LA SB 479

enacted

JUDGES: Provides for legislative address to the governor for the removal of certain judges for malfeasance, gross misconduct, or incompetence committed while in office. (See Act)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did LA SB 479 pass?

Yes. LA SB 479 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-12): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 916.

What is LA SB 479 about?

LA SB 479 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “JUDGES: Provides for legislative address to the governor for the removal of certain judges for malfeasance, gross misconduct, or incompetence committed while in office. (See Act)”.

Who sponsors LA SB 479?

Jay Morris is the primary sponsor of LA SB 479, joined by 32 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-06-12 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 916.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-12
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 916.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-12
Effective date 6/12/2026.
2026-06-01
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-06-01
Conference Committee report received.
2026-06-01
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 26 yeas and 9 nays.
2026-06-01
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
2026-06-01
Rules suspended.
2026-06-01
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 73, nays 20. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
2026-06-01
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
2026-06-01
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
enrolled
2026-06-01
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-06-01
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
executive-receipt
2026-05-31
Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-31
House conferees appointed: Bacala, Beaullieu, and Villio.
2026-05-31
Senate conference committee members appointed: Kleinpeter, Miller, and Morris.
2026-05-31
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
2026-05-31
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-29
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-29
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 79, nays 22. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-29
Received from the House with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-27
Notice given.
2026-05-27
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-26
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-19
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-19
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-19
Notice given.
2026-05-19
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.
2026-05-18
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-18
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-18
Notice given.
2026-05-18
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
2026-05-13
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-13
Notice given.
2026-05-13
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
2026-05-12
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-11
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-07
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-06
Reported with amendments (9-6). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-23
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
referral-committee
2026-04-22
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-04-21
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 9 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-04-20
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-15
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-01
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-31
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Versions

Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #2244, Miller, G., AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2391, Morris, Jay, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #2414, Miller, G., AdoptedCompare
House Committee Amendment, #4712, H&G, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #5121, H&G, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #6305, Bacala, AdoptedCompare
Conference Committee Report, #4630, House Proposed, Senate AdoptedCompare
SB479 OriginalCompare
SB479 EngrossedCompare
SB479 ReengrossedCompare
SB479 EnrolledCompare
SB479 Act 916Compare
(document, no version)Compare

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#407)
2026-04-21 · pass · 27-9
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Womack: yes
- Barrow: no
- Carter: no
- Jackson-Andrews: no
- Barthelemy: no
- Duplessis: no
- Price: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Harris: no
- Selders: no
- Jenkins: other
- Luneau: other
- Myers: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1763)
2026-05-29 · pass · 79-22
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Echols: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Adams: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Egan: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Moore: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Firment: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Riser: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Galle: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Brass: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Spell: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Illg: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carver: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Villio: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Billings: no
- Knox: no
- Murray: no
- Boyd: no
- LaFleur: no
- Newell: no
- Chassion: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Phelps: no
- Fisher: no
- Larvadain: no
- Taylor: no
- Freeman: no
- Lyons: no
- Walters: no
- Green: no
- Marcelle: no
- Young: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Mena: no
- Jordan: no
- Miller: no
- Bagley: other
- Carpenter: other
- Bayham: other
- Carter, W.: other
REJECT (#1590)
2026-05-31 · pass · 35-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Harris: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Foil: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Bass: other
- Duplessis: other
- Cloud: other
- Selders: other
ADOPT (#1625)
2026-06-01 · pass · 26-9
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Owen: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Allain: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Bass: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Miller: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Connick: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Morris: yes
- Womack: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barrow: no
- Carter: no
- Jenkins: no
- Barthelemy: no
- Duplessis: no
- Luneau: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Harris: no
- Price: no
- Hensgens: other
- McMath: other
- Jackson-Andrews: other
- Selders: other
ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1851)
2026-06-01 · pass · 73-20
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Echols: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Egan: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Firment: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Berault: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Owen: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Riser: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Galle: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Spell: yes
- Brass: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Butler: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Horton: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Illg: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carver: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Coates: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Cox: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Crews: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Wright: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Bryant: no
- Knox: no
- Miller: no
- Carpenter: no
- LaFleur: no
- Murray: no
- Chassion: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Newell: no
- Freeman: no
- Larvadain: no
- Phelps: no
- Green: no
- Lyons: no
- Taylor: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Marcelle: no
- Young: no
- Jordan: no
- Mena: no
- Adams: other
- Carter, R.: other
- Moore: other
- Bagley: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Orgeron: other
- Bayham: other
- Fisher: other
- Schlegel: other
- Boyd: other
- McMakin: other
- Walters: other

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