LA SB306 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 29-1)
Status: Passed on May 22 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-22 - Effective date 5/22/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Creates the crime of obstruction of the freedom of worship in a church or other place of worship. (gov sig)

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Title

Creates the crime of obstruction of the freedom of worship in a church or other place of worship. (gov sig)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-18 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 306 CONCUR (#907) (Y: 31 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-05-11 - House - House Vote on SB 306 FINAL PASSAGE (#1128) (Y: 75 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-03-23 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 306 CO-AUTHORS (#89) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 17) [PASS]
2026-03-23 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 306 FINAL PASSAGE (#88) (Y: 27 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-22SenateEffective date 5/22/2026.
2026-05-22SenateSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 379.
2026-05-20SenateSent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
2026-05-19HouseSigned by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-19SenateEnrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-18SenateAmendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 5 nays.
2026-05-11SenateReceived from the House with amendments.
2026-05-11HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 75, nays 20. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-07HouseScheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
2026-05-06HouseRead by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-05HouseReported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-04-29HouseReported with amendments (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-03-25HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-03-24HouseReceived in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-23SenateSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 8 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-03-11SenateRead by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-10SenateReported favorably.
2026-03-09SenateIntroduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
2026-02-27SenatePrefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=SB306&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1447191
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1448933
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1452920
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473727
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478293
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450698
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466315
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467513
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1470928
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1447200
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449427
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453024
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449510
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467524
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471286
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1483931
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1452860
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1452861
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471201
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473565

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