Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 978
INDIGENT DEFENSE: Changes the municipality threshold relative to the mandatory assessment and remittance of special costs to the district indigent defender fund
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jeremy LaCombe (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 17, 2026): Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Text versions
- House Committee Amendment, #4051, ACRJ, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #4356, ACRJ, Adopted
- HB978 Original
- HB978 Engrossed
- HB978 Enrolled
- HB978 Act 930
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#1282) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 29, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#827) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Mar 17, 2026 · House
Read by title. Lies over under the rules. - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (12-0). - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026. - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - May 4, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B. - May 18, 2026 · Senate
Reported favorably. - May 19, 2026 · Senate
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 20, 2026 · Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 26, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 26, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate without amendments. - 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. 930 without the Governor's signature. - Jun 23, 2026 · House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.