LA HB 59

enacted

INDIGENT DEFENSE: Provides relative to the funding of the office of the district public defender in the 19th Judicial District Court (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did LA HB 59 pass?

Yes. LA HB 59 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-01-30): Prefiled.

What is LA HB 59 about?

LA HB 59 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “INDIGENT DEFENSE: Provides relative to the funding of the office of the district public defender in the 19th Judicial District Court (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 59?

C. Denise Marcelle is the primary sponsor of LA HB 59, joined by 20 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-01-30 — Prefiled.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-02
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 611.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-02
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-01
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-28
Received from the Senate without amendments.
receipt
2026-05-28
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-28
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-27
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-05-27
Called from the Calendar.
2026-05-27
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-26
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-05-25
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-21
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-12
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-11
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-05-07
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-07
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-06
Notice given.
2026-05-06
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
2026-04-29
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-29
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-27
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-27
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-27
Notice given.
2026-04-27
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
2026-04-22
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-22
Notice given.
2026-04-22
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
2026-04-21
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
2026-04-16
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-15
Reported favorably (11-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
referral-committee
2026-01-30
Prefiled.
filing
2026-01-30
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
referral-committee
2026-01-30
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/30/2026.

Versions

House Floor Amendment, #5165, Marcelle, AdoptedCompare
HB59 OriginalCompare
HB59 EngrossedCompare
HB59 ReengrossedCompare
HB59 EnrolledCompare
HB59 Act 611Compare
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Documents

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#985)
2026-05-07 · pass · 95-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Adams: yes
- Firment: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Miller: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Moore: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Murray: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Berault: yes
- Galle: yes
- Newell: yes
- Billings: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Braud: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Illg: yes
- Spell: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Jackson: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Butler: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chassion: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Cox: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Crews: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wright: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Young: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bagley: other
- Farnum: other
- McFarland: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Green: other
- Wiley: other
- Echols: other
- Landry, T.: other
- Edmonston: other
- McCormick: other
CO-AUTHORS (#1467)
2026-05-27 · fail · 7-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Barrow: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Carter: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Mr. President: other
- Foil: other
- Owen: other
- Abraham: other
- Harris: other
- Pressly: other
- Allain: other
- Hensgens: other
- Price: other
- Barthelemy: other
- Hodges: other
- Reese: other
- Bass: other
- Kleinpeter: other
- Seabaugh: other
- Boudreaux: other
- Lambert: other
- Selders: other
- Cathey: other
- McMath: other
- Stine: other
- Cloud: other
- Miguez: other
- Talbot: other
- Connick: other
- Miller: other
- Wheat: other
- Edmonds: other
- Morris: other
- Womack: other
- Fesi: other
- Myers: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1466)
2026-05-27 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Allain: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bass: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Price: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Womack: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: other
- Selders: other
- Stine: other

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