LA HB39 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 24-2)
Status: Passed on May 22 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-22 - Effective date: See Act.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Requires peace officers to be citizens of the United States

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Title

Requires peace officers to be citizens of the United States

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-13 - House - House Vote on HB 39 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1227) (Y: 74 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-11 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 39 FINAL PASSAGE (#725) (Y: 29 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-05-11 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 39 CO-AUTHORS (#726) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 30) [PASS]
2026-04-15 - House - House Vote on HB 39 FINAL PASSAGE (#553) (Y: 65 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 16) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-22HouseEffective date: See Act.
2026-05-22HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 283.
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 74, nays 22, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-12HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-12HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-11SenateSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 7 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.
2026-04-20SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
2026-04-15SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-15HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 65, nays 24. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-15HouseCalled from the calendar.
2026-04-15HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-14HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.
2026-04-13HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-09HouseReported with amendments (12-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-01-23HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.
2026-01-22HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-01-22HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB39&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1435347
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460756
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472441
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479513
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1437998
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460730
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466827
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466775
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469519
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1435352
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460846
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467272
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472131
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1482952
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463000
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471107
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471109
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472372

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