HB 140 — JUVENILE PROCEDURE: Provides relative to the time limitations governing juvenile delinquency proceedings (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 620.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 02, 2026.
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Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
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In plain language
This bill sets time limits for juvenile delinquency proceedings.
The bill establishes specific timeframes within which juvenile delinquency cases must proceed. This aims to streamline the process and ensure timely justice for young offenders.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
164 added · 262 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill HB 140, a reference to "ACT No. 620" has been removed. This change likely simplifies the bill by eliminating an outdated or unnecessary reference, making it clearer for readers and lawmakers to understand the current provisions. By doing this, it helps focus on the relevant parts of the legislation without confusion.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-726 REENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
140 BY REPRESENTATIVE COX JUVENILEAN PROCEDURE:ACT To amend and reenact Children's Code Articles 315(B)(introductory paragraph), 813(C), 815.1(D),818(A),843,and877,toenactChildren'sCodeArticles412(Q), 804(10), and 877.1, and to repeal Children's Code Article 815.1(E), relative to juvenile delinquency proceedings;
Provides relative to theprovide timefor limitationsconfidentiality governingof juvenilerecords; delinquency proceedings AN ACT To amend and reenact Children's Code Articles 813(C), 815.1(D), 843, and 877, to enact Children's Code Articles 804(10) and 877.1, and to repeal Children's Code Article 815.1(E), relative to juvenile delinquency proceedings;
to provide for time limitations relative to juvenile delinquencydelinquencyproceedings;toproviderelativetothesuspensionandexpirationoftime proceedings;toproviderelativetothesuspensionandexpirationoftimelimitations;limitations;
to provide for identification procedures;
Children's Code Articles 315(B)(introductory paragraph), 813(C), 815.1(D), 818(A), 843, and 877 are hereby amended and reenactedandreenacted and Children's Code Articles 804(10)412(Q), 804(10), and 877.1 are herebyenacted to read as follows:
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Transfer of proper venue * * * B.
Afteradjudication,thecourtinwhichapetitionisfiledshall maytransfer theproceedingif it receivesinformation at anytime that both of thefollowingexist:
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412.
Confidentiality of records;
disclosure exceptions;
sanctions * * * Q.
Nothing in this Section shall prohibit law enforcement officers, prosecuting agencies, or judicial officers from obtaining records relating to delinquency or status offenses proceedings which are relevant to an ongoing delinquency or criminal investigation or proceeding.
A court order shall not be necessary for such access.
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140 ENROLLED protectiveorderprohibitingorlimitingthedisclosureuponashowingofgoodcause thatsuchprotectionisnecessaryintheinterestsofjustice.Allsuchrecordsproduced and the information contained therein shall be protected from disclosure by the recipient outside of the criminal justice system as defined in R.S.
15:572.
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The officer shall promptly notify the child's parents that their child has been taken into custodyand promptlynotifythe district attorneyin the jurisdiction where any court order for the child to be taken into custody was issued that the child has been taken into custody.custodybyfiling notice in the court recordwherethe petition on the original charge is pending advising the court of the custodial location of the child with a copy provided to the district attorney and certification of notice provided to thedistrict attorney.
Notification to the district attorneyattorneyis isrequiredeven requiredifthecourt evenorderisissuedfromadifferentjurisdiction ifthantheonewherethechild theistakeninto court order is issued from a different jurisdiction than the one where the child is taken into custody.
TheTheofficershallalsopromptlyconductthechildto officertheappropriatefacility shall also promptly conduct the child to the appropriate facility in accordance with Article 815.
An alternative to detention program shall be considered a form of detention and the time periods set forth in Articles 854 and 877 shall apply unless waivedPage by2 theof child.6 CODING:
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140 ENROLLED waived by the child.
An alternativeto detention program is intended to servethe same limited purpose assecuredetentionassetforthas securedetention as set forth in R.S.
TheThechild's child's participation in ananalternativeto alternativedetentionprogramshall tonot detentionbe programconsideredan shalladjudication notnor beconsideredanadjudicationnorshallshall it suspend delinquency proceedings.
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HLSIdentification 26RS-726procedures REENGROSSEDA.(1)Achildmayshallbephotographedorfingerprintedinconnectionwith HBbeingtakenintocustodyforthecommissionofeither:afelony-gradedelinquentact. NO.
140(1) Art.A felony-grade delinquent act.
(2) A child may be photographed or fingerprinted in connection with being taken into custody for the commission of a misdemeanor-grade delinquent act.
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If a child is continued in custody prior to adjudication, the delinquency petition shall be filed within forty-eight hours of five days ofafter the hearing to determine continued custody.
If a child is not continued in custody prior to adjudication, the delinquency petition alleging a misdemeanor-grade delinquent act shall be filed within fifteen days.days after the hearing to determine continued custody.
If a child is not continued in custody prior to adjudication, the delinquency petition alleging a felony-grade delinquent act shall be filed within thirty days.days after the hearing to determine continued custody.
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140 ENROLLED B.
If the hearinghashearing has not been commencedtimely,commenced timely, upon motion of the child, the court shall release a child continued in custodyand shall dismiss the petition.
Upon the expiration ofthetimelimitationsestablishedbythisArticleanduponwrittenmotiontodismiss that is filed bythe child with certification of notice provided to the district attorney, thecourtshallcommenceacontradictoryhearingwiththedistrictattorneywherethe Pagecourt 3shall ofdismiss 8the CODING:petition if good cause for the delayis not shown.
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140 court shall dismiss the petition if good cause for the delayis not shown.
(2)Page The4 childof cannot6 beCODING: adjudicated becauseof a findingthat the child lacks the mental capacity to proceed and restoration services are ordered pursuant to Article 837(B)(3) or (4), or the matter is continued in accordance with Article 837(D)(3).
(3)Wordsinstruckthroughtypearedeletionsfromexistinglaw;wordsunderscored Theare juvenileadditions. fails to appear at anyproceeding pursuant to actual notice, with proof of such notice appearing in the record.
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140 ENROLLED (2) The child cannot be adjudicated becauseof a finding that the child lacks the mental capacity to proceed and restoration services are ordered pursuant to Article 837(B)(3) or (4), or the matter is continued in accordance with Article 837(D)(3).
(3) The juvenile fails to appear at any proceeding pursuant to actual notice, with proof of such notice appearing in the record.
(1) IfsuspendedunderSubparagraphs(A)(1)orIf (A)(3)ofsuspended thisunder Subparagraphs (A)(1)or(A)(3)ofthis Article, when the child is either taken into custody or appears in person in open court where the petition on the original charge is pending, or the district attorney adjudicating the original charge has notice of the child's custodial location.
Page(b) 4Filing in the court record where the petition on the original charge is pending by an officer, as provided in Article 813, advising the court of 8the CODING:child's custodial location with a copy provided to the district attorney and certification of notice provided to the district attorney.
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140 (b) Filing in the court record where the petition on the original charge is pending by an officer, as provided in Article 813, advising the court of the child's custodial location with a copy provided to the district attorney and certification of notice provided to the district attorney.
After the time limitations established in Article 877 resume pursuant to Paragraph B of this Article, the adjudication proceedings shall commence within eitherPage the5 timeof period6 thatCODING: remained before the Article 877 time limitation was suspended or within thirty days, whichever time period is longer.
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140 ENROLLED either the time period that remained before the Article 877 time limitation was suspended or within thirty days, whichever time period is longer.
The Louisiana State Law Institute is authorized and directed to arrange in alphabeticalorderandrenumberthealphabeticalorderandrenumberthedefinitions definitions contained in Children's CodeArticle804 and to correct any cross-references to the renumbered paragraphs if necessary, consistent with the provisions of this Act.
DIGESTSPEAKER ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislativeOF Services.THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 140 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Cox Abstract:
Provides relative to the time limitations governing juvenile delinquency proceedings.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
804) provides for definitions.
Proposed law retains present law and defines the term "custody".
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
813) provides for the taking of a child into custody with a court order.
Proposed law generally retains present law.
Present law provides for the execution of the court order and notification.
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HLS 26RS-726 REENGROSSED HB NO.
140 Proposed law retains present law and requires an officer to promptly notify the district attorneyin the jurisdiction where any court order for the child to be taken into custody was issuedthatthechild hasbeentakeninto custody.
Furtherrequiresnotificationto thedistrict attorneyevenifthe court orderis issued from a differentjurisdiction than the one wherethe child is taken into custody.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
815.1) provides for alternatives to detention programs.
Proposed law generally retains present law.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
815.1(D)) provides that an alternative to detention program is considered a form of detention and the time periods set forth in present law apply unless waivedbythechild.
Furtherprohibitstheenrollmentofachildinanalternativetodetention program following a disposition hearing, except as an alternative to placement in detention or other out-of-home placement.
Proposed law deletes present law.
Presentlawprovidesforthepurposeofanalternativetodetentionprogramandprovidesthat the child's participation in an alternative to detention program shall not be considered an adjudication nor shall it suspend delinquency proceedings.
Further provides that an alternative to detention program may include rehabilitative components, but continued participationintheprogramshallnot berequiredpost-adjudication,exceptasanalternative to detention of the child or other out-of-home placement.
Proposed law retains present law, but removes the provisions of present law relative to continued participation in the program after adjudication.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
843) requires a delinquencypetition to be filed within 48 hours of a continued custody hearing if the child is continued in custody prior to adjudication.
Proposed law changes the length of time from 48 hours to five days.
Proposedlawrequiresthedelinquencypetitionallegingamisdemeanor-gradedelinquentact to be filed within 15 days if a child is not continued in custody prior to adjudication.
Proposed law requires the delinquencypetition alleging a felony-grade delinquent act to be filed within 30 days if a child is not continued in custody prior to adjudication.
Present law (Ch.C.
Art.
877) provides that when the child is charged with a crime of violence and the child is continued in custody, the adjudication hearing shall commence within 60 days of the appearance to answer the petition.
Proposed law changes the length of time from 60 days to 90 days.
Present law provides that in cases where a child is not charged with a crime of violence and the child is continued in custody, the adjudication hearing shall commence within 30 days of the appearance to answer the petition.
Proposed law changes the length of time from 30 days to 45 days.
Present law provides that if the child is not continued in custody, the adjudication hearing shall commence within 90 days of the appearance to answer the petition.
Proposed law changes the length of time from 90 days to 120 days.
Presentlawprovidesthatifthehearinghasnotbeencommencedtimely,uponmotionofthe child, the court shall release a child in continued custodyand dismiss the petition.
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HLS 26RS-726 REENGROSSED HB NO.
140 Proposed law amends present law to require the court, upon the expiration of the time limitations established by present law (Ch.C.
Art.
877) and upon the child's written motion to dismiss with certification of notice provided to the district attorney, to commence a contradictory hearing with the district attorney where the court is required dismiss the petitionifgoodcauseforthedelayisnotshown.
Furtherprovidesthatthisrightofdismissal is waived unless the motion to quash is made prior to adjudication.
Proposed law prohibits any further proceedings against the child for the same or a lesser offense based on the same facts if the petition is dismissed under present law (Ch.C.
Art.
877).
Proposed law requires the suspension of the time limitations established in present law (Ch.C.
Art.
877) if certain circumstances occur involving the child and provides for resumption of these time limitations from the date that the cause of suspension no longer exists.
Proposed law defines what constitutes "notice".
Proposedlawrequires,aftertheresumptionofthetimelimitationsestablishedinpresentlaw (Ch.C.Art.877),thatadjudicationproceedingscommencewithineitherthetimeperiodthat remained before suspension or within 30 days, whichever time period is longer.
Proposed law provides for duties of the La.
State Law Institute relative to technical corrections of present law (Ch.C.
Art.
804).
(AmendsCh.C.Arts.813(C),815.1(D),843,and877;
AddsCh.C.
Arts.
804(10)and877.1;
Repeals Ch.C.
Art.
815.1(E)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to the original bill:
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Provide timelines for the filing of delinquency petitions alleging either a misdemeanor-grade or felony-grade act if a child is not continued in custody prior to adjudication.
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Clarify that a contradictory hearing is required before a court's dismissal of a petition due to the expiration of time limitations.
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Make technical changes.
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
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Require an officer to promptly notify the appropriate district attorney when a child has been taken into custody pursuant to a court order.
2.
Reduce proposed law time limitations to commence the adjudication hearing as follows:
(a) For a child charged with a crime of violence and continued in custody, from 120 days to 90 days.
(b) For a child not charged with a crime of violence and continued in custody, from 90 days to 45 days.
(c) For a child not continued in custody, from 180 days to 120 days.
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140 3.
Change present law relative to timely commencement of adjudication hearings and dismissal procedures to include provisions of proposed law relative to the expiration of time limitations and dismissal of proceedings against the child.
4.
Change proposed law references from "juvenile" to "child".
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Remove proposed law references to interruption of time limitations.
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Clarify the suspension of time limitations relative to when a child cannot be adjudicated due to lack of mental capacity, the ordering of restoration services, or the continuing of the matter for review of the child's mental capacity, rather than a finding of insanity at the time of the offense.
7.
Remove proposed law relative to the suspension of time limitations established in present law (Ch.C.
Art.
877) when a child files certain motions, pleas, or requests until the ruling of the court on such motions, pleas, or requests.
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Removeproposedlawrelativetotheminimum90-daytimeperiodtocommence an adjudication hearing after suspension.
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Clarify the circumstances that require resumption of the time limitations established in present law (Ch.C.
Art.
877).
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Provide that one of the proposed law definitions for "notice" is the filing by an officer, as provided in present law (Ch.C.
Art.
813), in the court record where the petition on the original charge is pending rather than actual notice of arrest provided to the district attorney.
11.
Provide for time periods to commence adjudication proceedings after the resumption of the time limitations established in present law (Ch.C.
Art.
877).
12.
Make technical changes.
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Amendments
8 amendments- Senate Floor Amendment, #4567, Reese, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- Senate Floor Amendment, #3970, Boudreaux, Gerald, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3214, JUDB, Adopted Adopted Show changes
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- Senate Committee Amendment, #3091, JUDB, Draft Show changes
- House Floor Amendment, #3857, Cox, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- House Committee Amendment, #1968, ACRJ, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- House Committee Amendment, #1914, ACRJ, Draft Show changes
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 620.
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Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 73, nays 25, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Called from the Calendar.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
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Called from the Calendar.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Rules suspended.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
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Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 68, nays 27. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 03/24/2026.
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Reported with amendments (8-3).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.
Sponsors
- Vincent E. Cox III · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 39 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- III, Vincent E. Cox Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 62 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 5 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 73 | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 24% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Nay |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Nay |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Nay |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Nay |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Nay |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Nay |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Nay |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Nay |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Nay |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Nay |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Nay |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Nay |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Nay |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Nay |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 21% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Nay |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Nay |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Nay |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Nay |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Nay |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 63 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 2 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 68 | 27 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 26% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Stagni | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Nay |
| Landry, T. | — | Nay |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Nay |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Nay |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Nay |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Nay |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Nay |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Nay |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Nay |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Nay |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Nay |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Nay |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Nay |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Nay |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Nay |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Nay |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Nay |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Not Voting |
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