HB 479

  • Louisiana House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • Passed House May 21, 2025
  • Passed Senate Jun 11, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Jun 20, 2025

CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to witness or victim notification (EN +$3,795,206 GF EX See Note)

Abstract

Bill Sponsors (42)

Votes


Actions


Jun 20, 2025

House

Effective date: 06/20/2025.

House

Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 370.

Jun 12, 2025

House

Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

Senate

Signed by the President of the Senate.

House

Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

Jun 11, 2025

House

Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

House

Rules suspended.

House

Received from the Senate with amendments.

Senate

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.

Senate

Notice House approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 57th calendar day.

House

By a vote of 87 yeas, 0 nays, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the House approved consideration after the 57th calendar day.

House

Notice Senate approved consideration after the 57th calendar day.

Jun 10, 2025

Senate

Read by title. The Senate approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 57th calendar day by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays.

Jun 09, 2025

Senate

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

Senate

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

Senate

Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.

Jun 03, 2025

Senate

Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title; recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

May 28, 2025

Senate

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

May 27, 2025

Senate

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

May 21, 2025

House

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

May 20, 2025

House

Scheduled for floor debate on 05/21/2025.

House

Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

May 19, 2025

House

Reported with amendments (16-0).

Apr 22, 2025

House

Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

Apr 16, 2025

House

Reported favorably (11-0).

Apr 14, 2025

House

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

Apr 04, 2025

House

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

House

Prefiled.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
HB479 Act PDF
HB479 Enrolled PDF
HB479 Re-Reengrossed PDF
HB479 Reengrossed PDF
HB479 Engrossed PDF
HB479 Original PDF
Senate Committee Amendment, #2699, JUDC, Adopted PDF
Senate Committee Amendment, #2685, JUDC, Draft PDF
House Committee Amendment, #3108, APP, Adopted PDF
House Committee Amendment, #3072, APP, Draft PDF
House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #598, Horton, Adopted PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Digest of HB479 Original PDF
Digest of HB479 Engrossed PDF
Digest of HB479 Reengrossed PDF
Digest of HB479 Re-Reengrossed PDF
Senate Green Sheet Digest for HB479 PDF
Summary of Senate Amendments to HB479 PDF
Resume Digest for HB479 PDF

Sources

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