LA HB 73
died on adjournmentPUBLIC MEETINGS: Provides for the method of voting in public meetings
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did LA HB 73 pass?
No. LA HB 73 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-11): Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
What is LA HB 73 about?
LA HB 73 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “PUBLIC MEETINGS: Provides for the method of voting in public meetings”.
Who sponsors LA HB 73?
Tony Bacala is the primary sponsor of LA HB 73, joined by 1 cosponsor.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-05-11 — Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Tony Bacalaprimary
- Steven Jacksoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-11
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-05-04
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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2026-04-29
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-28
Reported favorably.
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2026-04-13
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
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2026-04-08
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-08
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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2026-04-07
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.
2026-04-01
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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2026-03-31
Reported favorably (11-0).
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2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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2026-02-06
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026.
2026-02-03
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-03
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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Versions
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#345)
2026-04-08 · pass · 88-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Miller: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Moore: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Murray: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Butler: yes
- Illg: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Echols: yes
- Mack: yes
- Bagley: other
- Geymann: other
- Tarver: other
- Boudreaux: other
- Knox: other
- Walters: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Marcelle: other
- Wright: other
- Chassion: other
- McCormick: other
- Young: other
- Crews: other
- McFarland: other
- Zeringue: other
- Galle: other
- Owen: other
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