HB320Introduced in the House
Creates the crime of unlawful exposure by an inmate (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Introduced by Gabe Firment, District 22
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Creates the crime of unlawful exposure by an inmate (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Where it stands
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
May 15, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Vote on HB 320 FINAL PASSAGE (#766) · May 12, 2026
26
Yes
8
No
5
Absent or Not Voting
39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Owen | 1 | Yes |
| Edward Price | 2 | No |
| Sidney Barthelemy | 3 | No |
| Jimmy Harris | 4 | Absent |
| Royce Duplessis | 5 | No |
| Rick Edmonds | 6 | Yes |
| Gary Carter | 7 | Absent |
| 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 2/27/2026.
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 04/09/2026.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 76, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. 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.
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Received from the Senate without amendments.
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 151.
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- House Committee Amendment #2870 ACRJ Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #2983 ACRJ Proposed (amendment)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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