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LA HB 1137

enacted

EMPLOYMENT/DISCRIMINATN: Prohibits intentional discrimination based on compelled speech with respect to using certain pronouns, names, or honorifics

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did LA HB 1137 pass?

Yes. LA HB 1137 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-29): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 579.

What is LA HB 1137 about?

LA HB 1137 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “EMPLOYMENT/DISCRIMINATN: Prohibits intentional discrimination based on compelled speech with respect to using certain pronouns, names, or honorifics”.

Who sponsors LA HB 1137?

Raymond Crews is the primary sponsor of LA HB 1137, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-29 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 579.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Raymond Crewsprimary
  • Alan Seabaughcosponsor
  • Jay Morriscosponsor
  • Valarie Hodgescosponsor
  • Rick Edmondscosponsor
  • Adam Basscosponsor
  • Blake Miguezcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-29

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 579.

    became-law,executive-signature

  2. 2026-05-29

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  3. 2026-05-26

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-05-25

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

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  5. 2026-05-25

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. 2026-05-20

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 70, nays 24, Senate amendments concurred in.

  7. 2026-05-19

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.

  8. 2026-05-18

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

    receipt

  9. 2026-05-13

    Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    passage

  10. 2026-05-05

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

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  11. 2026-05-04

    Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. 2026-04-29

    Reported with amendments.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-21

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

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  14. 2026-04-20

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

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  15. 2026-04-15

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 66, nays 32. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    passage

  16. 2026-04-14

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.

  17. 2026-04-13

    Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    reading-3

  18. 2026-04-09

    Reported favorably (6-4).

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-04-01

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-03-31

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Versions

  • House Floor Amendment, #3496, Crews, WithdrawnCompare
  • House Floor Amendment, #3846, Crews, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #2933, L&IR, DraftCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #2950, L&IR, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Floor Amendment, #3772, Seabaugh, AdoptedCompare
  • HB1137 OriginalCompare
  • HB1137 EngrossedCompare
  • HB1137 ReengrossedCompare
  • HB1137 EnrolledCompare
  • HB1137 Act 579Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#557)

    2026-04-15 · pass · 66-32

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Dickerson: yes
    • McMakin: yes
    • Amedee: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Melerine: yes
    • Bacala: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Bamburg: yes
    • Edmonston: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Bayham: yes
    • Egan: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Firment: yes
    • Riser: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Sawyer: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Schamerhorn: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Galle: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Geymann: yes
    • Spell: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • Stagni: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Horton: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Johnson, M.: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Ventrella: yes
    • Chenevert: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • Landry, J.: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Crews: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Dewitt: yes
    • McMahen: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Adams: no
    • Green: no
    • Marcelle: no
    • Boyd: no
    • Henry, D.: no
    • Mena: no
    • Brass: no
    • Jackson: no
    • Miller: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Johnson, T.: no
    • Moore: no
    • Carpenter: no
    • Jordan: no
    • Murray: no
    • Carter, R.: no
    • Knox: no
    • Newell: no
    • Chassion: no
    • LaFleur: no
    • Phelps: no
    • Fisher: no
    • Landry, M.: no
    • Taylor: no
    • Freeman: no
    • Landry, T.: no
    • Walters: no
    • Freiberg: no
    • Larvadain: no
    • Young: no
    • Glorioso: no
    • Lyons: no
    • Bagley: other
    • Farnum: other
    • Thompson: other
    • Braud: other
    • Hilferty: other
    • Carter, W.: other
    • Martinez: other
  • CO-AUTHORS (#860)

    2026-05-13 · fail · 5-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Bass: yes
    • Miguez: yes
    • Seabaugh: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Mr. President: other
    • Foil: other
    • Myers: other
    • Abraham: other
    • Harris: other
    • Owen: other
    • Allain: other
    • Hensgens: other
    • Pressly: other
    • Barrow: other
    • Hodges: other
    • Price: other
    • Barthelemy: other
    • Jackson-Andrews: other
    • Reese: other
    • Boudreaux: other
    • Jenkins: other
    • Selders: other
    • Carter: other
    • Kleinpeter: other
    • Stine: other
    • Cathey: other
    • Lambert: other
    • Talbot: other
    • Cloud: other
    • Luneau: other
    • Wheat: other
    • Connick: other
    • McMath: other
    • Womack: other
    • Duplessis: other
    • Miller: other
    • Fesi: other
    • Mizell: other
  • FINAL PASSAGE (#859)

    2026-05-13 · pass · 26-9

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Foil: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Abraham: yes
    • Hodges: yes
    • Pressly: yes
    • Allain: yes
    • Kleinpeter: yes
    • Reese: yes
    • Bass: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Seabaugh: yes
    • Cathey: yes
    • McMath: yes
    • Stine: yes
    • Cloud: yes
    • Miguez: yes
    • Talbot: yes
    • Connick: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Womack: yes
    • Fesi: yes
    • Myers: yes
    • Barthelemy: no
    • Duplessis: no
    • Jenkins: no
    • Boudreaux: no
    • Harris: no
    • Luneau: no
    • Carter: no
    • Jackson-Andrews: no
    • Price: no
    • Barrow: other
    • Mizell: other
    • Hensgens: other
    • Selders: other
  • CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1447)

    2026-05-20 · pass · 70-24

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Adams: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • McMahen: yes
    • Amedee: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • McMakin: yes
    • Bacala: yes
    • Edmonston: yes
    • Melerine: yes
    • Bamburg: yes
    • Egan: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Farnum: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Firment: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Riser: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Sawyer: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Schamerhorn: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Galle: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Geymann: yes
    • Spell: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Stagni: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Horton: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carter, R.: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • Johnson, M.: yes
    • Ventrella: yes
    • Chenevert: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • Landry, J.: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Crews: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Dewitt: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Dickerson: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Boyd: no
    • Jackson: no
    • Mena: no
    • Brass: no
    • Johnson, T.: no
    • Miller: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Jordan: no
    • Moore: no
    • Carpenter: no
    • Knox: no
    • Murray: no
    • Chassion: no
    • LaFleur: no
    • Newell: no
    • Freeman: no
    • Landry, T.: no
    • Taylor: no
    • Green: no
    • Larvadain: no
    • Walters: no
    • Henry, D.: no
    • Marcelle: no
    • Young: no
    • Mr. Speaker: other
    • Freiberg: other
    • Phelps: other
    • Bagley: other
    • Hilferty: other
    • Thompson: other
    • Bayham: other
    • Landry, M.: other
    • Zeringue: other
    • Carter, W.: other
    • Lyons: other

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