LA HB 231
enactedDOMESTIC ABUSE: Adds intentional evasion of service of process for certain court orders as conduct that constitutes a violation of a protective order
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did LA HB 231 pass?
Yes. LA HB 231 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-20. Latest recorded action (2026-02-20): Prefiled.
What is LA HB 231 about?
LA HB 231 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “DOMESTIC ABUSE: Adds intentional evasion of service of process for certain court orders as conduct that constitutes a violation of a protective order”.
Who sponsors LA HB 231?
Chad Boyer is the primary sponsor of LA HB 231.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-02-20 — Prefiled.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Chad Boyerprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-05-15
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-15
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 140.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-13
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-13
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-12
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-11
Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, 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 36 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
2026-04-01
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
2026-03-31
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-03-30
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
2026-03-26
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-03-25
Reported with amendments (11-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
2026-02-20
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
Prefiled.
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#219)
2026-03-31 · pass · 87-7
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Adams: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Echols: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Berault: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Mena: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Green: yes
- Newell: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Illg: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Villio: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Walters: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Amedee: no
- McCormick: no
- Tarver: no
- Crews: no
- Owen: no
- Galle: no
- Schamerhorn: no
- Firment: other
- Knox: other
- Spell: other
- Fontenot: other
- Mack: other
- Wright: other
- Geymann: other
- Phelps: other
- Young: other
- Jordan: other
- Sawyer: other
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1080)
2026-05-11 · pass · 99-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Adams: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Miller: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Galle: yes
- Moore: yes
- Berault: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Murray: yes
- Billings: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Green: yes
- Newell: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Horton: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Butler: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carver: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, T.: 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
- Bryant: other
- Edmonston: other
- Tarver: other
- Carlson: other
- Fontenot: other
- Thompson: other
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