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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 579: CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to the rights of survivors of sexual assault

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 579 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to the rights of survivors of sexual assault. Primary sponsor: Vanessa LaFleur (Democratic). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 8, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 815.

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 19 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Vanessa LaFleurPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Doyle BoudreauxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Delisha BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Ken BrassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Marcus BryantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Wilford CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Tehmi ChassionCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Aimee FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Barbara FreibergCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Kyle GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse83
Dana HenryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Terry Landry JrCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Tim KernerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Jeremy LaCombeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Mandie LandryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Ed LarvadainCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Rodney LyonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Denise MarcelleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Pat MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Ed MurrayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Candace NewellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Annie SpellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Joe StagniCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Rashid YoungCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11

“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. 815.
  2. Effective date: 06/08/2026.
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
  8. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  9. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  12. Reported with amendments.

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Sources

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