LA HB 305
enactedCRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Provides relative to child sexual abuse materials (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did LA HB 305 pass?
Yes. LA HB 305 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-24. Latest recorded action (2026-02-24): Prefiled.
What is LA HB 305 about?
LA HB 305 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “CRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Provides relative to child sexual abuse materials (EN NO IMPACT See Note)”.
Who sponsors LA HB 305?
Kim Carver is the primary sponsor of LA HB 305.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-02-24 — Prefiled.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Kim Carverprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-05-11
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-11
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 65.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-08
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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2026-05-11
Signed by the President of the Senate on 5/7/2026.
2026-05-07
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-07
Received from the Senate without amendments.
receipt
2026-05-06
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-04-27
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.
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2026-04-14
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
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2026-04-13
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-04-09
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-08
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.
2026-04-07
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-01
Reported favorably (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
2026-02-27
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-24
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
referral-committee
2026-02-24
Prefiled.
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#394)
2026-04-09 · pass · 101-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: yes
- Berault: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Murray: yes
- Billings: yes
- Galle: 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
- Henry, D.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Butler: yes
- Illg: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carver: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Crews: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Echols: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Dickerson: other
- Wiley: other
- Landry, J.: other
- Young: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#625)
2026-05-06 · 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
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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