HB119Introduced in the House
Provides relative to unlawful conduct involving images of another person created by artificial intelligence (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Introduced by Bryan Fontenot, District 55
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Provides relative to unlawful conduct involving images of another person created by artificial intelligence (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Where it stands
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
June 9, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Vote on HB 119 ADOPT (#1636) · June 1, 2026
37
Yes
0
No
2
Absent or Not Voting
39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Owen | 1 | Yes |
| Edward Price | 2 | Yes |
| Sidney Barthelemy | 3 | Yes |
| Jimmy Harris | 4 | Yes |
| Royce Duplessis | 5 | Yes |
| Rick Edmonds | 6 | Yes |
| Gary Carter | 7 | Yes |
| Patrick Connick | 8 | Yes |
| Cameron Henry | 9 | Yes |
| Kirk Talbot | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled.
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Reported with amendments (12-0).
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/24/2026.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Notice given.
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
Called from the calendar.
Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.
Called from the calendar.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Reported favorably.
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Received from the Senate with amendments.
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
Senate conference committee members appointed: Hodges, Morris, and Kleinpeter.
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
House conferees appointed: Fontenot, Villio, and Boyer.
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
Conference committee report received.
Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 90, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 782.
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- House Committee Amendment #1877 ACRJ Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #1891 ACRJ Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #1952 ACRJ Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #2840 Marcelle Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #2822 Green Adopted (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #2389 Fontenot Adopted (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #2843 Marcelle Adopted (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment #2368 Hodges Adopted (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment #2328 Morris Jay Adopted (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment #2812 Hodges Adopted (amendment)
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