LA SB 448
enactedPUBLIC DEFENDER: Provides relative to the office of the state public defender. (8/1/26)
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did LA SB 448 pass?
Yes. LA SB 448 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-01): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 769.
What is LA SB 448 about?
LA SB 448 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “PUBLIC DEFENDER: Provides relative to the office of the state public defender. (8/1/26)”.
Who sponsors LA SB 448?
Jay Luneau is the primary sponsor of LA SB 448.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-06-01 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 769.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Jay Luneauprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-01
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 769.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-01
Effective date 8/1/2026.
2026-05-29
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
executive-receipt
2026-05-28
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
enrolled
2026-05-27
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-26
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-26
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-26
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 3. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-26
Received from the House with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-25
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-25
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.
2026-05-20
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-19
Reported with amendments (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-21
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
referral-committee
2026-04-20
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-04-20
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-04-15
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-14
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-31
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-30
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Versions
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#377)
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 (#1529)
2026-05-26 · pass · 96-3
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Mena: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Murray: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Galle: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Brass: yes
- Green: yes
- Owen: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Butler: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Horton: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Illg: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carver: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Turner: yes
- Coates: yes
- Knox: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Cox: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Villio: yes
- Crews: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Walters: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wright: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Echols: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Young: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Amedee: no
- McCormick: no
- Schamerhorn: no
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Carlson: other
- Larvadain: other
- Bagley: other
- Landry, J.: other
- Thompson: other
CONCUR (#1420)
2026-05-27 · pass · 32-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Foil: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Harris: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Womack: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miller: yes
- Hensgens: other
- Miguez: other
- Stine: other
- Jackson-Andrews: other
- Seabaugh: other
- McMath: other
- Selders: other
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