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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 535: PATERNITY: Provides relative to authentic acts for acknowledgment of paternity

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 535 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: PATERNITY: Provides relative to authentic acts for acknowledgment of paternity. Primary sponsor: Emily Chenevert (Republican). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 22, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 304.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Emily ChenevertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Roy AdamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Stephanie BeraultCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Beth BillingsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Chad BoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Rhonda ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Kim CarverCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Kathy EdmonstonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Adrian FisherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Kellee HennessyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Jeremy LaCombeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Vanessa LaFleurCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Jack McFarlandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Chuck OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
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. 304.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  6. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 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. Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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