LA HB 538
enactedCOURTS/JUVENILE: Provides relative to the judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did LA HB 538 pass?
Yes. LA HB 538 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-26): Prefiled.
What is LA HB 538 about?
LA HB 538 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “COURTS/JUVENILE: Provides relative to the judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge”.
Who sponsors LA HB 538?
Barbara Reich Freiberg is the primary sponsor of LA HB 538.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-02-26 — Prefiled.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Barbara Reich Freibergprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-23
Becomes Act No. 928 without the Governor's signature.
became-law
2026-06-23
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-28
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-27
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-27
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-26
Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 4. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
2026-05-25
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
2026-05-20
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-19
Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-05-19
Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
2026-05-19
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-18
Rules suspended.
2026-05-18
Read by title. Failed to pass by a vote of 17 yeas and 18 nays.
2026-05-18
Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.
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
2026-04-20
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-15
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 12. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-15
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 12. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was 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.
2026-04-14
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.
2026-04-13
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-13
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-09
Reported favorably (10-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-09
Reported favorably (10-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
referral-committee
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-27
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-26
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-26
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#538)
2026-04-15 · pass · 83-12
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Adams: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Echols: yes
- Mack: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Egan: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Firment: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freeman: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Mena: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Miller: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Newell: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Butler: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Villio: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Amedee: no
- Galle: no
- Owen: no
- Crews: no
- Geymann: no
- Schamerhorn: no
- Edmonston: no
- Horton: no
- Tarver: no
- Farnum: no
- McCormick: no
- Ventrella: no
- Carlson: other
- Phelps: other
- Young: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Thompson: other
- Zeringue: other
- Melerine: other
- Walters: other
- Moore: other
- Wilder: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#922)
2026-05-18 · fail · 17-18
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Owen: yes
- Abraham: yes
- McMath: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Miller: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Womack: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: no
- Edmonds: no
- Kleinpeter: no
- Barrow: no
- Fesi: no
- Miguez: no
- Bass: no
- Harris: no
- Pressly: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Hodges: no
- Price: no
- Carter: no
- Jackson-Andrews: no
- Reese: no
- Cloud: no
- Jenkins: no
- Seabaugh: no
- Barthelemy: other
- Lambert: other
- Connick: other
- Selders: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1020)
2026-05-19 · pass · 32-1
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Price: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Reese: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- McMath: yes
- Womack: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Hodges: no
- Carter: other
- Miguez: other
- Owen: other
- Connick: other
- Myers: other
- Selders: other
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1487)
2026-05-26 · pass · 93-4
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Mena: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Miller: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Moore: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Murray: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Owen: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Riser: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Butler: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carver: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Cox: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wright: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Echols: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Young: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Amedee: no
- Schamerhorn: no
- McCormick: no
- Tarver: no
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Carpenter: other
- Landry, J.: other
- Bagley: other
- Freeman: other
- Thompson: other
- Carlson: other
- Geymann: other
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