LA HB227 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on June 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-23 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides that filings may be made on letter size rather than legal size paper

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Title

Provides that filings may be made on letter size rather than legal size paper

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-26 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 227 FINAL PASSAGE (#1315) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - House - House Vote on HB 227 FINAL PASSAGE (#814) (Y: 91 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-06-23HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-23HouseBecomes Act No. 927 without the Governor's signature.
2026-05-28HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-27SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-27HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-26HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-26SenateRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-21SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-20SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-19SenateReported favorably.
2026-05-05SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
2026-05-04SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-29HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-27HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
2026-04-27HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-23HouseReported favorably (17-0).
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.
2026-02-19HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-19HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB227&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1440164
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465402
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467648
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1477171
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1481834
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467377
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1440166
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465510
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467703
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467563
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476714

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