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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 719: DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST: Provides relative to the number of assistant district attorneys in each judicial district (EN +$3,411,000 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 719 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST: Provides relative to the number of assistant district attorneys in each judicial district (EN +$3,411,000 GF EX See Note). Primary sponsor: Peter Egan (Republican). It lists 36 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 8, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 827.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 26

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Peter EganPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Roy AdamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Dennis BamburgCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Stephanie BeraultCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Beth BillingsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Vinney St. BlancCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Doyle BoudreauxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Jacob BraudCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse105
Reese "Skip" BroussardCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Dewith CarrierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Robby CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Kim CarverCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Jason DeWittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Bryan FontenotCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Barbara FreibergCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Jay GalléCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse104
Brian GloriosoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Kellee HennessyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
John IllgCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Steven JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Travis JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Jeremy LaCombeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Denise MarcelleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Michael MelerineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Shaun MenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Pat MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Paul SawyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Laurie SchlegelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Lauren VentrellaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Debbie VillioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Roger WilderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Jeff WileyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Mark WrightCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
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. 827.
  2. Effective date: 06/08/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 75, nays 18, Senate amendments concurred in.
  7. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  8. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/31/2026.
  9. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
  10. Called from the Calendar.
  11. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 30 yeas and 6 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  12. Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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