Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 546
LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Provides relative to the ability of peace officers to take a person into protective custody
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Annie Spell (Republican)
Cosponsors (4)
- Alonzo Knox (Democratic)
- Steven Jackson (Democratic)
- Adrian Fisher (Democratic)
- Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 26, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
- House Committee Amendment, #2109, H&W, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #2334, H&W, Adopted
- HB546 Original
- HB546 Engrossed
- HB546 Enrolled
- HB546 Act 556
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#1158) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 7, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#330) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. - 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 Health and Welfare. - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (12-0). - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Notice given. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Called from the calendar. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - Apr 8, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. - May 13, 2026 · Senate
Reported favorably. - May 14, 2026 · Senate
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 18, 2026 · Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 21, 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 25, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate without amendments. - May 25, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 25, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 26, 2026 · House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval. - May 29, 2026 · House
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 556. - May 29, 2026 · House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.