Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 1239
CHILDREN/CUSTODY: Provides relative to child custody
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Kyle M. Green , Jr. (Democratic)
Cosponsors (6)
- Ed Price (Democratic)
- Samuel Jenkins (Democratic)
- Katrina Jackson-Andrews (Democratic)
- Gary Carter (Democratic)
- Gerald Boudreaux (Democratic)
- Regina Ashford Barrow (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 14, 2026): Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 473 reported by the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure (6-0-1).
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#932) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 18, 2026 Senate | CO-AUTHORS (#933) | fail | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 21, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#631) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Apr 14, 2026 · House
Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 473 reported by the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure (6-0-1). - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026. - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Reported favorably. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 7, 2026 · Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 18, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 19, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate without amendments. - May 19, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 19, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 20, 2026 · House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval. - Jun 1, 2026 · House
Becomes Act No. 605 without the Governor's signature. - Jun 1, 2026 · House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.