LA HB 170

enacted

CONTRACTS: Provides relative to construction contracts

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did LA HB 170 pass?

Yes. LA HB 170 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Prefiled.

What is LA HB 170 about?

LA HB 170 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “CONTRACTS: Provides relative to construction contracts”.

Who sponsors LA HB 170?

Neil Riser is the primary sponsor of LA HB 170, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-02-18 — Prefiled.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-15
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 132.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-15
Effective date: See Act.
2026-05-13
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-12
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-12
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-11
Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-07
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.
2026-05-06
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-05
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-04-27
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-04-22
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-21
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-13
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-08
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-04-07
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-01
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
2026-03-31
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-03-30
Reported with amendments (5-0-1).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
2026-02-18
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-18
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
referral-committee

Versions

House Committee Amendment, #2605, CL&P, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #2761, CL&P, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #2900, Riser, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2697, Cathey, AdoptedCompare
HB170 OriginalCompare
HB170 EngrossedCompare
HB170 ReengrossedCompare
HB170 EnrolledCompare
HB170 ActCompare
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Documents

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#299)
2026-04-07 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Adams: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Firment: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Miller: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Moore: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Murray: yes
- Berault: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Billings: yes
- Galle: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Riser: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Illg: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, R.: 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, T.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Crews: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Walters: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Wright: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Echols: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Young: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Bagley: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Landry, J.: other
- Bamburg: other
- Fontenot: other
- Landry, M.: other
- Butler: other
- Johnson, M.: other
- Mena: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#596)
2026-05-05 · pass · 35-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Harris: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Price: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- McMath: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Womack: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Miller: yes
- Barthelemy: other
- Reese: other
- Connick: other
- Selders: other
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1076)
2026-05-11 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Adams: yes
- Echols: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Firment: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Miller: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Moore: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Murray: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Newell: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Horton: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Butler: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Crews: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Young: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Carlson: other
- Henry, D.: other
- Tarver: other
- Edmonston: other
- Hilferty: other
- Taylor: other
- Galle: other
- Mack: other
- Thompson: other

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