Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 263
COURTS: Provides with respect to the magistrate judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court and authority relative to specialty court programs
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Les Farnum (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 23, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
- House Floor Amendment, #3652, Farnum, Adopted
- HB263 Original
- HB263 Engrossed
- HB263 Reengrossed
- HB263 Enrolled
- HB263 Act 295
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:08 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#877) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 15, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#526) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 23, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary. - Feb 27, 2026 · House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Reported favorably (13-0). - 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 97, nays 0. 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 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 13, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 18, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate without amendments. - 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. 295. - May 22, 2026 · House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.