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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1239: CHILDREN/CUSTODY: Provides relative to child custody

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1239 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on April 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: CHILDREN/CUSTODY: Provides relative to child custody. Primary sponsor: Kyle Green (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): Becomes Act No. 605 without the Governor's signature.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kyle GreenPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse83
Regina BarrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Gerald BoudreauxCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Gary CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Katrina Jackson-AndrewsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Sam JenkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Ed PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Becomes Act No. 605 without the Governor's signature.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  10. Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source