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IntroducedMar 24, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 29, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 26, 2026
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Became Law
Louisiana House Bill
INDIGENT DEFENSE: Provides relative to the office of the state public defender (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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 1005
Tweets
Whip Lists
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
YES: 82
- Adams
- Egan
- McFarland
- Amedee
- Farnum
- McMahen
- Bacala
- Firment
- McMakin
- Bamburg
- Fisher
- Melerine
- Beaullieu
- Fontenot
- Miller
- Berault
- Freiberg
- Murray
- Billings
- Gadberry
- Muscarello
- Boudreaux
- Galle
- Orgeron
- Bourriaque
- Glorioso
- Owen
- Boyer
- Green
- Riser
- Brass
- Hebert
- Sawyer
- Braud
- Henry, C.
- Schamerhorn
- Broussard
- Henry, D.
- Schlegel
- Butler
- Hilferty
- Spell
- Carlson
- Horton
- St. Blanc
- Carrier
- Illg
- Stagni
- Carter, R.
- Jackson
- Thomas
- Carver
- Johnson, M.
- Thompson
- Chenevert
- Johnson, T.
- Turner
- Coates
- Kerner
- Ventrella
- Cox
- LaCombe
- Villio
- Crews
- Landry, J.
- Wilder
- Deshotel
- Landry, T.
- Wiley
- Dewitt
- Lyons
- Wright
- Dickerson
- Mack
- Wyble
- Domangue
- Marcelle
- Zeringue
- Echols
- Martinez
- Edmonston
- McCormick
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 82, nays 13, 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
- 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.

