Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 187

COURTS/COURT REPORTERS: Revises provisions of law regarding court reporters and the court reporter pool employed by the Louisiana Supreme Court

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

Sponsors

• Nicholas Muscarello (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• House Committee Amendment, #2493, JUD, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #2572, JUD, Adopted
• Senate Committee Amendment, #2356, JUDB, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #2849, JUDB, Adopted
• HB187 Original
• HB187 Engrossed
• HB187 Enrolled
• HB187 Act 291

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.

Actions

• Feb 18, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 18, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
• Feb 20, 2026 · House
  First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
• Mar 9, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
• Mar 26, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (12-0).
• Mar 30, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Mar 31, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
• Apr 1, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
• Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
  Reported with amendments.
• Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
  Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 4, 2026 · Senate
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 11, 2026 · Senate
  The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate with amendments.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
• May 18, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• May 18, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• May 22, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 291.
• May 22, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 05/22/2026.