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IntroducedFeb 26, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 31, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 18, 2026
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Became Law
Louisiana House Bill
PATERNITY: Provides relative to authentic acts for acknowledgment of paternity
Last Action See all actions
House • May 19, 2026: Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 535
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Sponsors



- Mike Bayhamcosponsor
- Stephanie Beraultcosponsor
- Beth Billingscosponsor
- Chad Boyercosponsor
- Rhonda Butlercosponsor
- Kim Carvercosponsor
- Kellee Dickersoncosponsor
- Kathy Edmonstoncosponsor
- Peter Egancosponsor
- Adrian Fishercosponsor
- Dodie Hortoncosponsor
- Jeremy LaCombecosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleurcosponsor
- Jack McFarlandcosponsor
- Charles Owencosponsor
- John Wyblecosponsor
Votes
YES: 97
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Edmonston
- McFarland
- Amedee
- Egan
- McMahen
- Bacala
- Farnum
- McMakin
- Bagley
- Firment
- Melerine
- Bamburg
- Fisher
- Mena
- Bayham
- Fontenot
- Miller
- Beaullieu
- Freeman
- Moore
- Berault
- Freiberg
- Murray
- Billings
- Gadberry
- Muscarello
- Boudreaux
- Galle
- Newell
- Bourriaque
- Geymann
- Orgeron
- Boyd
- Glorioso
- Owen
- Boyer
- Green
- Riser
- Brass
- Hebert
- Sawyer
- Broussard
- Henry, C.
- Schamerhorn
- Bryant
- Henry, D.
- Schlegel
- Butler
- Hilferty
- St. Blanc
- Carlson
- Horton
- Stagni
- Carpenter
- Illg
- Tarver
- Carrier
- Jackson
- Taylor
- Carter, R.
- Johnson, M.
- Thomas
- Carter, W.
- Johnson, T.
- Thompson
- Carver
- Kerner
- Turner
- Chassion
- Knox
- Ventrella
- Chenevert
- LaFleur
- Villio
- Coates
- Landry, J.
- Walters
- Cox
- Landry, M.
- Wilder
- Crews
- Landry, T.
- Wiley
- Deshotel
- Larvadain
- Wright
- Dewitt
- Lyons
- Wyble
- Dickerson
- Mack
- Zeringue
- Domangue
- Marcelle
- Echols
- Martinez
NO: 0
Actions
- May 19, 2026 | House
- Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 19, 2026 | Senate
- Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 19, 2026 | House
- Received from the Senate without amendments.
- Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 18, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 07, 2026 | Senate
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 06, 2026 | Senate
- Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 05, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Mar 31, 2026 | House
- Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Mar 30, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Reported favorably (11-0).
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Prefiled.
- Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
