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LA SB 259

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Authorizes the creation of a civil protective order online application portal. (8/1/26)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-01 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 752.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Regina Ashford Barrowprimary
  • Larry Selderscosponsor
  • Ed Pricecosponsor
  • Beth Mizellcosponsor
  • Jay Luneaucosponsor
  • Samuel Jenkinscosponsor
  • William "Bill" Wheat , Jr.cosponsor
  • Cameron Henrycosponsor
  • Royce Duplessiscosponsor
  • Gary Cartercosponsor
  • Sidney Barthelemycosponsor
  • Mark Abrahamcosponsor
  • Katrina Jackson-Andrewscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-06-01

    Effective date 8/1/2026.

  2. 2026-06-01

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 752.

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  3. 2026-05-29

    Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

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  4. 2026-05-29

    Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  5. 2026-05-28

    Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

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  6. 2026-05-27

    Received from the House without amendments.

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  7. 2026-05-27

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

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  8. 2026-05-26

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/27/2026.

  9. 2026-05-26

    Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

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  10. 2026-05-25

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  11. 2026-05-20

    Reported favorably (11-1-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

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  12. 2026-05-05

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

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  13. 2026-04-29

    Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  14. 2026-04-28

    Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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  15. 2026-04-28

    Called from the Calendar.

  16. 2026-04-20

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

  17. 2026-04-15

    Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  18. 2026-04-14

    Reported with amendments.

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  19. 2026-03-09

    Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

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  20. 2026-02-26

    Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

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Versions

  • Senate Committee Amendment, #2035, JUDB, DraftCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #2098, JUDB, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Floor Amendment, #2860, Barrow, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Floor Amendment, #2893, Miller, G., AdoptedCompare
  • SB259 OriginalCompare
  • SB259 EngrossedCompare
  • SB259 ReengrossedCompare
  • SB259 EnrolledCompare
  • SB259 ActCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#498)

    2026-04-28 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Fesi: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Abraham: yes
    • Foil: yes
    • Myers: yes
    • Allain: yes
    • Hensgens: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Barrow: yes
    • Hodges: yes
    • Pressly: yes
    • Barthelemy: yes
    • Jackson-Andrews: yes
    • Price: yes
    • Bass: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Reese: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Kleinpeter: yes
    • Seabaugh: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Selders: yes
    • Cathey: yes
    • Luneau: yes
    • Stine: yes
    • Cloud: yes
    • McMath: yes
    • Talbot: yes
    • Connick: yes
    • Miguez: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Duplessis: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Womack: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Mizell: yes
    • Harris: other

  • CO-AUTHORS (#499)

    2026-04-28 · fail · 12-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Duplessis: yes
    • Mizell: yes
    • Abraham: yes
    • Jackson-Andrews: yes
    • Price: yes
    • Barthelemy: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Selders: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Luneau: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Allain: other
    • Foil: other
    • Morris: other
    • Barrow: other
    • Harris: other
    • Myers: other
    • Bass: other
    • Hensgens: other
    • Owen: other
    • Boudreaux: other
    • Hodges: other
    • Pressly: other
    • Cathey: other
    • Kleinpeter: other
    • Reese: other
    • Cloud: other
    • Lambert: other
    • Seabaugh: other
    • Connick: other
    • McMath: other
    • Stine: other
    • Edmonds: other
    • Miguez: other
    • Talbot: other
    • Fesi: other
    • Miller: other
    • Womack: other

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#1572)

    2026-05-27 · pass · 93-0

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

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https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=250434

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