LA HB578 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 18)
Status: Passed on June 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-08 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides for the Restoring Biological Truth Act

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Title

Provides for the Restoring Biological Truth Act

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-27 - House - House Vote on HB 578 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1597) (Y: 70 N: 25 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-21 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 578 FINAL PASSAGE (#1141) (Y: 27 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-28 - House - House Vote on HB 578 FINAL PASSAGE (#774) (Y: 74 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-06-08HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-08HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 814.
2026-06-01HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-28SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-28HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-27HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 70, nays 25, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-26HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
2026-05-25HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-21SenateRules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-14SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-13SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-12SenateReported favorably.
2026-05-04SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
2026-04-29SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-28HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 21. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-23HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026.
2026-04-23HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-22HouseReported with amendments (6-1-1).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-02-27HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-26HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-02-26HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB578&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445933
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1464909
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466978
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1477883
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1481436
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463692
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1464862
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466729
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445948
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465274
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467225
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472668
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476334
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1485045
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467091
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475722
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1477870

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