LA HB 74

died on adjournment

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Creates a "Spectrum Alert" system to assist in locating missing persons with autism spectrum disorder (EGF NO IMPACT See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did LA HB 74 pass?

No. LA HB 74 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 (2026-05-26): Senate conference committee members appointed: Foil, McMath, and Lambert.

What is LA HB 74 about?

LA HB 74 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “LAW ENFORCEMENT: Creates a "Spectrum Alert" system to assist in locating missing persons with autism spectrum disorder (EGF NO IMPACT See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 74?

Michael Echols is the primary sponsor of LA HB 74, joined by 64 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-05-26 — Senate conference committee members appointed: Foil, McMath, and Lambert.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-26
Senate conference committee members appointed: Foil, McMath, and Lambert.
2026-05-26
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-25
House conferees appointed: Echols, Villio, and Wilder.
2026-05-25
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-05-20
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-20
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-20
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
2026-05-20
Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
2026-05-19
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.
2026-05-18
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-13
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-07
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-05-06
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-05
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-27
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-22
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-22
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-22
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-22
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
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
2026-02-06
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 Administration of Criminal Justice.
referral-committee

Versions

Senate Committee Amendment, #3180, JUDB, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #3204, JUDB, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Bureau Note, #3569, McMath, AdoptedCompare
HB74 OriginalCompare
HB74 EngrossedCompare
(document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#647)
2026-04-22 · pass · 94-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Adams: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Firment: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Miller: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Murray: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Galle: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Billings: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Green: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Riser: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Braud: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Illg: yes
- Spell: yes
- Butler: yes
- Jackson: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Echols: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Berault: other
- Freeman: other
- Newell: other
- Bryant: other
- Hilferty: other
- Walters: other
- Carpenter: other
- McFarland: other
- Young: other
- Carver: other
- McMakin: other
CO-AUTHORS (#869)
2026-05-13 · fail · 10-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Harris: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Bass: yes
- Morris: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Abraham: other
- Fesi: other
- Mizell: other
- Allain: other
- Hensgens: other
- Owen: other
- Barrow: other
- Hodges: other
- Pressly: other
- Boudreaux: other
- Jackson-Andrews: other
- Price: other
- Carter: other
- Jenkins: other
- Reese: other
- Cathey: other
- Kleinpeter: other
- Seabaugh: other
- Cloud: other
- Lambert: other
- Selders: other
- Connick: other
- McMath: other
- Stine: other
- Duplessis: other
- Miguez: other
- Womack: other
- Edmonds: other
- Miller: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#868)
2026-05-13 · pass · 32-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Connick: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Womack: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Barrow: other
- McMath: other
- Selders: other
- Carter: other
- Mizell: other
- Hensgens: other
- Owen: other
REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1448)
2026-05-20 · pass · 97-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Firment: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Miller: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Moore: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Murray: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Newell: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Green: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, D.: 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
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Young: yes
- Echols: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Carter, W.: other
- McFarland: other
- Bagley: other
- Hilferty: other
- Thompson: other
- Bayham: other
- Landry, M.: other

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