Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 1137
EMPLOYMENT/DISCRIMINATN: Prohibits intentional discrimination based on compelled speech with respect to using certain pronouns, names, or honorifics
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Raymond Crews (Republican)
Cosponsors (6)
- Valarie Hodges (Republican)
- Alan Seabaugh (Republican)
- Jay Morris (Republican)
- Blake Miguez (Republican)
- Rick Edmonds (Republican)
- Adam Bass (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 31, 2026): Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Text versions
- House Floor Amendment, #3496, Crews, Withdrawn
- House Floor Amendment, #3846, Crews, Adopted
- Senate Committee Amendment, #2933, L&IR, Draft
- Senate Committee Amendment, #2950, L&IR, Adopted
- Senate Floor Amendment, #3772, Seabaugh, Adopted
- HB1137 Original
- HB1137 Engrossed
- HB1137 Reengrossed
- HB1137 Enrolled
- HB1137 Act 579
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 House | CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1447) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 13, 2026 Senate | CO-AUTHORS (#860) | fail | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 13, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#859) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 15, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#557) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Mar 31, 2026 · House
Read by title. Lies over under the rules. - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Reported favorably (6-4). - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026. - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 66, nays 32. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations. - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Reported with amendments. - May 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 13, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 18, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate with amendments. - May 19, 2026 · House
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026. - May 20, 2026 · House
Read by title, roll called, yeas 70, nays 24, Senate amendments concurred in. - May 25, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 25, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 26, 2026 · House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval. - May 29, 2026 · House
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 579. - May 29, 2026 · House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.