HB74Introduced in the House
Creates a "Spectrum Alert" system to assist in locating missing persons with autism spectrum disorder (EGF NO IMPACT See Note)
Introduced by Michael Echols, District 14
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Creates a "Spectrum Alert" system to assist in locating missing persons with autism spectrum disorder (EGF NO IMPACT See Note)
Where it stands
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
May 26, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
HouseStage: House Vote on HB 74 REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1448) · May 20, 2026
97
Yes
0
No
8
Absent or Not Voting
105 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | Yes |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Yes |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Yes |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Absent |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Yes |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 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 2/6/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Reported favorably (11-0).
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Called from the calendar.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. 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 B.
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
Committee amendments read and adopted. 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. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Received from the Senate with amendments.
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Called from the calendar.
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
House conferees appointed: Echols, Villio, and Wilder.
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
Senate conference committee members appointed: Foil, McMath, and Lambert.
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- Senate Committee Amendment #3180 JUDB Draft (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #3204 JUDB Proposed (amendment)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
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- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Misc (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
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