HB 443 — CIVIL/LAW: Provides relative to confidentiality of records in cases involving certain protected persons
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 654.
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✓Passed Senate
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 29, 2024. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 18, 2024.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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27 sponsors
1 primary, 26 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (18 R · 8 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
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Read HB 443 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 654.
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Effective date: 08/01/2024.
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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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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 05/28/2024.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
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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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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2024.
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Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported with amendments (14-0).
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Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2024.
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Reported with amendments (12-0-1).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
Sponsors
- Jerome Zeringue · Cosponsor
- John E. Wyble · Cosponsor
- Charles Owen · Cosponsor
- Shane Mack · Cosponsor
- Mike Johnson · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Michael "Gabe" Firment · Cosponsor
- Kathy Edmonston · Cosponsor
- Jessica Domangue · Cosponsor
- Jason Brian DeWitt · Cosponsor
- Robby Carter · Cosponsor
- Rhonda Gaye Butler · Cosponsor
- Jacob Braud · Cosponsor
- Joy Walters · Cosponsor
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor · Cosponsor
- Tammy T. Phelps · Cosponsor
- Pat Moore · Cosponsor
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur · Cosponsor
- Aimee Adatto Freeman · Cosponsor
- Paula Davis · Cosponsor
- Emily Chenevert · Cosponsor
- Beth Anne Billings · Cosponsor
- Stephanie H. Berault · Cosponsor
- Beryl Amedée · Cosponsor
- Kimberly Landry Coates · Primary
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 26 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Kimberly Landry Coates Republican
Co-sponsors (26)
- Jerome Zeringue Republican
- John E. Wyble Republican
- Charles Owen Republican
- Shane Mack Republican
- Mike Johnson Republican
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican
- Kathy Edmonston Republican
- Jessica Domangue Republican
- Jason Brian DeWitt Republican
- Robby Carter Democrat
- Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican
- Jacob Braud Republican
- Joy Walters Democrat
- Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat
- Tammy T. Phelps Democrat
- Pat Moore Democrat
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat
- Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat
- Paula Davis
- Emily Chenevert Republican
- Beth Anne Billings Republican
- Stephanie H. Berault Republican
- Beryl Amedée Republican
- Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican
Not signed on (120)
120 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 120 →"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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| Republican | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 99 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Not Voting |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
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| Republican | 62 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | 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 | Not Voting |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Not Voting |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 443?
- HB 443 is sponsored by Jerome Zeringue (Republican), John E. Wyble (Republican), Charles Owen (Republican), Shane Mack (Republican), Mike Johnson (Republican), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Michael "Gabe" Firment (Republican), Kathy Edmonston (Republican), Jessica Domangue (Republican), Jason Brian DeWitt (Republican), Robby Carter (Democrat), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), Jacob Braud (Republican), Joy Walters (Democrat), Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Tammy T. Phelps (Democrat), Pat Moore (Democrat), Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democrat), Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democrat), Paula Davis, Emily Chenevert (Republican), Beth Anne Billings (Republican), Stephanie H. Berault (Republican), Beryl Amedée (Republican), Kimberly Landry Coates (Republican), and Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 443?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 29, 2024. Enacted.
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