LA SB 185

enacted

SEX OFFENSES: Provides that nondisclosure agreements involving victims of child sexual abuse are against public policy and unenforceable. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did LA SB 185 pass?

Yes. LA SB 185 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-15): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 251.

What is LA SB 185 about?

LA SB 185 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “SEX OFFENSES: Provides that nondisclosure agreements involving victims of child sexual abuse are against public policy and unenforceable. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA SB 185?

Thomas Pressly is the primary sponsor of LA SB 185, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-05-15 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 251.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-15
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 251.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-15
Effective date 5/15/2026.
2026-05-14
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
executive-receipt
2026-05-13
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
enrolled
2026-05-13
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-12
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-12
Received from the House without amendments.
receipt
2026-05-11
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
2026-05-07
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-06
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-05
Reported favorably (9-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-22
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
referral-committee
2026-04-21
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-04-20
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-04-15
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-14
Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
referral-committee
2026-02-25
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
filing,referral-committee

Versions

Senate Committee Amendment, #2040, JUDA, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #2076, JUDA, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #2131, Miller, G., AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2253, Pressly, AdoptedCompare
SB185 OriginalCompare
SB185 EngrossedCompare
SB185 ReengrossedCompare
SB185 EnrolledCompare
SB185 ActCompare
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Documents

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#370)
2026-04-20 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Selders: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Stine: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Womack: yes
- Carter: other
- Connick: other
- Jenkins: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1177)
2026-05-12 · pass · 98-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Echols: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Adams: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Firment: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Moore: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Murray: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Riser: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Spell: yes
- Butler: yes
- Illg: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Villio: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Walters: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Young: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Mack: yes
- Carter, W.: other
- McFarland: other
- Thompson: other
- Geymann: other
- Miller: other
- Marcelle: other
- Tarver: other

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