Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 823

COURTS: Establishes a homeless diversion pilot program in Orleans Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

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

Sponsors

• Alonzo Knox (Democratic)

Cosponsors (1)

• Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #1941, Horton, Adopted
• HB823 Original
• HB823 Engrossed
• HB823 Reengrossed
• HB823 Enrolled
• HB823 Act 847

Roll-call votes

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

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 9, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (14-0).
• 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 94, nays 1. 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 B.
• May 5, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
• May 6, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
• May 27, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Reported favorably. Rules suspended. 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
  Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 3 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 28, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate without amendments.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• May 31, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• Jun 8, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 847.
• Jun 8, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.