LA HB 437

• Michael Melerineprimary
• Stephanie Beraultcosponsor

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1. 2026-05-07

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

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2. 2026-05-06

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

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3. 2026-05-05

   Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 77, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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4. 2026-04-29

   Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.

5. 2026-04-28

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

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6. 2026-04-27

   Reported with amendments (6-1-1).

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7. 2026-03-09

   Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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8. 2026-02-27

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

9. 2026-02-25

   Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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10. 2026-02-25

    Prefiled.

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• House Committee Amendment, #4404, CL&P, DraftCompare
• House Committee Amendment, #4474, CL&P, AdoptedCompare
• House Floor Amendment, #4961, Melerine, AdoptedCompare
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• FINAL PASSAGE (#857)

  2026-05-05 · pass · 77-18

  Member-level votes (105)

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

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