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IntroducedFeb 26, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 06, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 26, 2026
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Became Law
Louisiana House Bill
CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to the rights of survivors of sexual assault
Last Action See all actions
House • Jun 01, 2026: Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 579
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Ken Brasscosponsor
- Marcus Bryantcosponsor
- Wilford Carter , Sr.cosponsor
- Tehmi Chassioncosponsor
- Aimee Adatto Freemancosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freibergcosponsor
- Kyle M. Green , Jr.cosponsor
- Dana Henrycosponsor
- Timothy P. Kernercosponsor
- Jeremy LaCombecosponsor
- Mandie Landrycosponsor
- Terry Landry Jrcosponsor
- Ed Larvadain IIIcosponsor
- Rodney Lyonscosponsor
- C. Denise Marcellecosponsor
- Pat Moorecosponsor
- Ed Murraycosponsor
- Candace N. Newellcosponsor
- Annie Spellcosponsor
- Joe Stagnicosponsor
- Sylvia Taylorcosponsor
- Joy Walterscosponsor
- Rashid Youngcosponsor
Votes
YES: 98
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Farnum
- McMakin
- Adams
- Firment
- Melerine
- Amedee
- Fontenot
- Mena
- Bacala
- Freeman
- Miller
- Bamburg
- Freiberg
- Moore
- Beaullieu
- Gadberry
- Murray
- Berault
- Galle
- Muscarello
- Billings
- Geymann
- Newell
- Boudreaux
- Glorioso
- Orgeron
- Bourriaque
- Green
- Owen
- Boyd
- Hebert
- Phelps
- Boyer
- Henry, C.
- Riser
- Brass
- Henry, D.
- Sawyer
- Braud
- Hilferty
- Schamerhorn
- Broussard
- Horton
- Schlegel
- Bryant
- Illg
- Spell
- Butler
- Johnson, M.
- St. Blanc
- Carlson
- Johnson, T.
- Stagni
- Carpenter
- Jordan
- Tarver
- Carrier
- Kerner
- Taylor
- Carter, R.
- Knox
- Thomas
- Carter, W.
- LaCombe
- Thompson
- Carver
- LaFleur
- Turner
- Chassion
- Landry, J.
- Ventrella
- Chenevert
- Landry, M.
- Villio
- Coates
- Landry, T.
- Walters
- Cox
- Larvadain
- Wilder
- Crews
- Lyons
- Wiley
- Deshotel
- Mack
- Wright
- Dewitt
- Marcelle
- Wyble
- Dickerson
- McCormick
- Young
- Domangue
- McFarland
- Zeringue
- Egan
- McMahen
NO: 0
YES: 97
- Adams
- Firment
- McMahen
- Amedee
- Fisher
- McMakin
- Bacala
- Fontenot
- Melerine
- Bamburg
- Freeman
- Mena
- Beaullieu
- Freiberg
- Miller
- Berault
- Gadberry
- Moore
- Billings
- Galle
- Murray
- Boudreaux
- Geymann
- Muscarello
- Bourriaque
- Glorioso
- Newell
- Boyd
- Green
- Orgeron
- Boyer
- Hebert
- Owen
- Brass
- Henry, C.
- Riser
- Braud
- Henry, D.
- Sawyer
- Broussard
- Hilferty
- Schamerhorn
- Bryant
- Horton
- Schlegel
- Butler
- Illg
- Spell
- Carlson
- Jackson
- St. Blanc
- Carrier
- Johnson, M.
- Stagni
- Carter, R.
- Johnson, T.
- Tarver
- Carver
- Jordan
- Taylor
- Chassion
- Kerner
- Thomas
- Chenevert
- Knox
- Thompson
- Coates
- LaCombe
- Turner
- Cox
- LaFleur
- Ventrella
- Crews
- Landry, J.
- Villio
- Deshotel
- Landry, M.
- Walters
- Dewitt
- Landry, T.
- Wilder
- Dickerson
- Larvadain
- Wiley
- Domangue
- Lyons
- Wright
- Echols
- Mack
- Wyble
- Edmonston
- Marcelle
- Zeringue
- Egan
- Martinez
- Farnum
- McCormick
NO: 0
Actions
- Jun 01, 2026 | House
- Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- Jun 01, 2026 | Senate
- Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 31, 2026 | House
- Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 29, 2026 | House
- Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- May 27, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
- May 26, 2026 | House
- Received from the Senate with amendments.
- May 26, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 20, 2026 | Senate
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 18, 2026 | Senate
- Reported with amendments.
- May 07, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
- May 06, 2026 | Senate
- Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- May 06, 2026 | House
- Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- May 05, 2026 | House
- Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2026.
- Apr 29, 2026 | House
- Reported with amendments (15-0).
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- 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 Judiciary.
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