LA HB 321

enacted

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Provides relative to victims of human trafficking and prostitution offenses (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did LA HB 321 pass?

Yes. LA HB 321 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-24. Latest recorded action (2026-02-24): Prefiled.

What is LA HB 321 about?

LA HB 321 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Provides relative to victims of human trafficking and prostitution offenses (EN NO IMPACT See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 321?

Vanessa Caston LaFleur is the primary sponsor of LA HB 321, joined by 57 cosponsors.

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-06-02
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-02
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 637.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-29
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-28
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-28
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-27
Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-26
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
2026-05-25
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-21
Rules suspended. 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
2026-05-14
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-05-13
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-12
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-04
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-29
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-04-29
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-27
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
2026-04-27
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-23
Reported favorably (8-0).
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

Senate Floor Bureau Note, #3915, Hodges, AdoptedCompare
HB321 OriginalCompare
HB321 EngrossedCompare
HB321 EnrolledCompare
HB321 Act 637Compare
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Documents

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#816)
2026-04-29 · pass · 97-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Firment: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fontenot: 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
- Glorioso: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Green: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, D.: 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
- Carpenter: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Cox: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Crews: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Echols: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bagley: other
- Geymann: other
- Tarver: other
- Carlson: other
- Hilferty: other
- Young: other
- Farnum: other
- Johnson, T.: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1136)
2026-05-21 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Fesi: 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
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Foil: other
- McMath: other
- Selders: other
CO-AUTHORS (#1137)
2026-05-21 · fail · 13-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Barrow: yes
- Connick: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Carter: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Mr. President: other
- Kleinpeter: other
- Owen: other
- Abraham: other
- Lambert: other
- Pressly: other
- Allain: other
- Luneau: other
- Reese: other
- Cathey: other
- McMath: other
- Seabaugh: other
- Cloud: other
- Miguez: other
- Selders: other
- Edmonds: other
- Miller: other
- Stine: other
- Foil: other
- Mizell: other
- Talbot: other
- Harris: other
- Morris: other
- Womack: other
- Hensgens: other
- Myers: other
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1590)
2026-05-27 · pass · 95-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Murray: yes
- Berault: yes
- Galle: 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
- 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
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Turner: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wright: yes
- Echols: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Young: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Chassion: other
- McFarland: other
- Bagley: other
- Crews: other
- Tarver: other
- Brass: other
- Geymann: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Hilferty: other

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https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=250041

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