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IntroducedMar 24, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 29, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Louisiana House Bill
INDIGENT DEFENSE: Provides relative to the office of the state public defender (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 20, 2026: Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Summary
Comments on HB 1005
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Sponsors
Votes
YES: 71
- Adams
- Dickerson
- McFarland
- Amedee
- Domangue
- McMahen
- Bacala
- Edmonston
- McMakin
- Bayham
- Egan
- Melerine
- Beaullieu
- Firment
- Muscarello
- Berault
- Fontenot
- Orgeron
- Billings
- Freiberg
- Owen
- Boudreaux
- Gadberry
- Riser
- Bourriaque
- Galle
- Sawyer
- Boyer
- Geymann
- Schamerhorn
- Braud
- Glorioso
- Schlegel
- Broussard
- Green
- Spell
- Butler
- Hebert
- St. Blanc
- Carpenter
- Henry, C.
- Stagni
- Carrier
- Henry, D.
- Thomas
- Carter, R.
- Hilferty
- Thompson
- Carter, W.
- Horton
- Turner
- Carver
- Illg
- Ventrella
- Chenevert
- Johnson, M.
- Wilder
- Coates
- Kerner
- Wiley
- Cox
- Landry, J.
- Wright
- Crews
- Landry, M.
- Wyble
- Deshotel
- Mack
- Zeringue
- Dewitt
- McCormick
NO: 19
ABSENT: 15
Actions
- May 20, 2026 | Senate
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 19, 2026 | Senate
- Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 18, 2026 | Senate
- Reported favorably.
- May 04, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
- Apr 29, 2026 | Senate
- Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 29, 2026 | House
- Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 71, nays 19. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 27, 2026 | House
- Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
- Apr 23, 2026 | House
- Reported with amendments (6-3-1).
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

