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IntroducedMar 30, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 20, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 26, 2026
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Became LawJun 01, 2026
Louisiana Senate Bill
PUBLIC DEFENDER: Provides relative to the office of the state public defender. (8/1/26)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 01, 2026: Effective date 8/1/2026.
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Summary
Comments on SB 448
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 96
- Adams
- Egan
- McFarland
- Bacala
- Farnum
- McMahen
- Bamburg
- Firment
- McMakin
- Bayham
- Fisher
- Melerine
- Beaullieu
- Fontenot
- Mena
- Berault
- Freeman
- Miller
- Billings
- Freiberg
- Moore
- Boudreaux
- Gadberry
- Murray
- Bourriaque
- Galle
- Muscarello
- Boyd
- Geymann
- Newell
- Boyer
- Glorioso
- Orgeron
- Brass
- Green
- Owen
- Braud
- Hebert
- Phelps
- Broussard
- Henry, C.
- Riser
- Bryant
- Henry, D.
- Sawyer
- Butler
- Hilferty
- Schlegel
- Carpenter
- Horton
- Spell
- Carrier
- Illg
- St. Blanc
- Carter, R.
- Jackson
- Stagni
- Carter, W.
- Johnson, M.
- Tarver
- Carver
- Johnson, T.
- Taylor
- Chassion
- Jordan
- Thomas
- Chenevert
- Kerner
- Turner
- Coates
- Knox
- Ventrella
- Cox
- LaCombe
- Villio
- Crews
- LaFleur
- Walters
- Deshotel
- Landry, M.
- Wilder
- Dewitt
- Landry, T.
- Wiley
- Dickerson
- Lyons
- Wright
- Domangue
- Mack
- Wyble
- Echols
- Marcelle
- Young
- Edmonston
- Martinez
- Zeringue
Actions
- Jun 01, 2026 | Senate
- Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 769.
- Effective date 8/1/2026.
- May 29, 2026 | Senate
- Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
- May 29, 2026 | House
- Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 28, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 27, 2026 | Senate
- Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays.
- May 26, 2026 | Senate
- Received from the House with amendments.
- May 26, 2026 | House
- Read by title, returned to the calendar.
- Called from the calendar.
- Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 3. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
- May 25, 2026 | House
- Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
- Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.
- May 20, 2026 | House
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- May 19, 2026 | House
- Reported with amendments (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 21, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
- Apr 20, 2026 | House
- Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- Apr 20, 2026 | Senate
- Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- Apr 15, 2026 | Senate
- Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 14, 2026 | Senate
- Reported favorably.
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
- Mar 30, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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