LA HB 322
enactedPARDON/PAROLE: Prohibits the assessment of any fees or costs against certain individuals who request a copy of testimony presented in executive session before the Board of Pardons and committee on parole
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did LA HB 322 pass?
Yes. LA HB 322 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-24. Latest recorded action (2026-02-24): Prefiled.
What is LA HB 322 about?
LA HB 322 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “PARDON/PAROLE: Prohibits the assessment of any fees or costs against certain individuals who request a copy of testimony presented in executive session before the Board of Pardons and committee on parole”.
Who sponsors LA HB 322?
Michael Melerine is the primary sponsor of LA HB 322.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-02-24 — Prefiled.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Michael Melerineprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-05-22
Effective date: 05/22/2026.
2026-05-22
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 300.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-19
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-19
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-19
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-19
Received from the Senate without amendments.
receipt
2026-05-18
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-07
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-05-06
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-05
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-15
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-14
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-04-14
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-13
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
2026-04-09
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-08
Reported favorably (10-0).
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 (#480)
2026-04-14 · pass · 99-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Adams: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Miller: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Moore: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Galle: yes
- Murray: yes
- Berault: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Newell: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Green: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Knox: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Turner: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Walters: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Wright: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Young: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Bacala: other
- Butler: other
- Echols: other
- Billings: other
- Crews: other
- Jordan: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#918)
2026-05-18 · pass · 35-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: 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
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Barrow: other
- Lambert: other
- Connick: other
- Selders: other
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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