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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 59: INDIGENT DEFENSE: Provides relative to the funding of the office of the district public defender in the 19th Judicial District Court (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

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 59 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on January 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: INDIGENT DEFENSE: Provides relative to the funding of the office of the district public defender in the 19th Judicial District Court (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX). Primary sponsor: Denise Marcelle (Democratic). It lists 20 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 611.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Denise MarcellePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Regina BarrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Beth BillingsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Gary CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Royce DuplessisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Aimee FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
Barbara FreibergCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Katrina Jackson-AndrewsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Sam JenkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Alonzo KnoxCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Vanessa LaFleurCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Jay LuneauCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Rodney LyonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Beth MizellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Ed MurrayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Mark WrightCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
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. 611.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  7. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
  8. Called from the Calendar.
  9. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  11. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  12. Reported favorably.

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

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