Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 98

CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides a penalty for the unlawful disclosure of confidential information relating to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

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

Sponsors

• Mike Johnson (Republican)

Cosponsors (15)

• Ed Price (Democratic)
• Brach Myers (Republican)
• Jay Morris (Republican)
• Beth Mizell (Republican)
• Gregory A. Miller (Republican)
• Patrick McMath (Republican)
• Samuel Jenkins (Democratic)
• Katrina Jackson-Andrews (Democratic)
• Cameron Henry (Republican)
• Jimmy Harris (Democratic)
• Michael "Big Mike" Fesi (Republican)
• Royce Duplessis (Democratic)
• Gary Carter (Democratic)
• Gerald Boudreaux (Democratic)
• Regina Ashford Barrow (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Committee Amendment, #2384, JUDC, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #2387, JUDC, Adopted
• HB98 Original
• HB98 Engrossed
• HB98 Enrolled
• HB98 Act

Roll-call votes

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

Actions

• Feb 9, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 9, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
• Feb 13, 2026 · House
  First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.
• Mar 9, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
• Apr 1, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (11-0).
• Apr 7, 2026 · House
  Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Apr 8, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
• Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
  Reported with amendments.
• Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
  Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 5, 2026 · Senate
  The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate with amendments.
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.
• May 11, 2026 · House
  Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• May 13, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• May 15, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 119.
• May 15, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.