LA HB263 | 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: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides with respect to the magistrate judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court and authority relative to specialty court programs

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Title

Provides with respect to the magistrate judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court and authority relative to specialty court programs

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-13 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 263 FINAL PASSAGE (#877) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - House - House Vote on HB 263 FINAL PASSAGE (#526) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-22HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-22HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 295.
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.
2026-05-18HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-13SenateRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-07SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-06SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-05SenateRules suspended. Reported favorably.
2026-04-21SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
2026-04-20SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-15HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-14HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.
2026-04-13HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-09HouseReported favorably (13-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-27HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-23HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-23HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB263&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1441773
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460557
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462961
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472874
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479533
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460204
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461399
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1441797
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460808
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463091
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462779
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472692

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