HB 59

Louisiana House bill in Session 2026R.

Status: passed_lower. Latest action: May 12, 2026.

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

Bill ID LA-2026R-HB-59

Session 2026R

Status passed_lower

Committee Judiciary B

House passed_lower 2026-05-12

Sponsor

C. Denise Marcelle

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-30	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-05-12	Status	passed_lower
2026-05-12	Latest Action	Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

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