Louisiana House Bill 978
Session 2026
INDIGENT DEFENSE: Changes the municipality threshold relative to the mandatory assessment and remittance of special costs to the district indigent defender fund
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 23, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
978
State
Louisiana
Session
2026
checkPassed on April 29, 2026
Motion Text
FINAL PASSAGE (#827)
House Roll Call Votes
Amedee
No
Yes
Yes
Other
Other
Yes
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Other
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Other
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Other
Galle
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Yes
Yes
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Other
Yes
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Yes
Yes
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Other
Yes
Yes
Yes
Summary
Unavailable
HB978 Engrossed
House Committee Amendment, #4356, ACRJ, Adopted
House Committee Amendment, #4051, ACRJ, Draft
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06/23/2026
House
Becomes Act No. 930 without the Governor's signature.
06/23/2026
House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
05/28/2026
House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
05/27/2026
House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
05/27/2026
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate.
05/26/2026
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.
05/26/2026
House
Received from the Senate without amendments.
05/20/2026
Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
05/19/2026
Senate
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
05/18/2026
Senate
Reported favorably.
05/04/2026
Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
04/29/2026
House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
04/29/2026
Senate
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
04/27/2026
House
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
04/27/2026
House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
04/23/2026
House
Reported with amendments (12-0).
03/18/2026
House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
03/17/2026
House
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Sources
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Record Created
Mar 17, 2026 6:41:45 PM
Record Updated
Aug 19, 2026 10:58:13 AM