INDIGENT DEFENSE: Provides relative to the funding of the office of the district public defender in the 19th Judicial District Court (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Looking ahead

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History

1. 2026
   1. Jun 2Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 611.Became Law
   2. Jun 2Effective date: 08/01/2026.
   3. Jun 1Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
   4. May 28Received from the Senate without amendments.Minor
   5. May 28Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
   6. May 28Signed by the President of the Senate.
   7. May 27Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
      • Vote recorded CO-AUTHORS (#1467). Result: fail.Upper
      • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1466). Result: pass.Upper
   8. May 27Called from the Calendar.
   9. May 27Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
   10. May 26Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
   11. May 25Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
   12. May 21Reported favorably.Minor
   13. May 12Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.Minor
   14. May 11Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
   15. May 7Called from the calendar.
       • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#985). Result: pass.Lower
   16. May 7Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
   17. May 6Notice given.
   18. May 6Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
   19. Apr 29Called from the calendar.
   20. Apr 29Read by title, returned to the calendar.
   21. Apr 27Called from the calendar.
   22. Apr 27Read by title, returned to the calendar.
   23. Apr 27Notice given.
   24. Apr 27Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
   25. Apr 22Read by title, returned to the calendar.
   26. Apr 22Notice given.
   27. Apr 22Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
   28. Apr 21Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
   29. Apr 16Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
   30. Apr 15Reported favorably (11-0).Minor
   31. Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Minor
   32. Jan 30Prefiled.Minor
   33. Jan 30Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Minor
   34. Jan 30First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/30/2026.Introduced