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Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 479: CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to witness or victim notification (EN +$3,795,206 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 479 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on April 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to witness or victim notification (EN +$3,795,206 GF EX See Note). Primary sponsor: Mandie Landry (Democratic). It lists 41 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 370.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 16 · Republican 23

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mandie LandryPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Tony BacalaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Delisha BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Chad BoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Ken BrassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Jacob BraudCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse105
Marcus BryantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Rhonda ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Josh CarlsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Kim CoatesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Vincent CoxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Jason DeWittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Jessica DomangueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Kathy EdmonstonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Aimee FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Barbara FreibergCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Stephanie HilfertyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Jason HughesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Edmond JordanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Tim KernerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Alonzo KnoxCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Vanessa LaFleurCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Ed LarvadainCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Rodney LyonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Shane MackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Denise MarcelleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Michael MelerineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Pat MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Candace NewellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Chuck OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Tammy PhelpsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Troy D. RomeroCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Annie SpellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Joe StagniCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Francis ThompsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Debbie VillioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
John WybleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
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. 370.
  2. Effective date: 06/20/2025.
  3. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  5. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  6. Notice Senate approved consideration after the 57th calendar day.
  7. By a vote of 87 yeas, 0 nays, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the House approved consideration after the 57th calendar day.
  8. Notice House approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 57th calendar day.
  9. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  10. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  11. Rules suspended.
  12. Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

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Sources

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