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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 485: FAMILY LAW: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to parental rights (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 485 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: FAMILY LAW: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to parental rights (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX). Primary sponsor: Beryl Amedée (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Beryl AmedéePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Chuck OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Rodney SchamerhornCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Roger WilderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71

“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. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
  2. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
  3. Prefiled.
  4. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

Sources

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