LA HB 39

enacted

LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Requires peace officers to be citizens of the United States

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did LA HB 39 pass?

Yes. LA HB 39 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-22): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 283.

What is LA HB 39 about?

LA HB 39 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Requires peace officers to be citizens of the United States”.

Who sponsors LA HB 39?

Gabe Firment is the primary sponsor of LA HB 39, joined by 25 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-05-22 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 283.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-22
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 283.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-22
Effective date: See Act.
2026-05-19
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-18
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-18
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-13
Read by title, roll called, yeas 74, nays 22, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-12
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-12
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-11
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 7 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-04
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-04-29
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-28
Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-20
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-15
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-15
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-15
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 65, nays 24. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-15
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-04-14
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.
2026-04-13
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-09
Reported with amendments (12-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
referral-committee
2026-01-23
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.
2026-01-22
Prefiled.
filing
2026-01-22
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
referral-committee

Versions

House Committee Amendment, #826, JUD, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #3414, JUD, AdoptedCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #2839, JUDB, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #2848, JUDB, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #3343, Seabaugh, AdoptedCompare
HB39 OriginalCompare
HB39 EngrossedCompare
HB39 EnrolledCompare
HB39 Act 283Compare
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Documents

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#553)
2026-04-15 · pass · 65-24
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Echols: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Adams: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Egan: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Riser: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Galle: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Berault: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Billings: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Spell: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Horton: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Butler: yes
- Illg: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Coates: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Cox: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Crews: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Wright: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Boyd: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Marcelle: no
- Brass: no
- Jordan: no
- Mena: no
- Bryant: no
- Knox: no
- Miller: no
- Carpenter: no
- LaFleur: no
- Moore: no
- Chassion: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Murray: no
- Fisher: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Newell: no
- Freeman: no
- Larvadain: no
- Taylor: no
- Green: no
- Lyons: no
- Walters: no
- Bagley: other
- Domangue: other
- Martinez: other
- Boudreaux: other
- Farnum: other
- Phelps: other
- Braud: other
- Gadberry: other
- Wyble: other
- Carrier: other
- Glorioso: other
- Young: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Jackson: other
- Dewitt: other
- Johnson, T.: other
CO-AUTHORS (#726)
2026-05-11 · fail · 9-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Bass: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Mr. President: other
- Foil: other
- Mizell: other
- Abraham: other
- Harris: other
- Myers: other
- Allain: other
- Hensgens: other
- Owen: other
- Barrow: other
- Jackson-Andrews: other
- Price: other
- Barthelemy: other
- Jenkins: other
- Reese: other
- Boudreaux: other
- Kleinpeter: other
- Selders: other
- Carter: other
- Lambert: other
- Stine: other
- Cathey: other
- Luneau: other
- Talbot: other
- Connick: other
- McMath: other
- Wheat: other
- Duplessis: other
- Miller: other
- Womack: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#725)
2026-05-11 · pass · 29-7
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bass: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Foil: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Barrow: no
- Duplessis: no
- Price: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Harris: no
- Carter: no
- Jenkins: no
- Barthelemy: other
- Reese: other
- Selders: other
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1227)
2026-05-13 · pass · 74-22
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Adams: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Egan: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Firment: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Riser: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Berault: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Billings: yes
- Galle: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Spell: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Illg: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Carver: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Wright: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Crews: yes
- Mack: yes
- Young: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Boyd: no
- Jordan: no
- Miller: no
- Brass: no
- Knox: no
- Moore: no
- Bryant: no
- LaFleur: no
- Murray: no
- Carter, W.: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Newell: no
- Chassion: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Phelps: no
- Freeman: no
- Larvadain: no
- Taylor: no
- Green: no
- Lyons: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Marcelle: no
- Carlson: other
- Edmonston: other
- Muscarello: other
- Carpenter: other
- Jackson: other
- Stagni: other
- Echols: other
- McMakin: other
- Walters: other

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