LA HB 1257
enactedCRIMINAL/JUSTICE: Prohibits certain individuals from having an ownership interest or financial interest in any company that provides electronic monitoring services (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did LA HB 1257 pass?
Yes. LA HB 1257 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-07): Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 123 reported by the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice (10-0).
What is LA HB 1257 about?
LA HB 1257 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “CRIMINAL/JUSTICE: Prohibits certain individuals from having an ownership interest or financial interest in any company that provides electronic monitoring services (EN NO IMPACT See Note)”.
Who sponsors LA HB 1257?
Mike Bayham is the primary sponsor of LA HB 1257.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-05-07 — Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 123 reported by the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice (10-0).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Mike Bayhamprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-01
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 729.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-01
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-29
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-28
Received from the Senate without amendments.
receipt
2026-05-28
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-28
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-27
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-26
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-05-25
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-21
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-18
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-14
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-05-13
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-13
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-12
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-12
Notice given.
2026-05-12
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-11
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-11
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
2026-05-07
Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 123 reported by the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice (10-0).
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Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#1261)
2026-05-13 · pass · 97-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Adams: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Miller: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Moore: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Galle: yes
- Murray: yes
- Berault: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Billings: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Green: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Braud: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Spell: yes
- Butler: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Carpenter: other
- Edmonston: other
- Walters: other
- Chassion: other
- Lyons: other
- Young: other
- Echols: other
- Stagni: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1464)
2026-05-27 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Womack: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Selders: other
- Stine: other
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