LA SB 306

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RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS/LIBERTIES: Creates the crime of obstruction of the freedom of worship in a church or other place of worship. (gov sig)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-05-22 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 379.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

2026-05-22
Effective date 5/22/2026.
2026-05-22
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 379.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-20
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
executive-receipt
2026-05-19
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-19
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
enrolled
2026-05-18
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 5 nays.
2026-05-11
Received from the House with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-11
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 75, nays 20. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-07
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
2026-05-06
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
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2026-05-05
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-04-29
Reported with amendments (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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2026-03-25
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
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2026-03-24
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-23
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 8 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-03-11
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-10
Reported favorably.
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 C.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
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Versions

Senate Floor Bureau Note, #807, Edmonds, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #941, Wheat, AdoptedCompare
House Committee Amendment, #4559, ACRJ, DraftCompare
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House Floor Amendment, #5396, Chenevert, AdoptedCompare
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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#88)
2026-03-23 · pass · 27-8
Member-level votes (38)
- Mr. President: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Myers: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Stine: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Womack: yes
- Barrow: no
- Duplessis: no
- Jenkins: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Harris: no
- Selders: no
- Carter: no
- Jackson-Andrews: no
- Cloud: other
- Miguez: other
- Price: other
CO-AUTHORS (#89)
2026-03-23 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Mr. President: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Allain: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Reese: yes
- Bass: yes
- McMath: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- Morris: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Myers: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Foil: yes
- Owen: yes
- Womack: yes
- Abraham: other
- Edmonds: other
- Luneau: other
- Barrow: other
- Harris: other
- Miguez: other
- Boudreaux: other
- Hensgens: other
- Miller: other
- Carter: other
- Jackson-Andrews: other
- Price: other
- Cloud: other
- Jenkins: other
- Selders: other
- Duplessis: other
- Kleinpeter: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1128)
2026-05-11 · pass · 75-20
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Adams: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Echols: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Firment: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Owen: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Riser: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Spell: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hebert: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Illg: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Carver: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Cox: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Crews: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Wright: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Boyd: no
- Jordan: no
- Marcelle: no
- Carpenter: no
- Knox: no
- Mena: no
- Carter, W.: no
- LaFleur: no
- Miller: no
- Chassion: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Murray: no
- Freeman: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Phelps: no
- Green: no
- Larvadain: no
- Young: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Lyons: no
- Bryant: other
- Landry, J.: other
- Taylor: other
- Carlson: other
- Moore: other
- Walters: other
- Coates: other
- Newell: other
- Edmonston: other
- Tarver: other
CONCUR (#907)
2026-05-18 · pass · 31-5
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Myers: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Bass: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Foil: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barthelemy: no
- Carter: no
- Harris: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Duplessis: no
- Connick: other
- Price: other
- Selders: other

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