LA HB74 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 45-20)
Status: Engrossed on April 22 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-05-26 - Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Creates a "Spectrum Alert" system to assist in locating missing persons with autism spectrum disorder (EGF NO IMPACT See Note)

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Title

Creates a "Spectrum Alert" system to assist in locating missing persons with autism spectrum disorder (EGF NO IMPACT See Note)

Sponsors

Rep. Michael Echols [R]Rep. Daryl Adams [D]Rep. Doyle Boudreaux [R]Rep. Chad Boyer [R]
Rep. Vincent Cox [R]Rep. Bryan Fontenot [R]Rep. Dodie Horton [R]Rep. Alonzo Knox [D]
Rep. Vanessa Caston Lafleur [D]Rep. Pat Moore [D]Rep. Debbie Villio [R]Rep. Jeff Wiley [R]
Rep. Beryl Amedee [R]Rep. Dennis Bamburg [R]Rep. Mike Bayham [R]Rep. Beth Billings [R]
Rep. Reese Broussard [R]Rep. Wilford Carter [D]Rep. Tehmi Chassion [D]Rep. Emily Chenevert [R]
Rep. Kimberly Coates [R]Rep. Raymond Crews [R]Rep. Phillip DeVillier [R]Rep. Kellee Dickerson [R]
Rep. Jessica Domangue [R]Rep. Kathy Edmonston [R]Rep. Peter Egan [R]Rep. Gabe Firment [R]
Rep. Adrian Fisher [D]Rep. Barbara Freiberg [R]Rep. Dana Henry [D]Rep. John Illg [R]
Rep. Travis Johnson [D]Rep. Edmond Jordan [D]Rep. Timothy Kerner [R]Rep. Jeremy LaCombe [R]
Rep. Mandie Landry [D]Rep. Ed Larvadain [D]Rep. Rodney Lyons [D]Rep. Denise Marcelle [D]
Rep. Chasity Martinez [D]Rep. Wayne McMahen [R]Rep. Michael Melerine [R]Rep. Joseph Orgeron [R]
Rep. Tammy Phelps [D]Rep. Paul Sawyer [R]Rep. Rodney Schamerhorn [R]Rep. Laurie Schlegel [R]
Rep. Annie Spell [R]Rep. Vincent St. Blanc [R]Rep. Joseph Stagni [R]Rep. Sylvia Taylor [D]
Rep. Roger Wilder [R]Rep. John Wyble [R]Rep. Jerome Zeringue [R]Sen. Sidney Barthelemy [D]
Sen. Adam Bass [R]Sen. Franklin Foil [R]Sen. Jimmy Harris [D]Sen. Cameron Henry [R]
Sen. W. Jay Luneau [D]Sen. John Morris [R]Sen. Brach Myers [R]Sen. Kirk Talbot [R]
Sen. William Wheat [R]

Roll Calls

2026-05-20 - House - House Vote on HB 74 REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1448) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-13 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 74 CO-AUTHORS (#869) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 29) [PASS]
2026-05-13 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 74 FINAL PASSAGE (#868) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-04-22 - House - House Vote on HB 74 FINAL PASSAGE (#647) (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2026-04-22 - House - House Vote on HB 74 FINAL PASSAGE (#647) (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-26HouseNotice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-26SenateSenate conference committee members appointed: Foil, McMath, and Lambert.
2026-05-25SenateNotice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-05-25HouseHouse conferees appointed: Echols, Villio, and Wilder.
2026-05-20SenateNotice House rejected the Senate amendments.
2026-05-20HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
2026-05-20HouseCalled from the calendar.
2026-05-20HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-19HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.
2026-05-18HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-13SenateRules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-07SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-06SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-05SenateRules suspended. Reported with amendments.
2026-04-27SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
2026-04-22SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-22HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-22HouseCalled from the calendar.
2026-04-22HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-21HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
2026-04-16HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-15HouseReported favorably (11-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-02-06HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026.
2026-02-03HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-02-03HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB74&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1436658
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462656
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1468690
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1468835
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1436669
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1447974
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462881
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463564
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469122
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1470551
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471297
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472894
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474740
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1464953
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465152
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472654
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472655
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475029

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