COURTS: Provides relative to the use of a facility dog by a witness during certain circumstances

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History

1. 2026
   1. Jun 2Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 616.Became Law
   2. Jun 2Effective date: 08/01/2026.
   3. Jun 1Signed by the President of the Senate.
   4. Jun 1Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
   5. May 31Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
   6. May 29Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
      • Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1662). Result: pass.Lower
   7. May 27Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
   8. May 26Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
      • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1373). Result: pass.Upper
   9. May 26Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read 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 26Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
   11. May 5Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
   12. Apr 27Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
   13. Apr 22Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
   14. Apr 21Reported favorably.Minor
   15. Mar 31Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.Minor
   16. Mar 30Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
   17. Mar 26Read by title, returned to the calendar.
       • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#148). Result: pass.Lower
   18. Mar 26Called from the calendar.
   19. Mar 26Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
   20. Mar 25Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.
   21. Mar 24Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
   22. Mar 23Reported with amendments (14-0).Minor
   23. Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.Minor
   24. Feb 13Prefiled.Minor
   25. Feb 13Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.Minor
   26. Feb 13First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.Introduced