Summary
Comments on HB 44
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Mike Bayhamprimary
Votes
YES: 92
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Firment
- McFarland
- Adams
- Fisher
- McMahen
- Amedee
- Fontenot
- McMakin
- Bacala
- Freiberg
- Melerine
- Bamburg
- Gadberry
- Mena
- Bayham
- Galle
- Miller
- Beaullieu
- Glorioso
- Moore
- Berault
- Green
- Murray
- Billings
- Hebert
- Muscarello
- Boudreaux
- Henry, C.
- Newell
- Bourriaque
- Henry, D.
- Orgeron
- Boyd
- Hilferty
- Owen
- Boyer
- Horton
- Phelps
- Brass
- Illg
- Riser
- Bryant
- Jackson
- Sawyer
- Butler
- Johnson, M.
- Schlegel
- Carlson
- Johnson, T.
- St. Blanc
- Carter, R.
- Jordan
- Stagni
- Carver
- Kerner
- Tarver
- Chassion
- Knox
- Thompson
- Chenevert
- LaCombe
- Turner
- Coates
- LaFleur
- Ventrella
- Cox
- Landry, J.
- Villio
- Crews
- Landry, M.
- Walters
- Deshotel
- Landry, T.
- Wilder
- Dewitt
- Larvadain
- Wiley
- Domangue
- Lyons
- Wright
- Echols
- Mack
- Wyble
- Edmonston
- Marcelle
- Young
- Egan
- Martinez
- Zeringue
- Farnum
- McCormick
NO: 0
ABSENT: 13
Actions
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
- Mar 30, 2026 | Senate
- Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Reported favorably (17-0).
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Prefiled.
- Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.
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