Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 538

COURTS/JUVENILE: Provides relative to the judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge

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

Sponsors

• Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Floor Amendment, #4093, Barrow, Adopted
• HB538 Original
• HB538 Engrossed
• HB538 Enrolled
• HB538 Act 928

Roll-call votes

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

Actions

• Feb 26, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 26, 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 (10-0).
• 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, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 12. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 20, 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.
• May 18, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. Failed to pass by a vote of 17 yeas and 18 nays.
• May 18, 2026 · Senate
  Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 20, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate with amendments.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 4. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
• May 27, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• May 27, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• May 28, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• Jun 23, 2026 · House
  Becomes Act No. 928 without the Governor's signature.
• Jun 23, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.