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LA HB 294

enacted

TRESPASS: Provides places of worship the right to remove disruptive individuals

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did LA HB 294 pass?

Yes. LA HB 294 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-24. Latest recorded action (2026-02-24): Prefiled.

What is LA HB 294 about?

LA HB 294 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “TRESPASS: Provides places of worship the right to remove disruptive individuals”.

Who sponsors LA HB 294?

Gabe Firment is the primary sponsor of LA HB 294, joined by 35 cosponsors.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-02-24 — Prefiled.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Gabe Firmentprimary
  • Roger Wilder IIIcosponsor
  • Debbie Villiocosponsor
  • Francis C. Thompsoncosponsor
  • Vincent J. St. Blanc , IIIcosponsor
  • Annie Spellcosponsor
  • Laurie Schlegelcosponsor
  • Rodney Schamerhorncosponsor
  • Paul Sawyercosponsor
  • Charles Owencosponsor
  • Michael Melerinecosponsor
  • Jack McFarlandcosponsor
  • Danny McCormickcosponsor
  • Timothy P. Kernercosponsor
  • Mike Johnsoncosponsor
  • Dodie Hortoncosponsor
  • Brian Gloriosocosponsor
  • Jay Gallecosponsor
  • John Wyblecosponsor
  • Kathy Edmonstoncosponsor
  • Jason Dewittcosponsor
  • Phillip DeVilliercosponsor
  • Daryl Deshotelcosponsor
  • Raymond Crewscosponsor
  • Vincent Cox IIIcosponsor
  • Kimberly Coatescosponsor
  • Emily Chenevertcosponsor
  • Kim Carvercosponsor
  • R. Dewith Carriercosponsor
  • Josh Carlsoncosponsor
  • Beth Billingscosponsor
  • Stephanie Beraultcosponsor
  • Mike Bayhamcosponsor
  • Tony Bacalacosponsor
  • Beryl Amedeecosponsor
  • Peter Egancosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-15

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  2. 2026-05-15

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 148.

    became-law,executive-signature

  3. 2026-05-13

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-05-12

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-05-12

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

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  6. 2026-05-11

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 71, nays 29, Senate amendments concurred in.

  7. 2026-05-07

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.

  8. 2026-05-06

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

    receipt

  9. 2026-05-05

    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.

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  10. 2026-04-27

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

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  11. 2026-04-22

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. 2026-04-21

    Reported favorably.

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  13. 2026-04-14

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

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  14. 2026-04-13

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

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  15. 2026-04-09

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 75, nays 25. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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  16. 2026-04-08

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.

  17. 2026-04-07

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

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  18. 2026-04-01

    Reported with amendments (10-2).

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  19. 2026-03-09

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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  20. 2026-02-27

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  21. 2026-02-24

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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  22. 2026-02-24

    Prefiled.

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Versions

  • House Committee Amendment, #1696, ACRJ, DraftCompare
  • House Committee Amendment, #3009, ACRJ, AdoptedCompare
  • House Floor Amendment, #3164, Firment, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2676, Cloud, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Floor Amendment, #3210, Morris, Jay, AdoptedCompare
  • HB294 OriginalCompare
  • HB294 EngrossedCompare
  • HB294 ReengrossedCompare
  • HB294 EnrolledCompare
  • HB294 ActCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#392)

    2026-04-09 · pass · 75-25

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • McMahen: yes
    • Amedee: yes
    • Edmonston: yes
    • McMakin: yes
    • Bacala: yes
    • Egan: yes
    • Melerine: yes
    • Bagley: yes
    • Farnum: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Bamburg: yes
    • Firment: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Bayham: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Riser: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Sawyer: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Galle: yes
    • Schamerhorn: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Geymann: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Spell: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • Stagni: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Hilferty: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Horton: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carter, R.: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Chenevert: yes
    • Johnson, M.: yes
    • Ventrella: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Crews: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Dewitt: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Boyd: no
    • Johnson, T.: no
    • Mena: no
    • Brass: no
    • Jordan: no
    • Miller: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Knox: no
    • Murray: no
    • Carpenter: no
    • LaFleur: no
    • Newell: no
    • Carter, W.: no
    • Landry, M.: no
    • Phelps: no
    • Chassion: no
    • Landry, T.: no
    • Taylor: no
    • Freeman: no
    • Larvadain: no
    • Walters: no
    • Green: no
    • Lyons: no
    • Henry, D.: no
    • Marcelle: no
    • Butler: other
    • Landry, J.: other
    • Young: other
    • Dickerson: other
    • Wiley: other
  • MODIFY TIME LIMITS (#391)

    2026-04-09 · fail · 27-57

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Bagley: yes
    • Chassion: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Bayham: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Landry, T.: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Edmonston: yes
    • Marcelle: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Brass: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Newell: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Walters: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Adams: no
    • Farnum: no
    • McMahen: no
    • Amedee: no
    • Galle: no
    • Melerine: no
    • Bacala: no
    • Geymann: no
    • Mena: no
    • Bamburg: no
    • Hebert: no
    • Moore: no
    • Beaullieu: no
    • Henry, C.: no
    • Muscarello: no
    • Boudreaux: no
    • Hilferty: no
    • Orgeron: no
    • Boyer: no
    • Horton: no
    • Owen: no
    • Broussard: no
    • Illg: no
    • Sawyer: no
    • Carlson: no
    • Johnson, M.: no
    • Schamerhorn: no
    • Carpenter: no
    • Johnson, T.: no
    • Spell: no
    • Carter, W.: no
    • Jordan: no
    • St. Blanc: no
    • Carver: no
    • Kerner: no
    • Tarver: no
    • Chenevert: no
    • LaFleur: no
    • Taylor: no
    • Coates: no
    • Landry, M.: no
    • Thomas: no
    • Crews: no
    • Lyons: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Deshotel: no
    • Mack: no
    • Villio: no
    • Dewitt: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Wilder: no
    • Echols: no
    • McCormick: no
    • Wyble: no
    • Egan: no
    • McFarland: no
    • Zeringue: no
    • Mr. Speaker: other
    • Henry, D.: other
    • Phelps: other
    • Billings: other
    • Knox: other
    • Riser: other
    • Butler: other
    • LaCombe: other
    • Schlegel: other
    • Carter, R.: other
    • Landry, J.: other
    • Stagni: other
    • Dickerson: other
    • Larvadain: other
    • Ventrella: other
    • Firment: other
    • McMakin: other
    • Wiley: other
    • Fontenot: other
    • Murray: other
    • Wright: other
  • FINAL PASSAGE (#602)

    2026-05-05 · pass · 26-9

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Hensgens: yes
    • Myers: yes
    • Abraham: yes
    • Hodges: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Allain: yes
    • Kleinpeter: yes
    • Pressly: yes
    • Bass: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Seabaugh: yes
    • Cathey: yes
    • McMath: yes
    • Stine: yes
    • Cloud: yes
    • Miguez: yes
    • Talbot: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Fesi: yes
    • Mizell: yes
    • Womack: yes
    • Foil: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Barrow: no
    • Carter: no
    • Jenkins: no
    • Barthelemy: no
    • Duplessis: no
    • Luneau: no
    • Boudreaux: no
    • Harris: no
    • Price: no
    • Connick: other
    • Reese: other
    • Jackson-Andrews: other
    • Selders: other
  • CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1082)

    2026-05-11 · pass · 71-29

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

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