LA HB705 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill 705

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2026 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-05-18 - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 36, nays 58. Failed to pass.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Provides relative to contempt of the legislature

Title

Provides relative to contempt of the legislature

Roll Calls

2026-05-18 - House - House Vote on HB 705 FINAL PASSAGE (#1310) (Y: 36 N: 58 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [FAIL]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-18	House	Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 36, nays 58. Failed to pass.
2026-05-18	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
2026-05-13	House	Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-12	House	Reported with amendments (12-0).
2026-03-09	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-02-27	House	First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-27	House	Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-02-27	House	Prefiled.

Subjects

LEGISLATIVE POWERS

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB705&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1446508
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471758
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1456124
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471751
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472806
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1446526
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472018
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473620