LA HB 119

enacted

CRIME: Provides relative to unlawful conduct involving images of another person created by artificial intelligence (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did LA HB 119 pass?

Yes. LA HB 119 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-09): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 782.

What is LA HB 119 about?

LA HB 119 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “CRIME: Provides relative to unlawful conduct involving images of another person created by artificial intelligence (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 119?

Bryan Fontenot is the primary sponsor of LA HB 119, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-06-09 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 782.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-09
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 782.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-09
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-04
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-06-01
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 90, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
2026-06-01
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
2026-06-01
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-06-01
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
2026-06-01
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-06-01
Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
2026-05-31
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
2026-05-31
Conference committee report received.
2026-05-31
Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
2026-05-27
House conferees appointed: Fontenot, Villio, and Boyer.
2026-05-27
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-05-26
Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
2026-05-26
Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
2026-05-26
Senate conference committee members appointed: Hodges, Morris, and Kleinpeter.
2026-05-26
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-25
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
2026-05-20
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-19
Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
2026-05-19
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-04-27
Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
2026-04-27
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-04-20
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-04-15
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-14
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-01
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-31
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-03-30
Called from the calendar.
2026-03-30
Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-30
Called from the calendar.
2026-03-30
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-03-24
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-24
Notice given.
2026-03-24
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
2026-03-23
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-03-23
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/24/2026.
2026-03-18
Reported with amendments (12-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
referral-committee
2026-02-13
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-13
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
referral-committee
2026-02-13
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.

Versions

House Committee Amendment, #1877, ACRJ, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #1891, ACRJ, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #1952, ACRJ, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #2389, Fontenot, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #2822, Green, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #2840, Marcelle, WithdrawnCompare
House Floor Amendment, #2843, Marcelle, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #2328, Morris, Jay, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #2368, Hodges, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #2812, Hodges, AdoptedCompare
Conference Committee Report, #4732, House Adopted, Senate AdoptedCompare
HB119 OriginalCompare
HB119 EngrossedCompare
HB119 ReengrossedCompare
HB119 EnrolledCompare
HB119 Act 782Compare
(document, no version)Compare

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#206)
2026-03-30 · pass · 101-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mena: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Miller: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Moore: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Murray: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Green: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Owen: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jackson: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Villio: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Walters: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Young: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Echols: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Bamburg: other
- Thompson: other
- Spell: other
- Ventrella: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1025)
2026-05-19 · pass · 34-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Harris: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Price: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Reese: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- McMath: yes
- Womack: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Miller: yes
- Carter: other
- Myers: other
- Selders: other
- Connick: other
- Owen: other
REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1483)
2026-05-26 · pass · 99-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Egan: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Mena: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Miller: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Moore: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Murray: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Green: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Owen: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Young: yes
- Echols: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Freeman: other
- Thompson: other
- Bagley: other
- Landry, J.: other
- Wiley: other
ADOPT (#1636)
2026-06-01 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Carter: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Womack: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miller: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Hensgens: other
- Selders: other
ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1832)
2026-06-01 · pass · 90-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Firment: yes
- Mena: yes
- Berault: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Miller: yes
- Billings: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Moore: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Galle: yes
- Owen: yes
- Brass: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Braud: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Illg: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Young: yes
- Echols: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Green: other
- McFarland: other
- Bagley: other
- Henry, D.: other
- McMakin: other
- Bamburg: other
- Hilferty: other
- Murray: other
- Bayham: other
- Jackson: other
- Riser: other
- Carlson: other
- Landry, T.: other
- Walters: other

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