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LA HB 719

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DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST: Provides relative to the number of assistant district attorneys in each judicial district (EN +$3,411,000 GF EX See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did LA HB 719 pass?

Yes. LA HB 719 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-27): Prefiled.

What is LA HB 719 about?

LA HB 719 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST: Provides relative to the number of assistant district attorneys in each judicial district (EN +$3,411,000 GF EX See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 719?

Peter Egan is the primary sponsor of LA HB 719, joined by 36 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-27 — Prefiled.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Peter Eganprimary
  • Mark Wrightcosponsor
  • Jeffery "Jeff" Wileycosponsor
  • Roger Wilder IIIcosponsor
  • Joy Walterscosponsor
  • Debbie Villiocosponsor
  • Lauren Ventrellacosponsor
  • Sylvia Taylorcosponsor
  • Vincent J. St. Blanc , IIIcosponsor
  • Laurie Schlegelcosponsor
  • Paul Sawyercosponsor
  • Pat Moorecosponsor
  • Shaun Menacosponsor
  • Michael Melerinecosponsor
  • C. Denise Marcellecosponsor
  • Jeremy LaCombecosponsor
  • C. Travis Johnsoncosponsor
  • Steven Jacksoncosponsor
  • John Wyblecosponsor
  • Brian Gloriosocosponsor
  • Barbara Reich Freibergcosponsor
  • Bryan Fontenotcosponsor
  • Kellee Dickersoncosponsor
  • Jason Dewittcosponsor
  • Kim Carvercosponsor
  • Robert Cartercosponsor
  • R. Dewith Carriercosponsor
  • Reese "Skip" Broussardcosponsor
  • Jacob Braudcosponsor
  • Doyle Boudreauxcosponsor
  • Beth Billingscosponsor
  • Stephanie Beraultcosponsor
  • Mike Bayhamcosponsor
  • Dennis Bamburg Jr.cosponsor
  • Daryl Adamscosponsor
  • Jay Gallecosponsor
  • John "Big John" Illg , Jr.cosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-08

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 827.

    became-law,executive-signature

  2. 2026-06-08

    Effective date: 06/08/2026.

  3. 2026-06-02

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-06-01

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    enrolled

  5. 2026-06-01

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. 2026-05-31

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 75, nays 18, Senate amendments concurred in.

  7. 2026-05-29

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

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  8. 2026-05-29

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/31/2026.

  9. 2026-05-28

    Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  10. 2026-05-28

    Called from the Calendar.

  11. 2026-05-28

    Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 30 yeas and 6 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    passage

  12. 2026-05-27

    Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

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  13. 2026-05-27

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

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  14. 2026-05-20

    Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.

  15. 2026-05-20

    Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

  16. 2026-05-12

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

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  17. 2026-05-11

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

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  18. 2026-05-07

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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  19. 2026-05-06

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

    reading-3

  20. 2026-05-06

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.

  21. 2026-05-05

    Reported with amendments (20-0).

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  22. 2026-04-27

    Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

  23. 2026-04-23

    Reported with amendments (15-0).

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  24. 2026-03-09

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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  25. 2026-02-27

    Prefiled.

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  26. 2026-02-27

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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  27. 2026-02-27

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

Versions

  • House Committee Amendment, #4209, JUD, DraftCompare
  • House Committee Amendment, #4283, JUD, AdoptedCompare
  • House Committee Amendment, #4865, APP, DraftCompare
  • House Committee Amendment, #5011, APP, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #4429, FNCE, DraftCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #4475, FNCE, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Floor Amendment, #4505, Reese, AdoptedCompare
  • HB719 OriginalCompare
  • HB719 EngrossedCompare
  • HB719 ReengrossedCompare
  • HB719 EnrolledCompare
  • HB719 Act 827Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#965)

    2026-05-07 · pass · 95-0

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Firment: yes
    • McMakin: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Melerine: yes
    • Bacala: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Bamburg: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Bayham: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Galle: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Geymann: yes
    • Newell: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • Phelps: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Henry, D.: yes
    • Riser: yes
    • Brass: yes
    • Hilferty: yes
    • Sawyer: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Horton: yes
    • Schamerhorn: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Spell: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Johnson, M.: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Johnson, T.: yes
    • Stagni: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • Knox: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Chassion: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Chenevert: yes
    • LaFleur: yes
    • Ventrella: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • Landry, J.: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • Landry, M.: yes
    • Walters: yes
    • Crews: yes
    • Larvadain: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • Lyons: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Dewitt: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Dickerson: yes
    • Marcelle: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Egan: yes
    • McMahen: yes
    • Amedee: other
    • Edmonston: other
    • McCormick: other
    • Bagley: other
    • Farnum: other
    • Thompson: other
    • Carter, R.: other
    • Green: other
    • Carter, W.: other
    • Landry, T.: other
  • FINAL PASSAGE (#1539)

    2026-05-28 · pass · 30-6

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Hensgens: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Abraham: yes
    • Hodges: yes
    • Myers: yes
    • Allain: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Bass: yes
    • Kleinpeter: yes
    • Pressly: yes
    • Cathey: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Reese: yes
    • Cloud: yes
    • Luneau: yes
    • Seabaugh: yes
    • Connick: yes
    • McMath: yes
    • Stine: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Miguez: yes
    • Talbot: yes
    • Fesi: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Foil: yes
    • Mizell: yes
    • Womack: yes
    • Boudreaux: no
    • Duplessis: no
    • Jackson-Andrews: no
    • Carter: no
    • Harris: no
    • Price: no
    • Barrow: other
    • Barthelemy: other
    • Selders: other
  • CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1775)

    2026-05-31 · pass · 75-18

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Dewitt: yes
    • McMahen: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Dickerson: yes
    • McMakin: yes
    • Amedee: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Melerine: yes
    • Bacala: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Bamburg: yes
    • Edmonston: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Egan: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Farnum: yes
    • Riser: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Firment: yes
    • Sawyer: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Schamerhorn: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Spell: yes
    • Brass: yes
    • Galle: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Stagni: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Horton: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Carter, R.: yes
    • Johnson, M.: yes
    • Ventrella: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • Johnson, T.: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Chenevert: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • Landry, J.: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Crews: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Boyd: no
    • Henry, D.: no
    • Mena: no
    • Carpenter: no
    • Knox: no
    • Miller: no
    • Chassion: no
    • Landry, M.: no
    • Moore: no
    • Fisher: no
    • Landry, T.: no
    • Murray: no
    • Freeman: no
    • Marcelle: no
    • Newell: no
    • Green: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Phelps: no
    • Bagley: other
    • Hilferty: other
    • Larvadain: other
    • Bayham: other
    • Jordan: other
    • Lyons: other
    • Carter, W.: other
    • LaCombe: other
    • Walters: other
    • Geymann: other
    • LaFleur: other
    • Young: other
  • MODIFY TIME LIMITS (#1774)

    2026-05-31 · fail · 40-49

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Adams: yes
    • Henry, D.: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Bacala: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Johnson, T.: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Brass: yes
    • Knox: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Newell: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • LaFleur: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Landry, M.: yes
    • Phelps: yes
    • Chassion: yes
    • Landry, T.: yes
    • Spell: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Larvadain: yes
    • Stagni: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Lyons: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Marcelle: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Green: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Bamburg: no
    • Echols: no
    • Riser: no
    • Beaullieu: no
    • Edmonston: no
    • Sawyer: no
    • Berault: no
    • Farnum: no
    • Schamerhorn: no
    • Billings: no
    • Firment: no
    • Schlegel: no
    • Boudreaux: no
    • Gadberry: no
    • St. Blanc: no
    • Boyer: no
    • Glorioso: no
    • Tarver: no
    • Broussard: no
    • Hebert: no
    • Thomas: no
    • Butler: no
    • Henry, C.: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Carlson: no
    • Horton: no
    • Ventrella: no
    • Carrier: no
    • Johnson, M.: no
    • Villio: no
    • Carver: no
    • Kerner: no
    • Wilder: no
    • Chenevert: no
    • Landry, J.: no
    • Wiley: no
    • Coates: no
    • Mack: no
    • Wright: no
    • Cox: no
    • McMahen: no
    • Wyble: no
    • Deshotel: no
    • McMakin: no
    • Zeringue: no
    • Dewitt: no
    • Melerine: no
    • Dickerson: no
    • Owen: no
    • Mr. Speaker: other
    • Crews: other
    • Jackson: other
    • Amedee: other
    • Egan: other
    • McCormick: other
    • Bagley: other
    • Fontenot: other
    • Walters: other
    • Bayham: other
    • Galle: other
    • Young: other
    • Carter, R.: other
    • Geymann: other
    • Carter, W.: other
    • Hilferty: other

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