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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 297: LEASES: Expands early lease termination to include stalking and cyberstalking

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 297 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 24, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: LEASES: Expands early lease termination to include stalking and cyberstalking. Primary sponsor: Mandie Landry (Democratic). It lists 20 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 11, 2026): Signed by the President of the Senate on 5/7/2026.

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 13 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mandie LandryPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Beth BillingsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Ryan BourriaqueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Delisha BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Marcus BryantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Kyle GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse83
Dana HenryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Terry Landry JrCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Tim KernerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Vanessa LaFleurCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Ed LarvadainCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Rodney LyonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Wayne McMahenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Pat MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Ed MurrayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Candace NewellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Laurie SchlegelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Chris TurnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4

“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 President of the Senate on 5/7/2026.
  2. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 64.
  3. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  5. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  6. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  7. 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 second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
  12. Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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