Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 719
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST: Provides relative to the number of assistant district attorneys in each judicial district (EN +$3,411,000 GF EX See Note)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Peter Egan (Republican)
Cosponsors (36)
- John Wyble (Republican)
- Mark Wright (Republican)
- Jeffery "Jeff" Wiley (Republican)
- Roger Wilder III (Republican)
- Joy Walters (Democratic)
- Debbie Villio (Republican)
- Lauren Ventrella (Republican)
- Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
- Vincent J. St. Blanc , III (Republican)
- Laurie Schlegel (Republican)
- Paul Sawyer (Republican)
- Pat Moore (Democratic)
- Shaun Mena (Democratic)
- Michael Melerine (Republican)
- C. Denise Marcelle (Democratic)
- Jeremy LaCombe (Republican)
- C. Travis Johnson (Democratic)
- Steven Jackson (Democratic)
- John "Big John" Illg , Jr. (Republican)
- Brian Glorioso (Republican)
- Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)
- Bryan Fontenot (Republican)
- Kellee Dickerson (Republican)
- Jason Dewitt (Republican)
- Kim Carver (Republican)
- Robert Carter (Democratic)
- R. Dewith Carrier (Republican)
- Reese "Skip" Broussard
- Jacob Braud (Republican)
- Doyle Boudreaux (Republican)
- Beth Billings (Republican)
- Stephanie Berault (Republican)
- Mike Bayham (Republican)
- Dennis Bamburg Jr. (Republican)
- Daryl Adams (Democratic)
- Jay Galle (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 27, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
- House Committee Amendment, #4209, JUD, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #4283, JUD, Adopted
- House Committee Amendment, #4865, APP, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #5011, APP, Adopted
- Senate Committee Amendment, #4429, FNCE, Draft
- Senate Committee Amendment, #4475, FNCE, Adopted
- Senate Floor Amendment, #4505, Reese, Adopted
- HB719 Original
- HB719 Engrossed
- HB719 Reengrossed
- HB719 Enrolled
- HB719 Act 827
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 House | MODIFY TIME LIMITS (#1774) | fail | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 31, 2026 House | CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1775) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 28, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#1539) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 7, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#965) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Feb 27, 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 23, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (15-0). - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. - May 5, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (20-0). - May 6, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - May 6, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026. - May 7, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - May 11, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - May 12, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B. - May 20, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee. - May 20, 2026 · Senate
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 28, 2026 · Senate
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call. - May 28, 2026 · Senate
Called from the Calendar. - May 28, 2026 · Senate
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 30 yeas and 6 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 29, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate with amendments. - May 29, 2026 · House
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/31/2026. - May 31, 2026 · House
Read by title, roll called, yeas 75, nays 18, Senate amendments concurred in. - Jun 1, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. - Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate. - Jun 2, 2026 · House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval. - Jun 8, 2026 · House
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 827. - Jun 8, 2026 · House
Effective date: 06/08/2026.