Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 126

COURTS: Provides relative to the use of a facility dog by a witness during certain circumstances

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Mandie Landry (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• House Committee Amendment, #1918, JUD, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #2084, JUD, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #2284, Landry, Mandie, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #2584, Landry, Mandie, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #4386, Barthelemy, Adopted
• HB126 Original
• HB126 Engrossed
• HB126 Reengrossed
• HB126 Enrolled
• HB126 Act 616

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

Actions

• Feb 13, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 13, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
• Feb 13, 2026 · House
  First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.
• Mar 9, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (14-0).
• Mar 24, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Mar 25, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.
• Mar 26, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• Mar 26, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• Mar 26, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
• Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
  Reported favorably.
• Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 5, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
• May 26, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
• May 26, 2026 · Senate
  Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate with amendments.
• May 27, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• Jun 2, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 616.
• Jun 2, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.