LA HB231 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill 231

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 15 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-15 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Adds intentional evasion of service of process for certain court orders as conduct that constitutes a violation of a protective order

Title

Adds intentional evasion of service of process for certain court orders as conduct that constitutes a violation of a protective order

Roll Calls

2026-05-11 - House - House Vote on HB 231 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1080) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - House - House Vote on HB 231 FINAL PASSAGE (#219) (Y: 87 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-15	House	Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-15	House	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 140.
2026-05-13	House	Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-13	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-12	House	Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-11	House	Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-07	House	Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.
2026-05-06	House	Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-05	Senate	Senate 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.
2026-04-27	Senate	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-22	Senate	Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-21	Senate	Reported favorably.
2026-04-01	Senate	Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
2026-03-31	Senate	Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-31	House	Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-30	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
2026-03-26	House	Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-25	House	Reported with amendments (11-0).
2026-03-09	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-02-20	House	First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
2026-02-20	House	Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-02-20	House	Prefiled.

Subjects

DOMESTIC ABUSE

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB231&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1440487
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453944
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471324
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475107
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1452133
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453865
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1440495
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454206
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466488
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469455
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1457545
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1470903