LA HB71 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill 71

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on June 2 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-02 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Adds armed security officers as authorized persons subject to a limitation of liability under certain circumstances

Title

Adds armed security officers as authorized persons subject to a limitation of liability under certain circumstances

Roll Calls

2026-05-29 - House - House Vote on HB 71 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1660) (Y: 72 N: 25 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-29 - House - House Vote on HB 71 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1660) (Y: 73 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 71 FINAL PASSAGE (#1333) (Y: 27 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-20 - House - House Vote on HB 71 FINAL PASSAGE (#576) (Y: 70 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-02	House	Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-02	House	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 613.
2026-06-01	House	Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31	House	Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29	House	Read by title, roll called, yeas 73, nays 24, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-27	House	Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26	House	Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-26	Senate	Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 10 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-21	Senate	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-20	Senate	Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-19	Senate	Reported with amendments.
2026-04-21	Senate	Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
2026-04-20	Senate	Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-20	House	Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 28. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-15	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
2026-04-14	House	Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-13	House	Reported favorably (7-1).
2026-03-09	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-02-06	House	First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026.
2026-02-03	House	Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-02-03	House	Prefiled.

Subjects

LIABILITY/CIVIL

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB71&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1436540
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461412
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478867
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1480513
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473894
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474068
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1436542
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461835
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474163
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1477969
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1484293
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463776
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476783
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478642
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479049