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LouisianaHB 2312026 Regular SessionHouse

DOMESTIC ABUSE: Adds intentional evasion of service of process for certain court orders as conduct that constitutes a violation of a protective order

Sponsored By: Chad Michael Boyer (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Judiciary CAdministration of Criminal Justice

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Stronger enforcement of protective court orders

In Louisiana, intentionally avoiding official delivery of a covered lawful court order counts as violating a protective order. Covered orders are those issued under R.S. 9:361 et seq., 9:372, 28:53.2, 46:2131 et seq., 46:2151, or 46:2181 et seq.; Children’s Code Articles 1564 et seq.; Code of Civil Procedure Articles 3601 or 3607.1; or Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 30, 320, or 871.1. The law expands the existing violation rules without creating separate penalties or enforcement programs.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Chad Michael Boyer

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 233 • No: 7

House vote • 5/11/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/5/2026

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 36 • No: 0

House vote • 3/31/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 87 • No: 7

House vote • 3/25/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 140.

    5/15/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    5/15/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/13/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/13/2026House

  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/12/2026House

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/11/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/11/2026.

    5/7/2026House

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/6/2026House

  9. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/5/2026Senate

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    4/27/2026Senate

  11. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    4/22/2026Senate

  12. Reported favorably.

    4/21/2026Senate

  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.

    4/1/2026Senate

  14. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    3/31/2026House

  15. Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    3/31/2026Senate

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.

    3/30/2026House

  17. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    3/26/2026House

  18. Reported with amendments (11-0).

    3/25/2026House

  19. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

    3/9/2026House

  20. Prefiled.

    2/20/2026House

  21. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

    2/20/2026House

  22. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.

    2/20/2026House

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