Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 74
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Creates a "Spectrum Alert" system to assist in locating missing persons with autism spectrum disorder (EGF NO IMPACT See Note)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Michael Echols (Republican)
Cosponsors (64)
- William "Bill" Wheat , Jr. (Republican)
- Kirk Talbot (Republican)
- Brach Myers (Republican)
- Jay Morris (Republican)
- Jay Luneau (Democratic)
- Cameron Henry (Republican)
- Jimmy Harris (Democratic)
- Franklin J. Foil (Republican)
- Adam Bass (Republican)
- Sidney Barthelemy (Democratic)
- Jerome Zeringue (Republican)
- John Wyble (Republican)
- Roger Wilder III (Republican)
- Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
- Joe Stagni
- Vincent J. St. Blanc , III (Republican)
- Annie Spell (Republican)
- Laurie Schlegel (Republican)
- Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican)
- Paul Sawyer (Republican)
- Tammy Phelps (Democratic)
- Joseph Orgeron (Republican)
- Michael Melerine (Republican)
- Wayne McMahen (Republican)
- Chasity Martinez (Democratic)
- C. Denise Marcelle (Democratic)
- Rodney Lyons (Democratic)
- Ed Larvadain III (Democratic)
- Mandie Landry (Democratic)
- Jeremy LaCombe (Republican)
- Timothy P. Kerner (Republican)
- Edmond Jordan (Democratic)
- C. Travis Johnson (Democratic)
- John "Big John" Illg , Jr. (Republican)
- Dana Henry (Democratic)
- Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)
- Adrian Fisher (Democratic)
- Gabe Firment (Republican)
- Peter Egan (Republican)
- Kathy Edmonston (Republican)
- Jessica Domangue (Republican)
- Kellee Dickerson (Republican)
- Phillip DeVillier (Republican)
- Raymond Crews (Republican)
- Kimberly Coates (Republican)
- Emily Chenevert (Republican)
- Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)
- Wilford Carter , Sr. (Democratic)
- Reese "Skip" Broussard
- Beth Billings (Republican)
- Mike Bayham (Republican)
- Dennis Bamburg Jr. (Republican)
- Beryl Amedee (Republican)
- Jeffery "Jeff" Wiley (Republican)
- Debbie Villio (Republican)
- Pat Moore (Democratic)
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democratic)
- Alonzo Knox (Democratic)
- Dodie Horton (Republican)
- Bryan Fontenot (Republican)
- Vincent Cox III (Republican)
- Chad Boyer (Republican)
- Doyle Boudreaux (Republican)
- Daryl Adams (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 3, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3180, JUDB, Draft
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3204, JUDB, Adopted
- Senate Floor Bureau Note, #3569, McMath, Adopted
- HB74 Original
- HB74 Engrossed
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 House | REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1448) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 13, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#868) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 13, 2026 Senate | CO-AUTHORS (#869) | fail | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 22, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#647) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 3, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. - Feb 6, 2026 · House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Reported favorably (11-0). - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026. - Apr 22, 2026 · House
Read by title, returned to the calendar. - Apr 22, 2026 · House
Called from the calendar. - Apr 22, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Committee amendments read and adopted. 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. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. 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 with amendments. - May 19, 2026 · House
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026. - May 20, 2026 · House
Read by title, returned to the calendar. - May 20, 2026 · House
Called from the calendar. - May 20, 2026 · House
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending. - May 20, 2026 · Senate
Notice House rejected the Senate amendments. - May 25, 2026 · House
House conferees appointed: Echols, Villio, and Wilder. - May 25, 2026 · Senate
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed. - May 26, 2026 · Senate
Senate conference committee members appointed: Foil, McMath, and Lambert. - May 26, 2026 · House
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.