HB978Introduced in the House
Changes the municipality threshold relative to the mandatory assessment and remittance of special costs to the district indigent defender fund
Introduced by Jeremy LaCombe, District 18
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Changes the municipality threshold relative to the mandatory assessment and remittance of special costs to the district indigent defender fund
Where it stands
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
June 23, 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 978 FINAL PASSAGE (#1282) · May 26, 2026
35
Yes
0
No
4
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 | Absent |
| Cameron Henry | 9 | Absent |
| Kirk Talbot | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
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 04/29/2026.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 2. 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 B.
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 35 yeas and 0 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.
Becomes Act No. 930 without the Governor's signature.
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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