LA HB 578

enacted

CIVIL/LAW: Provides for the Restoring Biological Truth Act

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-06-08 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 814.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

2026-06-08
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-08
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 814.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-01
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 70, nays 25, 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 27 yeas and 8 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 A.
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
2026-04-28
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 21. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-23
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026.
2026-04-23
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-22
Reported with amendments (6-1-1).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-26
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
referral-committee
2026-02-26
Prefiled.
filing

Versions

House Committee Amendment, #4027, CL&P, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #4153, CL&P, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #4626, Johnson, Mike, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Bureau Note, #3797, Miller, G., AdoptedCompare
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HB578 Act 814Compare
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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#774)
2026-04-28 · pass · 74-21
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Adams: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Echols: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Moore: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Egan: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Firment: yes
- Owen: yes
- Berault: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Galle: yes
- Spell: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Geymann: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Braud: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Butler: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Horton: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Illg: yes
- Villio: yes
- Carver: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Coates: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Wright: yes
- Cox: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Mack: yes
- Boyd: no
- Jordan: no
- Marcelle: no
- Brass: no
- Knox: no
- Mena: no
- Bryant: no
- LaFleur: no
- Miller: no
- Carpenter: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Murray: no
- Freeman: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Newell: no
- Green: no
- Larvadain: no
- Taylor: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Lyons: no
- Walters: no
- Carter, W.: other
- McFarland: other
- Thompson: other
- Chassion: other
- McMakin: other
- Young: other
- Fisher: other
- Phelps: other
- Jackson: other
- Riser: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1141)
2026-05-21 · pass · 27-8
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Myers: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miller: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Womack: yes
- Barrow: no
- Duplessis: no
- Luneau: no
- Barthelemy: no
- Harris: no
- Price: no
- Carter: no
- Jenkins: no
- Boudreaux: other
- McMath: other
- Foil: other
- Selders: other
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1597)
2026-05-27 · pass · 70-25
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Echols: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Egan: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Riser: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Firment: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Berault: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Spell: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Galle: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Horton: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Butler: yes
- Illg: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Villio: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Coates: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wright: yes
- Cox: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Boyd: no
- Jordan: no
- Miller: no
- Brass: no
- Knox: no
- Moore: no
- Carpenter: no
- LaFleur: no
- Murray: no
- Chassion: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Newell: no
- Fisher: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Taylor: no
- Freeman: no
- Larvadain: no
- Walters: no
- Green: no
- Lyons: no
- Young: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Marcelle: no
- Jackson: no
- Mena: no
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Crews: other
- Owen: other
- Bagley: other
- Geymann: other
- Phelps: other
- Bryant: other
- Glorioso: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Hilferty: other

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