LA HB126 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 2 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-02 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

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

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Title

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

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-29 - House - House Vote on HB 126 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1662) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 126 FINAL PASSAGE (#1373) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-26 - House - House Vote on HB 126 FINAL PASSAGE (#148) (Y: 91 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-06-02HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-02HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 616.
2026-06-01HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-27HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-26SenateSenate 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.
2026-05-26SenateRules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
2026-05-05SenateRead by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-04-27SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-22SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-21SenateReported favorably.
2026-03-31SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
2026-03-30SenateReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-26HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-26HouseCalled from the calendar.
2026-03-26HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-25HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.
2026-03-24HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-23HouseReported with amendments (14-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-13HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.
2026-02-13HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-13HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB126&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1438667
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451998
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454943
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478871
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1480518
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450940
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451930
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453056
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454652
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476605
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1438705
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1452010
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454987
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1477972
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454683
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476901
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478651

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