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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 143: SHERIFFS: Provides relative to the per diem rate paid by the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections for the housing of state inmates in a parish jail or institution (EN +$17,311,950 GF EX See Note)

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 143 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: SHERIFFS: Provides relative to the per diem rate paid by the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections for the housing of state inmates in a parish jail or institution (EN +$17,311,950 GF EX See Note). Primary sponsor: Tony Bacala (Republican). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 530.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Republican 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony BacalaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Roy AdamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Stephanie BeraultCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Doyle BoudreauxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Chad BoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Barbara CarpenterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse63
Emily ChenevertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Kim CoatesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Vincent CoxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Jason DeWittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Adrian FisherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Bryan FontenotCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Aimee FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Barbara FreibergCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Tim KernerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Alonzo KnoxCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Vanessa LaFleurCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Rodney LyonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Shane MackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Pat MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Francis ThompsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Debbie VillioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Jeff WileyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Jerome ZeringueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52

“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. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 530.
  2. Effective date: 05/29/2026.
  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. Reported favorably.
  11. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
  12. Reported favorably.

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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