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IntroducedApr 14, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 21, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 18, 2026
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Became Law
Louisiana House Bill
CHILDREN/CUSTODY: Provides relative to child custody
Last Action See all actions
House • May 20, 2026: Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1239
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Sponsors



- Gary Cartercosponsor
- Katrina Jackson-Andrewscosponsor
- Samuel Jenkinscosponsor
- Ed Pricecosponsor
Votes
YES: 101
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Echols
- Martinez
- Adams
- Edmonston
- McCormick
- Amedee
- Egan
- McFarland
- Bacala
- Farnum
- McMahen
- Bagley
- Firment
- Melerine
- Bamburg
- Fisher
- Mena
- Bayham
- Fontenot
- Moore
- Beaullieu
- Freiberg
- Murray
- Berault
- Gadberry
- Muscarello
- Billings
- Galle
- Newell
- Boudreaux
- Geymann
- Orgeron
- Bourriaque
- Glorioso
- Owen
- Boyd
- Green
- Phelps
- Boyer
- Hebert
- Riser
- Brass
- Henry, C.
- Sawyer
- Braud
- Henry, D.
- Schamerhorn
- Broussard
- Hilferty
- Schlegel
- Bryant
- Horton
- Spell
- Butler
- Illg
- St. Blanc
- Carlson
- Jackson
- Stagni
- Carpenter
- Johnson, M.
- Tarver
- Carrier
- Johnson, T.
- Taylor
- Carter, R.
- Jordan
- Thomas
- Carter, W.
- Kerner
- Thompson
- Carver
- Knox
- Turner
- Chassion
- LaCombe
- Ventrella
- Chenevert
- LaFleur
- Villio
- Coates
- Landry, J.
- Walters
- Cox
- Landry, M.
- Wiley
- Crews
- Landry, T.
- Wright
- Deshotel
- Larvadain
- Wyble
- Dewitt
- Lyons
- Young
- Dickerson
- Mack
- Zeringue
- Domangue
- Marcelle
NO: 0
NO: 0
ABSENT: 33
Actions
- May 20, 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 36 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 22, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
- Apr 21, 2026 | Senate
- Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 21, 2026 | House
- Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 20, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.
- Apr 15, 2026 | House
- Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 14, 2026 | House
- Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 473 reported by the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure (6-0-1).
