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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 255: CRIMINAL/PENALTIES: Provides relative to wearing masks in public (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

In committee 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 255 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: CRIMINAL/PENALTIES: Provides relative to wearing masks in public (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX). Primary sponsor: Mike Bayham (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2026): Becomes HB 1259.

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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike BayhamPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse103

“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 HB 1259.
  2. Reported by substitute (8-3).
  3. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
  4. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
  5. Prefiled.
  6. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

Sources

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