LA HB579 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-6)
Status: Passed on June 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-08 - Effective date: 06/08/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides relative to the rights of survivors of sexual assault

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Title

Provides relative to the rights of survivors of sexual assault

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-29 - House - House Vote on HB 579 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1689) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 579 FINAL PASSAGE (#1263) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-05-06 - House - House Vote on HB 579 FINAL PASSAGE (#903) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-06-08HouseEffective date: 06/08/2026.
2026-06-08HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 815.
2026-06-01HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-27HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-26SenateRules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-20SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-19SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-18SenateReported with amendments.
2026-05-07SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
2026-05-06SenateReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-05-06HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-05HouseScheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2026.
2026-05-05HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-29HouseReported with amendments (15-0).
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.
2026-02-26HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-26HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB579&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445935
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467346
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479021
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1481437
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466548
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467318
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472749
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473056
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474071
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445947
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467510
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473079
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476920
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1484320
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1484383
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469514
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476381
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478702

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