LouisianaRELIGIOUS FREEDOMS/LIBERTIES: Creates the crime of obstruction of the freedom of worship in a church or other place of worship. (gov sig)
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 22Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 379.Became Law
- May 22Effective date 5/22/2026.
- May 20Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.To Governor
- May 19Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.Minor
- May 19Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 18Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 5 nays.
- Vote recorded CONCUR (#907). Result: pass.Upper
- May 11Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 75, nays 20. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1128). Result: pass.Lower
- May 11Received from the House with amendments.Minor
- May 7Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
- May 6Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- May 5Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- Apr 29Reported with amendments (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.Minor
- Mar 25Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.Minor
- Mar 24Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- Mar 23Senate 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.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#88). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded CO-AUTHORS (#89). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Mar 10Reported favorably.Minor
- Mar 9Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.Minor
- Feb 27Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.Introduced