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HB1252Introduced in the House

Provides relative to the city court system in Avoyelles Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Passed

Introduced by Daryl Deshotel, District 28

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Official description

Provides relative to the city court system in Avoyelles Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Where it stands

Effective date: 06/25/2026.

June 25, 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 1252 ADOPT (#1646) · June 1, 2026

36

Yes

0

No

3

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

SenatorDistrictVote
Robert Owen1Yes
Edward Price2Yes
Sidney Barthelemy3Yes
Jimmy Harris4Yes
Royce Duplessis5Yes
Rick Edmonds6Yes
Gary Carter7Yes
Patrick Connick8Yes
Cameron Henry9Yes
Kirk Talbot10Yes

Bill history

  1. Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 1165 reported by the Committee on Judiciary (17-0).

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

  3. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.

  4. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

  6. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

  7. Reported with amendments.

  8. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

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

  10. Rules suspended.

  11. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  12. Called from the Calendar.

  13. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  14. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  15. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/31/2026.

  16. Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0. The Senate amendments, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were rejected. Conference committee appointment pending.

  17. House conferees appointed: Deshotel, Robby Carter, and Beaullieu.

  18. Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.

  19. Senate conference committee members appointed: Reese, Talbot, and Harris.

  20. Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

  21. Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

  22. Conference Committee report received.

  23. Rules suspended.

  24. Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0. Having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the Conference Committee Report was adopted.

  25. Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

  26. Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.

  27. Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

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

  29. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.

  30. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  31. Becomes Act No. 972 without the Governor's signature.

  32. Effective date: 06/25/2026.

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