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IntroducedJan 30, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 07, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Louisiana House Bill
INDIGENT DEFENSE: Provides relative to the funding of the office of the district public defender in the 19th Judicial District Court (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 25, 2026: Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 59
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Mike Bayhamcosponsor
- Beth Billingscosponsor
- Peter Egancosponsor
- Aimee Adatto Freemancosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freibergcosponsor
- Alonzo Knoxcosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleurcosponsor
- Rodney Lyonscosponsor
- Ed Murraycosponsor
- Sylvia Taylorcosponsor
- Joy Walterscosponsor
- Mark Wrightcosponsor
- Rashid Youngcosponsor
Votes
YES: 95
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Egan
- McMakin
- Adams
- Firment
- Melerine
- Amedee
- Fisher
- Mena
- Bacala
- Fontenot
- Miller
- Bamburg
- Freeman
- Moore
- Bayham
- Freiberg
- Murray
- Beaullieu
- Gadberry
- Muscarello
- Berault
- Galle
- Newell
- Billings
- Geymann
- Orgeron
- Boudreaux
- Glorioso
- Owen
- Bourriaque
- Hebert
- Phelps
- Boyd
- Henry, C.
- Riser
- Boyer
- Henry, D.
- Sawyer
- Brass
- Hilferty
- Schamerhorn
- Braud
- Horton
- Schlegel
- Broussard
- Illg
- Spell
- Bryant
- Jackson
- St. Blanc
- Butler
- Johnson, M.
- Stagni
- Carlson
- Johnson, T.
- Tarver
- Carpenter
- Jordan
- Taylor
- Carrier
- Kerner
- Thomas
- Carter, R.
- Knox
- Thompson
- Carver
- LaCombe
- Turner
- Chassion
- LaFleur
- Ventrella
- Chenevert
- Landry, J.
- Villio
- Coates
- Landry, M.
- Walters
- Cox
- Larvadain
- Wilder
- Crews
- Lyons
- Wright
- Deshotel
- Mack
- Wyble
- Dewitt
- Marcelle
- Young
- Dickerson
- Martinez
- Zeringue
- Domangue
- McMahen
NO: 0
Actions
- May 25, 2026 | Senate
- Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 21, 2026 | Senate
- Reported favorably.
- May 12, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
- May 11, 2026 | Senate
- Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- May 07, 2026 | House
- Called from the calendar.
- Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- May 06, 2026 | House
- Notice given.
- Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
- Apr 29, 2026 | House
- Called from the calendar.
- Read by title, returned to the calendar.
- Apr 27, 2026 | House
- Called from the calendar.
- Read by title, returned to the calendar.
- Notice given.
- Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
- Apr 22, 2026 | House
- Read by title, returned to the calendar.
- Notice given.
- Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
- Apr 21, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
- Apr 16, 2026 | House
- Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 15, 2026 | House
- Reported favorably (11-0).
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- Jan 30, 2026 | House
- Prefiled.
- Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/30/2026.
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