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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 294: TRESPASS: Provides places of worship the right to remove disruptive individuals

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 294 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 24, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: TRESPASS: Provides places of worship the right to remove disruptive individuals. Primary sponsor: Gabe Firment (Republican). It lists 35 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 148.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 36

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gabe FirmentPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Tony BacalaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Stephanie BeraultCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Beth BillingsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Vinney St. BlancCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Josh CarlsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Dewith CarrierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Kim CarverCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Emily ChenevertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Kim CoatesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Vincent CoxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Raymond CrewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Daryl DeshotelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Phillip DeVillierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Jason DeWittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Kathy EdmonstonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Jay GalléCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse104
Brian GloriosoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Mike JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Tim KernerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Danny McCormickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Jack McFarlandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Michael MelerineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Chuck OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Paul SawyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Rodney SchamerhornCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Laurie SchlegelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Annie SpellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Francis ThompsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Debbie VillioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Roger WilderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
John WybleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75

“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. 148.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 71, nays 29, Senate amendments concurred in.
  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.
  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  9. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  11. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  12. Reported favorably.

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Sources

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