LA HB187 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 22 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-22 - Effective date: 05/22/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Revises provisions of law regarding court reporters and the court reporter pool employed by the Louisiana Supreme Court

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Title

Revises provisions of law regarding court reporters and the court reporter pool employed by the Louisiana Supreme Court

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-13 - House - House Vote on HB 187 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1233) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-11 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 187 FINAL PASSAGE (#743) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-04-01 - House - House Vote on HB 187 FINAL PASSAGE (#270) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-22HouseEffective date: 05/22/2026.
2026-05-22HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 291.
2026-05-19HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-18SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-18HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-13HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-12HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-12HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-11SenateThe amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-04SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-29SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-28SenateReported with amendments.
2026-04-07SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
2026-04-01SenateReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-01HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-31HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
2026-03-30HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-26HouseReported with amendments (12-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-20HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
2026-02-18HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-18HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB187&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1439647
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454706
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472833
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479526
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454222
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454645
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466831
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463946
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1439673
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454832
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467270
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472180
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458434
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471154
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472380

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